How To Use Curling Mousse On Straight Hair

People use hair mousse in all sorts of ways. Some use it to provide volume and lift to their hair instead of using a volumizing shampoo or spray, while others use mousse to provide a longer-lasting hold instead of using hair spray.

Most mousse formulations are marketed for use with curly or wavy hair. So, what’s so special about using mousse if you don’t have curly hair? Does curling mousse do anything to straight hair?

In this article, we’ll show you how to use curling mousse on straight hair, as well as what benefits it can give you.

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How To Use Curling Mousse On Straight Hair

Styling mousse is one of the most versatile hair products on the market because it’s one of the easiest to use.

It provides your hair with hold, lift and bounce, and also has style memory.

Hair care that contains style memory includes products that not only give your hair flexibility and malleability when you’re heat styling, but also help your locks to keep their shape when you’re done using heat.

Hair care that contains style memory includes products that not only give your hair flexibility and malleability when you’re heat styling, but also help your locks to keep their shape when you’re done using heat.

Plus, the lightweight formulation of curling mousse doesn’t weigh the hair down like most other styling products. And gone are the days when using curling mousse would leave your hair feeling sticky and stiff after you dry it.

1. TRESemme TRES Two Hair Mousse Extra Hold Mousse 

TRESemme TRES Two Hair Mousse Extra Hold Mousse is one example. It’s a maximum hold hair mousse that won’t leave your hair feeling sticky or stiff.

Especially formulated to add body to fine hair, it’s light enough to provide easy application, but strong enough to hold volume. And it’s enriched with iso polymers that control strays and flyaways, while its alcohol-free formula won’t dry your hair out, leaving it beautifully full.

Some of TRESemme’s product’s aren’t the best, but their mousse products work well.

2. Hair Rules Wavy Mousse 

Hair Rules Wavy Mousse has also been designed to work well with straighter locks. It will help to define your hair’s unique texture as well as nourish it from the roots to the ends.

Free from sulfates, parabens, and phthalates, it’s also cruelty-free and will enrich your hair with shine while protecting it against humidity to help retain its moisture.

Plus, it has a lightweight foam formula that won’t leave any sticky residue behind on your strands.

3. Marc Anthony Strictly Curls Curl Enhancing Styling Foam 

Marc Anthony Strictly Curls Curl Enhancing Styling Foam is a lightweight mousse with fantastic hold and a refreshing lemon scent.

It contains silk proteins, vitamin E, silk amino acids, and shea butter, which work to enhance curl texture, and even works for the straightest of hair to provide a fuller look with a beautiful shine.

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Using Curling Mousse On Straight Hair

Because it has such a light formulation, using curling mousse on straight hair is pretty easy to do, even if you don’t use the suggestions that we’ve mentioned above.

All you have to do is follow the eight steps we give below:

1. Although you can use curling mousse on dry hair, applying it to damp, towel-dried hair at the roots before drying it will provide your hair with extra lift.
2. Press the nozzle and dispense about an egg-sized amount of the mousse into one hand for short hair, or a baseball-sized amount for longer hair, then spread the foam into both hands.
3. Bend over and apply the mousse to your hair, beginning at the nape of your neck and massaging from the roots down your strands.
4. Add some more mousse to your hands, if necessary, and continue applying until you reach the crown of your head.
5. Make sure that all of your hair has some mousse applied to it. You can gently use your fingers to cover the rest of your strands down to the ends.
6. Dry your hair with the diffuser nozzle of your hair dryer, scrunching it as it dries, or you can also air dry it whilst scrunching. Alternatively, you can use a hot hair brush, which will allow you to curl and dry at the same time. Finally, use a curling rod or iron to finish off your style, if needed.
7. If you need to brush your hair as it’s drying, then only use a small round ceramic brush to help your hair curl. Using any other brush will smooth out the texture in your hair that’s needed to hold onto your curls.
8. If you decide to use curling mousse on dry hair, then apply as above, then either braid or twist your hair up into buns, then gently heat your whole head with a hair dryer before leaving overnight. When you wake up in the morning, the texture of your hair will be enhanced with beachy boho-style waves.

Dry your hair with the diffuser nozzle of your hair dryer , scrunching it as it dries, or you can also air dry it whilst scrunching. Alternatively, you can use a hot hair brush, which will allow you to curl and dry at the same time. Finally, use a curling rod or iron to finish off your style, if needed.

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Curling Mousse Alternatives For Straight Hair

Here are two of our favorites:

1. Ouai Wave Spray

Although it’s technically not a curling mousse, Ouai Wave Spray is a sulfate-free lightweight spray that will help you to create waves, even with the bone-straightest of hair.

Also free of parabens, this wave spray contains super absorbent and volume boosting rice protein, and volcanic extracts to provide detoxifying properties, while it is color safe and even works on keratin-treated hair to enhance your waves and add volume.

2. Kristin Ess Hair Instant Lift Thickening Spray

Kristin Ess Hair Instant Lift Thickening Spray has been described as a liquid mousse, so it definitely doesn’t have the sticky feeling some mousses are known for.

When applied from roots to ends to evenly distribute it, it will add extra volume and enhance your hair’s texture, especially when used with a diffuser or when scrunching during air drying.

It’s suitable for all hair types, including long and straight hair. And although it’s slightly pricey, this spray is keratin safe and free from sulfates, parabens, and phthalates.

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Curled Up

Now that you know how to use curling mousse on straight hair, you can create waves and curls with definition and shine that will hold because of the volume that mousse will provide to your locks.

Curling mousse is such a versatile hair product, and so there’s no reason why you should go without having this hair care wonder in your bathroom cabinet.