The original, what makes it special, the shelf parts we use and how to get closer. Add or swap parts and the score updates.
The original · Moroccanoil
$46 · 8.5 oz
A protein and oil mask for damaged hair, with canola, shea, argan and pequi oils and a vegetable protein, plus cationic conditioners.
Prices and listings checked Oct 28, 2026. Amazon prices change; the link shows today's price.
Step 2 · The build
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Partial credit means the part only partly matches that standout.
The 100 points
We split Moroccanoil Restorative Hair Mask into 5 standout parts. Each bar shows what the build earns.
The conditioning base (Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride) is what coats and detangles the hair after the rinse. A shelf formula with the same kind of base does the same job.
Oils and butters (Canola Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil) soften the hair and seal in moisture.
Hydrolyzed proteins and amino acids (Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol) are added to coat and temporarily fill rough spots on the hair surface.
Humectants (Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate) pull in water and keep the hair feeling soft.
Silicones add slip and shine and help cut combing damage. Dimethicone, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol, Dimethiconol do that here.
Optional
73 / 100. We have not found a shelf product that closes more of the gap yet.
Step 3 · Buy
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Running total $10.99
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One bottle instead of a build. Sorted by match score; scores use the same standouts as above.
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Why it is close. Restorative mask in the same type.
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Running total
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In a lab test on hair colored with oxidative dye, adding conditioning agents (a silane/panthenol blend, PEG-12 dimethicone, or hydrolyzed silk and milk protein) cut protein loss and combing damage compared with dye alone.
da 2018 · J Cosmet DermatolA combing test found bleaching raises hair breakage and that nearly all anti-breakage products on the market pair silicones with cationic polymers.
Haake 2009 · J Cosmet SciAQUA/WATER/EAU, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, CANOLA OIL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, DIMETHICONE, ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL, CARYOCAR BRASILIENSE FRUIT OIL, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN PG-PROPYL SILANETRIOL, GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, TOCOPHEROL, SORBITAN OLEATE, PEG-60 ALMOND GLYCERIDES, CETEARETH-20, POLYQUATERNIUM-37, PPG-1 TRIDECETH-6, QUATERNIUM-98, STEARETH-2, CITRIC ACID, DIMETHICONOL, ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, ACETAMIDE MEA, DISODIUM EDTA, CHLORPHENESIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE/DICAPRATE, STEARAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE, POLYACRYLAMIDOPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, DIHYDROGENATED TALLOW HYDROXYETHYLMONIUM METHOSULFATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, BHT, PHENOXYETHANOL, ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, LINALOOL, HYDROXYCITRONELLAL
We split Moroccanoil Restorative Hair Mask into 5 standout parts worth 100 points in total. The build earns 73 of a possible 100. A full 100 needs every standout fully covered.
Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Bond Building Mask by Not Your Mother's is our closest single-product match at 73 out of 100 for $10.99 (8 fl oz). It shares Behentrimonium chloride + cetearyl alcohol.
Moroccanoil Restorative Hair Mask costs $46 for 8.5 oz. The closest dupe costs $10.99, a saving of about $35.01. Prices change, so check the seller page.
No. Dupes share the key actives but can differ in concentration, vehicle and supporting ingredients. Missing from this one: Shea butter, Hydrolyzed vegetable protein. See our methodology for how we score.
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Olaplex · conditioner
~$18.78our build, 2 partsOriginal $34, build ~$18.78.
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Olaplex · dry-shampoo
~$17.98our build, 2 partsOriginal $30, build ~$17.98.
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