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Redken Brews Clay Pomade vs Sebastian Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay

81% function match · 10 of the 13 functions we compared match Formula overlap 50%. Redken Brews Clay Pomade and Sebastian Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay share 2 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.

  • Brews Clay Pomade — protein-sensitive hair
  • Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay — fragrance-free

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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
Redken Brews Clay Pomade — 3.4 oz container Redken

Brews Clay Pomade

  • Styler
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Sebastian Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay — brand photograph Sebastian

Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay

  • Styler
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$22–26 3.4 oz · $7.06/oz
$23 1.7 oz · $13.53/oz
Value / price positioning
Priced with its peers $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs less than 58% of the 90 pastes we’ve priced
Priced above most pastes $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 91% of the 90 pastes we’ve priced
Best for hair types
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. Your hair
Curly–Coily A heavy formula: coarse, curlier strands carry it without flattening. 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
Hold (as stated)
Maximum A strong hold, as stated by the brand. Your hair
—
Slip / detangling Differs
Little Nothing here is built to reduce combing force. Your hair
Some Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners. Your hair
Weight on hair Same
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Rich Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients. Your hair
Fragrance
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
None listed No fragrance is listed. 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
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Hold system Same
Wax Gums and synthetic polymers together. Your hair
Moderate Gums and synthetic polymers together. Your hair
Cast risk Same
Unlikely Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely. Your hair
Unlikely Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely. Your hair
Oil absorption Same
High Absorbent powders or starches high in the list. Your hair
High Absorbent powders or starches high in the list. Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
Present, high in the list Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
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
  • Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
  • Fragrance-freeno fragrance (parfum) on the label
  • Unscentedfree of strong smells
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
  • Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
  • Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
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
Stylerpaste
Stylerpaste
Where to buy
Ulta
Ulta · Beauty supply
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • fragrance-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Not cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Woody & earthy
Unscented
Hold
maxmaximum hold
—
Finish
matte
matte
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

IngredientBrews Clay PomadeCraft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay
Beeswax
Buildup
#2Leading
#2Leading
Kaolin
Neutral
#3Leading
#5Supporting

What only one of them carries

Brews Clay Pomade

Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay

Full ingredient list — Brews Clay Pomade (5)
  • 1 Water
    • solvent
  • 2 Beeswax
    • wax
    • film former
    • sealant
  • 3 Kaolin
    • clay
    • powder
  • 4 Mineral Oil
    • emollient
    • sealant
    • oil
  • Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
  • 5 Fragrance
    • fragrance
    • declared fragrance
Full ingredient list — Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay (12)

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.

VerdictsBrews Clay PomadeCraft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay
Supported
1
2
Partly supported
1
0
Stated by brand
1
2
Potential conflict
0
0
matte finish
SupportedTexture without gloss.
SupportedTexture without gloss.

Brews Clay Pomade

  • maximum holdPartly supportedSoft structure, not firm hold.
  • effortless styleStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay

  • Flexible holdSupportedNatural movement without stiffness.
  • Separates and definesStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Piecey textureStated 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 light feel and hold. Redken Brews Clay Pomade draws complaints about dryness and curl definition; Sebastian Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay draws complaints about residue or cast.

Brews Clay Pomade

Reviewers note the hold is strong but the product still feels lightweight and doesn't leave hair greasy

Ulta reviewer

Reviewer says this is the pomade they'd been searching for years, working well on fine hair with a true matte finish

fine-hair customer on Ulta

A reviewer reported the product clumps if too much is applied, especially when worked into fully dry hair

Ulta reviewer

One reviewer said they wished the scent were unscented or more woodsy rather than the current fragrance

Ulta reviewer

Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay

Delivers volume without leaving hair feeling stiff, heavy, or sticky; style stays put all day

5-star Ulta reviewer (Isa K)

Good hold with easy removal and no sticky residue; gives clean definition

5-star Ulta reviewer (Andrea)

Adds noticeable shine while keeping hair manageable, with style holding through the day

5-star Ulta reviewer (Kyli)

Holds curls but leaves hair feeling hard and crunchy rather than softly textured

3-star Ulta reviewer (Jhomara)

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.

$7.06/oz vs $13.53/oz — Sebastian Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay costs about 1.9× more per ounce than Redken Brews Clay Pomade.

$1.50/oz median $7.92/oz $73.33/oz $7.06/oz Brews Clay Pomade $13.53/oz Craft Clay Texturizing & F

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 90 pastes with a computable unit price.

Value readBrews Clay PomadeCraft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay
Label
Priced with its peersSits in the middle of the range for pastes per ounce.
Priced above most pastesCosts more per ounce than most pastes; 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.

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Brews Clay Pomade · Craft Clay Texturizing & Flexible Styling Clay · All pastes 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.
  • 2 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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