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Big Sexy Hair Spray & Play Harder Firm Volumizing Hairspray

Styler / Hairspray, strong-hold

  • Styler
  • hairspray
  • aerosol
  • Sulfate-free
  • Strong hold
  • Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Size10 fl oz
Price$10 Good valueseen at one store · 10 oz
Price / oz$1.00/ozat 10 oz
Where to buy3 stores · $8.99–22.95

Scent:

The ingredient list declares fragrance. What it smells of is not stated, and we do not guess.

Listing used for research: ulta.com

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Lower cost than most hairsprays

$1.00/oz at 10 oz — less than 87% of the 95 hairsprays , which mostly run $1.75–4.31/oz.

Price and stores

Great for

Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
Humid climatesthe brand claims humidity resistance
A wide range of haira middle-of-the-range weight
Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer

Maybe skip if

this product carries a scent
Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
Soft, touchable finishesthe brand states a firm hold
Aerosol avoidancethis is a pressurised can
Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only

Whether this hold level is right for you depends on your density, porosity, and how long your style has to last — that is what the consultation works 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 (as stated) Strong

A strong hold, as stated by the brand.

Hold system Synthetic polymer

Synthetic hold polymers — the firmest of the hold systems.

Cast risk Unlikely

Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely.

Weight on the hair Medium

Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair.

Humidity resistance Claimed

The brand claims humidity resistance; the ingredient list cannot confirm it.

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 Yes

Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them.

Fragrance Prominent

Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula.

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. These chips name what an ingredient does — they are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.

IngredientWhat it doesWhy it mattersChip
Alcohol Denat.SD Alcohol 40 drying alcohol Sets the style fast — the same reason it can read dry Drying
Hydrofluorocarbon 152a propellant Pushes the product out of the can Neutral
Pentaerythrityl Tetracaprylate/Tetracaprate light ester Light slip without much weight Softens
Octylacrylamide/Acrylates/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer film former Lays down the film that holds a shape Holds
Cyclopentasiloxane silicone Smooths the cuticle and adds shine Buildup
Cyclotetrasiloxane silicone Smooths the cuticle and adds shine Buildup
FragranceFragrance/Parfum fragrance The scent Fragrance
Triethyl Citrate pH adjuster Fine-tunes the pH pH balancer
Phenyl Trimethicone silicone A little smoothing and shine Buildup
Amp-Isostearoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein conditioning agent Adds slip, lower in the list Protein
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesNo sulfates. Contains fragrance. The silicones here need a detergent wash to come off. Pressurised aerosol.
Full ingredient list (10)

US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Annotations keep three readings separate: the ingredient's general function, its role in this product type, and what its position can support.

  • 1 Alcohol Denat. · SD Alcohol 40
    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 Pentaerythrityl Tetracaprylate/Tetracaprate
    General function

    A fatty ester. Esters give slip and a smooth after-feel; lighter ones read dry and silky, heavier ones read rich.

    Leading ingredient

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

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    A light emollient: it softens the surface with noticeably less weight than an oil or a butter.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Spreads thin and lowers friction between strands without the heaviness of a fixed oil.

    • light ester
    • emollient
  • 4 Octylacrylamide/Acrylates/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer
    General function

    A firm hold polymer used in hairsprays and gels. It holds well in humidity and brushes out.

    Supporting ingredient

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

    May suitClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    A set polymer film is a physical barrier to humidity, so a style keeps its shape longer in damp conditions.

    May suitMaximum-hold styling

    Synthetic film formers dry into a continuous film, which is what holds a shape against movement and against humid air.

    DependsBuild-up-sensitive routines

    Some acrylate copolymers rinse with water and some need a detergent; the label alone does not say which one a formula used.

    • film former
    • polymer
  • 5 Cyclopentasiloxane
    General function

    A light, fast-evaporating silicone that spreads other ingredients then leaves. It gives serums their weightless glide.

    Supporting ingredient

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

    May suitBuild-up-sensitive routines

    It leaves the hair by evaporating rather than by being washed off, so it is not part of what accumulates.

    May suitClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    A surface film slows how quickly humidity reaches the cortex, which is what limits swelling-driven frizz in damp air.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    A cyclic silicone evaporates after it has spread the formula, so it carries the other ingredients without leaving weight behind.

    PubChem
    • silicone
    • emollient
  • 6 Cyclotetrasiloxane
    General function

    A very light evaporating silicone used as a spreading agent.

    Supporting ingredient

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

    May suitBuild-up-sensitive routines

    It leaves the hair by evaporating rather than by being washed off, so it is not part of what accumulates.

    May suitClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    A surface film slows how quickly humidity reaches the cortex, which is what limits swelling-driven frizz in damp air.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    A cyclic silicone evaporates after it has spread the formula, so it carries the other ingredients without leaving weight behind.

    PubChem
    • silicone
    • emollient
  • ▾Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
  • 7 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
  • 8 Triethyl Citrate
    General function

    A citrate ester used to stabilise fragrance and support the preservative system.

    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
    • preservative
  • 9 Phenyl Trimethicone
    General function

    A high-refractive silicone used specifically for visible shine in serums and finishing oils.

    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 suitClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    A surface film slows how quickly humidity reaches the cortex, which is what limits swelling-driven frizz in damp air.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Lays a smooth film along the cuticle, which lowers combing friction and flattens the surface irregularities that read as frizz.

