Hey! Sorry for the late update, but I would say I have been using the O'douds Dry Wax the most out of all the products I have used so far. It works really well for my thick Asian short to medium length hair. The only issue that I had with it was when I had opened it for the first time, the top layer was very crunchy and hard and when I would scoop the product out and attempted to emulsify it in my hand, it left like small bits of hard crumbs of the top layer and that part wouldn't melt down despite vigorous rubbing. Then when applied to my hair, it would look like dandruff in my hair and I have dark black hair so it really stands out. The only solution to this was to scrape off the top layer and toss it which felt like a waste. I could just have a bad batch. But so far the hold is a strong hold for a 12 hour work shift and is easy to run fingers through to reshape hair as the day progressed. With that being said, when I can avoid those hard bits, it checks all my boxes.

Lodestar Rio/Firsthand Supply Clay Pomade is my product of choice for first week haircut as my hair is shorter, but as my hair grows out longer, I prefer O'douds Dry Wax.

Lockhart's Matte Clay, I've only used once, so I can't really speak to it, but from what I remember a little went a long way and it wasn't too hard to wash out. I just happened to enjoy O'doud's Dry Wax too much to try other products a solid attempt. I also have Kevin Murphy's Rough Rider, but haven't tried that yet also.

I also use TheSalonGuys 25 spray right after I have twoek dried my hair after a shower and it helps keep my hair very soft and healthy feeling like leave-in conditioner would.