This texturizing spray works on straight, wavy, curly, and coily hair — KMS says it suits all textures — and it's aimed at anyone who wants reworkable, piecey texture rather than a stiff, fixed hold. It's a retail styling product for at-home use, not a salon-only professional formula, and it works as a pre-styling prep spray, a mid-styling texturizer, or a finishing spray.

What sets Playable Texture apart from a typical texturizing spray is that it's built to be used at three different points in a style rather than just one: as a prep spray on towel-dried hair before blow-drying, as a mid-style texturizer on dry hair to accentuate layers, or as a last-step finishing spray for grip. Because the formula only sticks to itself rather than to strands broadly, you can keep reworking the style by hand hours later without the crunchy or sticky feel that heavier-hold texture sprays leave behind.

• Shake the can well before use
• For more built-up texture: spray onto towel-dried hair, then blow-dry
• For a lighter effect: spray onto dry hair to accentuate layers and add separation
• Use your fingers to shape, scrunch, or mould the style, and rework by hand as needed throughout the day

Pros:

• Does triple duty as a prep, mid-style, and finishing spray, so it can replace more than one product in a routine
• Only sticks to itself rather than to hands or brushes, so hair can be reshaped by hand repeatedly without feeling tacky
• Works on straight through coily textures and layers well on damp or dry hair
• Vegan formula that's PETA-approved

Cons:

• Aerosol propellant and alcohol denat. sit high on the ingredient list, which can be drying to hair and scalp with frequent heavy use
• Builds texture and flexible hold rather than true heat protection, so it isn't a substitute for a dedicated thermal protectant when blow-drying
• Hold is light and pliable by design, so it isn't the right choice for a stiff, all-day, structured updo
• Contains added synthetic fragrance, which may not suit fragrance-sensitive scalps