{"product_id":"maria-nila-styling-paste","title":"Maria Nila Style \u0026 Finish Styling Paste | Flexible Moulding Paste for Body and Volume","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA thickening, flexible moulding paste built on hydrated silica and panthenol that shapes and separates hair with a light hold and a neutral, non-greasy shine.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Moda Team Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the paste for people who have been let down by paste. The usual complaint is the same one every time: a tub product that is too waxy, sits heavy on the hair, needs a real effort to spread, and leaves fine or medium hair looking coated by lunchtime. Maria Nila took the obvious route around that problem. This is dispensed under pressure as a light foam and collapses into a true paste under the warmth of your palms, which is why the directions tell you to massage it to activate it. You are emulsifying it in your hands before it ever touches the hair, so it distributes in a fraction of the product a tub paste would demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat creates the thickening effect is hydrated silica: fine, porous silica particles that sit between individual strands and physically increase the apparent diameter of the hair, giving grip and separation without adding weight. The hold itself comes from VP\/VA copolymer, a film-forming polymer that dries into a flexible rather than rigid film, which is the reason this sits at hold 2 out of 5 and stays re-workable rather than setting hard. Panthenol carries through the formula as a humectant, so you are not trading softness for texture. The finish is deliberately neutral — neither the flat matte of a clay nor the gloss of a pomade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScent is worth mentioning because it is distinctive: a woody-floral of bergamot, cedarwood and sandalwood rather than the usual sweet styling-product note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Active Ingredient(s)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHydrated Silica:\u003c\/strong\u003e A porous form of silicon dioxide with high surface area. Its particles lodge between strands and increase the effective diameter of each fibre, creating grip and visible thickness rather than stiffness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVP\/VA Copolymer:\u003c\/strong\u003e A vinylpyrrolidone\/vinyl acetate film-former. The ratio of the two monomers controls how rigid the dried film is; here it sets flexible, so the style bends and recovers instead of cracking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePanthenol (Provitamin B5):\u003c\/strong\u003e Converts to pantothenic acid in the fibre and acts as a humectant, drawing water into the cortex so the hair keeps its pliability under a styling film.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSunflower Seed Extract (Helianthus Annuus):\u003c\/strong\u003e Contributes fatty acids and tocopherols that keep the surface feeling conditioned rather than stripped.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eModa Pro Tip\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDispense into one palm, then press your palms together and rub for a good five seconds before you go near your head. The propellant needs those few seconds to flash off and the product needs the heat of your hands to break down into a spreadable paste. Go straight from can to hair and you deposit a cold, half-collapsed blob on one section that clumps rather than separates — the single most common reason people conclude a paste is \"too heavy\" when in fact it was never emulsified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNot the Right Fit If...\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt hold 2 out of 5 this will not lock a structured, sculpted shape in place. If you need a short crop to stand up and stay there all day, Maria Nila Power Powder at hold 4 out of 5 is the right tool. It is also built on denatured alcohol, which flashes off during application; on very coarse, very dry or high-porosity hair that already runs thirsty, Styling Cream gives you similar control from a water-and-emollient base instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDispense a small amount into your palm and rub your hands together to activate and emulsify it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWork through damp or dry hair, starting at the mid-lengths and finishing at the roots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShape with your fingers, and re-work with warm hands later in the day as needed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Maria Nila","offers":[{"title":"100 ml","offer_id":49911827726564,"sku":"MN3902","price":44.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0513\/2831\/9677\/files\/stylingpasteproductpage.jpg?v=1789819559","url":"https:\/\/www.modasalon.ca\/products\/maria-nila-styling-paste","provider":"Moda Salon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}