Within the wave game, people tend to ask what makes Goat Drip Butter worth the cost and some tend to wonder if Texas Tea Butter is better even though it is more affordable in cost. The intention of this article is not to start a battle between the two products or brands. You can purchase whichever you want to try for yourself.
It should be noted that the Goat Drip brand offers many different types of products, while the Texas Tea brand focuses on quality ingredients. We aim to write an unbiased blog about what customers have shared with us to help more of our customers make better-informed decisions regarding their hair care routine in choosing a hair butter for 360 waves, locs, braids, or natural hair.
Introduction
The Houston-based Texas Tea Hair Care brand aims to make products that are made with quality ingredients and they emphasize customer satisfaction as a pillar of their success. While the Los Angeles-based Goat Drip Hair Care brand seeks to flood the market with a variety of different products driven by brand name popularity as a selling point. With the brief introduction, here are 5 reasons why Texas Tea is better than Goat Drip.
1) Ingredients for Texas Tea Butter vs Goat Drip Butter
They often say less is more and when it comes to products, the Texas Tea brand stands behind that by focusing on making fewer products with higher-quality ingredients in each that are 100% natural, while the Goat Drip brand uses cheaper ingredients to make more variation of similar products.
In this blog, we are only comparing the products that each brand advertises as a butter and to remain unbiased yourself, all you have to do is look at the product labels for each brand when it comes to comparing the two different butters:
Texas Tea Butter Ingredients
Pumpkin Seed Butter, Hemp Seed Butter, Argan Butter, Baobab Oil, Grapeseed Butter, Safflower Oil, Sunflower Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Peppermint Oil
Goat Drip Butter Ingredients
Tangerine Butter, Beeswax, Coconut Oil, Avocado Oil, Hemp Seed oil, Argan oil, Jojoba Oil
Summary of the Ingredients of Both Brands
Without going into more detail on the benefits of each ingredient, it is clear that Texas Tea Butter has more ingredients than Goat Drip Butter. If you do not know how to read the ingredient list on product labels, we will reference another blog to check out if you want more details, but it is important to note that "ingredients are usually listed in order from highest concentration to lowest concentration."
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What this means is that the top 2 ingredients with the highest concentration of each brand are pumpkin seed butter and hemp seed butter for Texas Tea, while Goat Drip has tangerine butter and beeswax. When it comes to making products, beeswax is used in hair products to help give them a harder consistency in order to make things like pomades so this would not classify the product as butter since it's the second ingredient even though it is marketed as a butter.
Compared to Texas Tea's top ingredients, both pumpkin seed butter and hemp seed butter are excellent sources of healthy fats, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that the hair needs to become healthy and strong. But what makes these kinds of butter so special is that they are also high in protein. In fact, hemp seed butter contains all 20 of the amino acids needed to form a complete protein. This makes it an ideal choice for naturals and 360 wavers who may struggle to find products that build stronger hair so that it grows longer.
Therefore, when it comes to just looking at the ingredients list, Texas Tea Butter is a clear winner for this category.
NOTE: It should be stated that before Texas Tea hair products came onto the scene, many products made by small-owned businesses did not include an ingredient list, including the Goat Drip brand. Traditionally, others would either list their ingredients online or not even provide this information. It was not until JustinTime made the following video and created Texas Tea that many other product makers start listing their ingredients or supplying ingredient lists.
2) Texture and Consistency of Both Hair Products
When it comes to hair products, texture and consistency are two very important factors to consider. The texture of a product is how thick or thin the product is, while the hair product's consistency is how runny or sticky it is. Both of these factors play a role in how the product will behave when applied to your hair.
Some products have a thick, creamy texture that spreads easily through your hair; others have a thin, watery texture that doesn't spread as well. Some products have a sticky consistency that can be hard to rinse out; others have a runny consistency that washes away quickly.
