What is Nika Matt Paste?

Nika Matt Paste by NIKA, from the Styling Secrets line, is a 100 ml styling paste that gives short to medium-length hair texture, separated strands and a matte finish, for salon, barbershop and home styling. It is worked through dry or slightly damp hair with the hands, and the shape can be reworked with the fingers. Kaolin, a clay and the second ingredient after water, gives the paste its matte look; Synthetic Beeswax and Petrolatum give it a mouldable body, and PVP, a film-forming polymer, helps the style keep its shape.

Specifications

Who Nika Matt Paste is for

• Short to medium-length styles that need texture and a matte look.
• Messy, undone styles shaped with the fingers.
• Salons and barbershops finishing a cut, including men's styling.
• Home styling, with a small amount worked through dry hair.

For a glossy finish or a styling mousse of the same line, see the comparison below.

Key ingredients

• Kaolin: a clay that gives the matte finish.
• Synthetic Beeswax and Petrolatum: give the paste its mouldable texture.
• PVP: a film-forming polymer that helps the style keep its shape.
• Oleth-3, Ceteareth-30 and PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil: emulsifiers that bind the water and the waxy ingredients into a paste.

Results

The hair takes on a matte, textured look with separated strands, and the shape can be reworked with the fingers. A small amount keeps the hair light.

How to use Nika Matt Paste

1. Take a small amount and rub it between the palms to spread it.
2. Distribute it evenly through dry or slightly damp hair.
3. Shape the style with the fingers, then leave it to air-dry for an undone look, or finish with a brush or styling tools for a more polished result.
4. To fix the style further, apply a light mist of hairspray at the end. To remove, wash the hair with shampoo.

For professionals

• Service: texture and finishing step of a styling service in the salon or barbershop, after the cut and the blow-dry.
• Amount per service: about 3 ml; 100 ml gives around 33 applications. Long or thick hair needs more.
• Formats: 100 ml only.
• After the service: Nika Hair Spray, the 500 ml finishing spray of the same line, sprayed from 25-30 cm to fix the shape.
• Home care to recommend: the same 100 ml Nika Matt Paste, to recreate the matte, textured look at home.

Nika Matt Paste compared

• vs Nika Shiny Wax: a 100 ml wax of the same line with a glossy finish and medium hold, applied to damp or dry hair. Nika Matt Paste suits a matte, textured look; Nika Shiny Wax suits a glossy, defined look.
• vs Nika Mousse: a 250 ml styling mousse in two versions (Defining and Control) with PVP/VA Copolymer as film-former, applied to damp hair before drying. Nika Matt Paste suits texturing dry hair at the end of the style; Nika Mousse suits building body and shape before the blow-dry.

FAQ

On which hair is Nika Matt Paste used?

On dry or slightly damp hair, mainly short to medium-length styles that need texture.

What finish does it give?

A matte finish, from kaolin. For a glossy finish, the same line offers Nika Shiny Wax.

Is it suitable for men's styling?

Yes: salons and barbershops use it to finish a cut, including men's styling, for a matte, textured look on short to medium-length hair.

How many applications does 100 ml give in the salon?

At about 3 ml per service, around 33; long or thick hair needs more.

Can it be combined with a hairspray?

Yes: the shape is built with the paste first, then fixed with a hairspray such as Nika Hair Spray, sprayed from 25-30 cm.