ZEUSMoustache Styling Wax, Mega Hold - Water Based Moustache Wax for Men (SINGLE)

This is probably the best water-based glue/wax out there. The texture is very sticky, it dries very fast and you can work nice points with the tiniest amount of product.The size is very small, but you really shouldn't use a lot of the product each time, I can see this tube lasting a long time even for the small size. Easy to carry everywhere.If you put too much, it will be crusty, just like hair gel. But working a tiny amount in the stash works great and is transparent. You can even reactivate during the day with a little bit of water on the fingers.Strong hold that needs to be worked during the day.

I began rocking a handlebar 'stache several years ago. I tried several waxes that needed harsh soap to wash out, but I didn't like all that fuss. I started looking for a water-soluble wax with no odor, a strong hold, no color (my 'stache and beard are white now), and no flaking. Zeus brand met all of these criteria. I don't have to use any soap to wash it out, it doesn't have any scent to clash with my other grooming products, but it has great staying power. It was exactly what I was looking for!

It works as advertised

So I have a large handlebar mustache, and I always look for new waxes to see what goes on best, what's easiest to remove but what holds the longest and allows crazy shaping and stays that way. I normally use Firehouse Extra Tacky wax and melt it with a small torch lighter and apply with blow dryer.This stuff is really unique- the description is no lie. It really does totally wash out from hard in like 10 seconds with water. So if you screw something up you can start over without mess.It does have a fragrance- and it's not particularly obnoxious but it does kind of smell like a very faint old lady's perfume that has been open bottle for a long time. I wish they would make things like this without scent.Anyway, a critical thing is this stuff is amazing beyond wax if you have a large mustache in what it can do- it hardens in about 2 minutes or so, but it doesn't come out like a wax at all. It says it's a wax, but it's really the consistency of a wet pomade gel. It takes very little, very very little to hold. Like just a smear on your finger is enough to get started. If you use the amount of a grain of rice, that's enough. If you use any more than that, that's when you start to see the white flakes people are talking about. That's when you've used too much. To get the right amount, add very little at a time and comb in to the mustache. Then hold, and you can use a blow dryer while you do so to help set it. I would say after about 5 minutes it gets hard the consistency of something like hairspray on spiked hair if you've ever done like a punk mohawk. You can get the true Salvador Dali sticking straight up and staying that way easily no problem with this stuff!Originally I thought it was amazing, and would replace wax, but there is definitely a flaw. While nothing else I think will touch this for clean hard advanced styling, the second you get your lip wet from a beer or a drink or rain, this stuff will start to break down, and it will bleed just enough onto your lip that you will taste it the rest of the day. If you actually get it on the mustache and it's not pulled up out of the way, the styling will break down it just does not stand up to any kind of moisture at all. That was part of the design so that it's easy to remove but it's also the main flaw. Wax takes longer to apply then this stuff, but good wax stands up to moisture and you just need to get it hot in a shower to wash it out with soap.If you put the right amount on, which is very little, you will get excellent styling with a nice sheen and no white flakes very quickly and it will hold whatever style you want. But if you drink anything I recommend using a straw or this stuff will break down if you get anything even the slightest bit on it.Also the tube is smaller than you think it is. Think two normal super glue tubes worth. A tin of wax lasts me a couple months, even with the small amount I think this stuff will only last maybe two or three weeks tops. It's too expensive for the tiny amount you're given.I think I will use this when I want a particularly clean style to go out or if I am in a hurry, but I think I'm still going to stick to a good wax. I'm still looking for one that doesn't smell like something annoying or old lady's perfume.

Interesting texture. Not as strong as I would have believed. The smell is something particular. Not sure if I like or or not, but I have trouble believing it's a natural smell...