Side by side
Davines NOURISHING Hair Building Pak vs Davines The Renaissance Circle
75% function match · 5 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 80%. Davines NOURISHING Hair Building Pak and Davines The Renaissance Circle share 4 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.
- NOURISHING Hair Building Pak — maximum slip
- The Renaissance Circle — 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”.
Compared at different sizes — 8.45 oz against 1.69 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- 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
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- 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
- Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-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
NOURISHING Hair Building Pak
Full ingredient list — NOURISHING Hair Building Pak (32)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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5
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- conditioning agent
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6
Glycerin
- humectant
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7
Hydrogenated Farnesene
- emollient
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8
Glyceryl Stearate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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9
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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10
Glycine
- amino acid
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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11
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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12
Behenyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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13
Maleic Acid
- pH adjuster
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14
Polyglyceryl-10 Pentastearate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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15
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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16
Lysine Hcl
- amino acid
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17
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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18
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
- 19 THIOCTAMIDOETHYL DIMETHYLAMINE MALEATE
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20
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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21
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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22
Retinyl Palmitate
- vitamin
- antioxidant
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23
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil / Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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24
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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25
Linalyl Acetate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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26
Terpineol
- fragrance
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27
Eucalyptus Globulus Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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28
hexadecanolactone
- fragrance
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29
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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31
anethole
- fragrance
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32
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — The Renaissance Circle (29)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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6
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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7
Glyceryl Stearate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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8
Hydrogenated Farnesene
- emollient
-
9
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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10
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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11
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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12
Kaolin
- clay
- powder
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13
Quaternium-87
- conditioning agent
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14
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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15
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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16
Sclerotium Gum
- film former
- gum
- thickener
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17
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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18
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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19
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
- 20 Glycine Soja Oil / Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
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21
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- fragrance
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22
Linalyl Acetate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Juniperus Virginiana Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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24
Pogostemon Cablin Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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25
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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26
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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27
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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28
Citrus Aurantium Flower Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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29
Hydroxycitronellal
- 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.
NOURISHING Hair Building Pak
Restructuring mask with vegetal keratin and Biacidic Bond Complex for dry, brittle hair
Partly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.Nourishes roots and hair shaft, strengthening fibers
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Protects from oxidative damage, leaves hair soft and full-bodied
Stated by brandSubjective feel varies by hair.
The Renaissance Circle
gives new life to very damaged hair
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.restores a healthy look to the hair giving it shine, nourishment and softness
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.perfect for people who use hot tools
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.This product does not contain any ingredients of animal origin.
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Vegan friendly
SupportedMatches our researched record.
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.
Davines The Renaissance Circle draws complaints about the scent.
NOURISHING Hair Building Pak
Described as one of the best protein masks tried, especially recommended for colored blonde hair
Verified Walmart.com customer review, 5 starsRequires consistent use (1-2 months, 2-3x weekly) but delivers real repair and helps hair look great while stretching product life with cost-saving mix-ins
Verified Walmart.com customer review, 5 starsRated one of the best products overall by a Walmart customer
Verified Walmart.com customer review, 5 stars; aggregate 4/5 across 4 ratingsThe Renaissance Circle
leaves damaged, dry or curly/thick hair noticeably softer and more nourished
reviewers on the brand's own product-page review widget, several naming damaged or curly/thick haircuts down on frizz
reviewer on the brand's own product-page review widgetscent is strong and can linger, taking multiple washes to fade for some users
reviewer on the brand's own product-page review widgetsome found it less smoothing than other Davines masks, or not noticeably better than a regular conditioner
two reviewers on the brand's own product-page review widgetPrice 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.
$4.98/oz vs $7.69/oz — Davines The Renaissance Circle costs about 1.5× more per ounce than Davines NOURISHING Hair Building Pak.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 347 masks and treatments 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.
NOURISHING Hair Building Pak · The Renaissance Circle · All masks and treatments 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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