Types of Hair Styling Sprays
1. Strong Hold Hairsprays
- Provide maximum hold for elaborate styles
- Lock styles in place all day
- Best for special occasions or updos
Key Ingredients & Benefits:
- PVP/VA Copolymer – provides firm, long-lasting hold
- Alcohol – quick-drying and sets style in place
2. Medium Hold Hairsprays
- Provide moderate hold with some flexibility
- Allow natural movement while controlling frizz
- Best for touchable, workable styles
Key Ingredients & Benefits:
- VP/VA Copolymer – medium hold polymer
- Aminomethyl Propanol – balances hold with flexibility
3. Flexible Hold Hairsprays
- Allow natural hair movement with touchable hold -Won’t make hair stiff or crunchy -Best for touchable, movable styles
Key Ingredients & Benefits:
- VP/Methacrylamide/Vinyl Imidazole Copolymer – flexible hold
- Sunflower Seed Oil – enhances movement and shine
4. Volumizing Hairsprays
- Boost volume and lift hair at roots
- Create bigger, bolder styles that last
- Best for fine, flat hair lacking volume
Key Ingredients & Benefits:
- Wheat Protein – plumps strands and lifts hair
- Zeolite – lightweight mineral that absorbs oil at roots
5. Texturizing Hairsprays
- Give hair a gritty, piecey, imperfect texture
- Help create beachy, undone, lived-in styles
- Best for straight, overly smooth hair
Key Ingredients & Benefits:
- Hydroxyethylcellulose – provides texture and light hold
- Isobutane Propellant – gives hair a matte finish
6. Heat-Activated Hairsprays
- Form strong bonds and set styles when heated
- Allow re-styling and hold that lasts for days
- Best for smooth, sleek hairdos
Key Ingredients & Benefits:
- VP/VA Copolymer – forms bonds when heated to set style
- Amodimethicone – smooths hair and enhances shine
7. Humidity-Resistant Hairsprays
- Lock out frizz and maintain style in humid weather
- Prevent puffiness and flatness in damp climates
- Best for frizzy hair prone to expanding in humidity
Key Ingredients & Benefits:
- PVP – strong hold polymer that fights humidity
- Panthenol – humectant that reduces frizz
8. Color-Safe Hairsprays
- Formulated not to strip or fade hair color
- Provide hold without drying out dyed/chemically treated hair
- Best for maintaining vivid color treated hair
Key Ingredients & Benefits:
- Amodimethicone – protects color while adding shine
- Sunflower Seed Oil – seals in moisture and color
9. Finishing Hairsprays
- Used after styling to set the final look in place
- Lock in curls, updos, and intricate styles
- Best as the final step to make styles last
Key Ingredients & Benefits:
- Alcohol – quick-drying to instantly set styles
- VP/VA Copolymer – strong hold polymer to finish styles