Firsthand Supply Texturizing Paste for Men & Women - Medium Hold, Natural Finish – Water-Based, Non Greasy Texture Clay – Adds Lasting Volume with Perfect Hair Day Texture – For Longer Hair – 3oz

4.5/5 for the red jar texturizing clay!tldr: good for long shag cuts, fluffy hold and able to touch up throughout the day, earthy clay smellI have a long wolf/shag cut and naturally straight asian hair, wanted something to give it texture without having to bother with heat styling every morning. This product does great! I use basically a pea size amount and rub between my fingers and then scrunch around the ends of each layer and kinda twist rub the ends with my fingertips to style. Process takes maybe a minute compared to having to use a flat iron for 5+ minutes. The hold is great and it doesn't look greasy or clumpy, looks nice and fluffy. It softens throughout the day while still giving slight hold and texture. The best part is how easy it is to restyle later in the day, all I do is repeat the same scrunching and rubbing.Minus half a star because the scent is quite earthy and strong at the start. Not overwhelmingly so or to the point where it bothers your nose but you can smell the clay. It also fades throughout the day, but is still a little bit present. I just got this recently so I haven't been able to test to see if the clay is able to hold perfume to make perfume last longer tho, if so that would be a great bonus. I'll update on that later.Overall would recommend! It does seem comparatively pricey but the ingredients are all natural, the packaging is done with so much care, and I love their sustainability mindset! Plus, I think this product will last a long time since you only need so little (and I'm using it on long hair too).update: the smell fades fairly quickly and is easily overtaken by any perfume. I feel like it does help with perfume longevity when i spray onto my hair and I personally like the light lavender herby scent of the clay! Hasn’t separated or gotten weird, if anything the clay has adjusted to room temp and softened slightly in the jar so its easier to work with than when I first got it! Honestly highly recommend!

Pretty good product overall! I've been growing out my hair recently (for the first time) and so I've been buying countless styling products to try and figure out what I like - and I've tried SOOOO many. I like this one because it smells nice and is super thick so a little goes a long way. Keeps your hair moveable throughout the day so you can zhouzh it up and keep the "finger combed" look.Taking away one star for the price point (would deduct only 1/2 star if Amazon allowed it). It's a bit on the pricier end - I think $22 would be a more reasonable price.Overall though... 4.5/5P.s. i literally NEVER leave reviews so do with that information what you will :)

I cannot tell you how grateful I am for Firsthand's products. I have very reactive skin and cannot use most of the commercially available soaps, shampoos, and hair products out there. Firsthand's original products worked great for me, although the fragrance caused some very minor issues. Now with the reformulation, I have absolutely no skin irritation what so ever. AND, the new essential oil fragrance is great! The Texturizing Clay outperforms the vast assortment of other products I have purchased in the past. Application, hold, and finish are unmatched and washout is a breeze (with shampoo). This product has a slightly looser hold and more matte finish than their Clay Pomade in my hair. I love them both. My hair is healthier than it has been in a long time. I think the new packaging is also great. I love this company's philosophy. Everything about the "new" Firsthand is on target.

I have been looking for a product for curly/wavy men’s hair forever that requires little to no work. I use it and it last for days. Very healthy for hair. The key for me is that you don’t have to restyle the next day after a shower and wetting your hair because the product stays in. It doesn’t feel like build up which is good. It feels natural, hydrated and defined.

This product smells incredible but is hard as actual clay. I mix it with water to use it at all and it doesn't give much hold, just drying. Really more natural than effect at all.

Here’s what ya do:Get out of the shower and towel dry your hair. Use 5-10 sprays of a sea salt spray and work that into your hair.Blow or air dry your hair until it’s totally dry, then put a pea-size dab of this paste on your hand and rubs your hands together to warm it up.Work the product into your hair, from back to front. Don’t drag your fingers thru your hair, just grab fistfuls of hair and kinda crunch it. Do this all over, finishing in the front, then style.Boom, your hair looks fuller, has more volume, isn’t shiny, and is easy to style throughout the day. It will hold how you want it, but not stick there like glue. This is a low-shine, no-grease paste. A little goes a long way, you can always add a tiny bit more.Godspeed fellas

I bought this because my wife has a “beachy texturizing paste” that I really liked. Hers is a softer cream, just slightly thicker than the consistency of toothpaste. This is a much firmer product, like a clay you have to work at to get out of the tub. So if that is what you are looking for I’m sure you will like it.

I really wished I could of given this product a full five stars since its excellent at what it does. Which is to give a great hold with a texturing twist.I'm going to be completely honest, I don't think i've ever used a product in its category that is this unique. When applying to my hair it is the only product that is strong enough to give me a slick back which is a first for me since most products that I have tried are a just a little weaker by comparison. I know that this product isn't really intended for slick back but just wanted to throw that out there since it is special to me in that regard.Where this product shines through perfectly for me is in the beachy wave look that gives me. I have curly hair that, when paired with this product gives me a surfer/bedahead style that looks great while totally not being overdone, which is what I feel more people are leaning towards for anyways when styling. I am simply astonished at how good its able to just give me that same volumous texture that sea salt spray provides without actually using any!Now for the only complaint I have against this paste. The scent. Good god, the scent of this paste is just so overwhelming and just plain offensive. I have gotten so many remarks from others saying if I doused myself in axe body spray because of just how annoyingly strong this scent is. This stuff even attracts flies and other insects because of how strong and floral it is!If Firsthand Supply were to simply just remove the scent or just tone it down this product would be a 10/10 I will resume my hunt for a product that is similar to this but hopefully without such a unpleasant scent.

Good product, but it has a distinctive smell that I am not sure if I like it