Taliah Waajid LMNH Thick Honey Edge Hold — 8 oz container

Taliah Waajid

LMNH Thick Honey Edge Hold

Styler / Edge control, polymer-set

Styler
edge control
gel
Sulfate-free
Silicone-free

Size8 oz

Price$12.19 Good valueseen at one store · 8 oz

Price / oz$1.64/ozat 8 oz

Where to buy4 stores · $12.19–13.99

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Scent:

No added fragrance, no scenting essential oils, and no declared fragrance allergens on the list.

Manufacturer page: taliah.com

Personal fit

Is this right for you?

Factor Your profile Fit

Best for hair types Wavy–Coily Not in your profile

Moisture level High Not in your profile

Hold system High Not in your profile

Slip / detangling Little Not in your profile

Weight on hair Light Not in your profile

Fragrance None listed 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 Unscented 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 None Not in your profile

Vegan / cruelty-free Not yet verified Not in your profile

Animal-derived ingredients Not yet verified Not in your profile

Aerosol can Pump or tube 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 13 ingredientsA short list Not in your profile

Price tier Masstige Not in your profile

Where to buy it Brand websiteOne channel Not in your profile

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Lower cost than most edge controls

$1.64/oz at 8 oz, less than 86% of the 38 edge controls , which mostly run $2.65–4.41/oz.

Price and stores

Great for

no fragrance (parfum) on the label

free of strong smells

Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added

Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front

Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones

Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together

Maybe skip if

Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you

If scent matters to younothing is added here

Picking it up locallywe’ve only seen it sold in one channel

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 Unlikely

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

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 Present, lower down

Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch.

Fast-drying alcohol None

No fast-drying alcohol in the list.

Needs detergent to remove No

Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.

Fragrance None listed

No fragrance is listed.

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
WaterWater (Aqua)	solvent	The base everything else is dissolved in	Neutral
Glycerin	humectant	Pulls water into the hair	Moisturizes
Propylene Glycol	humectant	Pulls water into the hair	Moisturizes
VP/VA CopolymerPvp/va copolymer	film former	Lays down the film that holds a shape	Holds
Ceteareth-25	emulsifier	Keeps oil and water mixed	Stabilizes
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate	emulsifier	Keeps oil and water mixed	Softens
HoneyHoney (Mel)	humectant	Pulls water into the hair	Moisturizes
Hibiscus (Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower)	botanical extract	A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function	Neutral

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

Full ingredient list (13)

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 Water · Water (Aqua)

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.

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

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

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

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
3 Propylene Glycol

General function
A small humectant and solvent that keeps formulas stable and helps active ingredients spread.

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

May suitFine or easily flattened hair
Light and water-binding rather than oily, so it adds less weight than oils or butters do.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
A small water-binding solvent. It holds moisture and helps the rest of the formula spread evenly over the strand.

DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair
A humectant follows the air: it holds water in humid conditions and can give it up in very dry ones. Climate decides what it does more than the label does.

PubChem
- humectant
- solvent
4 VP/VA Copolymer · Pvp/va copolymer

General function
A hold polymer that dries to a clear film. It sets the style and washes out with water.

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 Ceteareth-25

General function
An emulsifier used to keep rich creams from separating.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- emulsifier
6 PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate

General function
A coconut-derived emulsifier that softens a cleanser and reduces the stripped feeling.

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
Emollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.
- emulsifier
- emollient
7 Honey · Honey (Mel)

General function
A natural sugar-based humectant that holds water against the strand.

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

May suitFine or easily flattened hair
Hydration with no oil attached, so it adds very little weight even high on a list.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
Aloe is mostly water carrying sugars that bind more of it, which is why it turns up as the base of moisture-first formulas.

DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair
A humectant follows the air: it holds water in humid conditions and can give it up in very dry ones. Climate decides what it does more than the label does.
- humectant
- botanical extract
8 Hibiscus (Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower)
- botanical extract
9 Batana Oil (Elaeis Oleifera Kernel Oil)
- oil
- emollient
- sealant
10 PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
11 Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Castor Oil

General function
A thick, tacky oil used for sealing ends and for slick, held-down styles.

Secondary ingredient
Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.

May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair
Coats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.

May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair
A thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.
- oil
- emollient
▾Below about here, the order stops meaning much. These are usually used at 1% or less.
12 Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
13 and Caramel Color

What the whole list adds up to

3 humectants
3 emulsifiers
3 emollients
2 solvents
2 botanical extracts
2 oils
1 film former
1 polymer
1 sealant
1 solubilizer
1 preservative

Ingredient list captured 2026-10-08. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 8 oz

Seen at $12.19 lowest of 2 stores · checked Oct 22

Good value under $19 Under $2.40/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 $19 line, and products that do this job typically go for about $26 at this size.

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Price for 8 ozlower is better

Where we’ve seen it4 listings · 4 stores

Beauty Depot Online
$12.19

8 oz · $1.52/oz

Oct 22Lowest per ozSale · was $13.99
Taliah Waajid (brand site)
$13.99

8 oz · $1.75/oz

Oct 7
Taliah Waajid Brand
$13.99

8 oz · $1.75/oz

Oct 22
Taliah Waajid (taliah.com)
$13.99

8 oz · $1.75/oz

Oct 17

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

8 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 $12.19 is the price we have observed for the 8 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
Good value under $19 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $2.40/oz; at 8 oz that is $19. 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 8 oz.

Formula

Formula score

10 of 10

This formula covers the systems a edge control is built around, and it costs less per ounce than most of the edge controls we have researched.

How the score is counted

1 products we score as doing the same job cost less per ounce
Costs less per ounce than 86% of the 38 edge controls we’ve priced
Covers 6 of the 6 things a edge control should do
Masstige tier, sold at Brand website

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.

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Protein-free
Curly method
Lightweight

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Differs: Cruelty-free
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Final decision

Should you buy it?

A solid pick for the hair it suits

Best user

People sensitive to fragrance who want a formula with no added fragrance and a product with no scent

Biggest tradeoff

Not ideal for very dry or very humid climates, anyone who wants a product to smell of something, or anyone who wants to pick it up locally

Best alternative if not

Garnier Fructis Style Curl Shape Defining Spray Gel 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

the ultimate long-lasting, all-day control edge gel for natural hair

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.

Strong-hold formula keeps edges sleek and in place while taming flyaways and frizz-without flaking or buildup.

Possible from silicones or film formers, but not something the list targets.

VP/VA Copolymer

Stated by brand

May help, but not a primary focus.

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.

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.
5 sources consulted for this product (1 manufacturer or regulatory, 0 retailer, 4 editorial), last checked 2026-10-22.
Ingredient references are linked for 2 of 6 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 2026-10-17.