What Happened to Aqua Net? | The Hairspray You Could Smell From Across the Room

For decades, Aqua Net hairspray was one of the most recognizable cans in the American bathroom. It held beehives, bouffants, prom hair, rock-star manes, teased bangs, and the towering styles that defined the 1960s and 1980s. This video explores what happened to Aqua Net, from its rise as the all-weather hairspray to the ozone panic, aerosol reformulations, flammable propellants, big hair culture, the Nowak v. Faberge lawsuit, California’s hairspray rules, and the strange reason this cheap purple can is still sitting on drugstore shelves today.