If Your Hair Can't Hold Volume, You Need to Try This Oft-Overlooked Yet Essential Styling Product

Pros: No white cast, touchable hold, major volume

Cons: Quite pricey

Size: 8.5 oz. | Key ingredients: Crystalline zeolites, mango extract, aloe extract | Hair type: All | Benefits: Absorbs oil and odor, offers UV and environmental protection, smells amazing

Practically every hairstylist we’ve spoken to recommends this expensive-smelling, life-giving texturizing spray from Oribe, and it just so happens to be a beauty-editor favorite, as well. Korab praises this one for its “weightless, invisible finish, instant lift, and signature luxurious scent.” Powell agrees, recommending it for days when your hair looks a bit limp and in need of refreshment. "The product is perfect for giving hair some extra texture and volume and will absorb any excess oils at the root,” she explains. In fact, celebrity hairstylist Justine Marjan favors this formula when achieving the enviable fullness of Elsa Hosk’s famous “flippy, flirty bob.”

Customer review: “Great product! This is light and makes flat hair keep its volume even the 2nd day. Well worth the investment. It should last a year or more.”

Pros: Low-cost, long-lasting volume, virtually weightless

Cons: Small bottle won’t last as long as others on this list

Size: 1.6 oz. | Key ingredients: Hibiscus extract, amaranth extract, biotin | Hair type: All | Benefits: Fullness lasts up to 72 hours, formula nourishes damaged hair, noticeably improves volume

This iconic texture spray gives fine hair much-needed volume, as well as definition and hold. It's especially good at creating effortless-looking beach waves. You know, the kind that makes you look like you're fresh from vacation? Exactly that.

Customer review: “The product works well on my fine, textured hair. I have tried so many other products, but this really works. It works better than that super expensive product. Smell is nice too. Body lasts all day.”

Pros: Lightweight texture, high-end hold, budget-friendly price

Cons: None we can think of!

Size: 7 oz. | Key ingredients: Zeolites, chamomile flower extract, avocado oil | Hair type: All | Benefits: Large can for the price, amazing smell, offers strong, yet touchable hold

This texture spray was developed by Kristin Ess, a pro stylist to celebs such as Emma Roberts and Lauren Conrad (among others). At only $15, it's much more affordable than other texture sprays on the market, yet it works just as well, if not better. It boosts volume and definition without weighing hair down, which makes it especially good for fine hair types.

Customer review: “This stuff is amazing with my fine, low-density wavy hair. It adds a bit of grit without feeling like I used dry shampoo. The hold is surprisingly great. I like this a lot more than the Verb Dry Texture Spray, and it’s a better value.”

Pros: Creates natural-looking waves, not gritty, non-drying

Cons: Slightly pricey for size

Size: 5 oz. | Key ingredients: Glycerin, hydrolyzed wheat protein | Hair type: All | Benefits: Salt-free formula won’t dry hair, buildable hold,

Leo Izquierdo, co-founder of IGK Hair Care, recommends this one for a beach day vibe, sans the sunscreen stickiness. “It’s different from most texture sprays out there because it is a salt-free formula—it uses glycerin and gluten-free wheat protein instead of salt to add waves and body to the hair without drying it out or feeling sticky,” says Izquierdo. “The aerosol application gives you a light, even coverage that you can build up depending on how much texture you want."

Customer review: “I absolutely LOVE this stuff for my fine, limp, sometimes tragic hair. It smells great and isn't hard to comb through the next day. I like that I can spray it in, and after gravity has done it's job a few hours later, I can tousle and use my fingers to remind my hair where I wanted it WITHOUT reapplying. It's magical.”

Pros: Won’t dehydrate hair, offers touchable hold, boosts volume

Cons: Some shoppers report issues with the spray nozzle

Size: 5.3 oz. | Key ingredients: Zeolite, rice starch, sea buckthorn | Hair type: All | Benefits: Impressive hold, improves fullness and texture

This wildly popular texture spray is a best seller at Amazon, so you know it's good. It delivers tousled, undone texture and volume to hair, drying down to an undetectable matte finish. It's also salt-free, so it's a good option for those of us who have dry hair.

Customer review: “You know that perfectly tousled, ‘I just stepped out of a convertible on the Amalfi Coast’ kind of hair? Yeah, this is that, in a can! A few sprays and my limp, flat hair goes from ‘meh’ to ‘main character energy.’ The volume is instant but not crunchy, the texture is perfectly matte (bye-bye, greasy roots), and the smell? Like a fancy salon had a baby with a tropical vacation.”