    • silicone
    • emollient
  • 10 Amp-Isostearoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
    General function

    A protein given a positive charge so it deposits where hair is damaged. It conditions and adds temporary firmness in one ingredient.

    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 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 suitMaximum-hold styling

    Film formers are what hold a style: they dry into a connected film across the strands so the shape resists movement.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    Hydrolysed fragments are small enough to sit in the gaps of a worn cuticle for a wash or two, temporarily restoring stiffness and cutting breakage in combing.

    • conditioning agent
    • film former
    • protein
    • hydrolysed protein

What the whole list adds up to

  • 4 emollients
  • 3 silicones
  • 2 film formers
  • 1 drying alcohol
  • 1 solvent
  • 1 propellant
  • 1 light ester
  • 1 polymer
  • 1 fragrance
  • 1 declared fragrance
  • 1 pH adjuster
  • 1 preservative
  • 1 conditioning agent
  • 1 protein

Ingredient list captured 2026-08-27. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 10 oz

Seen at $10 1 store · checked Aug 30
Good value under $21 Under $2.13/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 8 products we score as doing the same job

Usually a good value. Most stores sell it under the $21 line, and products that do this job typically go for about $41 at this size.

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Where we’ve seen it4 listings · 3 stores

10 ozmost listedBest per ounce

  • Ulta Beauty
    $10.00
    10 oz · $1.00/oz
    Aug 30Lowest per oz
  • Ulta
    $22.95
    10 oz · $2.29/oz
    Aug 27

1.5 oz

  • Ulta
    $22.95
    Aug 25

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. and 1 listing we don’t count — grey-market or unverified sellers.

How we work this out
  1. 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.
  2. Seen at $10 is the price we have observed for the 10 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
  3. Good value under $21 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $2.13/oz; at 10 oz that is $21. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
  4. About $41 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

The formula covers the core of what a hairspray does, and it costs less per ounce than most hairsprays in our library.

How the score is counted
  • 1 products we score as doing the same job cost less per ounce
  • Costs less per ounce than 87% of the 95 hairsprays we’ve priced
  • No no drying alcohol in the first three in the formula
  • Reviewers mention 3 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 is completeness for the job: the share of the systems this product type is normally built around that we can find in this list, weighted. It is not efficacy, not quality, and it never compares across product types.

Does the same job, for less

Same derived functions — what it cleans, conditions, coats or holds — at a lower cost per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy it can still differ.

Schwarzkopf got2bLowest cost per oz glued Blasting Freeze Hairspray $0.67/oz $0.33/oz less
  • Protein-free
  • Lightweight
  • Humidity
· Close function
Function
  • Slip and detangling
  • Weight on the hair
  • Protein
Also
  • Drugstore tier
  • 12 oz bottle
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Final decision

Should you buy it?

Only for a specific need
Best user

Curls that need definition — for defined, clumped curls and humidity resistance

Biggest tradeoff

Less suited to anyone sensitive to fragrance, curly-method routines, or very dry or high-damage hair

Best alternative if not

Schwarzkopf got2b glued Blasting Freeze Hairspray, for similar results at a lower price

We do not sell products or take placement fees. This page states what the formula and the prices show; the consultation is what matches it to a person.

Claims check

What the brand says, against what the formula shows

Claims are quoted from the brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when the ingredient list actually speaks to it; everything else stays "stated by the brand", which is not a criticism — most claims simply cannot be read off a label.

2
SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
3
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
Up to 120 hours lasting hold

Synthetic hold polymers are present.

  • Octylacrylamide/Acrylates/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer
  • Amp-Isostearoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Supported

Structure that lasts the day.

Up to 10x volume and lift

A brand-run study. We report it as stated and do not repeat the number as fact.

—

Stated by brand

Only the brand’s testing shows this.

Up to 72 hours humidity resistance

Humidity resistance is measured in a lab, not read off a label; film formers can help.

  • Octylacrylamide/Acrylates/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer
  • Cyclopentasiloxane
  • Cyclotetrasiloxane
Stated by brand

May help, but not measurable here.

Flake-free

No flake-prone resins sit high in the list, but flaking depends on how much you use.

—

Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Shine finish

The formula carries a recognised shine system — silicone, oil, or light ester.

  • Pentaerythrityl Tetracaprylate/Tetracaprate
  • Cyclopentasiloxane
  • Cyclotetrasiloxane
Supported

Reflects light for visible shine.

How to read this

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

Reviewers

What people report

Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings.

Long-time user of several years who likes both the hold and the scent

Ulta reviewer, repeat purchaser

Works well and seems to keep hair from getting oily as a side benefit

Ulta reviewer

Calls it the best volumizing spray they've ever used, praising strong hold

Ulta reviewer

Believes the formula was changed to add water and is unhappy with the resulting quality

Ulta reviewer, long-time buyer noting a perceived reformulation

The last two bottles purchased left a white, net-like film residue in the hair

Ulta reviewer, repeat purchaser noting recent batches

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How this page was made

  • Everything above is generated from our researched product record — identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. No part of this page is written per 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.
  • 1 source consulted for this product (0 manufacturer or regulatory, 1 retailer, 0 editorial), last checked 2026-08-27.
  • Ingredient references are linked for 4 of 9 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are conditional formulation guidance, not a conclusion about the finished product or about you.
  • We have not tested this product in a lab and we do not physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list; behaviour claims are labelled as the brand's.
  • Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice.
  • 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 v22. Record last updated 2026-08-27.

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