Side by side
Goldwell Dualsenses Just Smooth Taming Oil vs Matrix Food For Soft Multi-Use Hair Oil Serum
94% function match · 7 of the 8 functions we compared match Formula overlap 26%. Goldwell Dualsenses Just Smooth Taming Oil and Matrix Food For Soft Multi-Use Hair Oil Serum share 2 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.
- Dualsenses Just Smooth Taming Oil — dry, thirsty hair
- Food For Soft Multi-Use Hair Oil Serum — 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”.
Compared at different sizes — 17 oz against 3.4 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
- Sun and colour fadea UV filter is in the list
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
- Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
- Aerosol avoidancea pump or tube, not a pressurised can
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here
More facts about each one
- 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
Dualsenses Just Smooth Taming Oil
Food For Soft Multi-Use Hair Oil Serum
Full ingredient list — Dualsenses Just Smooth Taming Oil (20)
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1
Cyclopentasiloxane
- silicone
- emollient
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2
Dimethiconol
- silicone
- emollient
- 3 Diethylhexyl Carbonate
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4
Phenyl Trimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
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5
Isopropyl Myristate
- light ester
- emollient
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6
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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7
Aleurites Moluccanus (Kukui) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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8
Octyldodecyl PCA
- light ester
- emollient
- humectant
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9
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
- UV filter
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10
Water
- solvent
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11
C11-15 Pareth-7
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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12
Laureth-9
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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13
Glycerin
- humectant
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14
Trideceth-12
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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15
Acetic Acid
- pH adjuster
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16
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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17
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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18
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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19
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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20
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Food For Soft Multi-Use Hair Oil Serum (13)
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1
Isododecane
- solvent
- emollient
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2
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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3
C11-13 Isoalkane
- solvent
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4
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- light ester
- emollient
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5
Dimethiconol
- silicone
- emollient
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6
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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7
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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8
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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9
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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10
Trihydroxystearin
- wax
- thickener
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11
Sodium Hyaluronate
- humectant
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12
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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13
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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.
Dualsenses Just Smooth Taming Oil
Instantly provides control and an outstanding soft hair feel with brilliant shine
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.Anti-humidity effect
Stated by brandMay help, but not measurable here.Addresses frizz control through smoothing technology featuring Kukui Nut Oil
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.FadeStop Formula to minimize color fading
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
Food For Soft Multi-Use Hair Oil Serum
No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.
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.
Dualsenses Just Smooth Taming Oil
No review themes researched for this product yet.
Food For Soft Multi-Use Hair Oil Serum
The serum provides noticeable shine and smoothness to hair without leaving it feeling oily or heavy.
A small amount of product is needed for effective results, making the bottle last a long time.
Reviewers report the serum effectively reduces frizz and tames flyaways across various hair types.
The product absorbs quickly into hair without leaving residue buildup or a greasy appearance.
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.
$2.00/oz vs $7.84/oz — Goldwell Dualsenses Just Smooth Taming Oil costs about 3.9× more per ounce than Matrix Food For Soft Multi-Use Hair Oil Serum.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 169 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.
Dualsenses Just Smooth Taming Oil · Food For Soft Multi-Use Hair Oil Serum · 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.
- 8 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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