Marc Anthony Strictly Curls Curl Enhancing Styling Foam
by Marc · hair_care
Editor's Take
Acrylates Copolymers and Polyquaternium-11 deliver solid curl hold, but the Diazolidinyl Urea and undisclosed Fragrance make this a hard pass for clean shoppers.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 7.2 / 10
- Modern Tech: 4.5 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 1.3 / 10
- Sustainability: 5.9 / 10
The Verdict
This is a competent curl-enhancing foam that delivers on its core promise: the dual-polymer system provides reliable hold and humidity resistance, and the Hydrolysed Silk and Vitamin E add surface-level shine and moisture support. The efficacy is genuinely strong for a traditional styling mousse. But the preservative system is outdated drugstore chemistry , Diazolidinyl Urea is a formaldehyde-releaser that stricter clean standards won't touch, and Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate adds another sensitization flag. Add undisclosed Fragrance, Benzophenone-4, and a petrochemical propellant base, and the clean score collapses to 1.3. Worth it if you prioritize curl definition over ingredient scrutiny, but skip it if formaldehyde-releasers or synthetic fragrance are deal-breakers.
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