Bumble and bumble

Does It All Light Hold Hairspray

Styler / Hairspray, polymer-set

Styler
hairspray
spray
Sulfate-free
Silicone-free
Protein-free
Not vegan · ingredient list
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed

Size10 fl oz

Price$38seen at one store · 10 oz

Price / oz$3.80/ozat 10 oz

Where to buy1 store

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Scent:

Reviewers describe it as soapy.

Strength: Light

Listing used for research: ulta.com

Personal fit

Is this right for you?

Factor Your profile Fit

Best for hair types Straight–Wavy Not in your profile

Moisture level High Not in your profile

Hold system High Not in your profile

Slip / detangling High Not in your profile

Weight on hair Light Not in your profile

Fragrance Present Not in your profile

Protein None Not in your profile

Silicone / wax buildup None Not in your profile

Clarifying wash needed Low Not in your profile

Scent Fresh & airyLight strength Not in your profile

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The rest of what your plan weighs on this product.

Parabens / preservatives None of these listed Not in your profile

Essential oils None listed Not in your profile

Fast-drying alcohol High Not in your profile

Vegan / cruelty-free Not vegan · ingredient listCruelty-free · PETA-listed Not in your profile

Animal-derived ingredients Not vegan · ingredient list Not in your profile

Aerosol can Pressurised can Not in your profile

Needs heat to set Not determined Not in your profile

Heavy humectants Heavy Not in your profile

Hard-water defence None Not in your profile

UV filter None listed Not in your profile

Ingredient list 16 ingredientsAbout average Not in your profile

Price tier Salon Not in your profile

Where to buy it Specialty beauty · Salons Not in your profile

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Upper-mid price for a hairspray

$3.80/oz at 10 oz, more than 74% of the 242 hairsprays , which mostly run $1.61–3.87/oz. The cost less.

Price and stores

Great for

Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added

Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet

Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones

Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together

Fine hairthat flattens under most products

Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list

Maybe skip if

this product has a light scent

Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol

Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm

Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you

Aerosol avoidancethis is a pressurised can

Vegan and cruelty-freeour record does not support both claims here

Whether this hold suits you depends on your density, porosity and how long your style needs to last. The consultation works that out.

What the formula actually does

Read from the label, not the marketing

Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.

Hold system Synthetic polymer

Synthetic hold polymers, the firmest kind of hold.

Cast risk Likely

Film formers with little to soften them, so expect a cast to scrunch out.

Weight on the hair Light

Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair.

Oil absorption None

No absorbent powders or starches.

Oils and butters None

No oils or butters in the list.

Fast-drying alcohol High in the list

Fast-drying alcohol in the first three ingredients.

Needs detergent to remove No

Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.

Fragrance Present

Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients.

from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.

Ingredients that matter

The ingredients that change a decision

The workhorse ingredients, plus anything lower down that changes a decision. The chips name what an ingredient does. They are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.

Ingredient	What it does	Why it matters	Chip
Alcohol Denat.	drying alcohol	Sets the style fast, which is also why it can feel dry	Drying
Hydrofluorocarbon 152a	propellant	Pushes the product out of the can	Neutral
Butyl Ester Of PVM/MA Copolymer	film former	Lays down the film that holds a shape	Holds
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Honey	conditioning agent	Conditions and softens so hair combs through	Detangles
Glycerin	humectant	Pulls water into the hair	Moisturizes
Linoleamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate	conditioning agent	Conditions and softens so hair combs through	Detangles
Lauramidopropyl Betaine	amphoteric cleanser	—	Cleanses
WaterWater/Aqua/Eau	solvent	The base everything else is dissolved in	Neutral
FragranceFragrance (Parfum)	fragrance	The scent	Fragrance
Hexyl Cinnamal	fragrance	The scent	Fragrance
Linalool	fragrance	The scent	Fragrance
Benzyl Salicylate	fragrance	The scent	Fragrance

What the list leaves out, and what it carriesNo sulfates or silicones. Protein-free: this is built for moisture rather than for strengthening. Contains fragrance. Pressurised aerosol.

Full ingredient list (16)

In the US, ingredients above 1% are listed from most to least. Below 1% they can appear in any order. Each note keeps three things apart: what the ingredient generally does, its role in this type of product, and what its position can tell you.

1 Alcohol Denat.

General function
Fast-drying alcohol used to make sprays set quickly. In leave-on products it can leave hair feeling dry, especially in high position on the list.

Role in this product type
In hairspray, denatured alcohol acts as a fast-evaporating solvent that carries the styling polymers and helps distribute them in a fine spray. As it evaporates, the polymers remain on the hair to form the hold film.

Leading ingredient
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

May suitFine or easily flattened hair
May suit hair that needs a fast-drying, lightweight spray base rather than an oil- or wax-led finish.

