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Creme of Nature Hair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling Mousse vs SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse

85% function match · 10 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 35%. Creme of Nature Hair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling Mousse and SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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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.

  • Hair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling Mousse — protein-sensitive hair
  • Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse — 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”.

Trait
Creme of Nature

Hair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling Mousse

  • Styler
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse — 7.5 oz container SheaMoisture

Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse

  • Styler
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$6.12 7 oz · $0.87/oz
$11–13 7.5 oz · $1.56/oz
Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most mousses $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 93% of the 138 mousses we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 74% of the 138 mousses we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
Moisture level Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Hold system Same
High Synthetic hold polymers — the firmest of the hold systems. Your hair
High Synthetic hold polymers — the firmest of the hold systems. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair Differs
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Differs
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Low Your hair
Cast risk Same
Unlikely Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely. Your hair
Unlikely Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely. Your hair
Oil absorption Same
None No absorbent powders or starches. Your hair
None No absorbent powders or starches. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Rich Butters near the top: a heavy, softening formula. Your hair
Rich Butters near the top: a heavy, softening formula. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol Same
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
Humidity resistance
—
Claimed The brand claims humidity resistance; the ingredient list cannot confirm it. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • 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
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.
More facts about each one
Type
Styler
Stylerfoam
Where to buy
—
Ulta · Target
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Scent
Scented, not described
Coconut & tropical · Floral
Humidity claim
—
Yes
How often
—
as needed

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

IngredientHair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling MousseCoconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
Softens
#6Supporting
#5Supporting
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
Heavy
#7Supporting
#3Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#13Below the 1% line
#18Below the 1% line
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleanses
#9Below the 1% line
#2Leading
Panthenol
Detangles
#10Below the 1% line
#4Supporting

What only one of them carries

Hair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling Mousse

Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse

Full ingredient list — Hair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling Mousse (21)
Full ingredient list — Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse (18)

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.

VerdictsHair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling MousseCoconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse
Supported
1
3
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
0
Potential conflict
0
2

Hair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling Mousse

  • Eliminates flyaways for a flawless finish that lasts up to 72 hoursStated by brandMay help, but not a primary focus.
  • Suited for wash-n-go styles, braids, twists, bantu knots and rod setsSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.

Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse

  • Frizz-FreeSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • controls frizz while adding brilliant shineSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • enhances natural curl memory and wave patternSupportedHolds a clump together.
  • high impact volume and a soft finishPotential conflictLikely to weigh hair down.
  • leaves no residuePotential conflictExpect it to sit on the strand.

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.

Hair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling Mousse

No review themes researched for this product yet.

Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse

Reviewers say the mousse feels lightweight and doesn't leave residue in the hair

Ulta customer reviews

Reviewers note it doesn't leave hair feeling greasy

Ulta customer reviews

Reviewers repeatedly praise the coconut-hibiscus scent

Ulta customer reviews

Some curly-haired reviewers report the mousse separates curls and leaves hair straighter than expected, with no real hold

Ulta customer reviews (curly hair users)

Some reviewers say it left their hair very drying and increased frizz rather than controlling it

Ulta customer reviews

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.

$0.87/oz vs $1.56/oz — SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse costs about 1.8× more per ounce than Creme of Nature Hair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling Mousse.

$0.39/oz median $2.62/oz $15.88/oz $0.87/oz Hair Food Smoothing & Friz $1.56/oz Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Mo

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 138 mousses with a computable unit price.

Value readHair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling MousseCoconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse
Label
Lower cost than most moussesCosts less per ounce than most mousses we have researched.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for mousses per ounce.

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.

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Hair Food Smoothing & Frizz Control Styling Mousse · Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Mousse · All mousses 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.
  • 6 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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