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Moroccanoil Intense Curl Cream vs Moroccanoil Texture Clay

55% function match · 6 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 2%. Moroccanoil Intense Curl Cream and Moroccanoil Texture Clay share 1 ingredient 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.

  • Intense Curl Cream — protein-sensitive hair
  • Texture Clay — 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
Moroccanoil Intense Curl Cream — 10.2 oz container Moroccanoil

Intense Curl Cream

  • Styler
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
Moroccanoil Texture Clay — 2.6 oz container Moroccanoil

Texture Clay

  • Styler
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$29.99 10.2 oz · $2.94/oz
about $30 2.6 oz · $11.54/oz

Compared at different sizes — 10.2 oz against 2.6 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a curl cream $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 59% of the 105 curl creams we’ve priced
Priced above most pastes $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 81% of the 90 pastes we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Wavy–Coily Co-washes, curl creams, and gels are built around wave and curl. 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
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Hold (as stated)
None The brand states no hold. Your hair
Medium A medium hold, as stated by the brand. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. 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
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. 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
Hold system Same
Mixed Gums and synthetic polymers together. Your hair
Mixed Gums and synthetic polymers together. 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
Oil absorption Differs
Some Absorbents appear, low in the list. Your hair
High Absorbent powders or starches high in the list. 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
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
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
  • 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
Stylercream
Stylercream
Where to buy
—
Brand website · Ulta
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • 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
Hold
none
mediummedium hold
Finish
—
matte
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

IngredientIntense Curl CreamTexture Clay
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#4Below the 1% line
#15Below the 1% line
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#15Below the 1% line
#6Supporting

What only one of them carries

Intense Curl Cream

Texture Clay

Full ingredient list — Intense Curl Cream (30)
Full ingredient list — Texture Clay (15)

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.

VerdictsIntense Curl CreamTexture Clay
Supported
1
2
Partly supported
0
1
Stated by brand
1
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Intense Curl Cream

  • Intense hydration and fight frizz, leaving curls defined and refreshedSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • It has no hold and will not increase amount of curlsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Texture Clay

  • medium holdSupportedStructure that lasts the day.
  • matte finishSupportedTexture without gloss.
  • non-sticky, non-greasyPartly supportedDepends how fine your hair is.
  • customizable/workable textureStated 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 the scent and a clean rinse-out. Moroccanoil Texture Clay draws complaints about dryness and hold.

Intense Curl Cream

Multiple reviewers single out the fragrance as a standout, calling it amazing or wonderful.

general reviewers on the brand's own PDP

Reviewers repeatedly say the cream defines and holds curl pattern through humid weather without a crunchy or flaky feel.

curly-haired reviewers on the brand's own PDP

Several long-time users describe it as a permanent staple in their routine, often paired with the brand's argan Treatment oil.

repeat buyers on the brand's own PDP

One reviewer with a tighter natural curl pattern found the cream loosened her curls rather than defining them more tightly.

a reviewer describing tighter curl types

Texture Clay

Buildable, adds volume without heaviness, matte finish with no white cast

reviewer with wavy hair

Good for a slicked-back ponytail look and smells great

reviewer with medium-length thick hair

Adds visible texture and body to thin, fine, straight hair

reviewer with fine straight hair, multi-week use

Kept hair in place through the day without feeling greasy before the next wash

reviewer with straight hair

Held little hold and edges reverted quickly, with visible white cast on drying

reviewer with textured hair

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.

$2.94/oz vs $11.54/oz — Moroccanoil Texture Clay costs about 3.9× more per ounce than Moroccanoil Intense Curl Cream.

Intense Curl Cream

Against 105 curl creams with a computable unit price.

Texture Clay

Against 90 pastes with a computable unit price.

Value readIntense Curl CreamTexture Clay
Label
Upper-mid price for a curl creamSits in the middle of the range for curl creams per ounce.
Priced above most pastesCosts more per ounce than most pastes; nothing in our library matches it closely for less.

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.

Intense Curl Cream vs TROPHY Shine + Texture SprayR+Co · 81% function matchTexture Clay vs Sweet Tobacco Hair Styling Powder18.21 Man Made · 84% function matchIntense Curl Cream vs Thickening Great Body Volumizing Blow Dry CreamBumble and bumble · 80% function matchTexture Clay vs Glued Spiking Gluegot2b · 82% function matchIntense Curl Cream vs Re-Works Styling CreamPaul Mitchell · 78% function matchTexture Clay vs Plump for Joy Instant Volume Root PowderNot Your Mother's · 81% function matchIntense Curl Cream vs Frizz Ease Dream Curls Curl Defining CremeJohn Frieda · 78% function matchTexture Clay vs Harry's Texturizing PuttyHarry's · 81% function match

Intense Curl Cream · Texture Clay · All curl 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.
  • 6 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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