Side by side
Bumble and bumble Texturizing Surf Spray - 4.2 oz vs Pacifica Salty Waves Texture Beachy Spray
13 of 13 functions match Formula overlap 33%. Bumble and bumble Texturizing Surf Spray - 4.2 oz and Pacifica Salty Waves Texture Beachy Spray share 2 ingredients 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.
- Texturizing Surf Spray - 4.2 oz — protein-sensitive hair
- Salty Waves Texture Beachy Spray — protein-sensitive 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”.
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Styles that must holdno hold polymer, gum, or wax was found
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Styles that must holdno hold polymer, gum, or wax was found
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-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
Texturizing Surf Spray - 4.2 oz
Salty Waves Texture Beachy Spray
- Sodium Chloride
- Polysorbate 20
- Musa Sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract
- Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract
- Chlorella Pyrenoidosa Extract (Algae Extract)
Full ingredient list — Texturizing Surf Spray - 4.2 oz (14)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Magnesium Sulfate
- salt
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3
Macrocystis Pyrifera (Kelp) Extract
- botanical extract
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4
Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract
- botanical extract
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5
Glycerin
- humectant
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6
Isoceteth-20
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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7
PPG-5-Ceteth-20
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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9
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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10
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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11
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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12
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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13
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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14
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
Full ingredient list — Salty Waves Texture Beachy Spray (9)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Sodium Chloride
- salt
- thickener
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3
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Musa Sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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6
Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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7
Chlorella Pyrenoidosa Extract (Algae Extract)
- botanical extract
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8
Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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.
Texturizing Surf Spray - 4.2 oz
Matte finish sea salt spray
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Adds Volume
SupportedLeaves room for lift.Addresses Oiliness
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Color-Safe
SupportedLess fade per wash.Wind-styled texture
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
Salty Waves Texture Beachy Spray
Instant texture and definition
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Formulated without SLS, sulfates, parabens, aluminum, talc & petroleum
SupportedGentler on colour and coils.100% Vegan, Cruelty-free
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows 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 Texturizing Surf Spray - 4.2 oz draws complaints about residue or cast; Pacifica Salty Waves Texture Beachy Spray draws complaints about weight and the scent.
Texturizing Surf Spray - 4.2 oz
Defines waves and shape with a cool matte hold/finish, tones down frizz
reviewer with wavy hairUsed for almost 10 years, the best for a tousled, effortless look
long-time repeat customerLeaves a gritty, dirty feeling; prefers alternatives that aren't hairspray-crunchy
reviewerSalty Waves Texture Beachy Spray
Adds texture to curls and holds the style in place while keeping curls feeling soft, not crunchy
5-star Ulta reviewer with curly hairSweet scent fans like it and it does not dry out their hair with regular use
5-star Ulta reviewerScent reads as a natural, not artificial, banana/coconut smell and gives hair a beachy, tousled volume
5-star Ulta reviewerBanana scent read as artificial and off-putting enough that the reviewer didn't keep the product
2-star Ulta reviewerLeft hair feeling weighed down and stringy for this reviewer's hair type
1-star Ulta reviewerPrice 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.
$3.87/oz vs $7.62/oz — Bumble and bumble Texturizing Surf Spray - 4.2 oz costs about 2× more per ounce than Pacifica Salty Waves Texture Beachy Spray.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 58 texture sprays 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.
Texturizing Surf Spray - 4.2 oz · Salty Waves Texture Beachy Spray · All texture sprays 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.
- 3 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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