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Living Proof Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil vs Living Proof No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer

50% function match · 4 of the 12 functions we compared match Formula overlap 6%. Living Proof Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil and Living Proof No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

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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.

  • Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil — protein-sensitive hair
  • No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer — 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”.

Trait
Living Proof Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil — 1.7 oz container Living Proof

Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil

  • Finisher
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Living Proof No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer — 6.2 oz container Living Proof

No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer

  • Finisher
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
about $36 1.7 oz · $21.18/oz
$17.95 6.2 oz · $2.78/oz

Compared at different sizes — 6.2 oz against 1.7 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Priced above most hair oils $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 84% of the 175 hair oils we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 73% of the 23 anti-frizz finishers we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. Your hair
Shine system Same
High A silicone or oil blend does the shine work here. Your hair
High A silicone or oil blend does the shine work here. Your hair
Slip / detangling
Some Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners. Your hair
Some Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners. Your hair
Weight on hair Differs
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. 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
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. 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
Oils and butters Differs
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Present, lower down Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Humidity resistance
Claimed The brand claims humidity resistance; the ingredient list cannot confirm it. Your hair
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Fast-drying alcohol Differs
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
High in the list Fast-drying alcohol in the first three ingredients. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
  • Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
  • Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a strong scent
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
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
Finisheroil
Finisheraerosol
Where to buy
Living Proof · Ulta
Living Proof · Ulta
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Finish
shine
shine
Humidity claim
Yes
—
How often
as needed
as needed

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

IngredientLiving Proof frizz Vanishing OilNo Frizz Instant De-Frizzer
C13-15 Alkane
Shine
#1Leading
#18Below the 1% line
Isohexadecane
Shine
#2Leading
#3Leading
Isododecane
Shine
#3Leading
#4Supporting
Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Oil
Shine
#7Below the 1% line
#11Below the 1% line
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Buildup
#13Below the 1% line
#12Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#20Below the 1% line
#19Below the 1% line
Citronellol
Fragrance
#21Below the 1% line
#26Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#22Below the 1% line
#21Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil

No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer

Full ingredient list — Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil (37)
Full ingredient list — No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer (43)

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.

VerdictsLiving Proof frizz Vanishing OilNo Frizz Instant De-Frizzer
Supported
3
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
2
4
Potential conflict
0
0

Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil

  • tames frizz flyaways and staticStated by brandMay help, but not a primary focus.
  • enhances shineSupportedReflects light for visible shine.
  • blocks humiditySupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.
  • lightweight hydrationSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • fast absorptionStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer

  • tames up to 92% of frizzStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • refreshes between shampoosStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • adds softnessStated by brandSubjective feel varies by hair.
  • adds smoothnessStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • adds shineSupportedReflects light for visible shine.

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. Living Proof No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer draws complaints about weight.

Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil

A customer uses it after air-drying or styling and says it gives a polished shine while smoothing frizz.

Living Proof customer review by Amy J.

A fine, thin-haired user says it controls frizz without the oily, flattening feel they have had from many anti-frizz products.

Living Proof customer review by Shannon C.

A humid-climate reviewer found it tamed frizz without making their fine hair lie flat, unlike similar oils they had tried.

Living Proof customer review by Wendi S.

One customer found it helpful for frizz but not transformative for their own hair.

Living Proof customer review by Jo W.

No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer

A coarse-haired shopper says it keeps humidity-driven frizz under control.

A wavy-haired reviewer calls it their best defense against frizz.

A baby-fine-haired shopper found it too heavy for flyaway control and returned it.

A fine wavy-haired customer says it softens hair, tames frizz, and breaks a gel cast, but finds the scent strong.

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.

$2.78/oz vs $21.18/oz — Living Proof Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil costs about 7.6× more per ounce than Living Proof No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer.

Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil

Against 175 hair oils with a computable unit price.

No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer

Against 23 anti-frizz finishers with a computable unit price.

Value readLiving Proof frizz Vanishing OilNo Frizz Instant De-Frizzer
Label
Priced above most hair oilsCosts more per ounce than most hair oils; nothing in our library matches it closely for less.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for anti-frizz finishers per ounce.

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.

Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil vs This is an Invisible SerumDavines · 84% function matchNo Frizz Instant De-Frizzer vs Disco Disco Clear Gloss Shine SprayIGK · 82% function matchLiving Proof frizz Vanishing Oil vs Rice Water Hair Split End TherapyMielle Organics · 83% function matchNo Frizz Instant De-Frizzer vs Tousled Texture Body & Shine Finishing SprayAG Care · 82% function matchLiving Proof frizz Vanishing Oil vs No Frizz Vanishing Smooth Hair OilLiving Proof · 82% function matchNo Frizz Instant De-Frizzer vs ORS Olive Oil Goodbye Dry Radiant Shine Holding SprayORS · 81% function matchLiving Proof frizz Vanishing Oil vs Shining Star Hair and Scalp ElixirUncle Funky's Daughter · 82% function matchNo Frizz Instant De-Frizzer vs Bond-Building Repair Oil Serum Treatment for Hair RepairBumble and bumble · 71% function match

Living Proof frizz Vanishing Oil · No Frizz Instant De-Frizzer · 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.
  • 4 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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