Best mousse on Reddit
153 reviews from r/curlyhair, r/Wavyhair, r/Naturalhair and 13 more subreddits
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#1
Not Your Mother’s
4.4
(14)
"I love the Not Your Mother’s Curl Talk Mousse."
"Not Your Mother’s Curl Talk Mousse, available at regular ol stores for roughly $10 in the US."
"I really like the Not Your Mothers Curl Talk Mousse."
"I like Not Your Mother's curl talk mousse and gel."
"Affordable and bangin"
"Neither makes your hair crunchy."
"Honestly I would look into Not Your Mother’s curl talk Mousse. It’s really affordable from and lightweight."
"I use not your mothers mousse and had no problems with it."
"Not your mother has a travel size of their curl talk mousse."
"I like Not Your Mother's mousse which is vegan/cf and affordable."
#2
Cake
4.6
(8)
"I use Cake Mousse and so far it's the only thing I've used that both helps my waves keep shape."
"It also smells fantastic."
"I use the cake mousse and it's really nice."
"CAKE CURL WHIP MOUSSE!"
"I love Cake Curl Whip mousse."
"I really like Cake Curl Whip Mousse."
"I like the mousse by Cake."
#3
Design Essentials
4.6
(8)
"Design Essentials Almond & Avocado Curl Enhancing Mousse works best for me."
"Design Essentials is my holy grail for a wash and go."
"It's at Ulta, Amazon, and Target."
"Design essentials almond and avocado curl mousse is my favorite."
"Design Essentials
Nairobi
Camille Rose
Lottabody
Creme of Nature
Eden Bodyworks
Mielle Organics"
"Design essentials mousse. My curly hair specialist recommended it."
"Design essentials Mousse."
"Nairobi (after leave in) and Design Essentials both are nice strong hold."
#4
Ouidad
4.7
(6)
"You won’t be sorry."
"I DO love Twist by Ouidad Weather Up Gel, and it's half the price."
"Quidad vital curl."
#5
Innersense
4.8
(5)
"I can’t recommend the brand enough."
"Innersense Quiet calm and I create volume."
"It's on sale at Ulta!"
"Firm hold & one heck of a cast."
"I was very scared of mousse because I hate the crunchy texture... it's been doing me really good."
#6
Aveda
4.8
(5)
"Aveda Phomolliant"
"Aveda makes a 1.7 oz mousse."
"Aveda Phomollient is great. Light, creates volume, smells good."
"I like Aveda’s Volumizing Tonic and it comes in travel size."
"I love their thickening mousse too."
#7
Umberto Giannini
4.6
(5)
"I like the Umberto Gianni Curl Foam a lot for my roots."
"Routine - washed with loreal conditioner and umberto giannini mousse."
"Favorite mousse is Umberto Giannini’s or Miche’s."
"Currently using umberto Gianni curl whip mousse and I really like it!"
"Umberto Giannini Curl Whip. I'm not sure if it has protein in it though."
#8
John Frieda
4.4
(5)
"I use the frizz ease dream curls mousse(for the past 5 years) and I love it!"
"The John Frieda one was actually my holy grail and is my go to when I can’t drop money on Ouidad!"
"I like EIMI estra volume mousse and John Freida Volume Lift Air Whipped foam. Both have great hold and give me good volume."
"I personally use the John Frieda frizz ease dream curls mousse."
#9
Amika
4.8
(4)
"I like amika plus size mousse."
"My favorite for body but doesn’t have a ton of hold on its own."
"Amika Plus Size mousse."
#10
AG
4.5
(4)
"I’ve been loving AG Care’s Mousse Gel Extra-Firm Curl Retention."
"I’ve enjoyed the AG Mousse Gel lately, Virtue’s curl mousse and Monat’s."
"AG mousse gel works well for me. It gives me volume but has a medium hold."
#11
Not Your Mother's
4.3
(4)
"I like the Not Your Mothers Curl Talk mousse the best."
"Works well for me."
"I’m a big fan of the Surface curl mousse."
"Try Not Your mother's curl talk refreshing foam."
