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Kevin Murphy Staying.Alive vs Mielle Mango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray

93% function match · 6 of the 7 functions we compared match Formula overlap 11%. Kevin Murphy Staying.Alive and Mielle Mango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

These sit in different steps of a routine — Kevin Murphy Staying.Alive is a leave-in and Mielle Mango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray is a heat protectant. Comparing their formulas is fair; treating one as a replacement for the other is not.

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.

  • Staying.Alive — curl definition
  • Mango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray — heat styling

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
Kevin Murphy Staying.Alive — container, alternate view Kevin Murphy

Staying.Alive

  • Leave-in
  • Salon
Mielle Mango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray — 6 oz container Mielle

Mango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray

  • Heat protectant
  • Drugstore
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$34 5.1 oz · $6.67/oz
$456 6 oz · $76.00/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 81% of the 491 leave-ins we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs more than 100% of the 564 heat protectants we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Straight–Curly Smoothing and thermal products span straight through curly hair. 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
Oils and butters Same
Moderate Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. 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
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
Heat protection
High The brand states a protection temperature — a label claim, not a measurement. Your hair
Weight on hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Protein
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Cuticle-smoothing pHa pH adjuster brings it to the acidic range hair prefers
  • Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a light scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
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
Leave-inspray
Heat protectantspray
Where to buy
Brand website · Salons
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
Scent
Scented, not described
Sweet & vanillaLight
Heat protection
up to 450°F

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

IngredientStaying.AliveMango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Amodimethicone
Buildup
#14Below the 1% line
#4Supporting
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#18Below the 1% line
#24Below the 1% line
Cetrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#13Below the 1% line
#5Supporting
Trideceth-12
Stabilizes
#15Below the 1% line
#6Supporting
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#11Below the 1% line
#7Supporting

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Staying.Alive (27)
Full ingredient list — Mango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray (28)

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.

VerdictsStaying.AliveMango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray
Supported
3
3
Partly supported
0
2
Stated by brand
1
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Staying.Alive

  • A high-performance leave-in treatment, that instantly helps repair damaged or colour-treated hairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Helps to seal the cuticleSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • Helps fight frizz and deliver smoothnessSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • Sulphate, paraben, and cruelty-freeSupportedMatches our researched record.

Mango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray

  • Nourishes to improve the appearance of both hair and scalpSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Multi-tasking, weightless heat protectant sprayPartly supportedSold for hot tools; untestable here.
  • Thermal style with confidence for smooth, long-lasting healthy-looking hairSupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • Heat Protection up to 450FPartly supportedSold for hot tools; untestable here.
  • Nourishes & Detangles Wavy & Coily Hair TypesSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.

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 frizz control.

Staying.Alive

Multiple reviewers report a noticeable reduction in frizz and easier styling after spraying it on damp hair.

general reviewers

Reviewers with fine hair say it adds lift and volume without feeling sticky, greasy, or heavy.

reviewers who self-identify as having fine hair

Detangling right out of the shower is the single most cited use, applied as a first step before other leave-ins or styling products.

general reviewers

A few reviewers with fine hair describe the volumizing effect as modest rather than dramatic, though they still consider the leave-in benefit worthwhile.

reviewers with fine hair looking for a volumizing effect

Mango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray

Leaves hair smooth, soft, and suitable for silk presses

Instacart reviewers

Protects hair from heat while reducing frizz and improving silkiness

Instacart reviewers

Light scent is liked, but the pump nozzle can fail

Instacart reviewers

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.

$6.67/oz vs $76.00/oz — Mielle Mango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray costs about 11× more per ounce than Kevin Murphy Staying.Alive.

Staying.Alive

Against 491 leave-ins with a computable unit price.

Mango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray

Against 564 heat protectants with a computable unit price.

Value readStaying.AliveMango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
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.

Staying.Alive · Mango & Tulsi Nourishing Thermal Protectant Spray · All leave-ins 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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