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Davines This Is A Curl Building Serum vs Davines This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse

85% function match · 9 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 14%. Davines This Is A Curl Building Serum and Davines This Is A Volume Boosting 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.

  • This Is A Curl Building Serum — protein-sensitive hair
  • This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse — protein-sensitive hair

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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
Davines This Is A Curl Building Serum — 8.45 oz container Davines

This Is A Curl Building Serum

  • Styler
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Davines This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse — 8.45 oz container Davines

This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse

  • Styler
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Price, size & price per ounce
about $34 8.45 oz · $4.02/oz
$33–37 8.45 oz · $4.38/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 76% of the 105 curl creams we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 78% of the 138 mousses we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Wavy–Coily Co-washes, curl creams, and gels are built around wave and curl. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Hold (as stated)
Light A light hold, as stated by the brand. Your hair
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Slip / detangling Same
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Weight on hair Differs
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Protein Same
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Hold system Same
Synthetic polymer Synthetic hold polymers — the firmest of the hold systems. Your hair
High Synthetic hold polymers — the firmest of the hold systems. Your hair
Cast risk Differs
Unlikely Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely. Your hair
Likely Film formers without much softening them — expect a cast to scrunch out. 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
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. 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
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
  • 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
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Styles that must holdthe brand states a light hold at most
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
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
Stylerserum
Styleraerosol
Where to buy
Brand website · Specialty beauty
Brand website · Sephora
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · brand states
Cruelty-free · brand states
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Hold
lightDavines explicitly describes the exact product as having light hold and workability.
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Finish
shine
natural
How often
as needed
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

IngredientThis Is A Curl Building SerumThis Is A Volume Boosting Mousse
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#2Leading
#9Below the 1% line
Panthenol
Detangles
#5Supporting
#17Below the 1% line
Amodimethicone
Buildup
#9Secondary
#13Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#11Below the 1% line
#7Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#21Below the 1% line
#21Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

This Is A Curl Building Serum

This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse

Full ingredient list — This Is A Curl Building Serum (23)
Full ingredient list — This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse (21)

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.

VerdictsThis Is A Curl Building SerumThis Is A Volume Boosting Mousse
Supported
4
2
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
1
3
Potential conflict
0
0

This Is A Curl Building Serum

  • bouncy, defined curls without weightStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • smooths unruly curlsSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • light hold and workabilitySupportedStructure that lasts the day.
  • frizz-fightingSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • elasticity and shineSupportedReflects light for visible shine.

This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse

  • airy volumeSupportedLeaves room for lift.
  • creamy snow-like textureStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • light natural-looking bodySupportedLeaves room for lift.
  • foam-based stylerStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • for any hair typeStated 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.

Davines This Is A Curl Building Serum draws complaints about weight; Davines This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse draws complaints about volume and the price.

This Is A Curl Building Serum

A short, thick, coarse-curled reviewer says it controls their curls well enough to replace three products in their routine.

short, thick, coarse curls

A curl user says it reduces frizz while helping their curls set.

customer styling curls

A fine, thinner-haired reviewer finds the serum too heavy for their hair.

fine, thin hair

This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse

A reviewer with long, fine hair says diffusing with the mousse defines loose curls in a natural-looking way.

long, fine hair using a diffuser

A fine-haired user says the mousse gives their hair fullness while keeping it soft.

fine hair

Another fine, soft-haired user reports that it made their hair softer and flatter rather than giving enough lift for the price.

fine, soft hair

One customer praises the lightweight, non-sticky feel but another reports a broken nozzle despite liking the mousse when it dispensed.

straight or flyaway hair; aerosol packaging experience

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.

$4.02/oz vs $4.38/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.

This Is A Curl Building Serum

Against 105 curl creams with a computable unit price.

This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse

Against 138 mousses with a computable unit price.

Value readThis Is A Curl Building SerumThis Is A Volume Boosting Mousse
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.

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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This Is A Curl Building Serum · This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse · All curl creams 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.
  • 4 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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