Side by side
Bumble and bumble Gel vs Bumble and bumble Thickening High Drama Styling Hair Foam for Thinning Hair - 5.0 oz
47% function match · 4 of the 8 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. Bumble and bumble Gel and Bumble and bumble Thickening High Drama Styling Hair Foam for Thinning Hair - 5.0 oz share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.
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.
- Gel — curl definition
- Thickening High Drama Styling Hair Foam for Thinning Hair - 5.0 oz — 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”.
Bumble and bumble
Thickening High Drama Styling Hair Foam for Thinning Hair - 5.0 oz
- Styler
- Salon
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer
- Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
- Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
- Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-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
Gel
Thickening High Drama Styling Hair Foam for Thinning Hair - 5.0 oz
Full ingredient list — Gel (15)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Polyacrylate-2 Crosspolymer
- film former
- polymer
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3
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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4
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
- 5 o-Cymen-5-ol
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6
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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7
Methylisothiazolinone
- isothiazolinone
- preservative
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8
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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9
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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10
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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11
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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12
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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13
hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde
- fragrance
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14
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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15
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
Full ingredient list — Thickening High Drama Styling Hair Foam for Thinning Hair - 5.0 oz (39)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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3
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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6
Caffeine
- active
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7
Arginine
- amino acid
- humectant
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8
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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9
Alpinia Officinarum Root Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
- botanical extract
- 12 Resveratrol
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13
Polyquaternium-4
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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14
Polyimide-1
- film former
- polymer
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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15
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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16
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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17
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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18
Hydroxyethylcellulose
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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19
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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20
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- fragrance
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23
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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25
Linalyl Acetate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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26
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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27
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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28
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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29
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Citral
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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31
Carvone
- fragrance
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32
Pinene
- fragrance
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33
terpinolene
- fragrance
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34
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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35
Sodium Citrate
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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36
Sodium Phytate
- hard-water chelator
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37
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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38
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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39
Sodium Benzoate
- 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.
Gel
Alcohol-free sculpting gel that molds and firms hair for a flexible, shiny finish that never cracks or flakes, even when brushed.
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Free from phthalates, formaldehyde, and parabens
SupportedPreserved without parabens.
Thickening High Drama Styling Hair Foam for Thinning Hair - 5.0 oz
Immediate increase in visible hair density + 2X all-day volume vs. untreated hair
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Volumizing root lift and hair thickening
SupportedLeaves room for lift.Scalp care benefits
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Heat protection
Stated by brandOnly lab testing can show this.
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.
Bumble and bumble Thickening High Drama Styling Hair Foam for Thinning Hair - 5.0 oz draws complaints about hold and volume.
Gel
Several reviewers say the gel gives strong, flexible hold while drying soft rather than stiff, sticky, or greasy.
Several reviewers call the product pricey or overpriced compared to similar gels, even though most still say it is worth buying.
A recurring complaint describes packaging problems on arrival, including a broken or missing cap, no safety seal, or a leaking tube.
Multiple reviewers note a little goes a long way, with one bottle lasting two to three months of regular use.
A minority of reviewers report the opposite of the flexible-hold claim, describing hair left stiff, hard, or coarse after it dries.
Thickening High Drama Styling Hair Foam for Thinning Hair - 5.0 oz
On short hair it makes it a bit fuller and holds up all day without feeling crunchy
reviewer Susan (NJ), 5-star reviewLighter-feeling than the reviewer's usual Bumble and bumble volumizing spray, and gives better volume with less heaviness
reviewer Sharon (Portland, OR), 5-star reviewDid not give much volume
reviewer Homa (Fayetteville, NC), 3-star reviewVery gummy texture with little to no lasting volume, disappointing overall
reviewer Murph (Minnesota), 2-star reviewProvided some thickening and volume but results were only okay, not great
reviewer Donna (Michigan), 3-star reviewPrice 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.
$7.08/oz vs $7.40/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.
Gel
Against 159 gels with a computable unit price.
Thickening High Drama Styling Hair Foam for Thinning Hair - 5.0 oz
Against 139 mousses 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.
Gel · Thickening High Drama Styling Hair Foam for Thinning Hair - 5.0 oz · All gels 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.
- 5 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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