This finisher is aimed at people with fine to medium hair who want more visible body, root lift, and a matte, undone texture, particularly for styles like tousled waves, second-day hair, or loose updos where hair needs extra grip to hold its shape. It's a finishing product used on dry hair rather than a leave-in or pre-styling treatment, and it's suited to both at-home and salon/professional use since Joico markets it broadly as a styling finisher rather than a restricted professional-only formula.

What sets this apart from a typical volumizing hairspray is that it's built to add texture and separation after styling is done, using rice starch to build grip rather than just coating hair in a stiff-hold film. That makes it useful for finishing a look that already has some shape but needs more visible root lift, movement, or a deliberately undone finish, rather than for setting a style from scratch.

Shake the can well before each use. Spray onto dry, already-styled hair rather than wet hair, holding the can a few inches away; concentrate at the roots for lift or throughout the mid-lengths and ends for overall texture and separation. Can also be sprayed underneath sections before pinning for added grip in updos.

Pros:

• Lightweight texture without the chalky or powdery residue some volumizing sprays leave behind
• Doubles as a heat-protectant spray, rated by Joico up to 232°C/450°F
• Adds humidity, UV, and pollution protection on top of texture
• Works well as a grip layer under pins for updos, not just as a finishing texture

Cons:

• Aerosol format with flammable propellants (butane/hydrofluorocarbon), so it needs to be stored and used away from heat sources
• Contains fragrance, which may not suit fragrance-sensitive users or sensitive scalps
• Meant for dry, already-styled hair, so it isn't a substitute for a wet-hair volumizer or root-lift mousse