Mask / Protein treatment, oil-rich
Scent:
The ingredient list declares fragrance. What it smells of is not stated, and we do not guess.
Listing used for research: walmart.com
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Lower cost than most masks and treatments
$0.45/oz at 60 oz — less than 99% of the 341 masks and treatments , which mostly run $1.63–5.59/oz.
Great for
Maybe skip if
What the formula actually does
Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.
Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula.
Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair.
Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient.
Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here.
Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula.
A few minutes on the hair before rinsing.
Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.
Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients.
Ingredients that matter
The workhorse ingredients plus anything lower down that changes a decision. These chips name what an ingredient does — they are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.
| Ingredient | What it does | Why it matters | Chip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | solvent | The base everything else is dissolved in | Neutral |
| Cetyl Alcohol | fatty alcohol | Thickens and conditions — not a drying alcohol | Softens |
| Stearyl Alcohol | fatty alcohol | Thickens and conditions — not a drying alcohol | Softens |
| Mineral Oil | emollient | Softens and smooths the strand | Heavy |
| Sorbitol | humectant | Pulls water into the hair | Moisturizes |
| Behentrimonium Chloride | conditioning agent | Conditions and softens — this is what makes it comb through | Detangles |
| Cetrimonium Chloride | conditioning agent | Conditions and softens — this is what makes it comb through | Detangles |
| Keratin | protein | The strengthening step this treatment is built on | Protein |
| Fragrance | fragrance | The scent | Fragrance |
US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Annotations keep three readings separate: the ingredient's general function, its role in this product type, and what its position can support.
The base of almost every rinse-off and cream hair product. It carries everything else and is normally the first ingredient on the label.
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
A fatty alcohol used to thicken creams and add slip. It softens rather than dries.
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
The waxy solid that gives a conditioner its body. It deposits a soft lubricating layer, which is most of what makes hair feel smooth after rinsing.
Deposits with the cationic conditioners and helps them lie flat along the strand, which is where the detangling actually comes from.
Near the top of a conditioner it is doing most of the conditioning, and most of the weighting, at the same time.
A fatty alcohol that thickens conditioners and helps them coat the hair evenly.
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
The waxy solid that gives a conditioner its body. It deposits a soft lubricating layer, which is most of what makes hair feel smooth after rinsing.
Deposits with the cationic conditioners and helps them lie flat along the strand, which is where the detangling actually comes from.
Near the top of a conditioner it is doing most of the conditioning, and most of the weighting, at the same time.
A sealing oil that sits on the surface, adds slip and shine, and needs a detergent to remove.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
Coats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.
A thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.
It does not disperse in water at all: removing it means a detergent wash, and until then it stays exactly where it landed.
A sugar-based humectant that adds moisture and a slight cushiony feel.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
High-porosity hair loses water fast; a humectant holds some of it in place for longer than the wash itself would.
Binds water into the outer layers of the strand, and water is what makes dry hair flexible again rather than brittle.
A humectant moves water in whichever direction the air allows: it holds moisture in humid conditions and can pull it back out of hair in very dry ones.
A positively charged conditioning agent that binds to damaged, negatively charged spots on the hair. It is the main detangling ingredient in most rinse-out conditioners.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
Electrokinetic measurement puts the C22 quat ahead of the C16 ones for deposition: the longer chain adds van der Waals stabilisation on top of the charge binding. That extra deposit is what coarse hair usually needs to comb through.
A cationic conditioning agent: it binds to the damaged, negatively charged parts of the cuticle and lowers combing friction there.
Substantive by design. A routine with no detergent wash gives it nothing to leave with.
A quick-acting conditioning agent that reduces static and combing force. It also helps keep the formula stable.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
The C16 quat binds mostly by charge rather than by chain, so it deposits measurably less than the C22 ones. Less deposit is less conditioning and also less weight, which is usually the trade fine hair wants.
A cationic conditioning agent: it binds to the damaged, negatively charged parts of the cuticle and lowers combing friction there.
Substantive by design. A routine with no detergent wash gives it nothing to leave with.
The protein hair is made of. On the outside of the strand it fills gaps and firms up the feel for a few washes.
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
A large surface-depositing protein. If protein reliably makes your hair feel rigid, this is the form most likely to do it.
Unhydrolysed protein is too large to enter the strand. It sits on the surface, which is a coating effect rather than internal reinforcement.
Used to bring the product to a slightly acidic pH, which helps the cuticle lie flat. It is almost always near the end of the list.
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
Holds hard-water minerals in solution so they rinse away instead of depositing on the hair.
The acid side of pH adjustment, and the reason it matters is measured: alkaline formulas raise the fibre's surface negative charge, increase friction between strands and lift the scales, while lower-pH ones do the reverse.
Where a warm cast comes from water minerals rather than from the hair itself, holding those metals in solution is what removes it.
An undisclosed blend of scent ingredients. Regulations let it stay unlisted, so a fragrance-free product is the only way to be certain what is not in it.
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
Declared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
Ingredient list captured 2026-08-24. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 60 oz
Usually a good value. Most stores sell it under the $84 line, and products that do this job typically go for about $134 at this size.
Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.
Formula
This formula covers the systems a treatment is built around, and it costs less per ounce than most of the masks and treatments we have researched.
The formula score is completeness for the job: the share of the systems this product type is normally built around that we can find in this list, weighted. It is not efficacy, not quality, and it never compares across product types.
Does the same job
Same derived functions — what it cleans, conditions, coats or holds — at a lower cost per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy it can still differ.
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Final decision
People who want maximum slip who want real detangling slip and moisture that stays in
Less suited to anyone sensitive to fragrance, very dry or very humid climates, or anyone who wants to pick it up locally
Nothing in our library matches it closely at a lower price.
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Claims check
Claims are quoted from the brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when the ingredient list actually speaks to it; everything else stays "stated by the brand", which is not a criticism — most claims simply cannot be read off a label.
Deep conditioning repair mask for dry, damaged and chemically treated hair
Protein or ceramides are present, but low enough that this reads as support, not treatment.
Supports the surface, not a treatment.
Professional salon hair mask
Where a product is sold says nothing about what is in it.
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A channel, not a formula.
Repairs and nourishes, adds shine, vitality and softness
Humectants or rich emollients sit in the first eight ingredients.
Helps hair feel hydrated.
Anti-frizz lustre finish
Oils and polymers can smooth a little; the stronger smoothing agents are not listed.
Some smoothing, in dry air.
We look at the first 10–15 ingredients and what they do in a formula — not marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.
Reviewers
Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings.
Reviewers report very soft, silky, more manageable hair after a short treatment
Walmart/eBay/Asung Pearl Protein reviewersMany reviewers call it effective and good value for a large jar
Walmart/eBay/Asung reviewersPleasant smell and easy detangling are common positives, though scent feedback is mixed
Walmart/eBay/Asung reviewers
