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What is hairspray used for?

With the right hairspray, even the wildest and most creative styles can be fixed in place in any position. This keeps your hairstyle perfectly in shape and protected from environmental factors, while your hair remains flexible and doesn’t look stiff.

Professional Hairspray: The Right Product for Every Hair Type

For a natural look, use lightweight sprays that provide flexible hold. For short hairstyles or updos, there are hairsprays that offer ultra-strong fixation and keep the style perfectly in place all day long.

The selection is endless – from light to strong to extra-strong hold. Professional salon hairsprays don’t weigh the hair down or cause damage and can be easily brushed out.

Hairspray for Curls

Natural curls are often difficult to manage and prone to frizz. Davines Love Curl Revitalizer provides hold, bounce, and elastic curls thanks to vitamins, trace elements, and unsaturated fatty acids.

When curls are styled with a straightener, curling iron, or rollers, it’s essential to fix the finished hairstyle properly. With Goldwell Stylesign Hairspray Strong Hairspray, strong hold is guaranteed. It also protects the curls from high humidity.

Hairspray for Dry Hair

Dry, damaged hair needs one thing above all: more moisture. LABEL.M Fashion Edition Healthy Hair Mist contains, among other ingredients, aloe vera. It locks in moisture and gives the hair a beautiful shine.

Hairspray for Men

Hairspray isn’t just popular among women – it’s also a favorite styling product for men. Seb Man The Fixer is a formula developed specifically for men. It stands out with its distinctive scent, combining bergamot and pink pepper, while still providing reliable hold like any professional hairspray.

Ingredients in Hairsprays

Most hairsprays contain polymers, which act as film-forming agents. Butane and dimethyl ether are propellants that help distribute the spray in a fine mist. In addition, various ingredients such as silk proteins, glycerin, silicone oils, or plant oils provide nourishment, texture, smoothness, and shine.

How harmful are hairsprays for your hair?

In general, today’s hairsprays are formulated to be gentle on the hair. The only possible downside is that frequent use may cause dryness due to the alcohol content. However, this can be easily balanced with moisturizing hair care products.

Hairsprays in hand luggage: Allowed or forbidden?

Hairsprays and deodorants are considered liquids and may be carried in containers of up to 100 ml in your hand luggage when flying. Several hairsprays are available at BellAffair in these travel-friendly sizes or even smaller. For example:

Alternative Hairsprays

Hairspray is bad for the environment and your hair in the long run – anyone who claims that hasn’t taken a closer look at the products available today. Nowadays, many brands also offer hairsprays without silicones, propellants, or animal-derived ingredients. See for yourself:

Hairspray without silicones: KMS Hairstay Firm Finishing Spray

Many people make sure to use a shampoo without silicones – but did you know that styling products like hairsprays can also contain silicones? The KMS Hairstay Firm Finishing Spray is silicone-free, provides reliable hold, and doesn’t dry out the hair.

Vegan hairspray: Kevin.Murphy Session.Spray Flex

If you pay close attention to the ingredients in your styling products, you should try Kevin.Murphy Session.Spray Flex.This spray is not only vegan, but also paraben-free, sulfate-free, and cruelty-free. It features natural extracts of olive leaf, grape seed, and green tea, which give the hair flexible hold and a light, fast-drying finish. Highlighted Attributes Without silicones Vegan, paraben-free, sulfate-free, cruelty-free Natural extracts for flexible, soft, and healthy styling

Rothaarige Frau mit Haarspray von Goldwell

Proper Use of Hairspray

Before using your hairspray, make sure that the nozzle isn’t clogged. Otherwise, no fine mist will come out of the spray head. If it is clogged, you can usually remove the nozzle and rinse it with water to clean it.

During application on dry hair, the can should be kept in continuous motion so that the spray is evenly distributed and individual strands or sections don’t stick together. You should also hold the can about 30 centimeters (12 inches) away from your head. Tip: For extra volume, spray the hairspray from underneath directly onto the roots.

Removing Hairspray from Hair

Before going to bed, you should always remove the hairspray to prevent your hair from sticking together or becoming dry and brittle. Small amounts can simply be brushed out. If you’ve used a lot of hairspray for strong hold in the morning, it’s best to wash your hair at the end of the day.

Disposing of Hairspray

Hairspray cans are pressurized, so it’s important to dispose of them properly. Completely empty cans are considered hazardous waste and must be discarded separately according to local regulations.

Hairspray Test: Which One Is the Best?

Which hairspray is the best? We’ve listed the seven most popular hairsprays at BellAffair to make it easier for you to choose the right product.

3 Life Hacks: Hairspray as a Household Remedy

Hairspray doesn’t just provide hold for your hair — it can also be used as a versatile household helper in many situations. Here are three tips you can easily try at home:

  1. Hairspray against wasps: Hairspray can be used as an insect repellent. Since wasps dislike its smell, you can spray it in a circle around your garden or patio to keep these uninvited guests away. Make sure the hairspray is fragrance-free, as scented sprays can have the opposite effect and attract wasps instead.
  2. Hairspray against ladder runs in tights: A generous layer of hairspray can help prevent runs and holes in tights, as it strengthens the fabric fibers.
  3. Hairspray for better bobby pin grip: If you’re using bobby pins to secure your hairstyle, spray them with hairspray before putting them in your hair. This makes them slightly sticky and helps them hold more securely.

Buy Hairsprays Online at BellAffair

Choose your favorite product now from top brands such as KérastaseSchwarzkopf, or Wella, and order conveniently online. With hairsprays from BellAffair, you’ll give your hairstyle exactly the hold it needs. See for yourself and discover the premium salon-quality products available at BellAffair!