Side by side
dpHUE Color Fresh Oil Therapy vs OUAI Hair Oil
96% function match · 11 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 63%. dpHUE Color Fresh Oil Therapy and OUAI Hair Oil 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.
- Color Fresh Oil Therapy — protein-sensitive hair
- Hair Oil — 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”.
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
- Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
- Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
- sulfate-free
- protein-free
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
Color Fresh Oil Therapy
Full ingredient list — Color Fresh Oil Therapy (12)
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1
Cyclopentasiloxane
- silicone
- emollient
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2
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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3
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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4
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Tocopheryl Acetate
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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6
Retinyl Palmitate
- vitamin
- antioxidant
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7
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
- UV filter
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8
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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9
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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10
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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11
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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12
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Hair Oil (45)
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1
Cyclopentasiloxane
- silicone
- emollient
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2
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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3
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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4
Isododecane
- solvent
- emollient
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5
Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate
- light ester
- emollient
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6
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
- light ester
- emollient
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7
Phenyl Trimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
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8
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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9
Dimethiconol
- silicone
- emollient
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10
Jojoba Esters
- wax
- light ester
- emollient
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11
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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12
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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13
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil
- oil
- emollient
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14
Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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15
Borago Officinalis Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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16
Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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17
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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18
Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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19
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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20
Coconut Alkanes
- emollient
- solvent
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21
Kaempferia Galanga Root Extract
- botanical extract
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22
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract
- botanical extract
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23
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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24
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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25
Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract
- botanical extract
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26
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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27
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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28
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- light ester
- emollient
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29
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
- UV filter
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30
Polysilicone-15
- silicone
- UV filter
- 31 Diisostearyl Malate
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32
Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
- emollient
- sealant
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33
Beta-Carotene
- antioxidant
- colourant
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34
BHT
- antioxidant
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35
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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36
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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37
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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38
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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39
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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40
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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41
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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42
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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43
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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44
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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45
Geraniol
- 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.
Color Fresh Oil Therapy
No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.
Hair Oil
ultra-lightweight
Potential conflictExpect it to sit on the strand.high-gloss finish
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.fights frizz
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.smooths hair
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.heat protection
Stated by brandOnly lab testing can show this.color-safe
SupportedLess fade per wash.
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.
Color Fresh Oil Therapy
A recurring account is softer, silkier ends over continued use, with reviewers who bleach, colour or heat-style their hair saying ends that used to feel dry and hay-like no longer do.
Reviewers consistently report the oil absorbs without leaving a greasy or heavy residue, so daily or even twice-daily use does not make hair look slick, and those who say their hair weighs down easily report it stays light.
Frizz, flyaways and static are the specific problems reviewers say it fixes, named for summer humidity and for winter dryness alike, with added shine that they contrast against the oil-slick look of other serums.
Several reviewers with blonde or naturally silver hair single out that this oil is clear rather than yellow-tinted, saying it adds shine without staining or shifting their colour the way a tinted bonding oil previously did.
The fragrance is the single thing reviewers raise most often, described as clean and fresh rather than oily, with several saying they would wear it as a perfume and that they apply the oil on days they have no frizz just for the smell.
Hair Oil
Reviewers frequently say the oil leaves hair softer, smoother, and visibly shinier without a greasy after-feel.
Fine-to-medium hair users and everyday finishersFrizz reduction and easier detangling are recurring benefits, including from users applying it after washing or before blow-drying.
Damp-hair and heat-styling usersThe fragrance is a major draw for many reviewers, but a minority finds it too weak, too floral, or not worth the price.
Fragrance-sensitive reviewers and repeat purchasersPrice 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.
Hair Oil
Against 175 hair oils 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.
Color Fresh Oil Therapy · Hair Oil · All hair oils 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.
- 3 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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