Dippity DoOriginal Hair Gel, Volume 10+, XX-treme Hold (Durable), Power, 350 ml / 11.8 Fl Oz

Like another reviewer, I used this back in the seventies to curl my waist length hair. Still works like I remembered, tho my hair isn't that long and thick any more. I always put my hair up in pin curls before bed back then, but a curling iron works just as well.

This is exactly like the Dippity Do that I used 50+ years ago! Same feel and hold. I did not notice any odor as some others have said. The only thing that could make it better is if it came in a jar that you could dip your fingers into instead of a squeeze bottle. Regardless, it’s exactly what I needed and wanted!

Reviewing Dippity-Do Original Hair Gel, Volume 10+, XX-treme Hold (Durable), Power, 350 ml / 11.8 Fl Oz.It was a sad day a few years ago when I walked into my local beauty supply store & asked for something like Dippity-Do with which I could do a wet set. Not surprisingly, the clerk didn't know what I was talking about. When I explained that it was a product we used in the 60s & 70s, she went to a bottom shelf, and blew the dust off a container (literally) of pink gel. It worked pretty well, but not as well as I remember Dippity-Do. A year later, I went back to the same store & asked for another jar of the pink stuff & the clerk informed me that they no longer carried it. She said most salons used setting lotion. Tried that, huge bust. My fine, straight hair needs something industrial strength. Tried a lot of the styling gels & even mixed some together, but the curl would only last a few hours.No longer made by Clarol, this is the closest thing to Dippity-Do I remember. My curls lasted a few days, no flakes or residue - and I really slather it on. After towel drying my hair, first I comb it thru all of my hair. then as I'm setting (& some of my hair begins to dry), I spritz it with a little water to "activate" the gel again. If you have hard-to-hold, short hair like mine, try setting as above with large & medium perm rods (remove the string & cap & hold in place with claw hair clips). My hair, which is a Marilyn retro style, came out perfectly, finger-separating curls & fluffing up with a pick. Finish up with Aqua Net hair spray or something similar.I don't think you have to be into retro-style hairdos to love Dippity-do. It's still a great product & am so glad I found it again!

It did not have the "holding" power I was wanting. I may need to use more product next time.

When you get older... pretty much everything in life gets worse, especially your appearance. At 41 I started to notice that my shiny, silky, soft ringlets were looking scraggly, dry, matted, and frizzy. Which is because... my nice hair was being replaced with scraggly, jagged, coarse hair. Hair that stands straight up and makes me look like I've been electrocuted. I call these hairs my Hag Hairs.Very few gels made my Hag Hairs lay flat. I had to apply two different kinds at once, in layers, and use almost a quarter cup at a time. And still... by mid afternoon, the Hag Hairs were sticking up again. And then I happened to see that my old favorite, Dippity Do, had made a comeback. And I thought... maybe?I have defined curls again. They look soft and shiny again. No gel in this world can kill the Hag Hairs, just like no gel in the world can bring joy back to a frumpy joyless middle-aged life, but they seem to blend in with my good hair more.This gel... is as close to a miracle as you can get if your hair sucks like mine does.