#12
Moroccanoil
5.0
(3)
"I’m an evangelist for the Moroccan Oil one. I have only used it for wash and gos but it’s excellent (and expensive)"
"Pricey, but worth it- my hair stylist put me on the Moroccanoil curl control mousse."
"Pricey, but worth it- my hair stylist put me on the Moroccanoil curl control mousse."
#13
Pattern
4.7
(3)
"I use the Pattern brand and it has been incredible for my hair"
"Pattern Mousse and Devines curl gel oil (a little goes a long way) best thing ever for my hair."
"I really like the pattern mousse and I feel like it would be good for fine hair."
#14
The Doux
4.7
(3)
"The Doux is my fav. Mouse Def or CrazySexyCurl."
"The Doux Mousse Def is amazing. I’ve bought like 5 bottles of it."
"Have you tried the doux mousse def?"
#15
Suave
4.7
(3)
"Suave Curl Mousse and Maui Moisture Mousse👌🏽Also if you’re worried about crunchy hair when it dries scrunch it out with a t shirt or a light oil 😊"
"Suave Curl Mousse. It’s cheap and amazing!!!!"
"For an actual styling mousse with hold, I like Suave Max Hold 8 mousse."
#16
Cake Beauty
4.3
(3)
"I really like the Cake Beauty Curl Whip Mousse."
"Cake Beauty's The Thick Trick Volumizing Styling Foam works well with my hair for texture."
"Try mousse before gel, and I like cake beauty curl whip mousse."
#17
TRESemmé
4.3
(3)
"I love the tresseme mousse"
"Something cheap that holds my curls - Tresseme curl mousse (purple and white bottle)"
"Tresemme definitely!!"
#18
Big Sexy Hair
4.3
(3)
"Big Sexy Root Pump. Not the plus. Just regular. Then Redken’s Volumizing Mousse."
"After it's dry it doesn't feel stiff."
"Big sexy hair. But something I like more is either living proof dry volume blast or briogio hair density powder."
#19
Curlsmith
4.0
(3)
"I use Curlsmith Bouncy Strength Volume Foam."
"I switch between the Curlsmith bouncy strength volume foam."
#20
Camille Rose
4.0
(3)
"Camille Rise Spiked Honey Mousse!! I love it."
"I really love the Camille Rose Honey Spiked Mousse! It's the one mousse I've tried so far that leaves my hair moisturized."
"Camille Rose honey spiked mousse."
#21
Got2b
4.0
(3)
"My go-to mousse was Göt2B Kinkier, which was discontinued a while back."
"I use the got2b twisted curling mousse."
"I use got2b twisted curling mousse."
#22
Tresemme
4.0
(3)
"I use Tresemme curl mousse."
"My go to when I don't wanna try anything new is tresemme flawless curls."
"I've been having really good results with mousse from TreSemme."
#23
Doux
3.7
(3)
"I love the doux mousse!"
"I like the doux mousse def."
"Idk what I’m doing wrong but the doux mousse is soooo drying for me, but people swear by it."
#24
Mousse
5.0
(2)
"Mousse works GREAT for curls. Light, easy to apply, dries quickly, provides a lot of lift and volume."
"I swapped to mousse recently after trying to find a new gel and I think I prefer it honestly!"
#25
Oribe
5.0
(2)
"Oribe volume mousse."
"I splurged and bought the oribe crème for styling and it’s a miracle worker for sure."
#26
Hask
4.5
(2)
"I love the results the Hask Curl Care Curl Enhancing mousse gives me!"
#27
Lotta Body
4.0
(2)
"If I want some definition + a lot of volume, Lotta Body."
"As far as mousse goes I’ve just been using Lotta Body."
#28
Kenra
4.0
(2)
"Kenra mousse medium hold."
"Kenra mousse is pretty good."
#29
Aussie
4.0
(2)
"Neither makes your hair crunchy."
"They have a miracle waves with hemp seed oil mousse that's not bad."
#30
Wella
5.0
(1)
"I am a wavy, 2b/c high density, low porosity hair and I use Wella Shockwaves, the green one. It's CGM approved."