The key is to find the right texture and consistency for your own hair type. If you choose a product that's too thick, it will weigh your hair down and make it look greasy. If you choose a product that's too thin, it won't do much good at all. And if you choose a product with the wrong consistency, it will be difficult to apply and may not work very well.
Texas Tea Butter Texture
Keeping the ingredients in mind, since Texas Tea's butter first two ingredients are two kinds of butter, you will notice that this product offers a pure butter texture and consistency. What this means in simple terms is that it is not hard to dig out of the container and it spreads very easily when rubbing your hands together.
The reason why this is important is that you want a product that will go into your hair very easily and the Texas Tea brand emphasizes using lighter ingredients when making the butter. Their customers state that it is easy to use and washes out easily as well while performing the "Wash & Style."
Goat Drip Butter Texture
With the ingredients in mind, Goat Drip butter's first two ingredients are butter and beeswax. You may notice that this product offers more of a pomade texture with a harder consistency. What this means in simple terms is that it may be hard to dig out of the container with just your fingers and it does not spread very easily when rubbing your hands together.
The brand states that its butter offers "amazing hold," but butter is not traditionally known for doing this and the Goat Drip brand has come under scrutiny for using beeswax to make its butter. Their customers state that sometimes they have to use the back of their fingernails or even a spoon to get the product out of the jar.
Summary of the Texture and Consistency of Both Brands
In summary, the texture and consistency of the two brands' butters are noticeably different based on the ingredients used to make the two different butters. Texas Tea's butter is creamy and easy to apply since the top two ingredients are both butters, while Goat Drip's butter is harder due to the use of beeswax making it difficult to apply evenly, especially in colder climates.
Therefore, when it comes to looking at the texture and consistency of each, Texas Tea Butter is a clear winner for this category as well.
3) Goat Drip Butter Scent vs Texas Tea Butter Scent:
Let's be honest, scent, also known as fragrance, is one of the most important factors when it comes to choosing which hair products you will spend your money on! Even though it should not be, as humans we are attracted to things that smell good. Also, when it comes to choosing to use a product, people naturally will smell it before they decide to read the ingredients.
Think about it – when you put on a new shampoo or conditioner, what’s the first thing you do? Smell it, of course! And why not? After all, if you cannot stand the smell, there’s no way you’re going to use it. The scent can make you feel happy, relaxed, energized – or any other number of emotions. And that emotional response is what keeps people coming back for more.
However, in the spirit of transparency, many scents are made by using fragrance oils or ingredients, and many times these ingredients can be harmful in high concentrations. This is why most products often list "fragrance" as the last ingredient on the list. If you see fragrance higher up on the list you may want to reconsider the product.
Goat Drip Butter Fragrance
The Goat Drip Butter sold on the site does not have a fragrance listed, nor can you choose a fragrance so it is not possible to fairly access this category for their brand. It is quite alarming that they still do not list what is the scent of the fragrance being used to this day because they were asked from the beginning of their product creation to provide one to remain in compliance with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Many of their customers; however, do admit that they love the way the product smells and state that the scent lingers for a few days.
Texas Tea Butter Fragrance
The Texas Tea Butter comes in two options for choosing a fragrance. The first is their signature "Blueberry Yum Yum," which has become a crowd favorite and the second option is "Unscented." They also list the fragrance ingredient at the end of the ingredient list. Lastly, they felt offering an option that is unscented is important because some people are allergic to fragrances or simply prefer to not use them. The customers of Texas Tea Butter have stated that they love the fragrance chosen because their spouses always ask them what they put on to smell good.
Summary of the Scent Used for Both Brands
In summary, the scent of the two brands' butters both smell great and are received well by their clients so no matter which one you choose, we are sure you will enjoy the fragrance.
However, when it comes the scent of each, the Texas Tea brand wins in this category because they go above and beyond to not only offer a great fragrance but also list it on the product label, as well as offer the option to purchase without the fragrance.
