SEVEN POTIONS Hair Styling Clay For Men,100ml - Matte Finish

Great overall product, no overwhelming smell and good hold

Ich ernähre mich vegan und wollte mir nun auch eine vegane Alternative zum gewohnten Haarwachs besorgen. Vorher benutzte ich American Crew, war auch immer sehr zufrieden, wollte nun aber etwas Vergleichbares. Das Wachs ist cremig, leicht in der Hand verteilbar und wird dann wie gewohnt im Haar einmassiert. Für mich riecht es sehr angenehm, ohne extremen Parfümduft, aber mit leicht erdiger, toniger Note - was ich persönlich sehr passend und angenehm finde, es könnte aber auch nicht für jeden etwas sein... Die Frisur hält mit dem Wachs wunderbar und sieht für mehrere Stunden bzw. den Berufstag sehr gut aus: matt und definiert. Sie hält dabei bestimmt keinem Schauer oder extremen Wind stand, für den Alltag ist das aber für mich mittlerweile die erste Wahl, insbesondere vor dem Hintergrund der tierleidfreien Herstellung!

I have terribly sensitive skin including my scalp. This includes ezcema. I often get compliments on my thick wavy/curly hair. Some days however, my hair is less flattering. Adding product makes it consistently look great. I'm not a fan of gel so I've opted to try hair clay (as the slick, glossy look of pomade does not appeal to me) I've tried nearly a dozen brands by now... One particular brand had the worst and strongest scent that I actually received multiple complaints in a single day (never experienced that before about anything). But most irritated my scalp; one even flared up my eczema on my face (yes, my face broke out, it was REALLY bad). After awhile, I gave up. But after I healed up and some time had passed, I began looking again for a quality product that was gentle on skin. Seven Potions IS that product! NO irritation on my scalp AT ALL. It is definitely a clay and will not have that slick, glossy pomade look (which some "clays" that I've tried had which is misleadingly and not my preference). It is indeed matte but without being super matte like other brands which made my hair look dry & lifeless. Fortunately, it is just the right amount of matte; a natural look. Seven Potions applies moderately easy for a hair clay. Not too sticky like some other brands. It is unscented or at least a very light generic scent which I greatly prefer. It doesn't fight against my cologne when I do decide to wear any. Having too many scents mixing around is not good. (I just checked the product page to see if it was advertised as Unscent or not, but then noticed that other reviews mentioned a terrible scent. This is not my experience. Perhaps Seven Potions took note of these negative reviews and remedied the scent problem. I bought 2 of their hair clays so I can have 1 at my girlfriend's. I bought them a few weeks apart. Neither had a poor scent. It is pleasant and extremely light. I only smell it from the can and never on myself which is a selling point to me). I would not consider this a "high hold" though. Perhaps medium at best. Then again, I do not put more than a nickel size amount since I do not want to add too much weight to my hair or start looking greasy. The hold is natural as a hair clay should be. It won't fight up against wind (this isn't hair gel). And at the end of the day, the product seems to disintegrate while leaving the volume & curls in my hair, and smooth & soft too. Due to this, it is extremely easy to wash out considering most of the time, I don't feel its presence. I don't see myself using anything else moving forward.

The fragrance/smell is not good.

En primera debo decir que no es un mal producto (ya casi termino con el), si utilizas una cantidad moderada te deja el cabello con efecto mate pero si utilizas mucho se puede llegar a sentir grasoso el cabello, un detalle que no me agrado para nada y es el motivo por el cual no volvería a comprarlo es que si lo utilizas en seco al momento de peinarte te jala demasiado el cabello, cada que lo utilizaba en seco me arrancaba varios cabellos la única manera de evitar esto es utilizarlo en cabello húmedo o bien humedeciendo el producto antes de aplicarlo pero eso altera el efecto que te da y no queda tan mate cómo utilizarlo en seco. Lo recomiendo para personas con cabello grueso y difícil de controlar, muchos mencionan el olor y para mi eso fue un detalle insignificante, tendrías que ser una persona muy sensible a olores para que te llegue a molestar. En general bien pero optaré por buscar otra opción.