Side by side
Drybar Hot Toddy Heat Protectant Mist vs Kevin Murphy Heated.Defense
81% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. Drybar Hot Toddy Heat Protectant Mist and Kevin Murphy Heated.Defense share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.
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.
- Hot Toddy Heat Protectant Mist — heat styling
- Heated.Defense — heat styling
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 — 5.1 oz against 1.5 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
- A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
- Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
- Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
- 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
- Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- sulfate-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
Hot Toddy Heat Protectant Mist
Full ingredient list — Hot Toddy Heat Protectant Mist (22)
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1
Hydrofluorocarbon 152a
- propellant
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2
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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3
Disiloxane
- silicone
- emollient
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4
Propylene Glycol Dibenzoate
- light ester
- emollient
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5
PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate
- light ester
- emollient
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6
Spathodea Campanulata Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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7
Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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8
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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9
Glycerin
- humectant
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10
Octylacrylamide/Acrylates/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
- 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
Ppg-12 Dimethicone
- silicone
- emulsifier
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13
Water
- solvent
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14
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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15
Polyquaternium-59
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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16
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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17
Aminomethyl Propanol
- pH adjuster
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18
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
- antioxidant
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19
Sorbic Acid
- preservative
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20
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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21
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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22
Coumarin
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Heated.Defense (24)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetyl Triethylmonium Dimethicone Peg-8 Succinate
- emollient
- light ester
- silicone
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3
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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4
Hydrolyzed Quinoa
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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5
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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6
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Piper Nigrum (Pepper) Seed Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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8
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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9
Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil
- oil
- emollient
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10
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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11
Hexylene Glycol
- solvent
- humectant
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12
Sodium Coco Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
- conditioning agent
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13
Polyquaternium-55
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
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14
VP/Dmapa Acrylates Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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15
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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16
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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17
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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18
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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19
Benzalkonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
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20
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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21
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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22
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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.
Hot Toddy Heat Protectant Mist
Protects hair from heat (up to 450F/232C)
Partly supportedSold for hot tools; untestable here.FOR USE ON DRY HAIR: shake well, lift sections of dry hair and spray throughout before using hot tools
Partly supportedNeutral on lift.Offered in two fragrances: Blanc (coconut, vanilla, amber) and Coconut Colada (coconut water, muguet, coconut)
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
Heated.Defense
Protect your hair against daily life's biggest aggressor, heat damage
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.A weightless and invisible leave-in treatment foam to protect your hair against damage associated with heated and mechanical tools
Partly supportedDepends how fine your hair is.Providing heat protection up to 232C / 450F
Partly supportedSold for hot tools; untestable here.
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.
Drybar Hot Toddy Heat Protectant Mist draws complaints about residue or cast.
Hot Toddy Heat Protectant Mist
Signature scent is appreciated by many reviewers
Ulta and Walmart reviewersProtects hair during styling and supports a healthier feel
Ulta and Walmart reviewersSome users report residue, overspray, or difficulty controlling the aerosol
Ulta and Walmart reviewersHeated.Defense
Lightweight foam protects hair through repeated heat styling
SalonCentric reviewersLeaves curls or thick hair soft, shiny, and healthy
Haircare NZ and Walmart reviewersSome reviewers report little difference after styling
SalonCentric reviewerPrice 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.
$4.80/oz vs $8.71/oz — Drybar Hot Toddy Heat Protectant Mist costs about 1.8× more per ounce than Kevin Murphy Heated.Defense.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 223 heat protectants 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.
Hot Toddy Heat Protectant Mist · Heated.Defense · All heat protectants 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.
- 10 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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