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Consider the best texture sprays as the cool-girl alternative to traditional hairspray. They are less rigid in nature, offering a more flexible styling option that adds touchably tousled definition and a bit of volume. A generous spray can enhance freshly styled hair or emphasize your natural texture. While there is some overlap between texture sprays and hairspray, they ultimately produce different results. “Texture sprays are ideal for big, bouncy blowouts, natural beachy waves, and enhancing air-dried texture because they provide light to medium hold,” professional hairstylist Samantha Draper tells Vogue. In contrast, hairspray is better suited for smoothing flyaways, securing slicked-back updos, achieving pin-straight styles, or ensuring a firm hold.
Vogue’s Favorite Texture Spray
- Best for Fine Hair: Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray, $52
- Best with Heat Protection: Living Proof Full Dry Volume Texture Spray, $36
- Best for Damaged Hair: Virtue Texturizing Spray, $40
- Best Affordable: Kristin Ess Dry Texture Hair Spray, $15
- Best for Dry Hair: IGK Beach Club Texture Spray, $36
- Best for Body: Verb Volume Dry Texture Spray, $22
- Best for Supermodel Volume: Bumble and Bumble. Thickening Texture Spray,$37
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Texture sprays are suitable for all hair types and textures, but they are particularly effective for fine or flat hair. Draper notes, “One of my favorite uses for texture spray is to apply it to baby-fine, flat hair before using a curling iron. This gives the hair more grip and helps achieve a better textured hold.”
Scroll down to discover 10 favorite texture sprays, with picks from the experts and Vogue editors alike. With just a few spritzes and a scrunch, your hair can look bodacious and salon-worthy in seconds.
Best with Heat Protection: Living Proof Full Dry Volume Texture Spray
- Why We Love It: Pro hairstylist Jazmin Kelly, is a fan of Living Proof’s multipurpose texturizing spray for it’s ability to absorb oil and extend the life of a style. “Plus, it transforms fine, flat, or thin hair—with the added bonus of heat protection,” she tells Vogue. Featuring a blend of minerals and starches, along with hydrophobic resins, this spray should deliver a lived-in texture with a buildable hold that won’t weigh your hair down.
- Key ingredients: Copolymers (for gentle hold)
- More to Know: Silicone-free, cruelty-free, sulfate-free, paraben-free, color-safe
- Size: 7.5 oz
Best for Fine Hair: Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray
- Why We Love It: If you’ve ever spoken to Vogue’s beauty editor at large Arden Fanning Andrews about anything hair-related, she’ll nearly always muse that she has “toddler wisp” hair—then she’ll tell share her favorite styling products. Fanning Andrews calls this formula her go-to. “When I need some kind of grippy texturizing spray, Oribe’s remains my top choice after a decade of trying them all,” she says. Pro hair stylist Merita Ibrahimi also calls this texture mist her all-time favorite. “It smells amazing and gives the perfect touch of volume and grip without weighing hair down,” Ibrahimi Tells Vogue.
- Key ingredients: Ginseng root extract, mango extract, aloe extract, sunflower seed extract, kiwi extract, humectants, zeolite crystallines
- More To Know: Silicone-free, cruelty-free, sulfate-free, paraben-free, color-safe
- Size: 8.5 oz
Best Affordable: Kristin Ess Dry Texture Hair Spray
- Why We Love It: Look no further than Kristin Ess’s texture spray for a product that provides soft-matte texture, all while going easy on your wallet. Even while boasting an affordable price point, this formula features a blend of plant-derived, clean ingredients. A blend of brown and red seaweed extracts provide hair with antioxidant and fatty acid-rich benefits. Meanwhile, chia seed oil adds a dose of moisture to prevent against dryness, while hydrolyzed pea protein and keratin add in some much needed volume.
- Key ingredients: Red seaweed extract, litchi chinensis pericarp extract, brown seaweed extract, chia seed oil, hydrolyzed keratin, hydrolyzed pea protein
- More To Know: Paraben-free, phthalates-free, sulfate-free, color and keratin safe
- Size: 7 oz
Best for Dry Hair: IGK Beach Club Texture Spray
- Why We Love It: IGK’s Beach Club Texture Spray is your go-to for a non-drying finishing spray that adds instant texture. Despite the nautical name, this is a salt-free formula, which relies on a blend of glycerin to lock in moisture and hydrolyzed wheat protein for natural volume and body. Perfect for tousled waves, it gives you buildable, touchable texture with a matte finish that lasts.
- Key ingredients: Glycerin, sunflower seed extract, hydrolyzed wheat protein
- More to Know: Silicone-free, cruelty-free, sulfate-free, paraben-free
- Size: 5 oz
Best for Body: Verb Volume Dry Texture Spray
- Why We Love It: Vogue’s associate commerce producer Alexandra Ditch considers this beauty pick a summer hair styling essential, spraying it whenever her hair needs extra oomph. “I first tried the product a couple of years ago, and it remains all-time favorite. During the summer I try to ditch my blow dryer—I’ll use this texture spray to make-up for any lost volume after air-drying,” says Ditch. Aside from providing light hold, this formula includes biotin to maximize overall body, taking hair from flat to full in seconds.
