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Kerastase Nutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice vs Kerastase Resistance Ciment Thermique

37% function match · 2 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 4%. Kerastase Nutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice and Kerastase Resistance Ciment Thermique 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.

  • Nutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice — maximum slip
  • Resistance Ciment Thermique — dry, thirsty 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”.

Trait
Kerastase

Nutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice

  • Heat protectant
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Kerastase Resistance Ciment Thermique — 5.1 oz container Kerastase

Resistance Ciment Thermique

  • Heat protectant
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$39.43 5.1 oz · $7.73/oz
$52 5.1 oz · $10.20/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced above most heat protectants $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 77% of the 223 heat protectants we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 91% of the 223 heat protectants we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Straight–Curly Smoothing and thermal products span straight through curly hair. Your hair
Straight–Curly Smoothing and thermal products span straight through curly hair. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. 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 Differs
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. 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 Same
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol Differs
Present Fast-drying alcohol is present — it speeds drying and can read dry on the hair. 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
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
  • Stretching wash daysnothing here needs a detergent to remove
  • A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
  • Porous, damaged hairceramides are in the list
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here
  • 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
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
Heat protectantspray
Heat protectantcream
Where to buy
Salons · Specialty beauty
Specialty beauty · Salons · Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
Cruelty-free
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described

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

IngredientNutritive Lotion Thermique SublimatriceResistance Ciment Thermique
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Quaternium-87
Detangles
#7Below the 1% line
#17Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#19Below the 1% line
#23Below the 1% line
Propylene Glycol
Moisturizes
#18Below the 1% line
#3Leading
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#35Below the 1% line
#6Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#33Below the 1% line
#14Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Nutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice

Resistance Ciment Thermique

Full ingredient list — Nutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice (36)
Full ingredient list — Resistance Ciment Thermique (31)

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.

VerdictsNutritive Lotion Thermique SublimatriceResistance Ciment Thermique
Supported
0
0
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
4
3
Potential conflict
0
0

Nutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice

  • Provides 82% deep conditioningStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • 98% less breakage vs non-conditioning shampooStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Heat protection up to 450°FStated by brandOnly lab testing can show this.
  • Speeds up drying performance by halfStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Resistance Ciment Thermique

  • Strengthening Blow-Dry Cream for Damaged HairPartly supportedSupports the surface, not a treatment.
  • instantly reconstructs, reinforces and resurfaces the hair fiberStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • recreates the hair's natural external protective layerStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • makes the blow-dry two times fasterStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

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 moisture. Kerastase Nutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice draws complaints about weight and the price.

Nutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice

Several reviewers say a single use noticeably reduced frizz and made post-blow-dry hair feel smoother than usual

Target customers (98 ratings, 4.76/5 average)

Fine-haired reviewers describe the mist as lightweight and note it smells like a salon treatment

Target customers with fine hair

Some reviewers report hair looking limp and greasy within a day of repeated use

Target customers

A few reviewers feel the price is high relative to the improvement they noticed

Target customers

Resistance Ciment Thermique

Reviewers describe hair that is soft, shiny and smooth after a blow-dry and call it their go-to heat protectant, with fine-but-thick hair saying a quarter-sized amount is enough.

frequent heat stylers, fine and medium hair

A minority say it did nothing for smoothing or protection on very fine hair, and a few report hair feeling stiff or 'like straw', several of them questioning whether the unit was genuine.

very fine hair, curly hair; the critical-review tail

Salon-quality users rate it good rather than miraculous: it works, but some who were influenced to buy it found it no better than what they already used.

reviewers who use only salon products

The fruity scent is loved by some as tropical passion fruit and pear and disliked by others as childish or grapefruit-like, and a repeat buyer says the fragrance was recently changed.

general reviewers, one long-term repeat buyer

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.

$7.73/oz vs $10.20/oz — Kerastase Resistance Ciment Thermique costs about 1.3× more per ounce than Kerastase Nutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice.

$0.42/oz median $5.13/oz $76.00/oz $7.73/oz Nutritive Lotion Thermique $10.20/oz Resistance Ciment Thermiqu

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 223 heat protectants with a computable unit price.

Value readNutritive Lotion Thermique SublimatriceResistance Ciment Thermique
Label
Priced above most heat protectantsCosts more per ounce than most heat protectants; nothing in our library matches it closely for less.
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.

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.

Nutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice vs Sleek & Shine 10-in-1 Leave-In SprayGarnier Fructis · 79% function matchResistance Ciment Thermique vs Resistance Heat Protectant Leave-In Styling Cream for Damaged HairKerastase · 100% function matchNutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice vs Argan Oil Conditions & Detangles Leave-In SprayHask · 76% function matchResistance Ciment Thermique vs Nutritive Nectar Thermique Beautifying Anti-frizz Blow Dry MilkKerastase · 90% function matchNutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice vs Dream Lengths Frizz Killer Serum Leave-InL'Oreal Elvive · 76% function matchResistance Ciment Thermique vs Nutritive Nectar Thermique Heat Protecting CreamKerastase · 90% function matchNutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice vs Perfect hair Day Heat Styling SprayLiving Proof · 76% function matchResistance Ciment Thermique vs All Eyes On Me 10-in-1 Hair Perfector Detangling Leave-inNot Your Mother's · 88% function match

Nutritive Lotion Thermique Sublimatrice · Resistance Ciment Thermique · 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.
  • 9 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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