The closest Bumble and bumble dupe is Sun Bum Sea Spray for Surf Spray: both are built on water, magnesium sulfate and kelp extract, and Sun Bum’s bottle is bigger for about half the price. Next is Kristin Ess Working Texture Spray for Thickening Dryspun, where the first five ingredients match in the same order. Third, Kristin Ess Dry Shampoo Powder stands in for Prêt-à-powder, two non-aerosol starch-and-clay powders. Marc Anthony Big Volume Mousse covers Full Form Mousse, OGX Argan Oil of Morocco covers Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil, and Sun Bum 3 in 1 Leave In is a loose match for the Invisible Oil Primer. A dupe gets you the product type and a similar base. It doesn’t get you Bumble’s fragrances, its UV filters or its six-oil blend, and the last two pairs below are the weakest.
The six at a glance
| Splurge | Price | Dupe | Price | How the dupe compares |
| Bumble and bumble Surf Spray | About $35 | Sun Bum Sea Spray | About $17 | Same salt and kelp base |
| Bumble and bumble Thickening Dryspun Texture Spray | About $31 | Kristin Ess Working Texture Spray | About $15 | Same first five ingredients |
| Bumble and bumble Prêt-à-powder | About $35 | Kristin Ess Dry Shampoo Powder | About $9 | Starch and clay, no fragrance |
| Bumble and bumble Thickening Full Form Mousse | About $37 | Marc Anthony Big Volume Mousse | About $8 | Shared polymers and proteins |
| Bumble and bumble Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil | About $47 | OGX Argan Oil of Morocco Penetrating Oil | About $7 | Silicone base, one oil not six |
| Bumble and bumble Invisible Oil Heat/UV Protective Primer | About $34 | Sun Bum 3 in 1 Leave In | About $13 | Loose: no UV filters, small saving per ounce |
Prices are approximate, and they change often.
1. Bumble and bumble Surf Spray dupe: Sun Bum Sea Spray
Surf Spray is a sea salt spray in name only. The texture comes from magnesium sulfate, a mineral salt, sitting second on the ingredient list after water. Kelp and seaweed extracts, glycerin and a marine-citrus fragrance follow. Bumble makes it for fine to medium hair and describes the finish as matte. The standard bottle is 4.2 ounces.
Sun Bum Sea Spray is about as close as two hair products get. It also opens with water, magnesium sulfate and isoceteth-20, and it has the same kelp extract (Macrocystis pyrifera) and PPG-5-ceteth-20 that Bumble uses. Sun Bum adds actual sea salt and a little charcoal powder, and it skips the glycerin and the second seaweed. The bottle is 6 ounces for about half the price, so per ounce you’re paying roughly a third. The scents are different, and that’s the main thing you’d give up. Our sea salt spray guide covers how much to use and where.
2. Bumble and bumble Dryspun dupe: Kristin Ess Working Texture Spray
Thickening Dryspun Texture Spray is a dry, translucent finishing spray for fine to medium hair. It’s an aerosol: the propellants come first, then alcohol, VP/VA copolymer for hold and zeolite, a mineral powder that gives grip. Silk powder, wheat protein and fragrance come later. Bumble says it adds 40% more volume instantly. The can is 3.6 ounces.
Kristin Ess Working Texture Spray starts with the same five ingredients in the same order: hydrofluorocarbon 152a, dimethyl ether, alcohol denat., VP/VA copolymer and zeolite. After that it goes its own way, with pea protein, seaweed extracts and a few plant oils and butters in small amounts, and no silk powder. Kristin Ess describes the hold as ultra-light and the finish as soft matte. It’s a 7-ounce can for about half the price of Bumble’s 3.6, which works out to roughly a quarter of the cost per ounce. Our Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray review picks this same spray as its budget swap.
3. Bumble and bumble Prêt-à-powder dupe: Kristin Ess Dry Shampoo Powder
Prêt-à-powder is a non-aerosol powder dry shampoo. Bumble calls it a dry shampoo, style extender and volumizer in one. The formula is short: corn starch, montmorillonite (a clay), tapioca starch, oat flour and silica, then fragrance, a clementine, hyacinth and sandalwood blend. The bottle holds 2 ounces.
Kristin Ess Dry Shampoo Powder is the same kind of product, a shake-on powder built on corn starch and tapioca starch with clays including bentonite and kaolin. It adds rice starch, arrowroot powder and baking soda, and it has no fragrance. It’s 1.3 ounces, smaller than Bumble’s, but at about a quarter of the price you’re still paying well under half per ounce. If you’re worried about using dry shampoo often, our piece on whether dry shampoo damages hair goes through it.
4. Bumble and bumble Full Form Mousse dupe: Marc Anthony Big Volume Mousse
Thickening Full Form Soft Mousse is a heat-protective volumizing mousse for fine to medium hair, meant to give body with a soft, crunch-free feel. The formula pairs polyquaternium-11 and VP/VA copolymer for hold with hydrolyzed soy protein, wheat amino acids, amaranth protein and panthenol. It’s 5 ounces, with a lemon, bergamot and apple fragrance.
Marc Anthony Big Volume Mousse overlaps more than the price gap suggests. It has polyquaternium-11 too, plus hydrolyzed soy and wheat proteins, an amaranth seed extract, PEG-12 dimethicone and polyquaternium-4, all of which also appear in Bumble’s. Marc Anthony makes it for fine, limp hair, says it’s alcohol-free and gives a flexible hold, and rates its heat protection to 450°F. Marc Anthony’s can is 8.4 ounces, so per ounce it’s a small fraction of Bumble’s cost. Marc Anthony’s has no panthenol. Our guide to root volume for fine hair covers where mousse fits.
