Side by side
Harry's Harry's Sculpting Gel vs Sebastian Volupt Thickefy Volumizing Mousse
93% function match · 12 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. Harry's Harry's Sculpting Gel and Sebastian Volupt Thickefy Volumizing Mousse 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.
Your profile at a glance
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When each one is the right call
What each formula is built for, from its own ingredient list.
- Harry's Sculpting Gel — protein-sensitive hair
- Volupt Thickefy Volumizing Mousse — 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
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Fine hairthat flattens under most products
- 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
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
- Soft, touchable finishesthe brand states a firm hold
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
- Styles that must holdthe brand states a light hold at most
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
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
Harry's Sculpting Gel
Full ingredient list — Harry's Sculpting Gel (10)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Polyacrylate-2 Crosspolymer
- film former
- polymer
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3
Polysorbate 20
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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4
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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5
Aminomethyl Propanol
- pH adjuster
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6
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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7
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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8
Tetrasodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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9
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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10
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Volupt Thickefy Volumizing Mousse (19)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
PVP
- film former
- polymer
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3
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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4
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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5
Methylparaben
- paraben
- preservative
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6
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
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7
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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8
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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9
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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10
Tocopheryl Acetate
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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11
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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12
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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13
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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14
Benzyl Salicylate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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15
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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16
hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde
- fragrance
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17
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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18
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
- 19 Polyaminopropyl Biguanide
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.
Harry's Sculpting Gel
Firm hold with a polished finish
SupportedStructure that lasts the day.no flakiness
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.keeps your style in place all day
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.alcohol-free, won't feel dry or damaged
SupportedNothing that flashes off dry.no parabens or sulfates
SupportedPreserved without parabens.
Volupt Thickefy Volumizing Mousse
Liquid-to-foam tech
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Lightweight hold
SupportedLess likely to weigh hair down.Weightless body
SupportedLeaves room for lift.Thick-feeling, long-lasting hold
SupportedStructure that lasts the day.
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.
Harry's Sculpting Gel
Applied after showering, it holds hair really well through the day
5-star brand-site reviewer (David D.)Good enough that customer keeps restocking it as a regular product
5-star brand-site reviewer (N.J.B.J.)Scent is pleasant, though hold struggles against stubborn cowlicks
3-star brand-site reviewer (Paul N.) with self-described 'world class' cowlicksVolupt Thickefy Volumizing Mousse
No review themes researched for this product yet.
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.
$1.34/oz vs $1.80/oz — Sebastian Volupt Thickefy Volumizing Mousse costs about 1.3× more per ounce than Harry's Harry's Sculpting Gel.
Harry's Sculpting Gel
Against 157 gels with a computable unit price.
Volupt Thickefy Volumizing Mousse
Against 138 mousses 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.
Harry's Sculpting Gel · Volupt Thickefy Volumizing Mousse · All gels 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.
- This particular combination is not listed in our sitemap: we only submit pairs of comparable products that our similarity data says people would actually weigh against each other.
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