Remember in a pre-corona world when the biggest headline of the week was that Jennifer Aniston wore her natural waves on the red carpet? Sigh. While it would (rightfully) barely dent the news cycle now, back in November it was a Very Big Deal, since up until that point, many didn’t know she even had wavy hair.
Aniston’s longtime hairstylist and the man behind the Rachel cut, Chris McMillan, shared a photo of her look and explained how he brought out her texture. Along with a Shu Uemura texture paste and a Harklinikken leave-in, he credited skin-care brand Drunk Elephant’s detangler spray for her beachy waves.
At the time I thought it was a typo. To my well-informed knowledge, Drunk Elephant only made skin care. After scouring the internet and finding zero evidence of a DE hairspray, I forgot about it, and my brain become consumed with Drag Race reruns, retweeting Bernie Sanders, and not touching my face under any circumstances.
Flash forward to late last month, when Drunk Elephant announced a line of brand-new body products and a hair-care line in collaboration with none other than Chris McMillan. (He and Drunk Elephant founder Tiffany Masterson are childhood friends.) The line includes a shampoo, a conditioner, a scalp scrub, and a tangle spray.
It all clicked into place. Finally! An answer to a celeb mystery and something to do to my hair that my colorist won’t scream at me for. I obviously rushed to get my hands on it.
Drunk Elephant describes the Wild Marula Tangle spray as a “weightless leave-in mist that detangles, smoothes, and provides heat protection while restoring natural movement, manageability, and shine.” The star ingredient is marula oil, which is found in a lot of the brand’s skin care and helps add moisture and shine to your hair. It also contains something the brand calls Fermentoil Hair Complex, which is a blend of fermented nut, fruit, and tea oils that’s supposed to smooth your hair while adding anti-frizz and anti-static benefits. Plus, it’s made with the same eye to clean beauty that Drunk Elephant is known for: The spray is free of sulfates, silicones, essential oils, fragrance, and dyes.
I haven’t used a detangler since I was about nine years old, so I honestly wasn’t expecting much from the Wild Marula Spray, but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. After using the scrub, shampoo, and conditioner (which were all very lovely but not life-changing), I spritzed the spray on my towel-dried hair. Then I twisted it into a low bun for a few minutes and went to bed with damp, loose hair.
I have pretty easy-to-manage hair (my skin is another story) that usually does what I ask of it. But it usually requires a bit of defrizzing in the morning. Not this time. I stumbled into the bathroom this morning and was happily met with smooth, shiny waves that look perfectly un-“done”—and dare I say very close to Jen An’s. All I did was run a brush over the top of my head to smooth any poufing that happened while I slept, and I skipped my usual oil and texture spray on the ends. My hair felt super soft and healthy, without any tackiness or extra weight. And no matter how many times I ran my hands through my hair throughout the day, it didn’t get frizzy.
I highly recommend using it on damp hair—the oils were a little heavy and sticky when I applied it on dry hair. That being said, if you have really thick or curly hair (mine is fine but has bleach damage), it might work well as a shine serum or moisturizer.
I actually think calling it a tangle spray does it a bit of a disservice. Yes, it detangled my hair just fine, but it really stands out as a texture and shine booster. I probably wouldn’t have picked it up if I hadn’t remembered that Jennifer Aniston had used it. Maybe I’ll come out of quarantine with healthier hair after all.
Drunk Elephant Wild Marula Tangle Spray
Bella Cacciatore is the beauty associate at Glamour. Follow her on Instagram @bellacacciatiore_.
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