OSiS+ is one of those brands you meet through a single product — usually the little black jar of Dust It powder a stylist shakes over your roots — and only later discover is a complete styling system. This guide walks the whole range as we carry it at ProHair.ca: what each product actually does, who it suits, and which one to buy first.
Choosing styling products is harder than choosing care, because the vocabulary is vague — “paste”, “gum”, “whip”, “jelly”. OSiS+ cuts through that with two simple ideas, and once you know them, the range picks itself.
The OSiS+ difference: six territories, five hold levels
OSiS+ is a professional styling brand made by Schwarzkopf Professional (a Henkel company), and it organizes everything by benefit, not by product format. The six territories are Volume & Body, Texture, Hold, Smooth & Shine, Curls & Waves and 2nd Day Hair. On top of that, every product carries a hold level from 0 (free-flowing, natural movement) to 4 (ultra strong — windproof, anti-gravity styling). Decide which territory your look lives in, pick your hold level, and you are most of the way to the right jar.
Who OSiS+ is for
Anyone who builds a style rather than just brushing and leaving: fine hair that needs believable volume, textured crops and lived-in looks, curls that want definition without crunch, blowouts that need gloss, and event styles that cannot move. Formulas are concentrated and designed to layer — mousse at the roots, paste through the mid-lengths, spray to finish.
Who might want to look elsewhere
Honest note: OSiS+ is styling only — there is no shampoo-and-mask care system here, so pair it with your care brand of choice. And if your entire routine is one light-hold hairspray, a drugstore can serve you for less; OSiS+ runs $13.80–$24.58 CAD and earns the difference on texture, root lift and shape work, not on basic hold alone.
The range, territory by territory
Volume & Body
Grip Extra Strong Mousse (200 ml, $22.50) is the blow-dry volumizer — work it through damp roots and dry against the fall for lift that lasts. Air Whip Flexible Mousse (200 ml, $22.50) gives softer, airier body with frizz control when you want movement over structure. Volume Up Booster Spray (300 ml, $24.58) mists in instant fullness with a light feel, and Upload Bodifying Cream (200 ml, $22.50) pairs lightweight volume with built-in heat protection — a two-in-one blow-dry prep.
Best for: fine or flat hair chasing lasting, natural-looking body.
Texture
The deepest bench in the range. Dust It Mattifying Volume Powder (10 g, $22.50) is the cult classic — invisible root lift and grip on dry hair. Mess Up Matte Paste (100 ml, $22.50) builds rough, choppy definition; Mighty Matte Strong Matte Cream (100 ml, $22.50) pushes further with maximum dry-texture hold. FlexWax Strong Cream Wax (85 ml, $22.50) sculpts and separates with a natural finish, Thrill Elastic Fibre Gum (100 ml, $15.99) adds stretchy, re-workable texture with shine, and Pump Up Multi-Use Volume Paste (85 ml, $15.99) does root lift, texture and flexible shaping in one pot.
Best for: short crops, lived-in mid-lengths, anyone who styles with their fingers.
Hold
Elastic Medium Hold Hairspray (300 ml, $13.80) is the everyday can — flexible, brushable, natural-looking. Freeze Hairspray (300 ml, $24.58) firms things up for all-day control that still restyles, and Session Extra Strong Hold Hairspray (300 ml, $24.58) is the maximum-control finisher for styles that have to survive weather, dancing and long days.
Best for: finishing every look in the house; pick by how much movement you want to keep.
Smooth & Shine
Sparkler Shine Spray (300 ml, $15.99) delivers instant gloss and — because shine sprays stop the hair absorbing humidity — doubles as frizz defence. Glow Frizz Control & Shine Serum (50 ml, $22.50) smooths lengths and flyaways for silky, polished results.
Best for: blowouts, sleek styles and photo-ready finishing.
Curls & Waves
Bounty Balm Rich Curl Cream (150 ml, $22.50) nourishes and defines for soft, frizz-free curls; Tipsy Twirl Curl Enhancing Jelly (300 ml, $22.50) adds lightweight hold and bounce with zero crunch. Layer the two on wash day for grouped, defined curls that move.
Best for: waves to coils that want definition without weight.
2nd Day Hair
Refresh Dust Bodifying Dry Shampoo (300 ml, $22.50) absorbs oil at the roots and rebuilds volume so yesterday’s blowout works today.
Best for: stretching wash days without flat, tired roots.
Quick decision guide
- Fine or flat hair, instant root lift → Dust It or Pump Up
- Blow-dry volume that lasts → Grip or Volume Up
- Soft airy body, no stiffness → Air Whip
- Volume + heat protection in one → Upload
- Matte, lived-in texture → Mess Up or Mighty Matte
- Sculpted separation → FlexWax or Thrill
- Everyday flexible hold → Elastic
- All-day, cannot-move control → Freeze, then Session
- Gloss and flyaway control → Sparkler or Glow
- Defined, frizz-free curls → Bounty Balm + Tipsy Twirl
- Second-day refresh → Refresh Dust
If you only buy one thing
Buy Dust It. It flatters nearly every hair type, fixes the most common complaint (flat roots), and shows you in ten seconds why stylists carry OSiS+ in their kit. Runner-up: Elastic, the most affordable entry at $13.80 and a hairspray you will actually finish.
Smart buying tips
Start with one product per territory rather than three from the same one — a mousse, a texture product and a spray cover more looks than three pastes. Concentrated formulas mean small amounts: a 10 g Dust It or 85 ml FlexWax lasts far longer than the size suggests. And check hold levels before doubling up — layering two level-4 products makes hair stiff, not stronger.
FAQ
Who makes OSiS+?
OSiS+ is a professional styling brand manufactured by Schwarzkopf Professional, part of Henkel, and sold through professional channels. Our range comes through official Canadian professional distribution.
What do the hold levels mean?
Levels run 0 (no hold, natural movement) through 4 (ultra strong, windproof). The higher the number, the firmer the finish and the less remouldable the result.
Can I use OSiS+ on colour-treated hair?
Yes — these are surface-level styling formulas that wash out with your next shampoo and neither lift nor deposit colour. Protect your colour with your wash routine, and use a heat protectant like Upload before hot tools.
Will the hairsprays flake?
No — Elastic, Freeze and Session all brush out cleanly. Pick by hold level, not by fear of residue.
Bottom line
Fine hair: Dust It + Grip. Texture lovers: Mess Up + FlexWax. Curls: Bounty Balm + Tipsy Twirl. Sleek and glossy: Glow + Sparkler. Event hold: Session. Busy mornings: Refresh Dust.
Shop the full OSiS+ collection at ProHair.ca — 18 products, priced in CAD, shipped from Canada, free shipping over $99.99.