May not suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair
Porous hair gives water up easily as it is; a fast-evaporating solvent high on the list accelerates that.

DependsVery dry or highly damaged hair
Consider if hair is very dry or highly damaged: when alcohol is this prominent, the fast-evaporating base may leave the hair feeling drier.

Cosmetic Ingredient Review
- drying alcohol
- solvent
2 Hydrofluorocarbon 152a

General function
A non-flammable aerosol propellant used in dry shampoos and finishing sprays.

Leading ingredient
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
PubChem
- propellant
3 Butyl Ester Of PVM/MA Copolymer

General function
A hold polymer that sets firmly and resists humidity, common in hairsprays.

Leading ingredient
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

May suitMaximum-hold styling
Resins set into the hardest film a hair formula offers, which is the firmest hold available and the least forgiving of restyling.

May not suitCurls or waves needing flexible hold
A hard-setting resin is what makes a cast crack rather than bend, which is the opposite of a curl that still moves.
- film former
- polymer
- resin
4 Hydroxypropyltrimonium Honey

General function
Honey given a positive charge so it deposits on hair, combining moisture with slip.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair
A cationic conditioning agent: it binds to the damaged, negatively charged parts of the cuticle and lowers combing friction there.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
The class that does the detangling in a conditioner. It deposits lubrication where the cuticle is worn.

DependsBuild-up-sensitive routines
Substantive by design. A routine with no detergent wash gives it nothing to leave with.
- conditioning agent
- humectant
5 Glycerin

General function
Glycerin, also called glycerol, attracts moisture and mixes completely with water.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair
High-porosity hair loses water fast; a humectant holds some of it in place for longer than the wash itself would.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
Binds water into the outer layers of the strand, and water is what makes dry hair flexible again rather than brittle.

DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair
Water moves both ways. Measured across concentrations, glycerin solutions give water up in some conditions and take it from the air in others. What it does for you depends on how much of it is there and on the air around it.

Scientific Reports
- humectant
6 Linoleamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate

General function
A conditioning agent that carries fatty acids onto the strand for slip without heaviness.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- conditioning agent
7 Lauramidopropyl Betaine

General function
A gentle secondary cleanser that thickens the formula and improves lather.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair
Mild cleansing leaves more surface lubrication in place on hair that dries out quickly.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
One of the mildest detergent classes. It is usually there to let a formula lather without a harsher detergent doing the work.

May not suitBuild-up-sensitive routines
The mildest detergents are also the least complete: a routine that deposits films needs something stronger periodically.

PubChem
- amphoteric cleanser
- secondary cleanser
- cleanser
8 Water · Water/Aqua/Eau

General function
The base of almost every rinse-off and cream hair product. It carries everything else and is normally the first ingredient on the label.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- solvent
▾Below about here, the order stops meaning much. These are usually used at 1% or less.
9 Aminomethyl Propanol

General function
A base used in trace amounts to neutralise acidic hold polymers so they thicken and set properly.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

DependsFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair
pH adjusters are how a formula is brought to a chosen acidity, and an acidic formula keeps the cuticle lying flatter than an alkaline one. Which way this one moves the pH depends on the formula, and the finished pH is not on the label.

PubChem
- pH adjuster
10 Fragrance · Fragrance (Parfum)

General function
An undisclosed blend of scent ingredients. Regulations let it stay unlisted, so a fragrance-free product is the only way to be certain what is not in it.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
Declared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
11 Hexyl Cinnamal

General function
A jasmine-like fragrance component named separately as a recognised allergen.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
One of the 26 scent components the EU requires to be named individually above a threshold. It is named because it is a known contact allergen, not because it is unusual.

PubChem
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
12 Linalool

General function
A floral fragrance component listed separately as a recognised contact allergen.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
One of the 26 scent components the EU requires to be named individually above a threshold. It is named because it is a known contact allergen, not because it is unusual.

PubChem
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
13 Benzyl Salicylate

General function
A soft floral fragrance component listed separately as a recognised allergen.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
One of the 26 scent components the EU requires to be named individually above a threshold. It is named because it is a known contact allergen, not because it is unusual.

PubChem
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
14 Limonene

General function
A citrus-smelling fragrance component that EU rules require to be named separately because some people react to it.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
One of the 26 scent components the EU requires to be named individually above a threshold. It is named because it is a known contact allergen, not because it is unusual.

PubChem
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
15 Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
16 BHT
- antioxidant

What the whole list adds up to

5 fragrances
4 named fragrance allergens
2 solvents
2 conditioning agents
2 humectants
2 antioxidants
1 drying alcohol
1 propellant
1 film former
1 polymer
1 resin
1 amphoteric cleanser
1 secondary cleanser
1 cleanser

Ingredient list captured 2026-09-13. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 10 oz

Seen at $38 1 store · checked Sep 13

Good value under $20 Under $2.04/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 8 products we score as doing the same job

Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $20 line; products that do this job typically go for about $26 at this size.

