Today's Dollar Tree find - Paul Mitchell, Matix Biolage and Nexxus knock-off's!

The brand is "Salon Professional" and the bottles are really pretty. Kind of like Paul Mitchell bottles with a splash of color. At just a dollar each I had to scoop the following:

Deep Replenishing Conditioner - compare to Matrix Biolage Conditioning Balm

Leave-in Moisturizing Conditioner - compare to Paul Mitchell The conditioner leave-in

Ultimate Moisturizing Conditioner - compare to Nexxus Humectress

So take a gander at the ingredients and how they compare to the originals below and let's discuss! I figure, even if they're nothing like the originals, the ingredients are darned good for a buck.

So here is the run down in comparison

Matrix Biolage Conditioning Balm ingredients:

Water (aqua), Propylene Glycol, Myristyl Alcohol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Decyl Oleate, Rosemary (rosemarinus Officinalis) Extract, Golden Seal (Hydrastis Canadensis) Extract, Algae Extract, Chitosan PCA, Quaternium-79 Hydrolyzed Keratin, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Diazolidinyl Urea, Fragrance.

priced $18.24 for 8 oz

Salon Professional's version:

water, propylene glycol, myrstyl alcohol, cetrimonium cloride, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, steareth-2, fragrance, methylparaben, propyparaben, dmdm hydantoin, hexyl cinnamal, rosarimus officinals (rosemary) leaf extract, hydrastis canadensis (golden seal) extract, fucus vesiculosus (bladderwack) extract

priced $1.00 for 13 oz

Paul Mitchell The Conditioner leave-in ingredients:

Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Ceteth 2, Cetrimonium Bromide, Bisamino PEG/PPG 41/3 Aminoethyl PG Propyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone Bisamino Hydroxypropyl Copolyol/Algae/Aloe Barbadensis/Chamomile, Hedychium Coronarium Extract (White Ginger), PEG 12 Dimethicone, Algae Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Extract, Lawsonia Inermis Extract (Henna), Simmondsia Chinensis Extract (Jojoba), Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract/PEG 12 Dimethicone (Rosemary), Wheat Germ Amidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate, Citric Acid, Blue 1 (CI 42090), DMDM Hydantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Fragrance (Parfum), Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hexylcinnamal, Limonene

priced $17.00 for 16.9 oz

Salon Professional's version:

Deionized water, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, cetrimonium brominde, dmdm hydantoin, fragrance, glycerin, triethanolamine, white ginger extract, algae extract, aloe barbadensis extract, wheat germ extract, jojoba oil, rosemary extract, henna extract, aloe vera gel, amino acids, blue #1

priced $1.00 for 13 oz


Nexxus Humectress Ingredients:

Water (Aqua), Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimetihcone, Bis C13 15 Alkoxy PG Amodimethicone, Stearalkonium Chloride, Fragrance (Parfum), Aminopropyl Dimethicone, Cetrimonium Chloride, Isostearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, DMDM Hydantoin, Dimethiconol, C14 15 Alcohols, Limonene, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hexylcinnamal, Sodium Chloride, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Panthenol, Cocos Nucifera Oil (Coconut Oil), Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Propylene Glycol, Red 4 (CI 14700), Red 33 (CI 17200), Polyglyceryl 3 Disostearate, Blue 1 (CI 42090), Polysorbate 60, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Myristic Acid, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Honey Extract (Mel), Triticum Vulgare Flour Lipids (Wheat), Persea Gratissima Oil (Avocado), Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Glycine Soja Sterols (Soybean), Alpha Glucan Oligosaccharide, Ceramide 3, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Tocopheryl Acetate

priced $9.39 for 5 oz

Salon Professional's version of Nexus Humectress:

deionized water, stearalkonium chloride, cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, mineral oil, dmdm hydantoin, glycerin, triethanolamine, wheat flour extract, fragrance, myristic acid, stearic acid, panthenol, rosemary extract, henna extract, aloe vera gel, yellow#5

priced $1.00 for 13 oz

doin da

I dont need anymore...I dont need anymore....I dont need anymore. Oh heck, just add this to the list of things to buy .

oh gosh ...Next Mission Dollar Tree Stakeout

Has anyone tried them yet?

