What is Twisting Fluid?

Twisting Fluid by NIKA, from the Styling Secrets line, is a curl-enhancing fluid that defines and separates curls and waves, with a medium hold, softness and shine. Applied to damp hair before drying with a diffuser or air-drying, it combines the conditioning polymer Polyquaternium-37 and the film-forming polymer VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate Copolymer, which shape the curl, with the silicone Dimethicone for smoother, shinier lengths. In the salon about 5 ml is used per styling, so a 150 ml bottle gives around 30 applications.

Specifications

Who Twisting Fluid is for

• Curly hair that needs separated, defined curls.
• Wavy hair, to bring out the natural wave.
• Salons that finish curly hair with a diffuser.
• Home styling on damp hair, with a diffuser or air-drying.

For a leave-in smoothing cream or a volumising fluid, see the comparison below.

Key ingredients

• Polyquaternium-37: conditioning polymer that gives the curl shape and light structure.
• VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate Copolymer: film-forming polymer that helps the curl keep its shape.
• Dimethicone: silicone that makes the lengths feel smoother and adds shine.
• Propylene Glycol: humectant of the water-based fluid.
• PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil and Polysorbate 11: solubilisers that disperse the fragrance and help the fluid spread evenly.

Results

Curls and waves look more defined and separated, and the hair feels softer, with more shine; the medium hold keeps the curls movable. Frizz looks less visible, and a small amount on dry hair brings the curls back to life.

How to use Twisting Fluid

1. Distribute evenly on damp hair, from roots to ends.
2. Dry with a diffuser at medium temperature, moving gently along the lengths, or let the hair dry naturally, shaping each curl with the hands.
3. Touch the curls as little as possible while they dry, to keep the definition.
4. To refresh the curls on dry hair, apply a small amount again.

For professionals

• Service: curl-definition step of a styling service on curly or wavy hair, before diffuser drying.
• Amount per service: about 5 ml; a 150 ml bottle gives around 30 applications. Long or thick hair needs more.
• Formats: 150 ml, the same bottle for the station and for home use.
• Home care to recommend: the same 150 ml bottle, for defining curls at home between salon visits.

Twisting Fluid compared

• vs Extender Frizz Free: a 100 ml leave-in cream of the Fairy Silk line with the silicones Dimethicone and Dimethiconol and eight plant oils, for frizz-prone, unruly hair, applied to damp hair before the blow-dry or the flat iron. Twisting Fluid suits defining curls and waves; Extender Frizz Free suits smoothing frizz-prone hair before a sleek blow-dry.
• vs Texture Fluid: a 150 ml gel fluid of the same line with a medium hold and a natural finish. Twisting Fluid suits curls; Texture Fluid suits adding body and texture.

FAQ

Is Twisting Fluid applied to damp or dry hair?

Mainly to damp hair, before drying; a small amount can be applied again on dry hair to refresh the curls.

Diffuser or air-drying?

Both: a diffuser at medium temperature, or air-drying while shaping each curl with the hands.

Which hair is it suited to?

Curly hair that needs separated, defined curls, and wavy hair, to bring out the natural wave.

How should the curls be handled while drying?

As little as possible: touched lightly while they dry, the curls keep their definition.

How many applications does a 150 ml bottle give in the salon?

At about 5 ml per service, around 30; long or thick hair needs more.

Where does it fit in a curl service?

After the wash and the conditioner, on damp hair and before diffuser drying; the finished curls can then be fixed with a hairspray.