Skip to main content

Side by side

As I Am Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils vs Living Proof Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist

86% function match · 7 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. As I Am Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils and Living Proof Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.

These sit in different steps of a routine — As I Am Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils is a leave-in and Living Proof Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist is a heat protectant. Comparing their formulas is fair; treating one as a replacement for the other is not.

Based on your consultation

Which of these fits your hair?

We check your pattern, moisture need, scalp, fragrance tolerance, weight sensitivity and more against each formula — and say which one lines up.

Your profile at a glance

  • Your answers appear here
  • Your answers appear here
  • Your answers appear here
  • Your answers appear here

When each one is the right call

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

  • Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils — fragrance-free
  • Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist — heat styling

Side by side

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
As I Am Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils — brand photograph As I Am

Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils

  • Leave-in
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Living Proof Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist — 1.7 oz container Living Proof

Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist

  • Heat protectant
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$8.99 16 oz · $0.56/oz
$32 5 oz · $6.40/oz

Compared at different sizes — 16 oz against 5 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most leave-ins $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 97% of the 477 leave-ins we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 79% of the 549 heat protectants we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Straight–Curly Smoothing and thermal products span straight through curly hair. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
—
Slip / detangling Differs
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Some Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners. Your hair
Weight on hair Same
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Fragrance
None listed No fragrance is listed. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Same
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Low Your hair
Heat protection
—
High The brand states a protection temperature — a label claim, not a measurement. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol Same
—
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
Why you might skip it
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Coarse, very dry hairthis is a light formula for its category
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a light scent
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
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
Leave-inspray
Heat protectantmist
Where to buy
Grocery / mass · Target · Brand website
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • fragrance-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
—
Light
Heat protection
—
up to 450°F

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.

Take the consultation

$49.00 once, for your consultation and hair profile. No subscription, no required purchases.

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

IngredientRice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & CoilsPerfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading

What only one of them carries

Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils

Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist

Full ingredient list — Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils (22)
Full ingredient list — Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist (35)

Claims check

What each brand says, against what each formula shows

Claims are quoted from each brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when that product’s ingredient list actually speaks to it.

VerdictsRice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & CoilsPerfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist
Supported
1
1
Partly supported
0
2
Stated by brand
3
3
Potential conflict
0
0

Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils

  • A moisturizing & strengthening spray for healthy looking hairSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Moisturizes hair up to 30%Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Strengthens hair up to 123%Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Improves the scalp's protective barrierStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist

  • Thermal protection up to 450FPartly supportedSold for hot tools; untestable here.
  • Smooths frizz and flyawaysStated by brandMay help, but not a primary focus.
  • Adds softness and shinePartly supportedA hint of gloss.
  • Neutralizes odor and provides all-day freshnessStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Refreshes curls and reduces frizzSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • Ultra-fine restyling mist that reshapes hair to bring back day-1 lookStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

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.

Both praised for the scent.

Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils

Liked as a lightweight daily scalp-refresh spray between wash days

Valued for fragrance-free/silicone-free formula by sensitive-scalp users

sensitive scalp

Skepticism about "123% strengthening" and rice-water efficacy claims

Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist

Effectively refreshes day 2-3 hair between washes, brings hair 'back to life'

Pleasant, light scent that leaves hair feeling refreshed

Adds body/volume and shine while keeping hair soft and manageable, including on curls

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.

$0.56/oz vs $6.40/oz — Living Proof Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist costs about 11× more per ounce than As I Am Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils.

Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils

Against 477 leave-ins with a computable unit price.

Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist

Against 549 heat protectants with a computable unit price.

Value readRice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & CoilsPerfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist
Label
Lower cost than most leave-insCosts less per ounce than most leave-ins we have researched.
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.

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.

Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils vs HYDR-8 Leave-In ConditionerVegamour · 95% function matchPerfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist vs Heat Shield Curl ProtectorCurl Keeper · 86% function matchRice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils vs Green Apple & Aloe Nutrition Curl ElixirTaliah Waajid · 92% function matchPerfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist vs Super Skinny Relaxing BalmPaul Mitchell · 86% function matchRice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils vs Advanced Hydration Leave-In ConditionerAcure · 90% function matchPerfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist vs HYDR-8 Leave-In ConditionerVegamour · 81% function matchRice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils vs Coco Cabana Leave-In Sun Hair SprayFairy Tales · 90% function matchPerfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist vs Tonic Lotion Tea Tree Oil Hair PrimerBumble and bumble · 81% function match

Rice Water Strengthening Spray for Curls & Coils · Perfect hair Day Style Refresh Mist · All leave-ins 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.
  • 7 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.

Still unsure? Take your consultation or browse more products.

Your personalized hair plan

Tell us what’s going on with your hair, see what we understand, and get a plan built around it — with the reason behind every recommendation.

Free to start · $49.00 for your consultation and hair profile · No subscription · Nothing you must buy

Start your consultation