Side by side
Color Wow Speed Dry Blow-Dry Spray vs Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Lasting Definition Flash Freeze Gel
95% function match · 8 of the 9 functions we compared match Formula overlap 28%. Color Wow Speed Dry Blow-Dry Spray and Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Lasting Definition Flash Freeze Gel share 1 ingredient among each other's most prominent.
These sit in different steps of a routine — Color Wow Speed Dry Blow-Dry Spray is a heat protectant and Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Lasting Definition Flash Freeze Gel is a styler. 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.
- Speed Dry Blow-Dry Spray — heat styling
- Curl Talk Lasting Definition Flash Freeze Gel — maximum slip
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”.
Not Your Mother's
Curl Talk Lasting Definition Flash Freeze Gel
- Styler
- Drugstore
- Silicone-free
- Strong hold
- Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 380°F
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Stretching wash daysnothing here needs a detergent to remove
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
- Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- curly-method compatible
- silicone-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
Speed Dry Blow-Dry Spray
Full ingredient list — Speed Dry Blow-Dry Spray (21)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
PVP
- film former
- polymer
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3
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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4
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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5
PPG-26-Buteth-26
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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6
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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7
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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8
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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10
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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11
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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12
Hydrolyzed Keratin
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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13
Polyquaternium-59
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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14
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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15
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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16
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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17
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
- 18 Potassium Benzoate
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19
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Curl Talk Lasting Definition Flash Freeze Gel (24)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Polyquaternium-69
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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3
PVP
- film former
- polymer
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4
Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Crosspolymer
- film former
- polymer
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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6
Glycerin
- humectant
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7
Keratin Amino Acids
- protein
- amino acid
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8
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract
- botanical extract
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9
Lactobacillus/Tomato Fruit Ferment Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
- preservative
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11
Acyl Coenzyme A Desaturase
- active
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12
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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13
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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14
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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15
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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16
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- sulfate cleanser
- cleanser
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17
Sorbic Acid
- preservative
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18
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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19
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
- preservative
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20
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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21
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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.
Speed Dry Blow-Dry Spray
Clinically-proven to cut blow-dry time by 30%; alcohol-free
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Reduces drying time (blow dry or air dry) by 30% or more
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.New technology works like shrink wrap to squeeze out water without dehydrating hair
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
Curl Talk Lasting Definition Flash Freeze Gel
Extra strong hold for lasting definition and frizz control
SupportedStructure that lasts the day.Hydrating formula leaves curls touchable, never crunchy or flaky
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Silicone free, paraben free, and phthalate free
SupportedNothing that needs a strong wash.Drying alcohol free
SupportedNothing that flashes off dry.
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.
Speed Dry Blow-Dry Spray
Noticeably faster blow-dry times widely reported
Hair described as soft/smooth rather than crispy after use
Works well across a range of hair types including curly hair
curly hairCurl Talk Lasting Definition Flash Freeze Gel
Several reviewers praise the pleasant scent and value, noting the bottle lasts a long time since a little product goes a long way.
A minority of reviewers say the hold is stronger than they wanted, leaving hair -- and sometimes the scalp -- feeling dry or stiff.
Many reviewers say this gel sets quickly into a strong, long-lasting hold that keeps curl definition for multiple days without redoing their hair.
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.
$1.83/oz vs $4.80/oz — Color Wow Speed Dry Blow-Dry Spray costs about 2.6× more per ounce than Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Lasting Definition Flash Freeze Gel.
Speed Dry Blow-Dry Spray
Against 1030 heat protectants with a computable unit price.
Curl Talk Lasting Definition Flash Freeze Gel
Against 157 gels 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.
Speed Dry Blow-Dry Spray · Curl Talk Lasting Definition Flash Freeze Gel · 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.
- 8 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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