Side by side
Creme of Nature Butter Blend & Flaxseed Double Duty Curl Definer & Booster vs Rizos Curls Defining Custard - 2.5 oz
89% function match · 11 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 41%. Creme of Nature Butter Blend & Flaxseed Double Duty Curl Definer & Booster and Rizos Curls Defining Custard - 2.5 oz 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.
- Butter Blend & Flaxseed Double Duty Curl Definer & Booster — protein-sensitive hair
- Defining Custard - 2.5 oz — 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”.
Creme of Nature
Butter Blend & Flaxseed Double Duty Curl Definer & Booster
- Styler
- Drugstore
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
Compared at different sizes — 12 oz against 2.5 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- 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
Butter Blend & Flaxseed Double Duty Curl Definer & Booster
Full ingredient list — Butter Blend & Flaxseed Double Duty Curl Definer & Booster (21)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Glycerin
- humectant
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3
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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4
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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5
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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6
VP/VA Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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7
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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8
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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9
Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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10
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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11
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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12
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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13
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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14
PVP
- film former
- polymer
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15
Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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16
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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17
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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18
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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19
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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21
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
Full ingredient list — Defining Custard - 2.5 oz (23)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Glycerin
- humectant
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3
Hydroxyethylcellulose
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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4
Polyquaternium-11
- film former
- polymer
- conditioning agent
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5
Xanthan Gum
- gum
- thickener
- film former
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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7
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
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8
Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter
- butter
- emollient
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9
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Litchi Chinensis (Lychee) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Disodium Phosphate
- pH adjuster
- salt
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12
Polysorbate 60
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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13
Sodium Phosphate
- pH adjuster
- salt
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14
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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15
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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16
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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17
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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18
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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19
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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21
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Citral
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Coumarin
- 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.
Butter Blend & Flaxseed Double Duty Curl Definer & Booster
Refreshes, elongates, and stretches curls
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Protects against shrinkage
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
Defining Custard - 2.5 oz
97% agree enhanced curl definition
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.94% agree helped shape hairstyles easily
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.88% agree product felt moisturizing
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.85% agree reduced frizz
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.85% agree enhanced shine
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.
Both praised for a clean rinse-out. Rizos Curls Defining Custard - 2.5 oz draws complaints about the scent and curl definition.
Butter Blend & Flaxseed Double Duty Curl Definer & Booster
Reviewers with 4C and coily hair say the spray elongates and stretches their curl pattern as part of a wash-and-go routine.
4c/coily hair reviewersCurls reportedly stay soft and bouncy rather than becoming hard or crunchy.
general reviewersSeveral reviewers describe the formula as lightweight yet effective when used as a leave-in before other styling products.
reviewers layering it under other stylersReviewers use it between wash days to revive curls that have lost definition.
reviewers refreshing style on non-wash daysDefining Custard - 2.5 oz
Applied on damp hair, curls came out defined and results described as beautiful and transformative for curl pattern
5-star Ulta reviewerUsed with a leave-in conditioner, left curls very defined and touchably soft with minimal flaking
5-star Ulta reviewerWorked well across different curl types, described as amazing and manageable with no frizz
5-star Ulta reviewerDries flaky, leaving dandruff-like residue that shows up on clothing
2-star Ulta reviewerCaused scalp irritation within hours despite pleasant scent and good curl definition
2-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.
$0.80/oz vs $4.40/oz — Rizos Curls Defining Custard - 2.5 oz costs about 5.5× more per ounce than Creme of Nature Butter Blend & Flaxseed Double Duty Curl Definer & Booster.
Butter Blend & Flaxseed Double Duty Curl Definer & Booster
Against 58 texture sprays with a computable unit price.
Defining Custard - 2.5 oz
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.
Butter Blend & Flaxseed Double Duty Curl Definer & Booster · Defining Custard - 2.5 oz · 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.
- 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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