Thermal protection up to 450°F
Heat protection is a performance claim; an ingredient list cannot confirm it.
- Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Stated by brand
Only lab testing can show this.
Odele
Thermal Protect Finishing Spray
Heat protectant
- Heat protectant
- spray
- Vegan · label states
- Cruelty-free · label states
Size6 fl oz
Price$11.99 Good valueseen at one store · 6 oz
Price / oz$2.00/ozat 6 oz
Where to buy3 stores · $11.99–11.99
Scent:
The ingredient list declares fragrance. What it smells of is not stated, and we do not guess.
“100% natural, gender-neutral fragrance with notes of oakmoss, ylang ylang and cucumber” — Brand page
Manufacturer page: odelebeauty.com
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Factor
Your profile
Fit
Best for hair types
Straight–Curly
Not in your profile
Moisture level
High
Not in your profile
Oils and butters
None
Not in your profile
Slip / detangling
Little
Not in your profile
Fragrance
Prominent
Not in your profile
Protein
Prominent
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
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The rest of what your plan weighs on this product.
Fast-drying alcohol
High
Not in your profile
Vegan / cruelty-free
Vegan · label statesCruelty-free · label states
Not in your profile
Animal-derived ingredients
Vegan · label states
Not in your profile
Heavy humectants
Heavy
Not in your profile
UV filter
None listed
Not in your profile
Ingredient list
14 ingredientsA short list
Not in your profile
Price tier
Drugstore
Not in your profile
Where to buy it
Brand website · Target
Not in your profile
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Your avoid-list
Lower cost than most heat protectants
$2.00/oz at 6 oz — less than 78% of the 223 heat protectants , which mostly run $2.25–7.40/oz.
Great for
Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer
Tight budgetsit sits in the lower price tiers
Maybe skip if
this product carries a scent
Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
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.
Slip and detangling
Little
Nothing here is built to reduce combing force.
Needs detergent to remove
No
Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.
Water-binding (humectants)
High
Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here.
Fast-drying alcohol
High in the list
Fast-drying alcohol in the first three ingredients.
Fragrance
Prominent
Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | solvent | The base everything else is dissolved in | Neutral |
| Alcohol Denat. | drying alcohol | Speeds drying — and can read dry on the hair | Drying |
| Acrylates/t-butylacrylamide Copolymer | — | — | Neutral |
| Fragrance | fragrance | The scent | Fragrance |
| Propylene Glycol | humectant | Adds a little water-binding | Moisturizes |
| Hydrolyzed Rice Protein | film former | A supporting film former | Protein |
| Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract | botanical extract | A trace plant extract | Neutral |
| Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract | botanical extract | A trace plant extract | Stabilizes |
| Alcohol Denat.Alcohol | drying alcohol | A small amount, for fast drying | Drying |
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesProtein sits high: this is a strengthening step rather than a moisture one. Fragrance is on the label. Contains fast-drying alcohol. Vegan and cruelty-free.
Full ingredient list (14)
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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1
Water
General function
The base of almost every rinse-off and cream hair product. It carries everything else and is normally the first ingredient on the label.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- solvent
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2
Alcohol Denat.
General function
Fast-drying alcohol used to make sprays set quickly. In leave-on products it can leave hair feeling dry, especially in high position on the list.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
PubChemMay suitFine or easily flattened hairEvaporates on contact, which is how a spray sets almost instantly and leaves no weight behind it.
May not suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairPorous hair gives water up easily as it is; a fast-evaporating solvent high on the list accelerates that.
May not suitVery dry or highly damaged hairIt evaporates quickly and takes some water with it. On hair already short of moisture, a formula built on a lot of it can finish drier than it started.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
- 3 Acrylates/t-butylacrylamide Copolymer
- ▾Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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4
Fragrance
General function
An undisclosed blend of scent ingredients. Regulations let it stay unlisted, so a fragrance-free product is the only way to be certain what is not in it.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May not suitFragrance-sensitive routinesDeclared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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5
Propylene Glycol
General function
A small humectant and solvent that keeps formulas stable and helps active ingredients spread.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
PubChemMay suitFine or easily flattened hairLight and water-binding rather than oily, so it hydrates without contributing weight.
May suitVery dry or highly damaged hairA small water-binding solvent. It holds moisture and helps the rest of the formula spread evenly over the strand.
DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hairA humectant follows the air: it holds water in humid conditions and can give it up in very dry ones. Climate decides what it does more than the label does.
- humectant
- solvent
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6
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
General function
A light plant protein that adds body and shine, popular in volume products.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairFilling surface gaps evens out the cuticle, which is part of what makes damaged hair comb and reflect light more like undamaged hair.
May suitMaximum-hold stylingFilm formers are what hold a style: they dry into a connected film across the strands so the shape resists movement.
May suitVery dry or highly damaged hairHydrolysed fragments are small enough to sit in the gaps of a worn cuticle for a wash or two, temporarily restoring stiffness and cutting breakage in combing.
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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7
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract
General function
An extract of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. Plant extracts are used across a wide range of levels, and label order is the best guide to how much is here.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
- botanical extract
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8
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
General function
Rosemary extract, used both as a scent note and as a natural antioxidant in scalp products.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
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9
Panthenol
General function
Provitamin B5. It draws in water and penetrates the strand a little, which is why it is the standard ingredient for softness and shine claims.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
PubChemMay suitFine or easily flattened hairIt hydrates without adding oil or a film, which is the combination fine hair usually needs.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairDeposits a lubricating layer that makes combing easier, which is most of what stops mechanical damage adding to frizz.
