Side by side
Kenra Professional Platinum Thickening Glaze Density Building Crème vs Suave All In One Multi-Benefit Magic Styling Cream
95% function match · 8 of the 9 functions we compared match Formula overlap 12%. Kenra Professional Platinum Thickening Glaze Density Building Crème and Suave All In One Multi-Benefit Magic Styling Cream share 3 ingredients among each other's most prominent.
These sit in different steps of a routine — Kenra Professional Platinum Thickening Glaze Density Building Crème is a styler and Suave All In One Multi-Benefit Magic Styling Cream is a leave-in. Comparing their formulas is fair; treating one as a replacement for the other is not.
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.
- Platinum Thickening Glaze Density Building Crème — protein-sensitive hair
- All In One Multi-Benefit Magic Styling Cream — protein-sensitive hair
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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”.
Kenra Professional
Platinum Thickening Glaze Density Building Crème
- Styler
- Masstige
- Sulfate-free
- Protein-free
Compared at different sizes — 9 oz against 4 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
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
Platinum Thickening Glaze Density Building Crème
All In One Multi-Benefit Magic Styling Cream
Full ingredient list — Platinum Thickening Glaze Density Building Crème (16)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Glycerin
- humectant
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3
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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4
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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5
Propoxytetramethyl Piperdinyl Dimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
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6
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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7
Dimethicone PEG-8 Meadowfoamate
- silicone
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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9
Dehydroacetic Acid
- preservative
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10
Polyimide-1
- film former
- polymer
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11
Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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12
C11-15 Pareth-7
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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13
Amodimethicone
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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14
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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15
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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16
Trideceth-12
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
Full ingredient list — All In One Multi-Benefit Magic Styling Cream (20)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cyclopentasiloxane
- silicone
- emollient
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3
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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4
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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5
Propylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
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7
Dimethiconol
- silicone
- emollient
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8
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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9
Quaternium-80
- silicone
- conditioning agent
- film former
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10
Polyquaternium-37
- conditioning agent
- film former
- polymer
- thickener
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11
VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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12
Phenyl Trimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
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13
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
- light ester
- emollient
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14
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- hard-water chelator
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15
PPG-1 Trideceth-6
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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16
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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17
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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18
Sodium Hyaluronate
- humectant
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19
Sodium Hydroxide
- pH adjuster
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20
Hexyl Cinnamal
- 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.
Platinum Thickening Glaze Density Building Crème
Creates body & dimension for thicker looking hair
Partly supportedNeutral on lift.Adds dimension to blowouts
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Lightweight, conditioning crème
Partly supportedDepends how fine your hair is.
All In One Multi-Benefit Magic Styling Cream
10-in-1 Multi-Benefit Styling Cream
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Smoothes, defines and holds style all in one effortless step
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Controls frizz, and boosts shine
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.Lightweight & Non-Greasy
Partly supportedDepends how fine your hair is.Detangles & Smooths & Protects (benefit-tag fragment, lower confidence)
SupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
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 shine. Kenra Professional Platinum Thickening Glaze Density Building Crème draws complaints about volume.
Platinum Thickening Glaze Density Building Crème
Favorite leave-in-style product, leaves thin hair bouncy, shiny, and denser-looking
lulugirl88, Montreal QC, 5-star Ulta reviewerWorks well for thin hair and reviewer plans to keep using it
Emily, Charleston SC, 5-star Ulta reviewerAs a senior with thinning hair, tried many thickening products and this one worked
Marie, Long Island NY, 5-star Ulta reviewerExpected it to thicken her hair but it didn't work for her
Gwen, Kentucky, 2-star Ulta reviewerA longtime favorite that noticeably changed formula and no longer performs the same, would not recommend the current version
Ulta 'most helpful critical' reviewer, 1-starAll In One Multi-Benefit Magic Styling Cream
Smooths/defines curls and retains style while simplifying routine
Exact Walmart reviewerLightweight non-greasy application, pleasant scent, and no crunch
Exact Instacart/Influenster reviewersFantastic smell, shine, and smoother frizz with style hold
Exact Walmart 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.
Platinum Thickening Glaze Density Building Crème
Against 64 volumizers 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.
Platinum Thickening Glaze Density Building Crème · All In One Multi-Benefit Magic Styling Cream · All volumizers 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.
- 5 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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