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April 9, 2011 7:04 AM   Subscribe

My favourite hair product has been discontinued - is there a similar replacement?

I'm in the UK. I've been using L'Oreal tecni.art a-head clay very happily for a number of years. Unlike most men's hair products it's more like a soft pliable paste/glue than a cream: it's tacky rather than 'wet', and doesn't turn all sticky and horrible when applied.

But now it's been discontinued and the entire internet's run out of stock, and there doesn't seem to be anything similar available from L'Oreal or anyone else.

Has anyone from the hivemind been using this (it seemed fairly popular from how quickly it sold out online), and have you found a decent replacement?
posted by sleepcrime to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (8 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
What you describe reminds me of d:fi hair wax. It's dense, not sticky, and yet paste-like. There are a few different grades of hold.
posted by Francolin at 7:26 AM on April 9, 2011


Best answer: Sounds like Bumble & Bumble SumoTech might fit the bill.
posted by amelioration at 7:27 AM on April 9, 2011 [4 favorites]


That seems like any sort of styling wax, really.
posted by Sys Rq at 7:29 AM on April 9, 2011


Sounds very similar to Bed Head Manipulator.
posted by Metroid Baby at 9:45 AM on April 9, 2011


Want to recommend Dirt by Jonathan Antin, too. It s what I use and I think it is similar to what you describe.
posted by tommccabe at 12:17 PM on April 9, 2011


Best answer: Seconding B&B SumoTech.
posted by sanitycheck at 1:18 AM on April 10, 2011


KMS Hair Play Molding Paste is quite popular among men at the salon where I work. It sounds like what you're describing, the tube of it will last you 6 months at least, and it's much cheaper than SumoTech.
posted by Gonestarfishing at 6:36 AM on April 10, 2011


Response by poster: I went on an epic hairdresser crawl at the weekend to try these out (Dirt doesn't seem to be available in the UK), and SumoTech won the day. Thanks all!
posted by sleepcrime at 12:47 PM on April 18, 2011


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