#31
L'anza
5.0
(1)
"L'anza healing volume is my FAVORITE!"
#32
Paul Mitchell
5.0
(1)
"Paul Mitchell hydro whip creme."
#33
Function of Beauty
5.0
(1)
"I’ve had success with the function of beauty wavy hair mousse. It’s really lightweight and has a foamy consistency."
#34
LA Sport Gel
5.0
(1)
"Living in Hawaii, LA Sport Gel works wonders for me."
#35
Briogeo
5.0
(1)
"I get a great cast and very little frizz."
#36
Flax seed
5.0
(1)
"It's honestly a real game changer for me!"
#37
NatureLab
5.0
(1)
"I do pair both of these w the innersene I create hold gel."
#38
Herbal Essences
5.0
(1)
"My favorite is herbal essence purple and white container."
#39
Bumble and Bumble
5.0
(1)
#40
Camille Rose Spiked Honey Mousse
5.0
(1)
"It’s literally my favorite hair product of all time."
#41
Kreyol Essence
5.0
(1)
"Try kreyol essence mousse it’s my fave"
#42
Kaleidoscope
5.0
(1)
"I love the kaleidoscope mousse"
#43
Sebastian
5.0
(1)
"Are you using the Sebastian whipped crème style whip? I love it!"
#44
Verb
5.0
(1)
"Verb foaming gel! It is much more mousse like than gel like and I’m fully obsessed with it"
#45
Mousse Def
5.0
(1)
"Mousse Def is my fave so I end up ordering it from a retailer in The Netherlands."
#46
Garnier
4.0
(1)
"I'm in Alabama and I use the Garnier pure clean."
#47
L.A. Looks
4.0
(1)
"It’s cheap, too."
#48
Wella EIMI
4.0
(1)
"I like EIMI estra volume mousse and John Freida Volume Lift Air Whipped foam. Both have great hold and give me good volume."
#49
Shea Moisture
4.0
(1)
"It’s very light and airy but helps create definition"
#50
Dippity-Do Active Gel
4.0
(1)
"My hair adores Dippity-Do gel. I just use the blue active gel and get soft bouncy curls."
#51
I Create
4.0
(1)
"I use the I create hold mousse and the I create volume gel."
#52
Enliven Mousse
4.0
(1)
"You can try the enliven mousse. It’s budget friendly as well."
#53
Catwalk
4.0
(1)
"Catwalk."
#54
Kevin Murphy
4.0
(1)
"Killer.waves or motion.lotion from Kevin Murphy!"
#55
Rizos Curl
4.0
(1)
"Rizos Curl has a nice mousse. It has a light hold, which doesn't work for me but I can see others liking it."
#56
Aunt Jackie's
4.0
(1)
"I haven't used Aunt Jackie's mousse, because I don't really use mousse but everything else I've used from their line has been great and affordable."
#57
Surface
4.0
(1)
"I’m a big fan of the Surface curl mousse. It’s light and has great hold."
#58
Marc Anthony
4.0
(1)
"Marc Anthony Strictly Curls Envy Cream"
#59
Brad Mondo
4.0
(1)
"Brad Mondo’s is good!"
#60
Cantu
4.0
(1)
"Cantu just launched a protective style line that has a mousse."
#61
Davines
4.0
(1)
"I don't use mousse itself because it makes my hair feel awful. But I do use Davines liquid spell which is similar to a mousse and it works well (for me anyway)."
#62
SheaMoisture
4.0
(1)
"Shea moisture has a curl foam in its coconut and hibiscus line."
#63
Nairobi
4.0
(1)
"If you have relaxed hair."
#64
Kinky Curly
3.0
(1)
"I don't like mousse. But my own low porosity/fine hair thrives on Kinky Curly Knot Today for leave-in."
#65
Maui Moisture
3.0
(1)
"It's not bad. The hold isn't spectacular for my hair."
#66
Creme of Nature
3.0
(1)
"It’s okay, I probably wouldn’t buy it again. I don’t think it has enough hold."
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