What's your least favorite styling product(s)?

Yeah, those cheap gels can either not work AT ALL or totally make your hair that damaged, gummy, nasty texture.
I don't know if they've got a dollar store at all of your various locations, but at the one near my place, they sell these huge tubs of gel for--you guessed it--one dollar. A long time ago, a friend and I bought one for another friend as a gag (the friend we gave it to is a major short hair product junkie). We all tried a little bit of the stuff just for fun and for the sake of being experimental (I know hair care enthusiasts are frowning upon us now) and that gel was BAD--not even worth the dollar we paid!
Took me a couple days to fully get the stuff out....it was a stupid "for-fun" hair mistake, but I guess you get what you pay for, sometimes not even that.

Lyris wrote: Oh let's rant some more; it's such fun. Most hated product of all time: Special FX Straighten Out Gel. Once upon a time this product was actually pretty good, but they reformulated it into a rubber cement-like pink ooze that greased up my hair so badly I was embarassed to go out in public.

Hehe! I tried that too a couple years ago. I remember the greasy feeling and the odd smell. It was very weirdl; I don't think I'll use a pink colored gel again. :)

Got some more to add to the list:

Rusk Str8 (I don't have much luck with Rusk styling products though I do adore their shampoos and conditioners.)

KMS Flat Out Relaxing Balm: RIDICULOUSLY over-priced for such crap. I think this is worse than the Special Effects Straighten Out. :(

Any more you guys hate?

Oh let's rant some more; it's such fun. Most hated product of all time: Special FX Straighten Out Gel. Once upon a time this product was actually pretty good, but they reformulated it into a rubber cement-like pink ooze that greased up my hair so badly I was embarassed to go out in public.

I'm home sick today with strep throat and bored out of my mind so I decided to start a poll of everybody's most hated styling products! Have fun :)

Mine are:
Matrix Sleek.Look Extreme Cream-this stuff seriously wrecked my hair. It was SO dry and strawlike for weeks until I cut some of it off.

Kerastase Oleo-Relax Serum-this stuff left my top hair layer frizzy and wavy. My hair looked somewhat lank and I didn't care for the smell.

L'Oreal Straight Up Ironing Gel-my hair was sticky and gross. 'Nuff said.

Rusk Wired Styling Creme-Ewww! This stuff smells like rotten cologne. It literally made my hair stiff and dry.

Clairol Herbal Essences Maximum Hold Mousse-it left my hair feeling stringy and stiff when I wore it wavy/curly.

That's all I can think of for now. :)