Side by side
Nick Stenson Beauty Hydrating Oil vs Sauce Beauty Guac Gloss High Intensity Shine
95% function match · 8 of the 9 functions we compared match Formula overlap 33%. Nick Stenson Beauty Hydrating Oil and Sauce Beauty Guac Gloss High Intensity Shine share 1 ingredient among each other's most prominent.
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.
- Hydrating Oil — protein-hungry hair
- Guac Gloss High Intensity Shine — coarse or dry 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”.
- Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
- Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
- Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
- Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
- Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
- Humid climatesthe brand claims humidity resistance
- Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
- Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
More facts about each one
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
What only one of them carries
Hydrating Oil
Guac Gloss High Intensity Shine
- Isopropyl Palmitate
- Dimethiconol
- Isododecane
- Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Extract
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Full ingredient list — Hydrating Oil (26)
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1
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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2
Trisiloxane
- silicone
- emollient
- 3 C11-12 Isoalkane
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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4
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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5
Triheptanoin
- light ester
- emollient
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6
Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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7
Aleurites Moluccanus (Kukui) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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8
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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9
Creatine
- amino acid
- conditioning agent
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10
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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11
Hydrolyzed Kale Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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12
Hydrolyzed Lemon Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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13
Hydrolyzed Carrot Protein
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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14
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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15
Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
- 16 Terminalia Bellerica Fruit Extract
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17
Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- 18 Terminalia Chebula Fruit Extract
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19
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
- preservative
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20
Glycerin
- humectant
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21
Water
- solvent
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22
C13-15 Alkane
- emollient
- solvent
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23
Benzyl Benzoate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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24
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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26
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — Guac Gloss High Intensity Shine (12)
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1
Dimethicone
- silicone
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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2
Isopropyl Palmitate
- light ester
- emollient
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3
Dimethiconol
- silicone
- emollient
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4
Isododecane
- solvent
- emollient
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5
C13-15 Alkane
- emollient
- solvent
- 6 Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Extract
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7
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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8
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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9
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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10
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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11
Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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12
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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.
Hydrating Oil
Seals in moisture.
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Smoothes the outer layer of the hair.
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Formulated for ultimate shine.
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.Can be used on wet or dry hair.
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
Guac Gloss High Intensity Shine
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.
Hydrating Oil
Many reviewers say a small amount adds visible shine and softness to dry or frizzy hair without weighing it down, even on fine and thick hair alike.
customers with dry, frizzy, color-treated or thin hair, reviewing on UltaSeveral reviewers value it as a multi-purpose product that protects against heat and humidity while also smoothing frizz, not just a plain shine oil.
reviewers who use heat tools or live in humid climates, reviewing on UltaGuac Gloss High Intensity Shine
No review themes researched for this product yet.
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.
$5.29/oz vs $11.00/oz — Nick Stenson Beauty Hydrating Oil costs about 2.1× more per ounce than Sauce Beauty Guac Gloss High Intensity Shine.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 169 hair oils with a computable unit price.
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.
Hydrating Oil · Guac Gloss High Intensity Shine · 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.
- 7 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.
- This particular combination is not listed in our sitemap: we only submit pairs of comparable products that our similarity data says people would actually weigh against each other.
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