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Pureology Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray vs Pureology Style + Protect Levitation Mist

33% function match · 2 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 1%. Pureology Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray and Pureology Style + Protect Levitation Mist share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

Based on your consultation

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.

  • Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray — maximum slip
  • Style + Protect Levitation Mist — 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
Pureology Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray — 6.7 oz container Pureology

Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray

  • Leave-in
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Moisture-rich
Pureology Style + Protect Levitation Mist — 5.1 oz container Pureology

Style + Protect Levitation Mist

  • Leave-in
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Curly-method
Price, size & price per ounce
$39.75 6.7 oz · $5.93/oz
$34–35 5.1 oz · $6.67/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 78% of the 481 leave-ins we’ve priced
Priced above most leave-ins $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 81% of the 553 leave-ins we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. 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
Oils and butters Differs
Moderate Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair Differs
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. 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
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Protein Same
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. Your hair
Minor Protein appears, low enough to be a supporting ingredient. 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
Heat protection
—
Claimed, no temperature given Sold as a heat protectant; no temperature is stated. 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
  • Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
  • Heat stylingthe brand positions this as a heat protectant
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Silicone-free routinesit does contain silicones — the water-soluble kind
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
Leave-inspray
Leave-inspray
Where to buy
Ulta · Brand website · Salons
Amazon
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • sulfate-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Heat protection
—
Claimed, no temperature stated

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

IngredientPureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner SprayStyle + Protect Levitation Mist
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#6Below the 1% line
#5Below the 1% line
Fragrance
Fragrance
#10Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line
Linalool
Fragrance
#20Below the 1% line
#22Below the 1% line
Butylene Glycol
Moisturizes
#13Below the 1% line
#2Leading
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
Protein
#33Below the 1% line
#16Below the 1% line
Benzyl Salicylate
Fragrance
#32Below the 1% line
#20Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray

Style + Protect Levitation Mist

Full ingredient list — Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray (40)
Full ingredient list — Style + Protect Levitation Mist (33)

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.

VerdictsPureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner SprayStyle + Protect Levitation Mist
Supported
1
2
Partly supported
0
2
Stated by brand
0
1
Potential conflict
0
0

Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray

  • Multitasking leave-in treatment with 21 benefits that primes hair for heat, detangles, protects from damage, and adds shine from root to tip.SupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.

Style + Protect Levitation Mist

  • Instant Levitation Mist is a weightless volumizing spray that provides all-day lift at the rootPartly supportedNeutral on lift.
  • Provides all day volume and lift from the rootPartly supportedNeutral on lift.
  • Maintains hair's movement and adds textureStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Maintains soft, touchable feel and never gets stiffSupportedNatural movement without stiffness.
  • Color-safeSupportedLess fade per wash.

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.

Pureology Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray draws complaints about the scent; Pureology Style + Protect Levitation Mist draws complaints about dryness and residue or cast.

Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray

Reviewers value it as a multi-purpose product beyond a basic leave-in (heat protection, shine, detangling in one step)

Reviewers with thick or coarse hair report it works very well as a detangling, shine-adding leave-in

reviewers with thick/coarse hair

Some reviewers dislike the fragrance

A recurring complaint cites a reformulation making the product feel harder or filmier than the version reviewers previously loved

long-time repeat buyers

Some reviewers with fine hair report the product leaves hair feeling straw-like, brittle, or weighed down

reviewers with fine hair

Style + Protect Levitation Mist

Adds volume and root lift to fine hair without oily weight

Favorite, Melissa, and Deb, Ulta reviewers

Provides light texture and volume with a clean feel

LovelySkin verified reviewers

Can become sticky, greasy, or dry on some hair

Dot and LovelySkin 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.

$5.93/oz vs $6.67/oz — within about the same cost per ounce.

$0.01/oz median $2.17/oz $76.00/oz $5.93/oz Pureology Color Fanatic Mu $6.67/oz Style + Protect Levitation

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 481 leave-ins with a computable unit price.

Value readPureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner SprayStyle + Protect Levitation Mist
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
Priced above most leave-insCosts more per ounce than most leave-ins; nothing in our library matches it closely for less.

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.

Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray vs Genesis Defense Thermique Blow Dry PrimerKerastase · 90% function matchStyle + Protect Levitation Mist vs Thermal Setting SprayBiolage · 81% function matchPureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray vs Bond Rx Leave-In TreatmentPaul Mitchell · 90% function matchStyle + Protect Levitation Mist vs Brooklyn Bombshell Blowout + Blow Dry Sprayamika · 81% function matchPureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray vs Argan Oil Perfect 7 Leave-In ConditionerCreme of Nature · 88% function matchStyle + Protect Levitation Mist vs Style Protect Me 450F Hot Tool Protection SpraySexy Hair · 76% function matchPureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray vs ProVitamin Leave-In ConditionerAphogee · 87% function matchStyle + Protect Levitation Mist vs 2% Squalane Anti-Frizz Leave In ConditionerAct+Acre · 75% function match

Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Conditioner Spray · Style + Protect Levitation Mist · All leave-ins 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.
  • 10 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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