Shear Revival American Gardens Clay Pomade – Strong Hold Hair Styling Clay for Men – Matte Finish, Vegan & Plant-Based – Handmade with Aloe & Shea Butter – 96g

One of the best matte clays on the market.

I think this is a good product, it's just not perfect for me. To summarise: very dry gritty clay, quite tricky to apply to dry hair, good enough hold but it's heavy so will drop, amazing texture, decent endurance, washes out largely with water and fully with shampoo, leaves my hair feeling plump, thick and healthy. It's effective as a pre styler and post styler, but for post styling I usually have to finish off with another product to apply the more structured styles I go for. If you're going for neat classic styles e.g. side parts or pompadours I wouldn't recommend but it's a very good product nevertheless - much better for messy, flowy, natural styles. For me, this wouldn't be a product I would reliably trust when I am doing my hair for a special occasion - I've had some great hair days with this but equally days where it just doesn't work for me. This shouldn't take away from how good a product it is and I'd probably buy again as a bit of a 'wild card' to have in the pomade arsenal, but there are better, more user friendly hair clays out there.

It has small to no shine, hair doesn’t look greasy + not that hard to scoop like everyone says i have fine straight hair, and it works well for me

Product is dried out. Buy shear revival all the time it is never shrunken inside of jar because of exposure to heat. Returning.

This stuff is absolutely stunning. Revolutionary even. I’ve suffered from scalp folliculitis for nearly 15 years and this is the only thing I can put on it that doesn’t cause a flare up. I’ve now cut my hair slightly longer for the first time and can manage it quite well with this. I also used the pomade which is a lot weaker and greasier feeling but still high quality and I suppose it depends on the look you’re after. Yes I’ve used stronger clays, it’s probably closer to your average brands medium hold, but it’s all natural and doesn’t irritate my scalp. One strange side effect of this is I wash my hair way less. I probably used to shampoo too often but with this my scalp feels really nourished. I find every week or so using some cerave as shampoo and using dr organic manuka honey conditioner is a winning combination for scalp health.

Not great, very difficult to emulsify even when heating it up with a hairdryer first, found that it would tug my hair out and wasn’t very manoeuvrable at all. Ended up going for Hanz De Fuko. If Forte Series was in the UK I would probably go for that aswell

Performs better the. Moroccan oil texture clay. Slightly difficult to take out of the jar. All clays can be like that at the start just needs warming up a bit longer.

Strong hold. But clumps hair when applied to damp hair. Cannot be apples dry, it will pull your hair out when applying.

American Gardens is a phenomenal hair clay and another great product from Shear Revival. The pros: scoops and applies to hair easy, provides excellent hold, tames frizz and fly aways, delivers awesome texture, allows reworkable manageability, doesn’t weigh your hair down, dries to a natural matte finish, has all day longevity and washes out no problem. I also really like the light citrusy scent. Cons: none

Erster Eindruck & Leidensweg Auf der Suche nach dem richtigen Haarstyling-Produkt habe ich in der Vergangenheit schon unzählige Pomaden, Wachse und Clays ausprobiert. Mein ständiges Problem dabei war fast immer die Verträglichkeit: Sehr viele herkömmliche Produkte haben bei mir nach kurzer Tragezeit einen extrem unangenehmen Juckreiz auf der Kopfhaut ausgelöst. Das Shear Revival American Gardens Styling Clay habe ich mir bestellt, in der Hoffnung, dass die hochwertigen Inhaltsstoffe hier Abhilfe schaffen. Praxistest & Verträglichkeit Nach mehreren Wochen der täglichen Nutzung kann ich sagen: Dieses Produkt ist für mich ein absoluter Gamechanger. Selbst wenn ich das Clay den ganzen Tag im Haar trage, bleibt meine Kopfhaut völlig entspannt. Kein Jucken, keine Irritationen und kein Austrocknen. Abgesehen von der hervorragenden Hautverträglichkeit macht das Clay genau das, was es soll. Es bietet einen starken, zuverlässigen Halt, ohne das Haar zu verkleben, und hinterlässt ein sehr natürliches, mattes Finish. Es lässt sich gut in den Handflächen aufwärmen und zügig ins handtuchtrockene oder trockene Haar einarbeiten. Auswaschen lässt es sich am Ende des Tages ebenfalls problemlos. Pro & Contra Pro: Extrem hautverträglich (absolut kein Juckreiz), starker Halt, natürliches und mattes Finish, lässt sich leicht auswaschen. Contra: Preislich in der oberen Liga (dafür aber sehr ergiebig). Fazit Für jeden, der mit empfindlicher Kopfhaut zu kämpfen hat und nach dem Styling oft unter Juckreiz leidet, ist dieses Styling Clay eine absolute Empfehlung. Es ist zwar etwas teurer als Drogerieprodukte, aber die hohe Qualität der Inhaltsstoffe und das ausbleibende Kopfhautjucken rechtfertigen jeden Cent. Ein großartiges Produkt, das ich definitiv wieder kaufen werde.

Tal cual lo anuncian, fija bastante y no deja nada de brillo. Comparada con otras marcas (la de Moroccanoil), es mucho más seca y hay que frotar más para calentarla en las manos. Al ser tan seca el truco está en dejarte el pelo un pelin húmedo (te secas con la toalla un poco) y ya se aplica de forma perfecta, sin tirones, ni perder pelos con el peine. La uso en casa ya que tengo que trabajarla un pelin más (nada exagerado), pero para el gimnasio por ejemplo que ando con más prisa uso otras un poco más maleables. Me la suelo aplicar al mediodía, puedo dormir con ella y a la mañana siguiente mojandome un poco el pelo la reactivo sin tener que echar más producto. En la al almohada ni rastro de manchas, ni nada. El olor muy agradable, por cierto. La volvería a comprar.

Un peu trop brillant

I absolutely love the smell of this which has a subtle orange rind start and earthy follow through. Possibly the best smell in hair product I've had. The hold is decently strong and feels natural, at the end of the day my hair has a nice healthy soft feeling and doesn't feel like there's synthetic product in it. Even after applying it's not hard to wash off your hands unlike the wax I'm using currently.