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Moroccanoil Intense Curl Cream vs Paul Mitchell Re-Works Styling Cream

78% function match · 8 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 31%. Moroccanoil Intense Curl Cream and Paul Mitchell Re-Works Styling Cream share 4 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.

  • Intense Curl Cream — protein-sensitive hair
  • Re-Works Styling Cream — curl definition

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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
Paul Mitchell Re-Works Styling Cream — 5.1 oz container Paul Mitchell

Re-Works Styling Cream

  • Styler
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$29.99 10.2 oz · $2.94/oz
$26 5.1 oz · $5.10/oz
Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a curl cream $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 58% of the 106 curl creams we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 53% of the 56 smoothing creams we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Wavy–Coily Co-washes, curl creams, and gels are built around wave and curl. 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
Low Humectants appear, but low enough to be a minor part. Your hair
Hold (as stated)
None The brand states no hold. Your hair
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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 Differs
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. 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
Moderate 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 Same
Some Absorbents appear, low in the list. Your hair
Some Absorbents appear, low 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
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
  • Aerosol avoidancea pump or tube, not a pressurised can
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
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
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
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
  • sulfate-free
Vegan
—
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Hold
none
—
How often
as needed
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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 CreamRe-Works Styling Cream
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#9Secondary
Fragrance
Fragrance
#4Below the 1% line
#30Below the 1% line
Dimethicone
Buildup
#5Below the 1% line
#10Secondary
Glyceryl Stearate
Softens
#6Below the 1% line
#3Leading
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Buildup
#9Below the 1% line
#13Secondary
Hydroxycitronellal
Fragrance
#27Below the 1% line
#33Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#28Below the 1% line
#36Below the 1% line
Stearyl Alcohol
Softens
#21Below the 1% line
#6Supporting

What only one of them carries

Intense Curl Cream

Re-Works Styling Cream

Full ingredient list — Intense Curl Cream (30)
Full ingredient list — Re-Works Styling Cream (39)

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 CreamRe-Works Styling Cream
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.

Re-Works Styling Cream

  • Pliable styling cream for easy restylingSupportedNatural movement without stiffness.
  • Allows you to easily style and restyle any lookStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Can be used on wet hair for natural finish or dry hair for bold texturePartly supportedSome hydration, at a low level.
  • Vegan, paraben-free, color-safe, gluten-freeSupportedPreserved without parabens.

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.

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

Re-Works Styling Cream

Does not flake or leave hair crispy while still providing soft flexible hold

Highly economical requiring only a very small dime-sized amount per application

Excellent for fine thin hair adding texture and volume without stiffness or frizz

Works best for curly and wavy hair providing hold without crispy texture

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 $5.10/oz — Paul Mitchell Re-Works Styling Cream costs about 1.7× more per ounce than Moroccanoil Intense Curl Cream.

Intense Curl Cream

Against 106 curl creams with a computable unit price.

Re-Works Styling Cream

Against 56 smoothing creams with a computable unit price.

Value readIntense Curl CreamRe-Works Styling Cream
Label
Upper-mid price for a curl creamSits in the middle of the range for curl creams per ounce.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for smoothing 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.

Intense Curl Cream vs TROPHY Shine + Texture SprayR+Co · 81% function matchRe-Works Styling Cream vs Brews Molding PasteRedken · 85% function matchIntense Curl Cream vs Thickening Great Body Volumizing Blow Dry CreamBumble and bumble · 80% function matchRe-Works Styling Cream vs Curl Defining Hair MousseBumble and bumble · 85% function matchIntense Curl Cream vs Frizz Ease Dream Curls Curl Defining CremeJohn Frieda · 78% function matchRe-Works Styling Cream vs 60 Proof Medium Hold Styling WaxBlind Barber · 81% function matchIntense Curl Cream vs Brews Molding PasteRedken · 78% function matchRe-Works Styling Cream vs MATTE POMADESuavecito · 81% function match

Intense Curl Cream · Re-Works Styling Cream · 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.
  • 10 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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