Hair mousse that adds volume

TRESemmé Extra Hold Mousse leads with 10 of 11 reviewers saying it gave their hair volume that held, the highest share here, and it is the best pick sold on Amazon. Herbal Essences Volumizing Mousse is close behind at 11 of 13. Both records rest on small groups, since many reviewers talk about hold rather than volume.

  • 250 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Aug 2010 to Oct 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it add volume that held? What reviewers said
  1. TRESemmé Extra Hold Mousse 11 said either way
  2. Herbal Essences Volumizing Mousse 13 said either way
  3. Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Curl Activating Mousse 11 said either way
  4. OGX Locking + Coconut Curls Mousse 15 said either way

Share of reviewers who stated an outcome for volume. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Best record TRESemmé Extra Hold Mousse 10 of 11 say it gave their hair volume that held See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Hold comes up more often than lift: 53% of TRESemmé Extra Hold Mousse reviews praise the hold, yet 22% found it weak. The two curl mousses draw crunch complaints, in 20% of Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Curl Activating Mousse reviews and 12% of OGX Locking + Coconut Curls Mousse reviews.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points reviewers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1

TRESemmé

Extra Hold Mousse

Best for hold and volume

10/11 say it gave their hair volume that held

Hold is the big praise, in 53% of its reviews, and 28% mention added volume. Not everyone agrees on the hold, though: 22% found it too weak.

What buyers praise

  • Good hold 53%
  • No crunch 11%
  • Good value 11%
  • Lightweight 6%
  • Smells good 6%

What buyers complain about

  • Weak hold 22%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 10 of 11
  • Brand site 2 of 2 shown, not counted
2

Herbal Essences

Volumizing Mousse

11/13 say it gave their hair volume that held

Volume is what reviewers praise here, in 39% of its reviews, and 25% like the smell. Flaking comes up in 11%, and 14% found the hold weak.

What buyers praise

  • Good hold 29%
  • Smells good 25%
  • Good value 14%
  • Lightweight 14%
  • No crunch 11%

What buyers complain about

  • Weak hold 14%
  • Flakes 11%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 11 of 13
  • Brand site 0 of 1 shown, not counted
3

Not Your Mother's

Curl Talk Curl Activating Mousse

7/11 say it gave their hair volume that held

Made for curls, it gets hold praise in 45% of its reviews and 20% say it defined their curls. For volume the record is mixed at 7 of 11, and 20% found it crunchy while 20% found it sticky.

What buyers praise

  • Good hold 45%
  • Defines curls 20%
  • Smells good 15%
  • No crunch 13%
  • Leaves hair soft 10%

What buyers complain about

  • Crunchy or stiff 20%
  • Sticky 20%
  • Weak hold 10%
  • Frizzy 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 7 of 11
  • Brand site 1 of 1 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

4

OGX

Locking + Coconut Curls Mousse

9/15 say it gave their hair volume that held

More reviewers weighed in on volume for this mousse than for any other on the page, and it has the weakest record here at 9 of 15. 15% say their hair still fell flat, while 28% praise curl definition instead.

What buyers praise

  • Good hold 40%
  • Defines curls 28%
  • Smells good 25%
  • Leaves hair soft 18%
  • No crunch 10%

What buyers complain about

  • Weak hold 15%
  • Crunchy or stiff 13%
  • Sticky 8%
  • Dries hair 8%
  • Flakes 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 9 of 15
  • Brand site 3 of 3 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 4 products ranked here carry 2,305 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about volume, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Aug 2010 and Oct 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (38 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Skin type, skin tone and age splits use what reviewers chose on Sephora's review form (and age on Ulta's when given). We only show a split when enough reviewers fall on each side.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most reviewers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

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Product pages we read

  1. TRESemmé Extra Hold Mousse Target (36 reviews counted)
  2. Herbal Essences Volumizing Mousse Target (28 reviews counted)
  3. Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Curl Activating Mousse Target (40 reviews counted)
  4. OGX Locking + Coconut Curls Mousse Target (40 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which hair mousse adds volume that lasts?

TRESemmé Extra Hold Mousse leads at 10 of 11, with Herbal Essences Volumizing Mousse close behind at 11 of 13. Both rest on small groups of reviewers, so treat the gap between them as small.

Will volumizing mousse make my hair crunchy?

Not usually with these picks. 11% of TRESemmé Extra Hold Mousse reviews and 11% of Herbal Essences Volumizing Mousse reviews say it left no crunch, while crunch comes up in 20% of Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Curl Activating Mousse reviews. Once your hair is fully dry, scrunch or brush out any stiffness.

How do I use mousse for volume?

Shake the can, work a small handful into damp roots and comb it through. Blow-dry with your head flipped or lift the roots with a round brush. Too much mousse can feel sticky or weigh fine hair down, so start small.

Is TRESemmé Extra Hold Mousse good for volume?

Reviewers mostly say yes: 10 of 11 said it gave their hair volume that held, and 53% of its reviews praise the hold. The group is small, though, and 22% found the hold too weak.

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