May suitVery dry or highly damaged hairA humectant that also penetrates the cuticle, so it holds water inside the strand rather than only on the surface.
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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10
Glycerin
General function
A small water-loving molecule that draws moisture into the hair and holds it there. It is the most common softening ingredient in conditioners and leave-ins.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
Scientific ReportsMay suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairHigh-porosity hair loses water fast; a humectant holds some of it in place for longer than the wash itself would.
May suitVery dry or highly damaged hairBinds water into the outer layers of the strand, and water is what makes dry hair flexible again rather than brittle.
DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hairWater moves both ways. Measured across concentrations, glycerin solutions give water up in some conditions and take it from the air in others. What it does for you depends on how much of it is there and on the air around it.
- humectant
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11
Alcohol Denat.
· Alcohol
General function
Fast-drying alcohol used to make sprays set quickly. In leave-on products it can leave hair feeling dry, especially in high position on the list.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
PubChemMay suitFine or easily flattened hairEvaporates on contact, which is how a spray sets almost instantly and leaves no weight behind it.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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12
Aminomethyl Propanol
General function
A base used in trace amounts to neutralise acidic hold polymers so they thicken and set properly.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
PubChemDependsFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairpH adjusters are how a formula is brought to a chosen acidity, and an acidic formula keeps the cuticle lying flatter than an alkaline one. Which way this one moves the pH depends on the formula, and the finished pH is not on the label.
- pH adjuster
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13
Ethylhexylglycerin
General function
A preservative booster that also adds a little softness. Almost always paired with phenoxyethanol.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
PubChemMay suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairEmollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.
- preservative
- emollient
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14
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
What the whole list adds up to
- 4 solvents
- 3 humectants
- 2 drying alcohols
- 2 botanical extracts
- 2 preservatives
- 1 fragrance
- 1 declared fragrance
- 1 film former
- 1 protein
- 1 hydrolysed protein
- 1 antioxidant
- 1 conditioning agent
- 1 vitamin
- 1 pH adjuster
Ingredient list captured 2026-09-15. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 6 oz
Seen at
$11.99
Good value under
$13
Usually a good value. Most stores sell it under the $13 line, and products that do this job typically go for about $15 at this size.
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Where we’ve seen it3 listings · 3 stores
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Odele Beauty (odelebeauty.com)
$11.996 oz · $2.00/ozSep 15Lowest per oz
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Ulta Beauty
$11.996 oz · $2.00/ozSep 16
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Target
$11.996 oz · $2.00/ozSep 16
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
- 6 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 $11.99 is the price we have observed for the 6 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
- Good value under $13 comes from the 6 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $2.19/oz; at 6 oz that is $13. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
- About $15 is what those same products typically cost at this size — the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 6 oz.
Formula
6
Formula score
6 of 10
Not the most complete heat protectant formula we have read, but it is under most of the range for heat protectants per ounce.
How the score is counted
- Costs less per ounce than 78% of the 223 heat protectants we’ve priced
- No stated heat claim in the formula
- Drugstore tier, sold at Brand website and Target
- Drugstore tier
- A film-forming heat spreaderSilicones or polymers that spread heat along the strand.3 pts
- A stated heat claimThe brand names the protection it claims.2 pts
- A light baseWater or a volatile carrier first, so it does not weigh hair down.2 pts
- A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
- Slip for detanglingReduces the force it takes to comb wet hair.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.
Does the same job
Same derived functions — what it cleans, conditions, coats or holds — at a lower cost per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy it can still differ.
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- Protein
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$6.40/oz $4.40/oz more
- Heat protect
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- Lightweight
- Function
- Also
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$6.80/oz $4.80/oz more
- Heat protect
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- Curly method
- Function
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Final decision
Should you buy it?
Good for the right personBest user
Soft, over-stretchy hair, looking for protein high in the formula and a vegan, cruelty-free product
Biggest tradeoff
Worth skipping for anyone sensitive to fragrance, hair that stiffens on protein, or very dry or high-damage hair
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.
1
SupportedBacked by ingredients
1
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
2
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
1
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
24-hour frizz control
Silicones or film formers smooth the cuticle, which is the usual mechanism.
- Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Supported
Smoother strands, less frizz.
Flexible, all-day hold
No hold polymer, gum, or wax was found in the ingredient list.
- Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Potential conflict
Nothing in it holds a shape.
UV protection
Antioxidants are present, which is not the same as a UV filter.
- Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
Partly supported
Indirect help, not a filter.
High-shine finish from rice protein and vitamin B5
Nothing in the list reads as a shine system.
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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.
More than one reviewer reports the product leaving hair feeling drier, stiffer, or more tangled than expected despite looking smooth after styling.
Several reviewers say the spray gives a flexible hold that still lets them brush through their hair afterward, unlike a typical crunchy hairspray.
Reviewers are neutral to mixed on the scent, describing it as not unpleasant but not especially good either.
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How 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 (0 manufacturer or regulatory, 1 retailer, 3 editorial), last checked 2026-09-16.
- Ingredient references are linked for 7 of 9 product-aware annotations 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 2026-09-16.