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Bed Head Control Freak Frizz Control Serum vs Kristin Ess Weightless Shine Working Serum

70% function match · 5 of the 11 functions we compared match Formula overlap 8%. Bed Head Control Freak Frizz Control Serum and Kristin Ess Weightless Shine Working Serum share 1 ingredient among each other's most prominent.

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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.

  • Control Freak Frizz Control Serum — protein-sensitive hair
  • Weightless Shine Working Serum — protein-hungry hair

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
Bed Head Control Freak Frizz Control Serum — 8.62 oz container Bed Head

Control Freak Frizz Control Serum

  • Finisher
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Kristin Ess Weightless Shine Working Serum — 1.7 oz container Kristin Ess

Weightless Shine Working Serum

  • Finisher
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$22 8.45 oz · $2.60/oz
$15–22 1.7 oz · $8.82/oz

Compared at different sizes — 8.45 oz against 1.7 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most serums $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 83% of the 79 serums we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 56% of the 175 hair oils 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
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
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Slip / detangling
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Weight on hair Differs
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Protein Differs
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. 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
Shine system
—
High A silicone or oil blend does the shine work here. Your hair
Humidity resistance
Not claimed No humidity claim on the label. Your hair
Not claimed No humidity claim on the label. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol Same
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • Sun and colour fadea UV filter is in the list
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
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
Finisherserum
Finisherserum
Where to buy
Ulta · Brand website
Ulta · Target · Meijer
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • sulfate-free
Cruelty-free
—
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Finish
—
shine
Humidity claim
No
No
How often
—
as needed

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

IngredientControl Freak Frizz Control SerumWeightless Shine Working Serum
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#5Below the 1% line
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#4Supporting
#8Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#12Below the 1% line
#4Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Control Freak Frizz Control Serum

Weightless Shine Working Serum

Full ingredient list — Control Freak Frizz Control Serum (26)
Full ingredient list — Weightless Shine Working Serum (34)

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.

VerdictsControl Freak Frizz Control SerumWeightless Shine Working Serum
Supported
0
5
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
0
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Control Freak Frizz Control Serum

No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.

Weightless Shine Working Serum

  • Zip-Up Technology: proprietary strengthening complex designed to zip up split endsSupportedReinforces a damaged strand.
  • cuticle smoothing and frizz tamingSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • instant shine and moisture lockingSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • works on wet or dry hairSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • color and keratin safeSupportedThe named ingredient is really there.

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 a light feel. Bed Head Control Freak Frizz Control Serum draws complaints about dryness; Kristin Ess Weightless Shine Working Serum draws complaints about the scent.

Control Freak Frizz Control Serum

Works across styling methods, curly and flat-ironed

versatile styler

Very lightweight, undetectable on wet or dry hair

Long-term repeat buyer, tried many alternatives and returns to this one

multi-hair-type user

Left hair feeling brittle and dry rather than smooth

Weightless Shine Working Serum

Detangles and controls frizz effectively, and reviewer liked the scent

Ulta reviewer (Scar, Tampa FL)

Helps hold a silk press against humidity/sweat during workouts

Ulta reviewer, textured hair (Amber, Birmingham AL)

Gives noticeable shine and definition on wavy hair without weighing it down

Ulta reviewer, wavy hair (Addy, Great Lakes)

Scent is off-putting, compared to baby wipes

Ulta reviewer (same 3a/3b curl reviewer)

Thin, non-sticky formula but can look oily if over-applied

Ulta reviewer with 3a/3b 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.

$2.60/oz vs $8.82/oz — Kristin Ess Weightless Shine Working Serum costs about 3.4× more per ounce than Bed Head Control Freak Frizz Control Serum.

Control Freak Frizz Control Serum

Against 79 serums with a computable unit price.

Weightless Shine Working Serum

Against 175 hair oils with a computable unit price.

Value readControl Freak Frizz Control SerumWeightless Shine Working Serum
Label
Lower cost than most serumsCosts less per ounce than most serums we have researched.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for hair oils per ounce.

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.

Control Freak Frizz Control Serum vs Control Freak Frizz Control Serum For Smooth Shiny HairBed Head · 100% function matchWeightless Shine Working Serum vs Heat Activated Silk GlazeCÉCRED · 76% function matchControl Freak Frizz Control Serum vs Hair Alchemy Fortifying Treatment SerumOribe · 79% function matchWeightless Shine Working Serum vs Diamond Sleek Shine-Coat Smoothing SprayGarnier Fructis · 74% function matchControl Freak Frizz Control Serum vs Chroma Absolu Serum Chroma ThermiqueKerastase · 78% function matchWeightless Shine Working Serum vs Supershine Light Moisturizing CreamOribe · 72% function matchControl Freak Frizz Control Serum vs Supershine Moisturizing CreamOribe · 76% function matchWeightless Shine Working Serum vs K-PAK Color Therapy Luster Lock Glossing OilJoico · 72% function match

Control Freak Frizz Control Serum · Weightless Shine Working Serum · All serums 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.
  • 4 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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