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Living Proof No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz vs Rizos Curls Defining Custard

85% function match · 10 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 5%. Living Proof No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz and Rizos Curls Defining Custard 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.

  • No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz — protein-sensitive hair
  • Defining Custard — 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 No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz — 8 oz container Living Proof

No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz

  • Styler
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Rizos Curls Defining Custard — 8 oz container Rizos Curls

Defining Custard

  • Styler
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$46 8 oz · $5.75/oz
$14–20 8 oz · $2.20/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a smoothing cream $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs more than 56% of the 56 smoothing creams we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a curl cream $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 53% of the 105 curl creams we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
Wavy–Coily Co-washes, curl creams, and gels are built around wave and curl. Your hair
Moisture level Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Hold system Same
Moderate Gums and synthetic polymers together. Your hair
Mixed Gums and synthetic polymers together. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Weight on hair Differs
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse 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
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Low Your hair
Hold (as stated)
—
Medium A medium hold, as stated by the brand. Your hair
Cast risk Same
Unlikely Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely. Your hair
Unlikely Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely. Your hair
Humidity resistance
Claimed The brand claims humidity resistance; the ingredient list cannot confirm it. Your hair
—
Oil absorption Differs
Some Absorbents appear, low in the list. Your hair
None No absorbent powders or starches. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Rich Butters near the top: a heavy, softening formula. Your hair
Rich Butters near the top: a heavy, softening formula. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol Same
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. 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
  • 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
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • 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
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • 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
Stylercream
Stylercream
Where to buy
Ulta · Brand website
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
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Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Hold
—
medium
Finish
natural
—
Humidity claim
Yes
—
How often
every wash
—

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

IngredientNo Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 ozDefining Custard
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#25Below the 1% line
#15Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#26Below the 1% line
#19Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#28Below the 1% line
#20Below the 1% line
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#15Secondary
#2Leading
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Holds
#24Below the 1% line
#3Leading

What only one of them carries

No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz

Defining Custard

Full ingredient list — No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz (29)
Full ingredient list — Defining Custard (23)

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.

VerdictsNo Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 ozDefining Custard
Supported
1
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
4
5
Potential conflict
0
0

No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz

  • Reduces frizz by 75% with one applicationStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • 6x smoother after single useStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Smoothness lasts up to 96 hoursStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Heat protection up to 450F/232CStated by brandOnly lab testing can show this.
  • Blocks humiditySupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.

Defining Custard

  • Enhances curl definition (97% agree)Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • High-slip for easy styling (94% agree)Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Moisturizing (88% agree)Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Frizz control (85% agree)Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Adds shine (85% agree)Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Medium flexible holdSupportedNatural movement without stiffness.

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 and a clean rinse-out. Living Proof No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz draws complaints about weight and hold.

No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz

Manages humidity-triggered frizz well and lets her blow-dry without stiffness, making curls more manageable

reviewer 'Chanel', very curly hair

Essential for fighting Midwest summer humidity

reviewer 'Jenn', Chicago

Doesn't weigh hair down or leave residue; delivers softness, shine, frizz control, and tames split ends

reviewer 'Emily', straight hair

Since the formula changed it feels greasy, has less hold than the old gel-like texture, and doesn't smooth hair as well

reviewer who used the prior formula

Defining Custard

The scent is frequently called out as a standout positive

general reviewers

Many reviewers say it defines curls without leaving hair stiff, hard or crunchy

curly-hair customers

Reviewers repeatedly praise the custard's slip and moisturizing feel during application

curly-hair customers using it as a styling step

A minority of reviewers found the texture thin or watery and wished for stronger hold or a bigger size

reviewers wanting more definition/hold or a larger jar

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.

$2.20/oz vs $5.75/oz — Living Proof No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz costs about 2.6× more per ounce than Rizos Curls Defining Custard.

No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz

Against 56 smoothing creams with a computable unit price.

Defining Custard

Against 105 curl creams with a computable unit price.

Value readNo Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 ozDefining Custard
Label
Upper-mid price for a smoothing creamSits in the middle of the range for smoothing creams per ounce.
Upper-mid price for a curl creamSits in the middle of the range for curl creams 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.

No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz vs No Frizz Smooth Styling CreamLiving Proof · 100% function matchDefining Custard vs Defining Custard - 2.5 ozRizos Curls · 100% function matchNo Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz vs Curlshow Chic Style Curl PuddingORS · 85% function matchDefining Custard vs Sleek Styling Cream + Taming WandRizos Curls · 89% function matchNo Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz vs Defining Custard - 2.5 ozRizos Curls · 85% function matchDefining Custard vs Butter Blend & Flaxseed Double Duty Curl Definer & BoosterCreme of Nature · 89% function matchNo Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz vs Tea Tree Lavender Mint Curl Refresh FoamPaul Mitchell · 85% function matchDefining Custard vs Guava Cream Hair GelCantu · 89% function match

No Frizz Smooth Styling Cream For Medium Hair - 8.0 oz · Defining Custard · All smoothing creams 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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