Side by side
Aussie Miracle Waves Soft Wave Mousse vs Aussie Ultra Smooth Defining Jelly
48% function match · 6 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 2%. Aussie Miracle Waves Soft Wave Mousse and Aussie Ultra Smooth Defining Jelly share 1 ingredient among each other's most prominent.
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.
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When each one is the right call
What each formula is built for, from its own ingredient list.
- Miracle Waves Soft Wave Mousse — protein-sensitive hair
- Ultra Smooth Defining Jelly — 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”.
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Aerosol avoidancethis is a pressurised can
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
- Silicone-free routinesit does contain silicones — the water-soluble kind
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
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
What only one of them carries
Miracle Waves Soft Wave Mousse
Ultra Smooth Defining Jelly
Full ingredient list — Miracle Waves Soft Wave Mousse (12)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Isobutane
- propellant
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3
Propane
- propellant
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4
Polyquaternium-11
- film former
- polymer
- conditioning agent
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5
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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7
Laureth-4
- emulsifier
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8
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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9
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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10
1,2-Hexanediol
- preservative
- humectant
- solvent
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11
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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12
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
Full ingredient list — Ultra Smooth Defining Jelly (12)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
PVP
- film former
- polymer
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3
Laureth-23
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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4
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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6
VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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7
Triisopropanolamine
- pH adjuster
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8
Carbomer
- thickener
- polymer
- film former
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9
PEG-12 Dimethicone
- emollient
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
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10
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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11
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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12
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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.
Miracle Waves Soft Wave Mousse
No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.
Ultra Smooth Defining Jelly
48 hours of curl definition, up to 96 hours (4 days) of frizz and humidity control
Stated by brandMay help, but not measurable here.crunch-free gel formula, flexible hold
SupportedNatural movement without stiffness.creates a humidity-repelling barrier
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.for wash-and-gos, twists, braids
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.0% sulfates, dyes, parabens
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.with jojoba oil; line uses silk proteins and baobab/argan/jojoba/grapeseed oils
Potential conflictNot in the ingredient list.
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.
Miracle Waves Soft Wave Mousse
Reviewers praise the scent as smelling amazing and lasting all day.
reviewers on aussie.comReviewers who say most curly-hair products weigh their hair down describe this mousse as a lightweight exception that doesn't leave residue.
reviewers with curl/wave concerns about weight and residueReviewers say this mousse leaves hair feeling soft and shiny and makes their waves look nicer.
wavy-hair reviewers on aussie.comUltra Smooth Defining Jelly
No review themes researched for this product yet.
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.
$0.99/oz vs $1.03/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Miracle Waves Soft Wave Mousse
Against 138 mousses with a computable unit price.
Ultra Smooth Defining Jelly
Against 157 gels with a computable unit price.
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.
Miracle Waves Soft Wave Mousse · Ultra Smooth Defining Jelly · All mousses 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.
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