I don't think so, LadyR. I bought them yesterday. I may incorporate them this week.

I'd like to know how they work for you.

I want to know too. Dang Dollar tree is trying to step it up in this rough economy. Depending on your review I may try these. I may just go ahead and try them they are only a buck. I love condish

Son uses the Nexxus version along with the real Nexxus, I don't find them as good, kinda thinned out, but they are decent for his hair, his curls form much better with the real nexxus which provides extra moisture.

But this is a great deal for the price, his hair is still soft, smells great, just not as heavy as I would like.

^^^ Thanks for the review! If it wasn't snowing, I would be at my Dollar Tree looking

I have these! I bought them several months ago. I wanted to buy ALLLllllll the bottles they had on the shelf but DH said why not just get one of each and try them out, then return to get more. When I've gone back to buy more, they had NONE LEFT

I didn't get the Humectress one, but I got the other two and they worked GREAT. You cannot beat the price with a baseball bat, and the quality is awesome. Now, I've never bought the pricey original versions as I am pathologically cheap and I have a lot of hair to attend to. I'd go broke! So I can only compare to other knockoffs of the same products but I these products.

I have seen them at my Dollar Tree but I'm kind of wary about using them so depending on the reviews, I'll might get the humectress

the GVP version of the conditioning balm is a staple of mine, and i was recently able to get a few bottles of the real stuff for a great price...but since i am in box braids, i haven't been able to compare them. the GVP version of PM the conditioner is also a staple of mine...tried the real version once and they worked about the same, from what i remember....so i am REALLY EXCITED to see these! and for only a dollar?! oh man, i will drive through this blizzard to get to dollar tree!

ok not really, but as soon as it's over...i'm going to every dollar tree in the area to find these!

LadyPaniolo, they had none left?!!! That's it, back to the store on Monday to pick up several more bottles. I mean, really, it's even a better bargain than my Vo5 faves. I'd hate to find that I like them and then there not be anymore. And now that I've told LHCF shoot...

Yeah, at the ONE store they had them at in central NJ, those joints were GONE. I had my whole family looking at different dollar stores I was on a mission but nobody could find them

LadyPaniolo said:

Yeah, at the ONE store they had them at in central NJ, those joints were GONE. I had my whole family looking at different dollar stores I was on a mission but nobody could find them

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I am in central Jersey and there is a ton of them in Piscataway store!

^^^ That's what I'm talkin about!! I love LHCF and the coming together of information.

LadyP, I was just about to offer to send them to you, but having them locally is soooo much better!

Thanks for posting this! I am bored with the VO5 and suaves, this may be good for my conditioner wash days in spring/summer. I go through so much and since these are reportedly thinner than the originally they should lather a little. Will have to give them a try!

*glad she lives in an area where nobody cares about their real hair*

me-T said:

*glad she lives in an area where nobody cares about their real hair*

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bumping....So did these end up being any good? My Dollar Tree still has a bunch but I dont want to waste anymore money on products that dont work. Even if they are just a dollar!!

Sheba1, please let me know how the Matrix Biolage Conditioning Balm Knockoff works... You might have answered my prayers

i was thinking the same thing

BellaM said:

Sheba1, please let me know how the Matrix Biolage Conditioning Balm Knockoff works... You might have answered my prayers

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I saw these too a few weeks ago...and I almost decided to try it, but then I put it back for some reason. I was going to get all 3, but then I decided maybe I should try the Humectress knock off. I ended up not getting any at all.

Is anyone else using this? How is it?

OMG. I bought the knockoff PM and Matix a few months ago. I had to resist the urge to buy the entire shelf. They are not as thick as the original, so you have to use more. I used to PM everyday as a moisturizer and pin my hair up. Moisture stays all day. I also rollerset using only the PM and Aphogee green tea and my rollersets come out nice and bouncy. I used the matix as a detangler while in the shower. My $2 was not wasted IMO. I will re-purchase.

Since I have so many conditioners, I'll pass on these; but thanks for informing us.

i havent been in dollar tree in a minute... i need to go check it out.

I bought the Matrix Biolage Conditioning Balm about a month ago and I like it. I will be using it for my cowashes