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Sexy Hair Healthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 oz vs Virtue Damage Reverse Hair Serum

87% function match · 9 of the 11 functions we compared match Formula overlap 20%. Sexy Hair Healthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 oz and Virtue Damage Reverse Hair Serum share 1 ingredient among each other's most prominent.

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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.

  • Healthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 oz — protein-sensitive hair
  • Damage Reverse Hair Serum — protein-hungry hair

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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
Sexy Hair Healthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 oz — 5.1 oz container Sexy Hair

Healthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 oz

  • Finisher
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Virtue Damage Reverse Hair Serum — container Virtue

Damage Reverse Hair Serum

  • Finisher
  • Prestige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$22.95 5.1 oz · $4.50/oz
$0.01 0.51 oz · $0.02/oz

Compared at different sizes — 5.1 oz against 0.51 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Upper-mid price for a shine spray $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 59% of the 65 shine sprays we’ve priced
Lower cost than most serums $$$$$ Prestige tier · costs less than 100% of the 79 serums we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. 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 Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Slip / detangling
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Little Nothing here is built to reduce combing force. 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 Differs
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Prominent Protein high in the list — a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. 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
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
Covers the core
Who should choose this
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
  • Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
  • Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
  • Stretching wash daysnothing here needs a detergent to remove
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Hair that reads dullno recognised shine system in the list
  • Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
  • Hair that reads dullno recognised shine system in the list
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
Finisherspray
Finisherserum
Where to buy
Ulta · Brand website
Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Sweet & vanilla
Scented, not described
Finish
shine
How often
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

IngredientHealthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 ozDamage Reverse Hair Serum
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#6Supporting
#5Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#10Below the 1% line
#14Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — Healthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 oz (12)
Full ingredient list — Damage Reverse Hair Serum (14)

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.

VerdictsHealthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 ozDamage Reverse Hair Serum
Supported
2
0
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
3
0
Potential conflict
0
0

Healthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 oz

  • Reduces breakage by 85% and helps prevent future breakageStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Adds slip and detanglesSupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
  • UV and pollution protectionStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Color-safeSupportedLess fade per wash.
  • Vegan and cruelty-free (PETA and Vegan Society certified)Stated by brandWorth checking on the label.

Damage Reverse Hair Serum

No claims recorded for this product beyond the ones above.

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.

Healthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 oz

Controls frizz on fine hair without the oily buildup other anti-frizz products caused

5-star Ulta reviewer with fine hair

Licensed stylist with coarse, dry, colored hair got silky, shiny results from a lightweight formula, though found the scent a bit too sweet

5-star Ulta reviewer, self-identified licensed stylist

Smells great and softens hair but reviewer did not notice a visible shine difference despite damaged hair type

3-star Ulta reviewer with damaged hair

Damage Reverse Hair Serum

Product fails to deliver noticeable results despite expectations from damage-repair branding.

High price point does not justify the disappointing performance and lack of results.

Serum makes hair feel dry and brittle rather than providing the promised repair benefits.

Leaves hair feeling heavy, sticky, and difficult to manage after application.

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.

$0.02/oz vs $4.50/oz — Sexy Hair Healthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 oz costs about 225× more per ounce than Virtue Damage Reverse Hair Serum.

Healthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 oz

Against 65 shine sprays with a computable unit price.

Damage Reverse Hair Serum

Against 79 serums with a computable unit price.

Value readHealthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 ozDamage Reverse Hair Serum
Label
Upper-mid price for a shine spraySits in the middle of the range for shine sprays per ounce.
Lower cost than most serumsCosts less per ounce than most serums we have researched.

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.

Healthy Sexy Hair Shine Show Blowout Spray - 5.1 oz · Damage Reverse Hair Serum · All shine sprays 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.
  • 4 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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