Curl Talk Activating Mousse — Reddit Reviews
Updated November 5, 2026
Lightweight curl mousse adds volume and definition; hold and frizz results vary.
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A lightweight styling foam for damp, soaking-wet hair that boosts curl shape without requiring a full gel routine. Fine-haired, low-porosity waves get volume and workable hold. Too much leaves sticky, crunchy, or frizzier results.
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Real Reddit threads — 87 mentions across 30 threads
Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Activating Mousse on Reddit, in one place — 30 threads from r/Haircare, r/curlyhair and 2 more, summarized.
“Curl cream, gel and mousse are all from Not your mother's”
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“Then apply mousse and scrunch again.”
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“Not Your Mother's curl activating mousse”
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“The curl mousse is the only thing I actually bought, the rest I already had with me.”
Positive
“I'd say it has a slight smell, nothing too strong though!”
Positive
“I was using a Not Your Mother's mousse.”
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“Not Your Mothers has rice protein and is pretty cheap!”
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“I get good results from Not Your Mothers mousse too!”
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“I used A HUGE amount of styling products all over my hair (I used Not Your Mother’s mousse and Curl defining cream) without sectioning it first”
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“that would weigh down my hair, flatten my roots, leave build up on my scalp and give me lots of frizz (not good 😬)”
Cautionary
“Looks like you might have some curl in there, if you want to play around with textures you could try not your mothers curl talk mousse!”
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