- Key ingredients: Hibiscus extract, amaranth extract, biotin
- More To Know: Sulfate-free, vegan, cruelty-free, parben-free, formaldehyde-free
- Size: 5 oz
Best for Medium Hold: Boldify Dry Texture Spray
- Why We Love It: For long-lasting texture, Boldify’s spray provides a medium hold to lock in and extend the life of your style. If you have hair that becomes greasy quickly, synthetic silica works in three ways: it absorbs excess oil, adds texture, and leaves a matte finish. Additionally, glycerin, a reliable humectant, along with vitamin-rich sunflower seed extract, contributes essential moisture to prevent your hair from looking dry or overly stiff.
- Key ingredients: Silica silyate, glycerin, sunflower seed extract
- More To Know: Paraben-free, sulfate-free, phthalates-free
- Size: 7 oz
Best for Supermodel Volume: Bumble and Bumble. Thickening Texture Spray
- Why We Love It: Celebrity hairstylist Evanie Frausto is well known for his stacked roster of It girl clients, from Bella Hadid to Florence Pugh—and there’s one product in particular Frausto considers a tried-and-true no mater what hairdo he’s crafting. Any guesses? “This Bumble and Bumble spray is one of those products that just universally make every hairstyle look better,” he previously told Vogue, noting it’s especially good for supermodel-worthy volume.
- Key ingredients: Silk powders, macadamia nut extract, argan oil
- More To Know: Paraben-free, phthalates-free, mineral oil-free, formaldehyde-free
- Size: 4.2 oz
Best for Shine: Color Wow Style On Steroids Texturizing Spray
- Why We Love It: In the pursuit of voluminous hair, one doesn’t have to sacrifice shine along the way. “A lot of texture sprays offer a matte finish, which is great for a natural look, but I’m always on the lookout for ways to enhance the glossy appearance of my dark hair.,” saysVogue’s beauty commerce writer Conçetta Ciarlo, adding the formula never feels sticky or crunchy. “Color Wow’s texture spray is my go-to when I’m going for a larger-than-life, bouncy Italian Bob but want to maintain some movement and shine—without being so shiny that it looks artificial.”
- Key ingredients: Hybrid polymers (for style memory and volume), glycerin, zeolite
- More To Know: Provides heat protection up to 380 F; paraben-free, sulfate-free.
- Size: 7 oz
Best Lightweight: Kenra Platinum Dry Texture Spray
- Why We Love It: For those looking to enhance their hair texture sans extra volume, Kenra’s texture spray is an excellent option. This product has gained significant popularity on Amazon, receiving over 7,000 glowing reviews for this very reason. While it may not deliver maximum volume like some other sprays, it excels in providing a super-light hold that keeps hair feeling natural and flexible. Tapioca starch adds gentle gentle dimension and movement, making it perfect for creating tousled styles or adding definition to waves and curls.
- Key ingredients: Glycerin, tapioca starch, dimethicone
- More To Know: Sulfate-free, paraben-free, gluten-free
- Size: 5.3 oz
Best for Damaged Hair: Virtue Texturizing Spray
- Why We Love It: This texture spray meets all the expectations for providing definition and hold to enhance your style, but its formula has a unique twist. Like all Virtue products, this texturizing spray includes the brand’s signature lab-developed keratin to fill in the cuticle of damaged hair, giving the appearance of instantly healthier strands. Additionally, it forms a sheer protective film that helps guard against future damage.
- Key ingredients: Hydrolyzed wheat protein, panthenol, aloe extract
- More To Know: Phthalates-free, gluten-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free
- Size: 5 oz
Everything You Need To Know
What is a texture spray?
“Texture sprays adds volume, grit, and a lived-in feel. It’s perfect for beachy waves or undone updos. Unlike hairspray, it doesn’t stiffen the hair, so you get movement and hold without crunch,” explains Ibrahimi.
How To Apply a Texture Spray
Experts assure that texture sprays are completely fail-proof and offer a one-size-fits-all method of application. This means you won’t end up with an ’80s-style, gravity-defying shag from just a light spritz. “I always spray my clients’ hair from mid-length to the ends, holding the can about 8 to 10 inches away,” says Ibrahimi. If you’re looking for added volume, Ibrahimi suggests crunching or tousling your hair after applying a generous spray to achieve even more dimension.
Meet The Experts
- Samantha Draper is a New York–based professional hair stylist at Soho salon Suite Caroline specializing in everything from cool cuts to expert blowouts.
- Merita Ibrahimi is a celebrity hairstylist whose clients include Ali Krieger, Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Swanson and more. She also serves as master hairstylist at Bridal By Alexandria.
- Jazmin Kelly is a celebrity hair stylist who counts Taraji P. Henson and Mary J. Blige as clients.
