Side by side
Bumble and bumble Bond-Building Repair Styling Cream for Hair Repair vs Bumble and bumble Heat Shield Thermal Protection Hair Mist
76% function match · 7 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 44%. Bumble and bumble Bond-Building Repair Styling Cream for Hair Repair and Bumble and bumble Heat Shield Thermal Protection Hair Mist share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.
These sit in different steps of a routine — Bumble and bumble Bond-Building Repair Styling Cream for Hair Repair is a leave-in and Bumble and bumble Heat Shield Thermal Protection Hair Mist is a heat protectant. Comparing their formulas is fair; treating one as a replacement for the other is not.
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.
- Bond-Building Repair Styling Cream for Hair Repair — heat styling
- Heat Shield Thermal Protection Hair 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”.
Bumble and bumble
Bond-Building Repair Styling Cream for Hair Repair
- Leave-in
- Prestige
- Sulfate-free
- Moisture-rich
- Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Sun and colour fadea UV filter is in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- 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
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
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
Bond-Building Repair Styling Cream for Hair Repair
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Aleurites Moluccanus (Kukui) Seed Oil
- Yeast Extract\Faex\Extrait De Levure
- Methyl Trimethicone
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer
- Dimethicone Peg-8 Polyacrylate
Heat Shield Thermal Protection Hair Mist
Full ingredient list — Bond-Building Repair Styling Cream for Hair Repair (46)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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3
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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5
Aleurites Moluccanus (Kukui) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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6
Hydrogenated Castor Oil/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
- wax
- film former
- emollient
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7
Honey
- humectant
- botanical extract
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8
Yeast Extract\Faex\Extrait De Levure
- botanical extract
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9
Octyldodecyl Citrate Crosspolymer
- light ester
- film former
- thickener
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10
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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11
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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12
Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate
- humectant
- conditioning agent
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13
Hydroxypropylgluconamide
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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14
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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15
Methyl Trimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
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16
Ethyl Macadamiate
- light ester
- emollient
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17
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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18
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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19
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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20
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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21
Ascorbyl Palmitate
- antioxidant
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22
Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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23
Polyquaternium-4
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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24
Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
- silicone
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25
Dimethicone Peg-8 Polyacrylate
- emulsifier
- silicone
- water-soluble silicone
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26
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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27
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
- UV filter
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28
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
- UV filter
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29
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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30
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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31
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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32
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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33
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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34
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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35
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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36
BHT
- antioxidant
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37
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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38
Tartaric Acid
- pH adjuster
- exfoliant
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39
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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40
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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41
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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42
Mica
- colourant
- mineral
- opacifier
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43
Titanium Dioxide
- colourant
- opacifier
- mineral
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44
Orange 4 (Ci 15510)
- colourant
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45
Yellow 5
- colourant
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46
Caramel
- colourant
Full ingredient list — Heat Shield Thermal Protection Hair Mist (32)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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3
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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4
Dicaprylyl Ether
- light ester
- emollient
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5
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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6
Honey
- humectant
- botanical extract
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7
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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8
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
-
9
Hydrogenated Castor Oil/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
- wax
- film former
- emollient
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10
Octyldodecyl Citrate Crosspolymer
- light ester
- film former
- thickener
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11
Yeast Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- light ester
- emollient
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13
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- light ester
- emollient
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14
Ethyl Macadamiate
- light ester
- emollient
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15
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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16
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
- UV filter
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17
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
- UV filter
-
18
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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19
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
-
20
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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21
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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22
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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23
BHT
- antioxidant
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24
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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25
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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26
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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27
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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28
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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29
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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31
Sodium Citrate
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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32
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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.
Bond-Building Repair Styling Cream for Hair Repair
Makes hair 3x stronger instantly vs. untreated hair
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Prevents formation of split ends by 61% vs. untreated hair
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Protects against heat tools up to 450F/232C
Partly supportedSold for hot tools; untestable here.Repairs damage from the cortex to the cuticle
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
Heat Shield Thermal Protection Hair Mist
Shields against heat tools up to 450F/232C, repairs damage, and helps prevent breakage
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Conditions, reduces frizz, and improves elasticity
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.Added UV filters help protect hair against drying effects of the sun
SupportedA real filter is listed.
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.
Bond-Building Repair Styling Cream for Hair Repair
Jen (Oak Ridge, TN, wavy hair): holds curl well all day, describing hair that previously held curl throughout the day
A Teacher (Minneapolis, wavy hair): used after over-processed foil color damage, stylist remarked hair was in noticeably good shape afterward
Ana (Chicago, IL, wavy hair): used alone after clarifying shampoo, noticed a big improvement by the 3rd day
Heat Shield Thermal Protection Hair Mist
Strong heat protection with smoother, less frizzy results
Ulta exact-product written reviewersLightweight mist and easy application
Ulta exact-product written reviewersHighly praised scent; a few report residue or isolated burn concern
Ulta exact-product written reviewersPrice 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.
$6.88/oz vs $7.80/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Bond-Building Repair Styling Cream for Hair Repair
Against 1359 leave-ins with a computable unit price.
Heat Shield Thermal Protection Hair Mist
Against 553 heat protectants 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.
Bond-Building Repair Styling Cream for Hair Repair · Heat Shield Thermal Protection Hair 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.
- 12 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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