Pros: Two-in-one styler, preserves hairstyles, offers impressive volume and texture

Cons: Tint is too dark for blonde hair

Size: 5 oz. | Key ingredients: Resin, polymers | Hair type: All | Benefits: Polymer complex offers effective styling, doesn’t leave residue

Adam Federico is a hairstylist and the director of content at R+Co. He calls this two-time teasing and texturizing duo one of his go-to products. "For me, a texturizing spray has to be dry and soft to the touch—no crunchiness. I want the hair to feel like hair (with the added benefits of the products)," he says. The best part is that it's lightly tinted, so you don’t have to worry about leaving gray or white-looking residue behind. Thanks to a web-like complex of resins and polymers, this spray effectively grabs hair fibers for intense texture and volume.

Customer review: “This texture spray is absolutely amazing. It gives life back into my hair. Volume and great texture. My hair feels so much fuller after use. And the smell is gorgeous and smoky, which I love. Ready to order my second bottle. BUY IT. You won't regret it. LOVE!”

Pros: Creates soft texture with considerable hold, offers natural results, non-sticky feel

Cons: Some shoppers dislike the scent

Size: 5.7 oz. | Key ingredient: Pure sugarcane | Hair type: All | Benefits: Offers UV protection, preserves dye in color-treated hair, non-drying

Powell also recommends this nourishing texture spray. "This is a really unique texturizing spray because it contains sugarcane (which won’t make your hair sticky, I promise!)," she says. "The ingredient gives the hair the perfect 'lived-in' texture and will help give your hair extra hold and support.” Its salt-free formula defines curly hair and includes UVA/UVB protection (we often forget that our hair takes on sun damage!), which helps shield your strands from strong rays. Beachgoers, take note.

Customer review: “It’s hard finding the perfect hair product. My sister suggested this. It works great! My hair has natural curl. This really adds to the body of my hair.”

Pros: Lightweight touchability, absorbs oil, non-tacky grip

Cons: Honestly, none we can think of

Size: 7.3 oz. | Key ingredients: Zeolite, mushroom extract | Hair type: All | Benefits: Offers hold and heat protection, extends the shelf life of your hairstyle, doubles as dry shampoo

The purveyor of the aspirational “Rachel cut” and Jennifer Aniston’s longtime hairstylist, Chris McMillan, created the very best texturizing spray for second-day hair. The renowned stylist recently debuted his homonymous haircare line that makes at-home styling easier, and this spray ensures that your tresses look perfectly tousled on any day of the wash cycle. “I love messy, chunky, texturey hair," he previously told WWW. "It's a dry shampoo meets texture spray. … [It's] like you just slept on it, [so] it has that good, chunky texture."

Customer review: “After using this texture spray, my hair looks like I just got a fresh blowout at the salon. It immediately adds volume and texture to my sleek, straight hair. The scent of this product is almost addicting; it literally smells expensive. What I loved most was that my hair didn’t feel sticky or tangled after applying this. I find a hard time finding a texturizing spray that adds volume to my hair without it feeling like I have hair spray in my whole head. Obsessed with this brand already!”

Pros: Offers volume without frizz, locks heat styling into place, extends life of hairstyles

Cons: Some shoppers report dryness after days of back-to-back use

Size: 6.8 oz. | Key ingredients: Dimethicone, dimethiconol | Hair type: All | Benefits: Fights humidity, buildable hold, zero residue

Let’s face it—no one wants to spend half an hour curling their hair only for it to fall after 10 minutes. If you want to extend the shelf life of your style, Korab recommends this featherlight texturizing spray with some serious staying power. “I love [the] Kérastase VIP Volume in Powder, which delivers instant root lift and airy body with a clean, residue-free feel,” she says, noting this pricey, yet worthwhile bottle as a total standout. This frizz-fighting formula makes it easy to achieve bouncy waves and keep your heat-styled locks in place without creating subsequent frizz.

Customer review: “If you have fine, limp hair that tangles easily, BUY THIS! I have fine, shoulder-length hair, and this stuff pairs perfectly with loose curls. It gives me lots of volume, texture, and hold. [I’m] on my 4th bottle.”

Pros: Large bottle, vitamin-packed formula, boosts volume and shine

Cons: On the pricey side

Size: 8.3 oz. | Key ingredients: Vitamin B, vitamin E, vegetable keratin | Hair type: All | Benefits: Antioxidant-rich spray, softens and strengthens strands

Frederico's other texturizing spray recommendation is from R+Co's "couture collection." He says both of his product picks will build body and definition while styling. "I love that I can mist into literally any hair type, and they build a kind of second-day grit, plus add memory."

To us, what really sets this one apart is that it can be used on clean, oily, and damaged hair. If you use it on greasy, damaged strands, it promises to "revive" and replenish your style with its vitamin-packed formula, sans stiffness or residue. It even boosts shine and reduces breakage.

