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Curly Girl Must Have Products for Summer
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items Here a list of products that I use on a regular basis to keep my hair, healthy, my curls defined and protected in the summer heat.
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Styling Products
Tools
Styling Products
This is a great leave in conditioner option that could be sprayed into the hair after you finish washing. My curly hairstylist put me onto it and I’ve since incorporated into my routine every wash day.
Money Mist Leave-In Conditioner - Color Wow | Ulta Beauty
I spray my hair down with this right after putting in my leave in conditioner. The dream code helps to find my curls and block the humidity from creating frizz. There is a large bottle that isn’t sold everywhere that I buy with a better spray handle ...
Dream Coat Supernatural Spray - Color Wow | Ulta Beauty
If you want lover, hold and definition in your curls, but you still like them soft this is a great option for you. Personally, I hate styling gels for curly hair because they tend to flake but this one doesn’t flake and use properly. Your curls will ...
Strong Hold Gel - Rizos Curls | Ulta Beauty
In between washes, I usually use a co-wash (short for conditioner wash) this will help revitalize your curls without having to shampoo and go through the whole wash day process. If you’re in between shampoo, but your hair isn’t dirty you can get in t...
RE.STORE
I absolutely love this product. This is usually my go to styling product at home when I’m doing wash days and I need to style quick. This is a one product step in your washer routine. If you use it by itself, you won’t need to use a bunch of other pr...
MOUSSE DEF Texture Foam® 7 oz
If you use a lot of products and you probably have some product buildup, this is a great shampoo to get all of that product residue out of your hair and get it squeaky clean. I usually use this first. You can buy the bottle in store or it comes in a ...
Un-Do-Goo® Shampoo (Box of 12)
I can’t lie. This is an underrated product. It comes with two packs, rice, water, and a conditioner type of pack. It’s basically a protein treatment to help protect and strengthen the bonds of your hair. I started incorporating it when I started usin...
Fermented Rice & Rose Protein Ritual - CÉCRED | Ulta Beauty
I just purchased this today and tried it for the first time along with the hydrating shampoo and conditioner. I love the way my curls turned out super defined. It is a cream with soft hold.
Curls Don't Lie Curl Perfecting Cream - isima
This really surprised me at how hydrating it is. It does have a strong fragrance as well that I did not expect when i tried it.
Riquísima Hydrating Shampoo - isima
Left my hair very hydrated after the clarifying wash and hydrating wash. The smell is also a bit strong.
Suavísima Hydrating Conditioner - isima
This is my A1 fav product post shower before styling. It helps hydrate my hair and define my curls for long lasting wear past 5 days.
I also feel like it adds nutrients to my hair.
FAST FOOD Leave-On Conditioner
This has saved my curls more times than I can count after straightening my hair. Even with a heat protectant my curls are very unforgiving.
This revitalizes them and repairs any damage.
Full-Size Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask 50mL
This shampoo gets my scalp soooo clean. It smells amazing and has a convenient nozzle to get the product to my scalp.
It has a grainy consistency that helps to exfoliate the scalp and leave it squeaky clean.
Clarifying Shampoo & Scalp Scrub
Love this girl down. She’s a styling gel that I use to create definition and long lasting hold for my curly styles.
Innersense Organic Beauty - 10.0 oz I Create Hold Styling Gel
Tools
I loveeee this brush. It glides through my girls effortlessly and isn't painful when detangling. It also doesn't rip my hair out like other brushes.
Detangling Flexi Brush
This is the number one weapon in my arsenal. I love to use this when I’m detangling while washing my hair. It doesn’t snag or rip my curls it easily glides through to remove all nuts. It also comes in a different colors so pick your poison.
Glitter Rose Quartz Detangling Hair Brush - UNbrush | Ulta Beauty
This is an old school curl favorite. This brush helps separate curls making them easier to define and assists with styling and finger combing product into the hair.
Black and Red D3 Original 7 Row Styler - Denman | Ulta Beauty
These are sooo good to put your hair up without putting a dent into your curls. They are gentle on hair.
Sprinkles Skinny Scrunchies
This clip is the that girl! She doesn’t ruin my curls and is easy to use and gentle without being too flimsy hand holding the weight of my hair.
Hair Clip
This is a game changer for curly hair wash days at my house. The brush separates my delicate curls and helps define them without the frizz.
Define EdgeLift Brush
I love using my wet brush in the shower while I deep condition my hair. It doesn’t rip out my hair and is easy to clean out the shedding hair after I use it.
Wet Brush
This is great for wedding the hair to apply products during the styling portion of my wash day routine. It’s also great to refresh curls in the morning with after waking up.
Equate Continuous Spray Bottle for Beauty, 10 fl oz