A method of achieving improved hair styling hold. The method includes applying an aerosol composition to the hair with an apparatus at a spray rate from about 0.4 g/sec to about 0.8 g/sec, wherein the aerosol composition comprises: (a) from about 5% to about 12% particulate tapioca starch (b) from about 30% to about 50% alcohol (c) from about 0.5% to about 1% redispersing agent (d) from about 40% to about 60% propellant and (e) less than about 1% nonvolatile oil and depositing from about 0.15 g to about 0.35 g of nonvolatile material from the aerosol composition to the hair when the apparatus is sprayed for about 5 sec from about a 15 cm distance.
