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Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Styling Cream vs Paul Mitchell Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz

36% function match · 3 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Styling Cream and Paul Mitchell Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.

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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.

  • Clean Beauty Styling Cream — maximum slip
  • Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz — protein-hungry 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
Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Styling Cream — container, alternate view Paul Mitchell

Clean Beauty Styling Cream

  • Styler
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Paul Mitchell Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz — brand photograph Paul Mitchell

Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz

  • Styler
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Curly-method
Price, size & price per ounce
$17.99 3.4 oz · $6.32/oz
$27 7.6 oz · $3.55/oz

Compared at different sizes — 7.6 oz against 3.4 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a smoothing cream $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 64% of the 56 smoothing creams we’ve priced
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Salon tier · costs less than 67% of the 58 texture sprays we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Straight–Curly Smoothing and thermal products span straight through curly hair. Your hair
Straight–Wavy A light volumising formula — the lift it adds matters most on straighter hair. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
None found No humectants found — nothing here pulls water into the hair. Your hair
Hold system Same
Moderate Gums and synthetic polymers together. Your hair
Mixed Gums and synthetic polymers together. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Weight on hair Differs
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. 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
Protein Differs
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Low The silicones here are the water-soluble kind. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Low Your hair
Hold (as stated)
—
Light A light hold, as stated by the brand. Your hair
Cast risk Differs
Unlikely Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely. Your hair
Likely Film formers without much softening them — expect a cast to scrunch out. Your hair
Oil absorption Differs
None No absorbent powders or starches. Your hair
High Absorbent powders or starches high in the list. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol Differs
Present Fast-drying alcohol is present — it speeds drying and can read dry on the hair. Your hair
High in the list Fast-drying alcohol in the first three ingredients. Your hair
Humidity resistance
—
Not claimed No humidity claim on the label. Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
out of 10
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • 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
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
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
Styleraerosol
Where to buy
Brand website · Grocery / mass
Ulta · Salons · Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
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Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Hold
—
lightsuper-light hairspray
Finish
—
natural
Humidity claim
—
No
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

IngredientClean Beauty Styling CreamTexturizing Spray - 7.6 oz
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#15Below the 1% line
Alcohol Denat.
Drying
#14Below the 1% line
#16Below the 1% line
Sodium Benzoate
Stabilizes
#22Below the 1% line
#17Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Clean Beauty Styling Cream

Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz

Full ingredient list — Clean Beauty Styling Cream (27)
Full ingredient list — Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz (25)

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.

VerdictsClean Beauty Styling CreamTexturizing Spray - 7.6 oz
Supported
3
3
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
3
2
Potential conflict
0
0
color safe
SupportedLess fade per wash.
SupportedLess fade per wash.
paraben free
SupportedPreserved without parabens.
SupportedPreserved without parabens.
vegan
SupportedMatches our researched record.
Stated by brandWorth checking on the label.

Clean Beauty Styling Cream

  • 88% natural origin ingredientsStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • softens, smoothes, and seals hairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • gluten freeStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz

  • Adds second-day texture, builds body + fullnessSupportedLeaves room for lift.
  • Leaves hair with a natural finish + a light, clean scentStated 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 a clean rinse-out. Paul Mitchell Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz draws complaints about frizz and hold.

Clean Beauty Styling Cream

Several reviewers say the hold lasts all day while the finish stays soft rather than greasy or crunchy

reviewers commenting on hold and finish over a full day

Reviewers describe applying the cream to either damp or dry hair and getting a smooth, non-residue finish either way

reviewers describing their own application routine

Reviewers say it adds body and controls frizz on curly or thick hair without leaving it feeling weighed down or stiff

reviewers with curly or thick hair styling with the cream

Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz

Lightweight feel that doesn't leave visible residue or buildup

Ulta reviewer

Great for reviving second-day beach waves without weighing hair down

Ulta reviewer with fine/wavy hair

Can cause frizz if applied too heavily

Ulta reviewer

Hold weakens in humid conditions and texture fades within about an hour

Ulta reviewer

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.

$3.55/oz vs $6.32/oz — Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Styling Cream costs about 1.8× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz.

Clean Beauty Styling Cream

Against 56 smoothing creams with a computable unit price.

Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz

Against 58 texture sprays with a computable unit price.

Value readClean Beauty Styling CreamTexturizing Spray - 7.6 oz
Label
Upper-mid price for a smoothing creamSits in the middle of the range for smoothing creams per ounce.
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for texture sprays 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.

Clean Beauty Styling Cream vs Fast Form Styling Cream GelPaul Mitchell · 90% function matchTexturizing Spray - 7.6 oz vs Thickening Dryspun Texture Spray - 3.6 ozBumble and bumble · 85% function matchClean Beauty Styling Cream vs Argan Oil Curl ActivatorCreme of Nature · 89% function matchTexturizing Spray - 7.6 oz vs Batana Miracle Oil Fro MousseCamille Rose · 79% function matchClean Beauty Styling Cream vs Chia Seed Clumping GelBounce Curl · 88% function matchTexturizing Spray - 7.6 oz vs Air Shape Workable Hold Texture SprayNexxus · 78% function matchClean Beauty Styling Cream vs Texture Maker SpraySebastian · 87% function matchTexturizing Spray - 7.6 oz vs Dry Texturizing SprayOribe · 78% function match

Clean Beauty Styling Cream · Texturizing Spray - 7.6 oz · All smoothing 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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