Marc Anthony Strictly Curls Curl Enhancing Styling Foam
by Marc · other
Editor's Take
A drugstore aerosol foam that delivers solid hold through conventional acrylates and polyquaternium-11, but leans on formaldehyde-releasing preservatives and undisclosed fragrance allergens.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 7.2 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 4.5 / 10
- Clean Standards: 1.3 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 5.9 / 10
The Verdict
This is a competent styling foam that does what it says: the polymer system provides reliable curl definition and humidity resistance, earning it a 7.2 efficacy score. The technology is conventional aerosol formula, nothing novel, but functional for the category. The clean score of 1.3 reflects the presence of Diazolidinyl Urea (a formaldehyde-releaser), synthetic fragrance with four disclosed allergens, and Benzophenone-4. If you're looking for firm hold and don't mind legacy drugstore chemistry, it works. If you're avoiding formaldehyde releasers or fragrance allergens, skip it.
Full INCI list
WATER, ISOBUTANE, ACRYLATES COPOLYMERS, PROPANE POLYQUATERNIUM-11, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE ( VITAMIN - E), PANTHENOL (PRO VITAMIN B5), ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE, HYDROLYSED SILK, DISODIUM EDTA, AMINOMETHYL PROPANOL, BUTANE, SODIUM CHLORIDE HYDROXYETHYL CETYLDIMONIUM PHOSPHATE, PPG-10 METHYL GLUCOSE ETHER, CETEARETH-25, BENZOPHENONE-4, FRAGRANCE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE, DIAZOLIDINYL UREA, LIMONENE, HEXYL CINNAMAL, BENZYL BENZOATE, CITRAL