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Garnier Fructis Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste vs Redken Brews Texture Pomade

85% function match · 10 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 40%. Garnier Fructis Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste and Redken Brews Texture Pomade share 2 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.

  • Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste — protein-sensitive hair
  • Brews Texture Pomade — curly-method routines

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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
Garnier Fructis Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste — 3.4 oz container Garnier Fructis

Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste

  • Styler
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Redken Brews Texture Pomade — 3.4 oz container Redken

Brews Texture Pomade

  • Styler
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$5.99 3.4 oz · $1.91/oz
$20–24 3.4 oz · $7.06/oz
Value / price positioning
Lower cost than most pastes $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 99% of the 90 pastes we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 58% of the 90 pastes we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
Moisture level Same
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Hold (as stated)
Strong A strong hold, as stated by the brand. Your hair
Strong A strong hold, as stated by the brand. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair Same
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. Your hair
Protein Differs
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. 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
Mixed Gums and synthetic polymers together. Your hair
Mixed Gums and synthetic polymers together. Your hair
Cast risk Same
Unlikely Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely. Your hair
Unlikely Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely. 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
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
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
Stylerpaste
Stylerpaste
Where to buy
Brand website · Target
Ulta
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
—
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Amber & spice
Scented, not described
Hold
strongThe current product listing states all-day strong hold.
strongReviewers describe "strong hold" supporting thick hair and Ulta lists the product in its Strong Hold styling category
Finish
—
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

IngredientSurfer Hair Styling Power PasteBrews Texture Pomade
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Beeswax
Buildup
#2Leading
#3Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#5Supporting
#4Supporting
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#6Below the 1% line
#13Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#10Below the 1% line
#18Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#14Below the 1% line
#21Below the 1% line
Hexyl Cinnamal
Fragrance
#15Below the 1% line
#22Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#16Below the 1% line
#25Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste

Brews Texture Pomade

Full ingredient list — Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste (24)
Full ingredient list — Brews Texture Pomade (32)

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.

VerdictsSurfer Hair Styling Power PasteBrews Texture Pomade
Supported
1
2
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
3
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste

  • windblown surfer lookStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • all-day strong holdSupportedStructure that lasts the day.
  • Fruit Micro WaxesStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • non-flaking textureStated by brandSoothing, not an active treatment.

Brews Texture Pomade

  • Strong holdSupportedStructure that lasts the day.
  • Natural finishStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Texture and definitionSupportedHolds a clump together.

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.

Both praised for a clean rinse-out. Garnier Fructis Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste draws complaints about the scent; Redken Brews Texture Pomade draws complaints about weight and curl definition.

Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste

A long-time user says it gives substantial volume and beach-like texture after application to damp hair and blow-drying.

user seeking a surfer-texture look

A fine, wavy-haired reviewer says the product leaves their hair fuller and softer without a sticky, crunchy, or greasy feel.

fine, wavy hair

Recent reviewers repeatedly complain that a newer container smelled smoky or tobacco-like and no longer held as well as earlier purchases.

long-time users comparing newer formula or batches

Brews Texture Pomade

Works well for wavy and curly, textured styles with consistent results

verified Ulta reviewer

Not shiny, sticky, or hard-feeling, while still delivering strong hold

verified Ulta reviewer

Gives the right amount of strong texture and hold to support thick hair

verified Ulta reviewer

Left hair clumpy, flat, and uncontrollable within about an hour despite multiple application attempts

verified Ulta reviewer

Felt too heavy on thicker hair despite marketing claims, needed careful/light application

verified Ulta reviewer

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.

$1.91/oz vs $7.06/oz — Redken Brews Texture Pomade costs about 3.7× more per ounce than Garnier Fructis Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste.

$1.50/oz median $7.92/oz $73.33/oz $1.91/oz Surfer Hair Styling Power $7.06/oz Brews Texture Pomade

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 90 pastes with a computable unit price.

Value readSurfer Hair Styling Power PasteBrews Texture Pomade
Label
Lower cost than most pastesCosts less per ounce than most pastes we have researched.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for pastes 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.

Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste vs Kristin Ess+ Peptide Boost Volumizing Serum SprayKRISTIN ESS HAIR · 89% function matchBrews Texture Pomade vs MITCH Clean CutPaul Mitchell · 99% function matchSurfer Hair Styling Power Paste vs Dove Men+Care Medium Hold Hair Styling PasteDove Men+Care · 85% function matchBrews Texture Pomade vs Axe Urban Messy Look Epic Hold Matte Hair WaxAxe · 93% function matchSurfer Hair Styling Power Paste vs Men+Care Medium Hold Molding PasteDove Men+Care · 85% function matchBrews Texture Pomade vs Dove Men+Care Medium Hold Hair Styling PasteDove Men+Care · 93% function matchSurfer Hair Styling Power Paste vs Axe Urban Messy Look Epic Hold Matte Hair WaxAxe · 85% function matchBrews Texture Pomade vs Men+Care Medium Hold Molding PasteDove Men+Care · 93% function match

Surfer Hair Styling Power Paste · Brews Texture Pomade · All pastes 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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