
Gel-cream vs regular gel for thick 3a/3b hair does it actually distribute better?
dense 3a/3b, few inches long.
Every gel I've tried has the same problem: it won't spread through my hair. By the time I've used enough to reach everywhere, the outside is over-coated and crunchy, and when I scrunch out the cast it collapses flat. Mousse has the same issue plus no moisture.
I keep reading that gel-creams (specifically looking at this one) fix this because the cream base gives them slip so the same amount of hold spreads evenly instead of sitting on the surface.
Is that real, or marketing? Looking for people with similar density who've actually used one. Did the cast stay soft? Did the definition hold through the day? And did you need a leave-in underneath or is it enough on its own?