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Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray Medium vs Virtue Un-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream

89% function match · 6 of the 8 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray Medium and Virtue Un-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream share 1 ingredient 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.

  • Luminous Hairspray Medium — curl definition
  • Un-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream — dry, thirsty hair

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
Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray Medium — 11.15 oz container Moroccanoil

Luminous Hairspray Medium

  • Styler
  • Salon
Virtue Un-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream — brand photograph Virtue

Un-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream

  • Styler
  • Salon
  • Moisture-rich
Price, size & price per ounce
$14 11.15 oz · $2.69/oz
$44 4 oz · $11.00/oz

Compared at different sizes — 11.15 oz against 4 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 53% of the 97 hairsprays we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 89% of the 56 smoothing creams 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 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 system Same
High Synthetic hold polymers — the firmest of the hold systems. Your hair
High Synthetic hold polymers — the firmest of the hold systems. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
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
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
Oil absorption Same
None No absorbent powders or starches. Your hair
None No absorbent powders or starches. 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
High in the list Fast-drying alcohol in the first three ingredients. Your hair
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Humidity resistance
—
Claimed The brand claims humidity resistance; the ingredient list cannot confirm it. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Complete for its job
Who should choose this
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer
  • Easy to findsold through several channels
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Humid climatesthe brand claims humidity resistance
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • 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
Stylerspray
Stylercream
Where to buy
Brand website · Salons · Specialty beauty
Ulta
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
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Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Humidity claim
—
Yes
How often
—
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

IngredientLuminous Hairspray MediumUn-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream
Water
Neutral
#3Leading
#1Leading
Fragrance
Fragrance
#12Below the 1% line
#21Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Luminous Hairspray Medium

Un-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream

Full ingredient list — Luminous Hairspray Medium (15)
Full ingredient list — Un-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream (30)

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.

VerdictsLuminous Hairspray MediumUn-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream
Supported
2
0
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
2
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Luminous Hairspray Medium

  • medium hold, flexible hairspray provides long-lasting, weightless hold for soft and natural stylesSupportedStructure that lasts the day.
  • veils hair in a reflective shield of shine that fights frizz and humidityStated by brandMay help, but not measurable here.
  • brushes out easily and leaves no sticky or flaky residueStated by brandSoothing, not an active treatment.
  • Best High-Humidity Hairspray, InStyle.com, 2017SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.

Un-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream

No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.

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.

Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray Medium draws complaints about hold.

Luminous Hairspray Medium

Many reviewers describe a medium hold that keeps style in place without feeling stiff or sticky.

general reviewers

Reviewers repeatedly praise the signature Moroccanoil scent as a reason they keep repurchasing.

general reviewers

Some reviewers say the medium hold is not strong enough for special-occasion styles that need to last all day, calling it better suited to everyday, casual wear.

reviewers wanting stronger, longer-lasting hold

A long-term user with thin, fine hair in a humid climate reports it has held well for years, though a few other reviewers found it left hair sticky or too stiff when applied to the whole head at once.

reviewers with fine hair / humid climates vs. reviewers applying heavily

Un-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream

Leaves hair feeling dry despite being marketed as a hydrating anti-frizz product.

Product fails to control frizz adequately even in humid or damp conditions.

Makes hair feel heavy and unwashed while causing greasiness that builds up quickly.

Cream weighs down hair making it appear flat, dull, and lacking shine or bounce.

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.

$2.69/oz vs $11.00/oz — Virtue Un-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream costs about 4.1× more per ounce than Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray Medium.

Luminous Hairspray Medium

Against 97 hairsprays with a computable unit price.

Un-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream

Against 56 smoothing creams with a computable unit price.

Value readLuminous Hairspray MediumUn-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for hairsprays per ounce.
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.

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Luminous Hairspray Medium · Un-Frizz Hair Styling & Smoothing Cream · All hairsprays 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.
  • 8 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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