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  "id": 262,
  "slug": "wavytalk-smooth-barrier",
  "name": "Smooth Barrier",
  "brand": "Wavytalk",
  "url": "https://wavytalk.com/",
  "category": "personal-care",
  "form": "Hair-styling preparation mist",
  "tldr": [
    "A spray-format product sits before heated styling in the brand's proposed routine.",
    "Creative lens: Make a hair tool understandable through the styling sequence it enables.",
    "Investigate: Record setup time, technique and starting hair conditions before judging demonstrations."
  ],
  "hook": "A spray-format product sits before heated styling in the brand's proposed routine.",
  "why": "Creative lens: Make a hair tool understandable through the styling sequence it enables.",
  "gap": "Investigate: Record setup time, technique and starting hair conditions before judging demonstrations.",
  "img": "expanded-wavytalk-smooth-barrier.jpg",
  "credit_page": "https://wavytalk.com/products/smooth-barrier-heat-protectant-spray",
  "img_src_url": "http://wavytalk.com/cdn/shop/files/SP01_SmoothBarrier_150ML_2048.jpg?v=1776063501",
  "tags": [],
  "availability": "unknown",
  "price": null,
  "catalog_date": "2026-10-13",
  "claim_status": "editorial_summary",
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://wavytalk.com/products/smooth-barrier-heat-protectant-spray",
      "kind": "official_product_page",
      "checked_at": "2026-10-13",
      "scope": "Product identity and image retrieved; price, stock and performance not verified."
    }
  ],
  "unknown_fields": [
    "current_price",
    "current_stock",
    "variant_dimensions",
    "independent_claim_verification"
  ],
  "added_batch": "2026-10-13-product-expansion",
  "source_excerpt": "Meet your heat hero. This lightweight, alcohol-free mist shields hair from temps up to 450°F while…",
  "research_question": "Record setup time, technique and starting hair conditions before judging demonstrations.",
  "discovery_order": 118
}