Customer review: “Obsessed with this product. I bought this in-store after the associate tried it in my hair, and it has transformed my fine hair. Its the perfect finishing step to add volume and texture.”

Pros: Impressive volume, offers “lived-in” texture, extends style

Cons: Those with sensitive scalps may react to the formula

Size: 7.5 oz. | Key ingredients: Micro-porous minerals, enzymatically modified starches, hydrophobic resin | Hair type: All | Benefits: Includes heat protection, masks thinning hair, absorbs oil

This texture spray is one of my favorites. It lifts flat hair, provides effortless-looking texture, and even delivers heat resistance. Plus, thanks to a blend of micro-porous minerals and starches, it lightly absorbs oil, while hydrophobic resins resist humidity.

Customer review: “I've lost some fullness to my hair recently, and this product is great for giving some volume and lift back to my hair. Gives a little texture without stickiness and keeps hair from looking weighed down.”

Pros: Non-sticky hold, masks oily roots, offers buildable texture on very thin hair

Cons: Pricey for its relatively small size, doesn’t work on all hair types

Size: 3.6 oz. | Key ingredients: Zeolite, silk powder | Hair type: Straight, wavy; normal, fine | Benefits: Volumizes thinning hair, doesn’t leave residue

Fine-haired folks, listen up. If you want the most lightweight, airy texture possible, this is the product for you. It promises to deliver hold and grit to the hair without weighing it down in the slightest. For piece-y, cool-girl texture, this is the one to try.

Customer review: “IDK what is in this stuff....but it's amazing. I wish the bottle was bigger! Scent is great, it adds so much volume and gets way of the greasy hair we are all trying to hide. Would 1000% buy again.”

Pros: Impressive volume, piece-y texture, fine-hair friendly

Cons: Can be too strong if liberally applied

Size: 8 oz. | Key ingredients: Dimethicone, sunflower seed extract, glycerin | Hair type: All | Benefits: Extends style, doubles as natural-looking hair spray

This tongue-in-cheek texture spray is a particular favorite ofBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing 's beauty director, Erin Jahns. It promises an instantly full-bodied, tousled look without adding any unnecessary weight to the hair. As someone who has fine hair, she recommends it for extra lift and hold.

Customer review: “I will never buy another finishing spray ever again! This stuff is life-changing!! Unbelievable body and volume, great tactile finish, not sticky at all (use in moderation: quick bursts), and the scent is lovely.”

Pros: Boosts volume, adds workable texture and fullness, clear dry-down

Cons: Sensitive noses might find its fleeting scent too strong

Size: 7 oz. | Key ingredients: Glycerin, sunflower seed extract | Hair type: All | Benefits: Medium hold, brushable results, offers heat and UV protection

If you like to get multiple days of hairstyling in before washday, you’ll want to go for this Unite spray over the others. Korab prefers this texturizing spray for malleable hairstyles, saying it’s “perfect for creating workable hold and definition while keeping the hair soft and touchable.” If you prefer bouncy curls one day and chill beachy waves the next, this agreeable formula could be for you.

Customer review: “This is my all-time favorite Unite product! It adds body and hold without being stiff, like hair spray. It is my daily hair goddess product! Love, love, LOVE!”

Pros: Adds major body, absorbs oil, separates strands for piece-y volume

Cons: Doesn’t absorb oil well

Size: 4.2 oz. | Key ingredients: Zeolite | Hair type: All | Benefits: Offers a matte texture, refreshes styled hair, three scent options

This texture spray is pretty much famous for the sky-high volume it imparts. Simply shake the canister and spray it four to six inches away from dry hair for texture, hold, and, yes, volume. (You can also spray it onto your hair while hanging your head upside-down for extra fullness.)

Customer review: "My FAVORITE Drybar product [...] I have very fine, thin hair and this GIVES me volume and texture. I love the smell, I’ve bought it handfuls of times and it’s a go-to for my hair. Highly recommend!"

Pros: Moisturizes strands, residue-free feel, instant volume and fullness

Cons: Can tangle superfine hair

Size: 7 oz. | Key ingredients: Zeolite, dimethicone | Hair type: All | Benefits: Preserves dyed color, prolongs hairstyle, infused with heat protection

This texturizing spray is special because it offers heat protection and moisture for thirsty, color-treated strands. It also works on all hair types and textures, including straight, wavy, curly, and coily and fine, medium, and thick hair.

Customer review: “Best product I have bought in a long time. As my hairstylist puts it, ‘I have a lot of thin hair,’ so with this spray it looks like a lot of thick hair. It makes such a noticeable but yet natural looking change just from a few sprays, and it gives my hair a little grip when using a curling iron, which I need too.”