{"product_id":"maria-nila-extreme-spray","title":"Maria Nila Extreme Spray | Extra Strong Hold Hairspray for Updos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe strongest hold Maria Nila make — 5 of 5, engineered to be difficult to brush out, for updos and backcombed shapes that cannot be allowed to move.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Moda Team Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an event spray, and it should be bought as one. Maria Nila are unusually direct about it: Extreme Spray gives great control, is hard to brush out, and is made for updos and backcombing when you need extra strong hold. That last clause is a specification, not a warning. A wedding updo, a backcombed crown, a pinned shape that has to survive a dance floor and a car ride home — those need a film that does not soften, and a film that does not soften is by definition a film you cannot casually comb through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resin is octylacrylamide\/acrylates\/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, neutralised with aminomethyl propanol. It is an amphoteric hairspray polymer with a well-documented reputation for humidity resistance, which is the property that actually decides whether an updo survives a warm room. Water in the air plasticises most hold films and the shape quietly relaxes; this one holds its modulus. C12-15 alkyl benzoate acts as the plasticiser that keeps the film from being so brittle it shatters into white dust, and tocopherol provides antioxidant cover alongside Maria Nila's Colour Guard Complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scent is vanilla, passion fruit and apple — noticeably sweeter than the pineapple and blackberry on Finishing Spray, which is the fastest way to tell the two cans apart in a hurry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Active Ingredient(s)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOctylacrylamide\/Acrylates\/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer:\u003c\/strong\u003e An amphoteric hairspray resin with high humidity resistance. It holds its rigidity as atmospheric moisture rises, which is why a set shape survives a warm, crowded room rather than slowly dropping.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAminomethyl Propanol:\u003c\/strong\u003e The neutraliser that converts the acidic groups on the resin into salt form, controlling how hard and how fast the film sets on the hair.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate:\u003c\/strong\u003e An emollient ester acting as external plasticiser — it stops a film this strong from becoming brittle enough to fracture into visible white flakes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTocopherol (Vitamin E) with Sunflower Seed Extract and Quaternium-95:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antioxidant cover and Maria Nila's Colour Guard Complex, for defence against free radicals and UV radiation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eModa Pro Tip\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpray it in short bursts from at least 30 cm, and let each pass dry before the next. A strong resin applied wet and heavy pools at the contact point, and pooled resin is what dries into a visible white crust at the crown or along a pinned seam. Three light passes with ten seconds between them produce a film that is stronger and completely invisible; one long soak produces a weaker, patchier hold and something you can see. The distance is doing more work than the quantity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNot the Right Fit If...\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are going to want to brush your hair out and restyle it during the day, this is the wrong product by design — Finishing Spray at hold 4 gives you strong hold you can still put a brush through. And if you wear your hair down and loose, hold 5 will make it feel and sound stiff; Styling Spray at hold 2 is the one for movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBlow-dry and finish the style completely — this is the last product to go on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShake well and hold the can at least 30 cm from dry hair.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eApply in short bursts, letting each pass dry before adding another.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFor backcombed sections, spray into the underside of the section rather than over the surface.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShampoo it out rather than brushing it out — the film is designed to resist mechanical removal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Maria Nila","offers":[{"title":"100 ml","offer_id":49911818879204,"sku":"MN380612CA","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400 ml","offer_id":49911818911972,"sku":"MN380512CA","price":51.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0513\/2831\/9677\/files\/IMGs_f380512extremespray400mlNA1200x1500px.jpg?v=1789819493","url":"https:\/\/www.modasalon.ca\/products\/maria-nila-extreme-spray","provider":"Moda Salon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}