Firsthand Supply Styling Clay

I have wavy hair with good volume, and can very much say this is the best hair product I have used. Nice smell. Great for strong hold. Low shine. Highly recommend!

4.5/5 for the red jar texturizing clay! tldr: good for long shag cuts, fluffy hold and able to touch up throughout the day, earthy clay smell I have a long wolf/shag cut and naturally straight asian hair, wanted something to give it texture without having to bother with heat styling every morning. This product does great! I use basically a pea size amount and rub between my fingers and then scrunch around the ends of each layer and kinda twist rub the ends with my fingertips to style. Process takes maybe a minute compared to having to use a flat iron for 5+ minutes. The hold is great and it doesn't look greasy or clumpy, looks nice and fluffy. It softens throughout the day while still giving slight hold and texture. The best part is how easy it is to restyle later in the day, all I do is repeat the same scrunching and rubbing. Minus half a star because the scent is quite earthy and strong at the start. Not overwhelmingly so or to the point where it bothers your nose but you can smell the clay. It also fades throughout the day, but is still a little bit present. I just got this recently so I haven't been able to test to see if the clay is able to hold perfume to make perfume last longer tho, if so that would be a great bonus. I'll update on that later. Overall would recommend! It does seem comparatively pricey but the ingredients are all natural, the packaging is done with so much care, and I love their sustainability mindset! Plus, I think this product will last a long time since you only need so little (and I'm using it on long hair too). update: the smell fades fairly quickly and is easily overtaken by any perfume. I feel like it does help with perfume longevity when i spray onto my hair and I personally like the light lavender herby scent of the clay! Hasn’t separated or gotten weird, if anything the clay has adjusted to room temp and softened slightly in the jar so its easier to work with than when I first got it! Honestly highly recommend!

I really wished I could of given this product a full five stars since its excellent at what it does. Which is to give a great hold with a texturing twist. I'm going to be completely honest, I don't think i've ever used a product in its category that is this unique. When applying to my hair it is the only product that is strong enough to give me a slick back which is a first for me since most products that I have tried are a just a little weaker by comparison. I know that this product isn't really intended for slick back but just wanted to throw that out there since it is special to me in that regard. Where this product shines through perfectly for me is in the beachy wave look that gives me. I have curly hair that, when paired with this product gives me a surfer/bedahead style that looks great while totally not being overdone, which is what I feel more people are leaning towards for anyways when styling. I am simply astonished at how good its able to just give me that same volumous texture that sea salt spray provides without actually using any! Now for the only complaint I have against this paste. The scent. Good god, the scent of this paste is just so overwhelming and just plain offensive. I have gotten so many remarks from others saying if I doused myself in axe body spray because of just how annoyingly strong this scent is. This stuff even attracts flies and other insects because of how strong and floral it is! If Firsthand Supply were to simply just remove the scent or just tone it down this product would be a 10/10 I will resume my hunt for a product that is similar to this but hopefully without such a unpleasant scent.

Here’s what ya do: Get out of the shower and towel dry your hair. Use 5-10 sprays of a sea salt spray and work that into your hair. Blow or air dry your hair until it’s totally dry, then put a pea-size dab of this paste on your hand and rubs your hands together to warm it up. Work the product into your hair, from back to front. Don’t drag your fingers thru your hair, just grab fistfuls of hair and kinda crunch it. Do this all over, finishing in the front, then style. Boom, your hair looks fuller, has more volume, isn’t shiny, and is easy to style throughout the day. It will hold how you want it, but not stick there like glue. This is a low-shine, no-grease paste. A little goes a long way, you can always add a tiny bit more. Godspeed fellas

i've been using this for almost a year now and i really like the clean formula of this product and how it makes my hair look. i like how it's not greasy but adds just enough sheen to my hair even after a day or two without shampoo. it also adds just enough volume without making my hair crispy or dull. it washes out easily and blow dries well too. one issue for me is the smell; it thankfully goes away after a little while but it's just not for me. it's hard to explain but it's subtly citrusy and like a beach sunscreen vibe with lemongrass.... not a win and almost jarring when you see how good the product makes your hair look and how nice it feels.