Coarse, wavy, or curly hair looking for frizz control and curl definition with a soft, natural-looking hold rather than a stiff, crunchy set.

A consumer retail styling product for home use — no diffuser or special tools are required, though a diffuser attachment will enhance curl definition compared with plain air-drying.

What distinguishes it from a standard curl cream is the delivery: spraying the product through the hair first, rather than raking a cream through with hands, spreads the polymer-and-glycerin blend more evenly across coarse or thick curls that are otherwise prone to build-up in some sections and dryness in others.

Apply to damp, towel-dried hair before styling.

1. Shake well before use.
2. Spray onto damp, towel-dried hair from roots to ends.
3. Work through evenly with fingers or a wide-tooth comb.
4. Diffuse with a blow dryer, or air-dry, to enhance the natural curl pattern.
5. Once dry, scrunch or separate curls with fingers as needed.

Pros:

• The spray-to-cream format distributes more evenly through curls than a thick cream applied by hand.
• Gives real hold from film-forming polymers without the stiff, crunchy feel some curl gels leave behind.
• Works on damp hair whether styling by diffusing, air-drying, or twist-outs.

Cons:

• Brushing through after application breaks up the curl clumping the polymers create, so it needs finger-styling or a diffuser rather than a brush.
• It no longer appears in Schwarzkopf's current official OSiS+ curls-and-waves lineup, so availability may become limited over time.
• Contains DMDM hydantoin, a formaldehyde-releasing preservative some people prefer to avoid.