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amika Superfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling Oil vs amika Top Gloss Shine Spray

52% function match · 6 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 21%. amika Superfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling Oil and amika Top Gloss Shine Spray share 1 ingredient among each other's most prominent.

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When each one is the right call

What each formula is built for, from its own ingredient list.

  • Superfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling Oil — protein-sensitive hair
  • Top Gloss Shine Spray — protein-sensitive hair

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Every trait, aligned

One row per trait, read from each product’s own ingredient list and record. A dash means we have not researched that field for that product — it is not a “no”.

Trait
amika Superfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling Oil — 1.7 oz container amika

Superfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling Oil

  • Finisher
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
amika Top Gloss Shine Spray — 4.8 oz container amika

Top Gloss Shine Spray

  • Finisher
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$32 1.7 oz · $18.82/oz
$29 4.8 oz · $6.04/oz

Compared at different sizes — 4.8 oz against 1.7 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 80% of the 175 hair oils we’ve priced
Priced above most shine sprays $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 77% of the 66 shine sprays we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Shine system Differs
High A silicone or oil blend does the shine work here. Your hair
Moderate Light esters or a volatile carrier: shine with little residue. Your hair
Slip / detangling
Some Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair Same
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Same
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol Differs
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
High in the list Fast-drying alcohol in the first three ingredients. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • Aerosol avoidancea pump or tube, not a pressurised can
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
  • A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
  • Easy to findsold through several channels
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.
More facts about each one
Type
Finisheroil
Finisheraerosol
Where to buy
Ulta · Target · Kohl'S …
Ulta · Amazon · Walmart …
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described

Facts as we recorded them. A dash means we have not researched that field for that product — it is not a "no".

The bottom line

The bottom line depends on your hair

Which of these two suits you is a question about your hair, not about them. The consultation answers it — and tells you what your routine needs around it.

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The detail behind the table

Where the readings above come from: the ingredient lists themselves, each brand’s claims checked against them, what owners report, and cost per ounce in context.

Shared and distinct ingredients

Shared and distinct ingredients

Computed from the ingredient lists as printed. "Shared" means both lists carry it; where it sits on each label is stated, because position is what tells you how much.

What both formulas carry

IngredientSuperfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling OilTop Gloss Shine Spray
Isododecane
Shine
#1Leading
#2Leading
Trisiloxane
Buildup
#2Leading
#7Supporting
Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Oil
Shine
#4Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#5Below the 1% line
#14Below the 1% line
Benzyl Benzoate
Fragrance
#6Below the 1% line
#15Below the 1% line
Hydroxycitronellal
Fragrance
#7Below the 1% line
#16Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#8Below the 1% line
#17Below the 1% line
Citronellol
Fragrance
#9Below the 1% line
#18Below the 1% line
Coumarin
Fragrance
#10Below the 1% line
#19Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Superfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling Oil (10)
Full ingredient list — Top Gloss Shine Spray (19)

What owners say

What people report

Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings, and we never balance one product’s themes against another’s by inventing them.

Amika Superfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling Oil draws complaints about dryness; amika Top Gloss Shine Spray draws complaints about the scent.

Superfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling Oil

Visibly improved the look of damage-prone/dry ends

A few drops on the ends leave hair soft, silky, frizz-free

Made hair feel more dry in a winter/indoor-heat dry climate

Effective but reviewer wasn't sure it's worth the price

Top Gloss Shine Spray

Hair lit up with shine and depth while staying lightweight

Adds shine without weighing hair down

Great weightless smoothing/shine specifically for blonde hair

blonde hair

Disappointed it lacked the usual amika scent and left hair feeling oily

Price check

Cost per ounce, in context

Cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in. Value labels are computed from that percentile and from how many products that do the same job cost less; they are comparisons, not judgements about a brand.

$6.04/oz vs $18.82/oz — amika Superfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling Oil costs about 3.1× more per ounce than amika Top Gloss Shine Spray.

Superfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling Oil

Against 175 hair oils with a computable unit price.

Top Gloss Shine Spray

Against 66 shine sprays with a computable unit price.

Value readSuperfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling OilTop Gloss Shine Spray
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
Priced above most shine spraysCosts more per ounce than most shine sprays; nothing in our library matches it closely for less.

Computed from cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced, and from how many products that do the same job cost less. It is a comparison, not a judgement about the brand.

Compare with something else

Close formulas to each of these, as their own comparison pages.

Superfruit Star Lightweight Hair Styling Oil · Top Gloss Shine Spray · All hair oils in the library

How this page was made

  • This page is assembled from the same researched records the individual product pages render: identity, each ingredient list as printed, each brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. Nothing on it is written per comparison.
  • We do not rank these against each other. Which of them suits you depends on your hair, and that is what the consultation works out.
  • The formula similarity percentage is a stored, precomputed number: position-weighted overlap of the two ingredient lists blended with agreement on the attributes we derive. It measures how alike two formulas are, not how well either works.
  • The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
  • The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
  • 3 sources were consulted across the products on this page.
  • Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice. We do not sell these products and take no placement fees.
  • This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.

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