This is a fixative for pastels, crayon or charcoal drawings, whilst you can use cheap hairspray, it is much better to use a proper fixative as it is much more effective to fixing your artwork in place. Note, this is flammable stuff so it should be done outdoors as it leaves a very strong smell if done indoors. This is the cheaper price on the internet, after checking on both eBay and Amazon. This is for 400ml, not 100ml so it is a large can which will last a while.