Dae Agave Dry Heat & Hold Styling Mist ($28)
In HS I went through heat protectant mists like water. It was a daily styling product I used while I clamped my curls between my straightening iron plates with a vengeance. Most say high school was their worst hair years, but my hair was probably the healthiest, longest, and shiniest it’s ever been and then took a slow and steady decline. The only thing I can think could be the culprit was I became less and less religious about protectants on second and third day styling.
The new Dae styling mist reminds me so much of the Tresseme heat protectant of the 2000s, but smells infinitely better. Like most Dae products, they use their signature prickly pear fragrance. I’ve mentioned this in all my Dae reviews: the smell is delcious, but strong. There were a few times where I sprayed a little too liberally and in my tiny bathroom I had to step out to get styling mist free air 😅 If you are sensitive to fragrance, Dae is just not the brand for you. If you don’t mind fragrance, you’ll be happy to know the scent does die down and I didn’t find it interfered with my normal perfume.
The brand claims to deliver 450 degree protection with frizz control and a soft hold. Honestly it’s hard to tell if heat protectants are working until you’ve used the bottle for quite some time, but looking at its ingredients it seems like it should. As someone with extremely frizz prone hair (#curlyhairproblems) it didn’t completely tamper the frizz everyday for me. Many reviewers claimed the spray helped their hair hold their curls for longer. I personally do not have trouble holding curls since my hair is naturally curly, so I can’t speak to that.
The most important feature to me is that the spray doesn’t leave a residue. On my first application I definitely went heavy handed, not ideal as it did leave a bit of tackiness, but it didn’t completely ruin my styling for the day. Since then I’ve been more mindful and have done better at sectioning my hair and applying rather than spraying haphazardly all over.
This is good heat protectant mist and I’ll happily use the bottle till the end, but I’m not 100% sure it’s a repurchase for me yet.
Dae Agave Dry Heat Protection & Hold Styling Mist
Original Review: August 31, 2023