Curly hair recs and tips; compiled from various reddit discussions
---CURLY HAIR---
went through multiple reddit pages and comments to make this list!!
*numbers indicate how many times they kept coming up
POPULAR PRODUCTS:
-Boots curl cream-7 ,very affordable ,mixed with water in a spray bottle to revive curls
-Lush curl power cream- 5-great base before applying hold gel
-Umberto Gianinni -7-great definition
-Curlsmith light weight cream -6,moisture memory cream
-Aussie -7-instant freeze variant -better hold ,smells amazing ,imported from US,no glycerine
-Noughty wave hello -2
-Only curls -3
-Cantu products -3,curl and shine custard
-Shea moisture -2-saw lot of negative feedbacks too ,but best is their style milk
-Superdrug extracts conditioner-5-very affordable ,Raspberry as co-wash and leave in
-Tresemme -good ,not expensive
-Shockwaves gel -2- sells for £2-£3 from places like B&M
-Garnier Banana hair mask -2- smells divine
-Eco Styler gel -3 -found in tkmaxx or amazon 946ml tub for ~£7.50,
suggested formula :Argan,Black Castor ,Flaxseed,olive oil-hold may not last many days
-Giovanni weightless leave in conditioner-2,very light
OTHER MENTIONED PRODUCTS:
-Boucleme gel
-Label M curl
-Moxie curl cream -lightweight and defined cream
-Oway curl portion -expensive ,little goes long way
-Moroccanoil curl defining cream
-Avocado co wash revive cream
-Tigi bedhead -every day
-Redken
-Dizziak Hydration wash
-Ogx argan oil
-Toni & Guy volume addict shampoo-not silicone free
-Alberto Balsam conditioner -silicone free
-Aveda products -expensive
-Curl company gel and mousse -sold together in Tesco
-Vatika Egg protein mask -affordable but smells bad
-Nature box -in savers affordable
-Johnson baby shampoo
-Aldi Soy protein conditioner-90p
-Jessicurl Spiralicious Gel
-devacurl heaven in hair
-she’s moistures cupuacu shampoo
-thoigh bubble and bumble shampoo
-ecoslay orange marmalade.-curls thick and juicy!
-Francesco liquid gel
-Curl Keeper Original-watery; need to use a lot but good
-Herbal Essence mango conditioner for curly hair
-SM coconut and hibiscus shampoo and conditioner +SM JBCO masque
TIPS FOR CURLY HAIR
-(CLARIFYING SHAMPOO MUST)
-(Cult beauty ,beauty bay ,-Kiyo beauty site to look for hair stuff from abroad )
-(follow Nuala Morey Salon on insta-Uk hair specialist )
-(portuguese online community in UK sell their products )
-(AfricanCaribbean shops-found in London particularly Peckham, Brixton, Deptford, etc )
-(Naturalistic products website-sells samples )
-(Things needed: shea butter shampoo +conditioner+curl activator+black castor gel
+heat defense spray +curl reviver (for non wash days)+mousse+curl defining
custard +deep treatment masque)
-(Notino-hass european brands )
-(silk pillow case +microfibre hair wraps )
(-wet styling very important )
-(Wet hair for gel but damp/towel-dried for mousse.)
-(Gels+mousse >>>>curl cream )
-(Diffusing on high heat destroyed definition)
-(flax seed gel.+any gel on top of it,for curly and bouncy hair )
-(Denman brush!-7-row brush and removed every other row except the outer -good lumps)
-(coconut based products might block moisture for certain hair -test before committing )
-(some hair types can be protein sensitive -if so,stay away from coconut and aloe vera )
-(Uk fb page for curly and wavy hair where people share knowledge, reviews & recommendations)
-(curl ninja on YouTube and powerdomi ok insta for amazing tips )
-(scrunch it brand sleep cap)