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Price for 10 ozlower is better

Where we’ve seen it1 listing · 1 store

Ulta Beauty (ulta.com)
$38.00

10 oz · $3.80/oz

Sep 13Lowest per oz

Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.

How we work this out

10 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
Seen at $38 is the price we have observed for the 10 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
Good value under $20 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $2.04/oz; at 10 oz that is $20. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
About $26 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 10 oz.

Formula

Formula score

6 of 10

Both the formula and the price land mid-range: it covers the core of what a hairspray does and costs about what hairsprays cost per ounce.

How the score is counted

4 products we score as doing the same job cost less per ounce
Costs more per ounce than 74% of the 242 hairsprays we’ve priced
No softeners alongside the hold in the formula
Reviewers mention 2 things they like about how it performs

A hold systemThe polymer, gum, or wax that holds the shape.3 pts
Softeners alongside the holdWhat keeps a film flexible instead of brittle.2 pts
No drying alcohol in the first threeFast drying without leading on alcohol.2 pts
A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
A humidity claim with a mechanismThe claim has a film former or silicone behind it.1 pt
Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt

The formula score measures completeness for the job: a weighted share of the systems this product type is usually built around that we find in this list. It does not rate how well the product works or its quality, and it never compares across product types.

Does the same job, for less

Formulas that do the same things (cleanse, condition, coat or hold) for less per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy them can still differ.

KenraLowest cost per oz Perfect Medium Spray 13 Vanilla Cashmere $1.56/oz $2.24/oz less

Protein-free
Curly method
Lightweight

· Same function

Differs: Masstige tier

Compare

Kenra PlatinumClose function Working Spray 14 $2.57/oz $1.23/oz less

Protein-free
Curly method
Lightweight

Function: Slip and detangling
Water-binding (humectants)

Compare

KenraClose function Perfect Medium Spray 13 $1.56/oz $2.24/oz less

Protein-free
Curly method
Lightweight

Function: Slip and detangling
Water-binding (humectants)
Also: Masstige tier

Compare

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Final decision

Should you buy it?

Good for the right person

Best user

Hair that stiffens on protein who want a protein-free formula and real detangling slip

Biggest tradeoff

Worth skipping for anyone sensitive to fragrance, very dry or high-damage hair, or anyone who will not scrunch out a cast

Best alternative if not

Kenra Perfect Medium Spray 13 Vanilla Cashmere, for similar results at a lower price

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Claims check

What the brand says, and what the formula shows

Claims are quoted from the brand. We mark a claim supported, partly supported or conflicting only when the ingredient list speaks to it. Everything else stays "stated by the brand". That isn’t a criticism: most claims can’t be checked from a label.

SupportedBacked by ingredients

Partly supportedSome supporting logic

Stated by brandNo clear evidence

Potential conflictFormula works against claim

Light hold hairspray for soft styles

Synthetic hold polymers are present.

Butyl Ester Of PVM/MA Copolymer

Supported

Structure that lasts the day.

Maintains a brushable, touchable finish

Hold polymers appear without the emollients that usually keep a film from setting firm.

Butyl Ester Of PVM/MA Copolymer

Potential conflict

Expect a cast you have to scrunch out.

Enhances hair's natural movement

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

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Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

How to read this

We look at the first 10–15 ingredients and what they do in a formula, not at the marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.

Reviewers

What people report

Themes that come up again and again in sourced reviews, written by our researchers in their own words. We don’t store or scrape star ratings.

Some reviewers use it doubling as a light heat protectant before styling

reviewers who heat-style after applying

Reviewers repeatedly praise the brushable, non-sticky, non-stiff finish that still holds shape

general reviewers comparing it to stiffer hairsprays

Many long-time Bumble and bumble hairspray users find the light hold too weak to hold curls or styles in place

reviewers who curl their hair or expected a stronger working spray

A minority found the fragrance off-putting or soapy rather than the light scent they expected from the brand

reviewers sensitive to fragrance

How this page was made

Everything above comes from our researched product record: identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated prices and review themes our researchers wrote in their own words. No part of this page is written by hand for one product.
The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
4 sources consulted for this product (0 manufacturer or regulatory, 2 retailer, 2 editorial), last checked 2026-09-13.
Ingredient references are linked for 8 of 11 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are general formulation guidance. They aren’t a verdict on the finished product or on you.
We haven’t tested this product in a lab, and we don’t physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list. Claims about how it behaves are labelled as the brand's.
Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are what we saw on the dates shown and can change.
Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
Formula readings: derivation v23. Record last updated 2026-09-14.

Does It All Light Hold Hairspray

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The ingredients that change a decision

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Should you buy it?

What the brand says, and what the formula shows

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