4) Shipping of Texas Tea Butter vs Goat Drip Butter
When it comes to buying hair products, shipping can be expensive. This is because most hair products are heavy and voluminous, making them difficult to ship without incurring high costs due to the weight of the products. For this reason, many people tend to want to purchase their hair products from local stores instead of online.
However, there are many benefits to purchasing hair products online, including the ability to compare prices and find better deals. It should be noted that most products in retail stores typically have chemicals added to them to preserve the shelf life and you may think it is cheaper to buy in the store, but that lower cost can be costing you the health of your scalp or hair.
Therefore, shipping costs should not be the only factor considered when deciding whether to purchase hair products online or from a local store.
Cost of Shipping Texas Tea Butter
The Texas Tea brand offers to ship for domestic orders and international orders with the option of first-class and priority shipping. They are also going to move to free shipping included business model in the future that will offer insured shipping on all orders at no added cost to the customer; however, as of now, they only offer free priority shipping on all orders over $60.
Cost of Shipping Goat Drip Butter
The Goat Drip brand offers to ship for domestic orders and international orders with the option of only priority shipping. They only offer free shipping on all orders over $150 in the United States.
Summary for Cost of Shipping of Both Brands
With everything that we have discussed so far, the cost of shipping matters more to the Texas Tea brand in regards to offering customers the most affordable shipping cost. When choosing to make products, they considered offering the most and highest quality ingredients in smaller containers to lower the overall weight which drives shipping costs down.
On the other hand, the Goat Drip brand offers only priority shipping and this may be due to the weight of the products they make being offered in bigger sizes. Priority shipping allows businesses to ship products up to 70 lbs so this would make sense for their business model.
Therefore, when it comes to shipping costs, the Texas Tea brand allows more flexibility and lower cost for their customer, which makes them the winner in this category. Once they move over to a permanent free priority shipping option, they will clearly be the winner hands down!
5) Cost of Goat Drip Butter vs Texas Tea Butter
Most people tend to think that if a product costs more, the ingredients in the hair products must be made with higher quality ingredients and are worth more. This is a common sales technique to trick consumers into spending more on products that may offer the same ingredients as others simply because the cost is higher. The cost of a product does not determine its worth, it is just the price that the product is being sold at.
As we have detailed above, the Texas Tea brand offers more and higher quality ingredients than the Goat Drip brand; however, the cost is lower than the Goat Drip hair products. We will break down why this may be to help you make an informed decision when you go to purchase either of the two.
Goat Drip Butter Price
The Goat Drip butter comes in a 4 oz double-insulated plastic jar and normally sells for $45. What this means is that at the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $45, Goat Drip sells at $11.25 per ounce.
Texas Tea Butter Price
The Texas Tea butter comes in a 2 oz double-insulated plastic jar and normally sells for $20, but is sometimes offered at a discounted rate of $10. What this means is that at the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $20, Texas Tea sells at $10 per ounce.
Summary of the Cost of Both Brands
In summary, what this means is that at a per ounce metric alone not considering the types of ingredients being used, Texas Tea Butter is more affordable and it wins in this category as well, especially if you consider the previously stated category which has better ingredients. If you want to get the most bang for your buck, Texas Tea is the clear winner!
Final Decision: Texas Tea Butter vs Goat Drip Butter
| Category | Texas Tea Butter | Goat Drip Butter |
| Ingredients | ✅ | ❌ |
| Texture and Consistency | ✅ | ❌ |
| Scent/Fragrance | ✅ | ✅ |
| Shipping Cost | ✅ | ❌ |
| Price | ✅ | ❌ |
After reading each category, it is very clear why so many of our customers tend to state that Texas Tea Butter is better than Goat Drip Butter; however, as we stated at the beginning of this article, we wanted to write this to explain to new potential customers looking for a better alternative. Therefore, in summary, if you're looking for high-quality hair butter at an affordable price that does not keep you from using the best, we recommend Texas Tea.