5. Bumble and bumble Invisible Oil dupe: OGX Argan Oil of Morocco Penetrating Oil
Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil is a clear oil that reduces frizz and adds a little shine. The trick is the base. Dimethicone and isododecane come first, and they carry a blend of six plant oils, coconut, argan, grapeseed, macadamia, sweet almond and safflower, in a very thin layer. There’s squalane, a scent of fruit, tropical florals and musk, and UV filters Bumble says help protect hair from the drying effects of the sun. The bottle is 3.4 ounces.
OGX Renewing Argan Oil of Morocco Penetrating Oil is built on the same idea with fewer parts. Its whole formula is six ingredients: dimethicone, isopropyl myristate, dimethiconol, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, argan oil and fragrance. So you get a similar silicone base carrying argan oil, and Bumble has both dimethicone and dimethiconol as well. You don’t get the other five oils, the squalane or the UV filters. It’s 3.3 ounces for about a seventh of the price. Our Invisible Oil review names L’Oréal Elvive Extraordinary Oil as its budget swap. That one is another silicone-and-plant-oil blend; OGX is the simpler of the two.
6. Bumble and bumble Invisible Oil Primer dupe: Sun Bum 3 in 1 Leave In
Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Heat/UV Protective Primer is a spray leave-in conditioner and pre-styler in one, and a different product from the oil above. It carries the same six oils in a conditioning base of cetearyl alcohol, with hydrolyzed wheat and vegetable proteins, dimethicone, sodium hyaluronate, two UV filters and fragrance. Bumble rates its heat protection to 450°F. The bottle is 8.5 ounces.
Sun Bum Revitalizing 3 in 1 Leave In is the loosest match here. It’s a spray leave-in on a cetearyl alcohol base too, with argan and coconut oil in common, plus sunflower and watermelon seed oils, quinoa protein, panthenol, squalane and fragrance. Sun Bum says it detangles and helps protect hair from UV and heat damage, but it doesn’t give a temperature, and neither of Bumble’s UV filters is in it. Size cuts into the saving: Sun Bum’s bottle is 4 ounces to Bumble’s 8.5, so per ounce you’re paying a little over $3 instead of about $4. Our explainer on leave-in versus hair oil versus serum helps if you’re deciding whether you need both a primer and an oil.
How we picked
We started with Bumble and bumble’s best-known styling products, then matched each one to a cheaper product of the same type. A match had to share main ingredients, not just a category, and cost clearly less. No brand supplies more than two dupes. Pairs are ranked by how much of the formula they share, closest first.
The Thickening Volume Shampoo isn’t here because no cheaper volumizing shampoo met all of those conditions.
When the expensive one is still worth it
When you use the Primer every day and rely on it in the sun. It’s the only product on this page with sunscreen filters and a stated heat rating, and its dupe saves less per ounce than anything else here. Keeping it is a reasonable call.
Scent is the other reason. Bumble’s fragrances are a real part of why people buy Surf Spray and the oil, and none of the dupes smell the same. If the smell is what you’re paying for, a dupe won’t scratch that itch.
If I Were You
- If you only swap one thing, I’d swap Surf Spray for Sun Bum Sea Spray. It’s the closest formula on this page and costs about a third as much per ounce.
- If your hair is fine and goes flat by noon, I’d pair the Marc Anthony mousse at the roots with the Kristin Ess texture spray to finish. Both share their main ingredients with the Bumble products they replace.
- If fragrance bothers you, I’d start with Kristin Ess Dry Shampoo Powder, which has none. Every Bumble product here, and the other dupes, contains fragrance. If your scalp itches or flakes after a new product and it doesn’t settle, see a dermatologist.
- If you want one oil and don’t care about extras, I’d buy the OGX. It does the same smoothing job with a much shorter formula.
- If you heat style most days and spend time outside, I’d keep the Bumble Primer. The Sun Bum leave-in is a good detangler, but it isn’t the same formula with a smaller price.
FAQ
What’s the best dupe for Bumble and bumble Surf Spray?
Sun Bum Sea Spray. Both are based on water, magnesium sulfate and kelp extract, both are made to add texture and body, and Sun Bum’s bottle is larger for about half the price. The scent is the main difference.
Is there a dupe for Bumble and bumble Invisible Oil?
Yes, though none copies the six-oil blend. OGX Argan Oil of Morocco Penetrating Oil uses a similar silicone base with argan oil, and our Invisible Oil review names L’Oréal Elvive Extraordinary Oil as another. Neither has Bumble’s UV filters or squalane.
Is the Invisible Oil Primer the same as Invisible Oil?
No. The oil is a clear finishing oil in a silicone base. The Primer is a spray leave-in conditioner with the same six oils, plus proteins, UV filters and heat protection up to 450°F.
Are these dupes safe for color-treated hair?
Sun Bum calls its 3 in 1 Leave In color-friendly, Bumble includes color-treated hair among the hair types Prêt-à-powder is made for, and Bumble says the Primer helps protect color from fading. For the others, the brands don’t single out color-treated hair. Our hair archive has more on caring for colored hair.
Bottom line
Bumble and bumble’s styling products are easier to copy than its reputation suggests, because the main ingredients are common ones: mineral salt, aerosol polymers, starches and clays, silicones. Swap Surf Spray, Dryspun and Prêt-à-powder without much hesitation. Think about the mousse and the oil depending on how much you care about scent and extras. And keep the Primer if you heat style in the sun, because that’s the one product here nothing cheaper really matches.
