Side by side
Curlsmith Effortless Waves Styling Spray - 8.0 oz vs Mixed Chicks Morning After Redefining Foam For Styling And Curl Refreshing
93% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 21%. Curlsmith Effortless Waves Styling Spray - 8.0 oz and Mixed Chicks Morning After Redefining Foam For Styling And Curl Refreshing 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.
- Effortless Waves Styling Spray - 8.0 oz — protein-sensitive hair
- Morning After Redefining Foam For Styling And Curl Refreshing — 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”.
Morning After Redefining Foam For Styling And Curl Refreshing
- Styler
- Masstige
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- 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
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
- Styles that must holdthe brand states a light hold at most
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
- 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
Effortless Waves Styling Spray - 8.0 oz
Morning After Redefining Foam For Styling And Curl Refreshing
Full ingredient list — Effortless Waves Styling Spray - 8.0 oz (30)
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Water
- solvent
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2
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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3
VP/VA Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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4
Betaine
- humectant
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5
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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6
Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract
- gum
- film former
- botanical extract
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7
Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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8
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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10
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract
- botanical extract
- humectant
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12
Ocimum Basilicum Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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13
Piper Nigrum Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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14
Sclerotium Gum
- film former
- gum
- thickener
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15
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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16
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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17
Sodium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
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18
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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19
Glycerin
- humectant
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20
Caprylic Acid
- preservative
- emulsifier
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21
Xylitol
- humectant
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22
Laurtrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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23
Sodium Bisulfite
- antioxidant
- preservative
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24
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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25
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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26
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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27
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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28
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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29
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- fragrance
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30
Pinene
- fragrance
Full ingredient list — Morning After Redefining Foam For Styling And Curl Refreshing (8)
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Water
- solvent
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2
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
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3
Glycerin
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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4
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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5
Xanthan Gum
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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6
VP/VA Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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7
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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8
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.
Effortless Waves Styling Spray - 8.0 oz
Reduces frizz by 78% (third party testing)
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.86% agreed waves were more defined after use
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.Crunch-free formula
Potential conflictExpect a cast you have to scrunch out.Made without sulphates, silicones, or drying alcohols
SupportedNothing that needs a strong wash.
Morning After Redefining Foam For Styling And Curl Refreshing
Apply generously through dry hair to reboot next day curls
Stated by brandHow to use it, not a claim.fast drying foam
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
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.
Effortless Waves Styling Spray - 8.0 oz
Multiple reviewers say waves come out with well-defined, uniform curl clumps and excellent slip for detangling while applying
5-star Ulta reviewer with wavy hairReviewers frequently mention the spray keeps hair frizz-free without any stiff or crunchy cast
Ulta reviewers, aggregateReviewers describe being genuinely surprised at how much more defined and full their waves looked compared to prior products
5-star Ulta reviewerSome reviewers report waves fall flatter by the end of the day and hair feels drier than expected
2-star Ulta reviewerMorning After Redefining Foam For Styling And Curl Refreshing
Lightweight and makes a noticeable difference in reviving curls
general reviewerReboots second/third-day curls, making hair curly and full of life again with excellent results between washes
reviewer with coarse/curly hairWorks better than restyling mist spray for second/third day styling on permed hair, and doesn't have much scent
reviewer with permed hairAdds volume but pulls moisture out of hair for drier hair types, needing to be combined with other products
reviewer with dry hairPrice 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.
$1.87/oz vs $3.50/oz — Curlsmith Effortless Waves Styling Spray - 8.0 oz costs about 1.9× more per ounce than Mixed Chicks Morning After Redefining Foam For Styling And Curl Refreshing.
Effortless Waves Styling Spray - 8.0 oz
Against 96 hairsprays with a computable unit price.
Morning After Redefining Foam For Styling And Curl Refreshing
Against 138 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.
Effortless Waves Styling Spray - 8.0 oz · Morning After Redefining Foam For Styling And Curl Refreshing · All hairsprays 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.
- 2 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.
- This particular combination is not listed in our sitemap: we only submit pairs of comparable products that our similarity data says people would actually weigh against each other.
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