Silicone-free performance serum
We have not recorded the silicone status of this formula.
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Stated by brand
Can’t be confirmed from label.
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WonderBalm Magic for Curls (fragrance-free formula)
Finisher / Serum, light-reflecting
- Finisher
- serum
Listing used for research: dermstore.com
Personal fit
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Factor
Your profile
Fit
Best for hair types
Wavy–Coily
Not in your profile
Moisture level
None found
Not in your profile
Shine system
Moderate
Not in your profile
Slip / detangling
Some
Not in your profile
Silicone / wax buildup
None
Not in your profile
Clarifying wash needed
Low
Not in your profile
Parabens / preservatives
Not determined
Not in your profile
Essential oils
Not determined
Not in your profile
Vegan / cruelty-free
Not yet verified
Not in your profile
Animal-derived ingredients
Not yet verified
Not in your profile
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The rest of what your plan weighs on this product.
Aerosol can
Not determined
Not in your profile
Needs heat to set
Air-sets
Not in your profile
Humidity resistance
High
Not in your profile
Heavy humectants
Not determined
Not in your profile
UV filter
None listed
Not in your profile
Ingredient list
6 ingredientsA short list
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Price tier
Prestige
Not in your profile
Where to buy it
Specialty beauty · Brand website
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Your avoid-list
Priced above most serums
$17.35/oz at 3.4 oz — more than 85% of the 79 serums , which mostly run $3.27–14.46/oz.
Great for
Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
Humid climatesthe brand claims humidity resistance
Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer
Maybe skip if
Frizz in humid airno film former or silicone to hold it back
Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
What the formula actually does
Read from the label, not the marketing
Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.
Shine system
Light esters
Light esters or a volatile carrier: shine with little residue.
Oils and butters
None
No oils or butters in the list.
Humidity resistance
Claimed
The brand claims humidity resistance; the ingredient list cannot confirm it.
Needs detergent to remove
No
Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.
from the formula
stated by the brand
reported by reviewers
Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.
Ingredients that matter
The ingredients that change a decision
The workhorse ingredients plus anything lower down that changes a decision. These chips name what an ingredient does — they are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.
| Ingredient | What it does | Why it matters | Chip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coco-Caprylate/CaprateCoco-Caprylate | light ester | Light slip without much weight | Shine |
| Diheptyl Succinate & Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer | — | — | Neutral |
| Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil (Hydrogenated Brassica Campestris Seed Oil) | — | — | Neutral |
| Kiwi Seed Oil (Actinidia Chinensis Seed Oil) | — | — | Neutral |
| Castor Oil (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil) | — | — | Neutral |
| Almond Oil (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil) | — | — | Neutral |
Full ingredient list (6)
US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Annotations keep three readings separate: the ingredient's general function, its role in this product type, and what its position can support.
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Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
· Coco-Caprylate
General function
A plant-derived light ester used where a silicone-free but silky feel is wanted.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
May suitFine or easily flattened hairA light emollient: it softens the surface with noticeably less weight than an oil or a butter.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairSpreads thin and lowers friction between strands without the heaviness of a fixed oil.
- light ester
- emollient
- 2 Diheptyl Succinate & Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
- 3 Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil (Hydrogenated Brassica Campestris Seed Oil)
- 4 Kiwi Seed Oil (Actinidia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- 5 Castor Oil (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
- 6 Almond Oil (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
What the whole list adds up to
- 1 light ester
- 1 emollient
Ingredient list captured 2026-08-27. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 3.4 oz
Seen at
$59
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Where we’ve seen it1 listing · 1 store
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Dermstore
$59.003.4 oz · $17.35/ozAug 27Lowest per oz
Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.
How we work this out
- 3.4 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
- Seen at $59 is the price we have observed for the 3.4 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
- About $32 is what serums typically cost at this size. Too few of the products that do the same job carry a price for us to draw a good-value line.
Formula
9
Formula score
9 of 10
Above the range for serums per ounce for a complete formula, with no close, lower-priced match in our library.
How the score is counted
- Nothing in our library does the same job for less
- Costs more per ounce than 85% of the 79 serums we’ve priced
- Covers 5 of the 6 things a serum should do
- Reviewers mention 4 things they like about how it performs
- A shine systemThe silicone, oil, or ester that produces gloss.3 pts
- A weightless carrierDelivers the shine without leaving grease.2 pts
- Oils or butters in the working zoneSoftens the strand rather than just coating it.2 pts
- An antioxidantKeeps the oils in the bottle from going off.1 pt
- No drying alcohol in the first threeFast drying without leading on alcohol.1 pt
- Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt
The formula score is completeness for the job: the share of the systems this product type is normally built around that we can find in this list, weighted. It is not efficacy, not quality, and it never compares across product types.
Similar products
- No close alternatives are recorded for this product yet.
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Final decision
Should you buy it?
Above-range price, specific fitBest user
Hair that reads dull who want shine and humidity resistance
Biggest tradeoff
Worth skipping for frizz on humid days or people shopping on a budget
Best alternative if not
Nothing in our library matches it closely at a lower price.
We do not sell products or take placement fees. This page states what the formula and the prices show; the consultation is what matches it to a person.
Claims check
What the brand says, against what the formula shows
Claims are quoted from the brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when the ingredient list actually speaks to it; everything else stays "stated by the brand", which is not a criticism — most claims simply cannot be read off a label.
0
SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
5
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
Delivers frizz-free shine and touchable, defined curls
We cannot read film flexibility from what is recorded.
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Stated by brand
Can’t be confirmed from label.
Weightless, no residue
We cannot read weight on the strand from what is recorded.
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Stated by brand
Can’t be confirmed from label.
Doubles as a smoothing/straightening serum with heat styling
Nothing in the list reads as a smoothing system.
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Stated by brand
Can’t be confirmed from label.
Fragrance-free (per SkinSAFE 100 certification: free of the top 11 most common allergens per Mayo Clinic research, also Teen SAFE/Baby SAFE/Eyelid SAFE)
The fragrance status of this formula is not recorded.
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Stated by brand
Can’t be confirmed from label.
How to read this
We look at the first 10–15 ingredients and what they do in a formula — not marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.
Reviewers
What people report
Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings.
Holy-grail hydrating finish for straightened or blown-out hair
Reviewer 'Liza M' (5 stars) using it specifically as a heat-styling finishing stepNear-total frizz elimination with visible shine
Reviewer 'Chyann' (5 stars) calling the frizz reduction 'truly magic'Controls frizz on wavy hair that's normally frizzy when air-dried, with minimal crunch
Third-party review roundup describing air-dry performance on wavy/curly hairReduces frizz and keeps curls intact without crunch
Reviewer 'Lisa F' (5 stars) on fine, wavy, and curly hair useHow this page was made
- Everything above is generated from our researched product record — identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. No part of this page is written per product.
- 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.
- Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
- 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 consulted for this product (1 manufacturer or regulatory, 2 retailer, 1 editorial), last checked 2026-09-04.
- Ingredient references are linked for 0 of 1 product-aware annotation on this page. Fit notes are conditional formulation guidance, not a conclusion about the finished product or about you.
- We have not tested this product in a lab and we do not physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list; behaviour claims are labelled as the brand's.
- Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice.
- Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
- This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
- Formula readings: derivation v22. Record last updated 2026-09-04.