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Biolage Thermal Setting Spray vs Pureology Style + Protect Levitation Mist

81% function match · 6 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 47%. Biolage Thermal Setting Spray and Pureology Style + Protect Levitation Mist share 2 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

These sit in different steps of a routine — Biolage Thermal Setting Spray is a heat protectant and Pureology Style + Protect Levitation Mist is a leave-in. Comparing their formulas is fair; treating one as a replacement for the other is not.

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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.

  • Thermal Setting Spray — heat styling
  • Style + Protect Levitation 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
Biolage Thermal Setting Spray — 8.5 oz container Biolage

Thermal Setting Spray

  • Heat protectant
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Pureology Style + Protect Levitation Mist — 5.1 oz container Pureology

Style + Protect Levitation Mist

  • Leave-in
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Curly-method
Price, size & price per ounce
$25–28 8.5 oz · $3.21/oz
$34–35 5.1 oz · $6.67/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a heat protectant $$$$$ costs more than 52% of the 1358 heat protectants we’ve priced
Priced above most leave-ins $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 81% of the 553 leave-ins we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Straight–Curly Smoothing and thermal products span straight through curly hair. 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
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Heat protection
High The brand states a protection temperature — a label claim, not a measurement. Your hair
Claimed, no temperature given Sold as a heat protectant; no temperature is stated. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
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
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
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
Low The silicones here are the water-soluble kind. Your hair
Low The silicones here are the water-soluble kind. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Low Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
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Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol Same
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
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Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • Sun and colour fadea UV filter is in the list
  • Heat stylingthe brand positions this as a heat protectant
  • 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
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Silicone-free routinesit does contain silicones — the water-soluble kind
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Silicone-free routinesit does contain silicones — the water-soluble kind
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
Heat protectantspray
Leave-inspray
Where to buy
Salons · Brand website
Amazon
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
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Cruelty-free
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Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Heat protection
up to 450°F
Claimed, no temperature stated

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

IngredientThermal Setting SprayStyle + Protect Levitation Mist
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Peg-14 Dimethicone
Shine
#4Supporting
#4Supporting
AMP-Acrylates/Allyl Methacrylate Copolymer
Holds
#5Supporting
#3Leading
Propylene Glycol
Moisturizes
#6Supporting
#12Below the 1% line
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#7Below the 1% line
#5Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#8Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#11Below the 1% line
#26Below the 1% line
Coumarin
Fragrance
#15Below the 1% line
#23Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#17Below the 1% line
#22Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Thermal Setting Spray

Style + Protect Levitation Mist

Full ingredient list — Thermal Setting Spray (28)
Full ingredient list — Style + Protect Levitation Mist (33)

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.

VerdictsThermal Setting SprayStyle + Protect Levitation Mist
Supported
1
2
Partly supported
1
2
Stated by brand
1
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Thermal Setting Spray

  • Forms a protective shield around strands for heat protection up to 450FPartly supportedSold for hot tools; untestable here.
  • Vegan formulaSupportedMatches our researched record.
  • Paraben-, mineral-oil-, and colorant-freeStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Style + Protect Levitation Mist

  • Instant Levitation Mist is a weightless volumizing spray that provides all-day lift at the rootPartly supportedNeutral on lift.
  • Provides all day volume and lift from the rootPartly supportedNeutral on lift.
  • Maintains hair's movement and adds textureStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Maintains soft, touchable feel and never gets stiffSupportedNatural movement without stiffness.
  • Color-safeSupportedLess fade per wash.

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 volume. Pureology Style + Protect Levitation Mist draws complaints about weight.

Thermal Setting Spray

Easy, lightweight application with good smell

Ulta exact-product written reviewers

Workable hold and body while heat styling

Ulta exact-product written reviewers

Some report sticky, stiff, gummy residue or drying feel

Ulta exact-product written reviewers

Style + Protect Levitation Mist

Adds volume and root lift to fine hair without oily weight

Favorite, Melissa, and Deb, Ulta reviewers

Provides light texture and volume with a clean feel

LovelySkin verified reviewers

Can become sticky, greasy, or dry on some hair

Dot and LovelySkin reviewers

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.

$3.21/oz vs $6.67/oz — Pureology Style + Protect Levitation Mist costs about 2.1× more per ounce than Biolage Thermal Setting Spray.

Thermal Setting Spray

Against 1358 heat protectants with a computable unit price.

Style + Protect Levitation Mist

Against 553 leave-ins with a computable unit price.

Value readThermal Setting SprayStyle + Protect Levitation Mist
Label
Upper-mid price for a heat protectantSits in the middle of the range for heat protectants per ounce.
Priced above most leave-insCosts more per ounce than most leave-ins; 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.

Thermal Setting Spray vs Extra Hold Alcohol-Free Hair GelTRESemmé · 95% function matchStyle + Protect Levitation Mist vs Brooklyn Bombshell Blowout + Blow Dry Sprayamika · 81% function matchThermal Setting Spray vs Style Sexy Hair Blow It Up Volumizing Gel FoamSexy Hair · 90% function matchStyle + Protect Levitation Mist vs Style Protect Me 450F Hot Tool Protection SpraySexy Hair · 76% function matchThermal Setting Spray vs Kenra Platinum Boosting Spray-Foam 17Kenra Professional · 90% function matchStyle + Protect Levitation Mist vs 2% Squalane Anti-Frizz Leave In ConditionerAct+Acre · 75% function matchThermal Setting Spray vs Platinum Boosting Spray Foam 17Kenra Professional · 90% function matchStyle + Protect Levitation Mist vs Royal Treatment Royal Guard Heat Protecting SprayCHI · 67% function match

Thermal Setting Spray · Style + Protect Levitation Mist · All heat protectants 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.
  • 9 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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