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Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz vs Sexy Hair Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray

99% function match · 9 of the 9 functions we compared match Formula overlap 0%. Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz and Sexy Hair Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray share no ingredient among each other's most prominent — which does not stop them doing the same job.

These sit in different steps of a routine — Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz is a styler and Sexy Hair Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray is a heat protectant. Comparing their formulas is fair; treating one as a replacement for the other is not.

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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.

  • Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz — protein-sensitive hair
  • Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray — heat styling

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 Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz — 5.1 oz container Paul Mitchell

Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz

  • Styler
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Sexy Hair Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray — brand photograph Sexy Hair

Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray

  • Heat protectant
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
about $19 5.1 oz · $3.63/oz
$20.99 4.2 oz · $5.12/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced above most gels $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 79% of the 157 gels we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a heat protectant $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 68% of the 1029 heat protectants 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
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
Hold (as stated)
Strong A strong hold, as stated by the brand. Your hair
—
Slip / detangling Same
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair Same
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse 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 Same
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Low Your hair
Heat protection
—
High The brand states a protection temperature — a label claim, not a measurement. Your hair
Hold system
Synthetic polymer Synthetic hold polymers — the firmest of the hold systems. Your hair
—
Cast risk
Likely Film formers without much softening them — expect a cast to scrunch out. Your hair
—
Oil absorption
None No absorbent powders or starches. Your hair
—
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. 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
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
  • Heat stylingthe brand states protection to 450°F
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • 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
Stylergel
Heat protectantspray
Where to buy
Ulta · Brand website
Target
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Mint & herbal
Scented, not described
Hold
strongFirm hold with flake-free formula; "Great for long-lasting spikey looks, slick backs or faux hawks"
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Finish
shine
—
Heat protection
—
up to 450°F
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

IngredientTea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 ozStyle Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#15Below the 1% line
#18Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#19Below the 1% line
#9Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#20Below the 1% line
#20Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#26Below the 1% line
#21Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz

Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray

Full ingredient list — Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz (32)
Full ingredient list — Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray (26)

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.

VerdictsTea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 ozStyle Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray
Supported
2
1
Partly supported
1
0
Stated by brand
2
2
Potential conflict
0
0

Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz

  • Firm hold without flakingSupportedStructure that lasts the day.
  • Thickens and builds bodyPartly supportedNeutral on lift.
  • Adds shineStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • 100% Australian tea tree, responsibly sourcedStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Color safe, vegan, paraben-free, gluten-freeSupportedPreserved without parabens.

Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray

  • Reduces blow-dry timing by 50%Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Reducing hair breakage by 89%Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Lightweight flexible hold and incredible style memorySupportedNatural movement without stiffness.

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 the scent. Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz draws complaints about the scent and hold.

Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz

Hold reactivates with a bit of water, useful for touch-ups later in the day

general Ulta reviewer

Likes the mint/tea-tree scent and tingle

general Ulta reviewer

Good control for curly hair styling

curly-hair reviewer

Scent reads as more masculine than expected

general Ulta reviewer

Hold felt moderate rather than truly maximum, with some stickiness

general Ulta reviewer

Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray

cuts blow-dry time in half with heat protection

Cuts the time in half.

lightweight feel

Lightweight feel.

silky, soft, manageable hair

Leaves hair silky, soft and manageable.

pleasant scent

Pleasant scent noted by multiple reviewers.

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.

$3.63/oz vs $5.12/oz — Sexy Hair Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray costs about 1.4× more per ounce than Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz.

Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz

Against 157 gels with a computable unit price.

Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray

Against 1029 heat protectants with a computable unit price.

Value readTea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 ozStyle Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray
Label
Priced above most gelsCosts more per ounce than most gels; nothing in our library matches it closely for less.
Upper-mid price for a heat protectantSits in the middle of the range for heat protectants 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.

Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz vs Extra-Body Sculpting GelPaul Mitchell · 96% function matchStyle Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray vs Candy Stripe Protect + Prep Detangling SprayR+Co · 95% function matchTea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz vs Volume SprayVerb · 96% function matchStyle Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray vs Volume SprayVerb · 95% function matchTea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz vs Tea Tree Styling Gel - 2.5 ozPaul Mitchell · 93% function matchStyle Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray vs Extra-Body Sculpting GelPaul Mitchell · 95% function matchTea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz vs 121 Proof Thickening Style GelBlind Barber · 93% function matchStyle Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray vs 121 Proof Thickening Style GelBlind Barber · 90% function match

Tea Tree Firm Hold Gel - 5.1 oz · Style Flash Me Quicky Blow Dry Spray · All gels 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.
  • 5 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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