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DevaCurl Mist of Wonders Leave-In vs Mixed Chicks Base Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil

87% function match · 6 of the 7 functions we compared match Formula overlap 50%. DevaCurl Mist of Wonders Leave-In and Mixed Chicks Base Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil share 3 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

Based on your consultation

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.

  • Mist of Wonders Leave-In — heat styling
  • Base Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil — maximum slip

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
DevaCurl Mist of Wonders Leave-In — 10 oz container DevaCurl

Mist of Wonders Leave-In

  • Leave-in
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Mixed Chicks Base Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil — brand photograph Mixed Chicks

Base Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil

  • Leave-in
  • Drugstore
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$35.99 10 oz · $3.60/oz
$12 9 oz · $1.78/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a leave-in $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 59% of the 553 leave-ins we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 57% of the 481 leave-ins we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Wavy–Coily The brand’s own claims name curly or textured hair. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. 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
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
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
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
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Fragrance
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
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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
Heat protection
Stated to 450°F The brand states a protection temperature — a label claim, not a measurement. Your hair
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Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sun and colour fadea UV filter is in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
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
Leave-inmist
Leave-inspray
Where to buy
Brand website · Ulta
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
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Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Heat protection
up to 450°F
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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

IngredientMist of Wonders Leave-InBase Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#3Leading
#2Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#5Supporting
#4Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#6Below the 1% line
#12Below the 1% line
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#26Below the 1% line
#9Below the 1% line
Benzyl Alcohol
Stabilizes
#25Below the 1% line
#14Below the 1% line
Potassium Sorbate
Stabilizes
#27Below the 1% line
#15Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Mist of Wonders Leave-In

Base Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil

Full ingredient list — Mist of Wonders Leave-In (30)
Full ingredient list — Base Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil (15)

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.

VerdictsMist of Wonders Leave-InBase Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil
Supported
1
2
Partly supported
1
0
Stated by brand
1
2
Potential conflict
0
0

Mist of Wonders Leave-In

  • 12 instant benefits full of wonder for curlsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Lightweight leave-in with Nutri-Curl ComplexSupportedLess likely to weigh hair down.
  • Heat protects up to 450 degreesPartly supportedSold for hot tools; untestable here.

Base Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil

  • Adds instant shine, fights frizz, and softens hairSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • Detangles hairSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • Color safe & dye-freeStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Paraben-free, phthalate-free, sulfate-free, formaldehyde-free, mineral oil-freeStated 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.

DevaCurl Mist of Wonders Leave-In draws complaints about frizz and residue or cast.

Mist of Wonders Leave-In

Extends curl definition between wash days and adds volume without weighing hair down

3b/4a curl types, refresh use

Long-time DevaCurl users report it increased frizz rather than reducing it

reviewers with 15+ years using DevaCurl products

Leaves a tacky or gummy residue when scrunched into wet/damp curls for some users

On its own left hair dry and frizzy for low-porosity hair, better results when layered with cream/gel

2c low-porosity, high-density hair

Base Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil

Multiple reviewers say the spray feels lightweight and doesn't weigh their curls down, even after years of repeat use.

repeat customers with curly hair

Reviewers describe it as an effective detangler that works without pulling or damaging hair, including on long, fine curly hair.

reviewers detangling fine or long curly hair

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.

$1.78/oz vs $3.60/oz — DevaCurl Mist of Wonders Leave-In costs about 2× more per ounce than Mixed Chicks Base Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil.

$0.01/oz median $2.46/oz $76.00/oz $3.60/oz Mist of Wonders Leave-In $1.78/oz Base Coat with Prickly Pea

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 553 leave-ins with a computable unit price.

Value readMist of Wonders Leave-InBase Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil
Label
Upper-mid price for a leave-inSits in the middle of the range for leave-ins per ounce.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for leave-ins 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.

Mist of Wonders Leave-In vs Healthy Tri-Wheat Leave-In ConditionerSexy Hair · 89% function matchBase Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil vs Money Mist Leave-in ConditionerColor Wow · 93% function matchMist of Wonders Leave-In vs Apple Cider Vinegar Wonderworks Leave-In ConditionerdpHUE · 86% function matchBase Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil vs Sensories Smoother Passionflower & Aloe Smoothing Leave-In ConditionerRusk · 90% function matchMist of Wonders Leave-In vs Caviar Anti-Aging Replenishing Moisture Leave-In Conditioning MilkAlterna · 83% function matchBase Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil vs Clear Miracle Leave-InIt's a 10 · 90% function matchMist of Wonders Leave-In vs Nutritive Nectar Thermique Beautifying Anti-frizz Blow Dry MilkKerastase · 82% function matchBase Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil vs Au Naturale Anti-Shrinkage Slick Slip Leave In ConditionerDark and Lovely · 87% function match

Mist of Wonders Leave-In · Base Coat with Prickly Pear Seed Oil · All leave-ins 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.
  • 5 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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