Side by side
Pacifica Jasmine Agave Strength + Shine Hair Oil vs Pacifica Turmeric Guava Thick and Smooth Hair Food Serum
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.
Your profile at a glance
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When each one is the right call
What each formula is built for, from its own ingredient list.
- Jasmine Agave Strength + Shine Hair Oil — protein-sensitive hair
- Turmeric Guava Thick and Smooth Hair Food Serum — vegan and cruelty-free
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-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Stretching wash daysnothing here needs a detergent to remove
- Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
- Frizz in humid airno film former or silicone to hold it back
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
- Hair that reads dullno recognised shine system in the list
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
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
Jasmine Agave Strength + Shine Hair Oil
Turmeric Guava Thick and Smooth Hair Food Serum
- Aqua (Eau)
- Panthenol
- Propanediol
- Dextran
- Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3
- Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower
- Xanthan Gum
- Sodium Benzoate
- Caffeine
Full ingredient list — Jasmine Agave Strength + Shine Hair Oil (14)
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1
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- light ester
- emollient
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2
C13-15 Alkane
- emollient
- solvent
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3
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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4
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- oil
- emollient
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5
Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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6
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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7
Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Flower Extract
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Jasminum Officinale (Jasmine) Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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9
Mauritia Flexuosa (Buriti) Fruit Oil
- oil
- emollient
- antioxidant
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10
Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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11
Agave Tequilana Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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12
Tocopheryl Acetate
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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13
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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14
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
Full ingredient list — Turmeric Guava Thick and Smooth Hair Food Serum (25)
- 1 Aqua (Eau)
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2
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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3
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
- 4 Dextran
- 5 Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3
- 6 Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower
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7
Xanthan Gum
- gum
- thickener
- film former
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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9
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
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10
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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11
Sodium Hyaluronate
- humectant
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12
Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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13
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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14
Arginine
- amino acid
- humectant
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15
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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16
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Germ Extract
- botanical extract
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17
Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract
- botanical extract
- 18 Scutellaria Baicalensis (Chinese Skullcap) Root Extract
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19
Caffeine
- active
- 20 Psidium Guajava Seed Oil
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21
Biotin
- vitamin
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22
Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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23
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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24
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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25
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.
Jasmine Agave Strength + Shine Hair Oil
No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.
Turmeric Guava Thick and Smooth Hair Food Serum
an advanced serum for long-term hair fullness and vitality
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.clean ingredients
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.cruelty-free
SupportedMatches our researched record.vegan
SupportedMatches our researched record.made in the USA
Stated 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.
Jasmine Agave Strength + Shine Hair Oil
Very lightweight formula requiring only a couple of drops that absorb quickly without leaving greasiness.
Can be too heavy for fine or thin hair types unless used in very minimal amounts with caution.
Effectively moisturizes and revives dry, limp, or dull curly hair, restoring bounce and softness.
Adds significant shine and controls frizz while softening curls and waves without weighing hair down.
Turmeric Guava Thick and Smooth Hair Food Serum
Many reviewers use it as a nightly or daily scalp massage and describe the scalp feeling calmer and more comfortable afterward.
Ulta shoppers, including some who bought it specifically for scalp tenderness or a scalp issueReviewers with fine or thin hair say the serum absorbs fully and leaves no residue or weighed-down feeling, unlike heavier oils.
Ulta shoppers, several self-describing as having fine or thin hairReviewers report a visible boost in hair volume, thickness and body, particularly on fine or thinning hair.
Ulta shoppers, several self-describing as having fine, thin or wavy hairPrice 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.
Turmeric Guava Thick and Smooth Hair Food Serum
Against 79 serums 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.
Jasmine Agave Strength + Shine Hair Oil · Turmeric Guava Thick and Smooth Hair Food Serum · 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.
- 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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