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Haircare Must-Haves: Natural Curly & Coily Edition! 👩🏽🦱
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items If you have dry, brittle, and damaged curls—especially if you're black or mixed-race like me—you'll understand the struggle of maintaining hair health. Not knowing how to care for it properly led me to getting two relaxers in my teens. Due to the ext...
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Sulphate-Free Shampoos
Silicone-Free Conditioners
Leave-In Conditioners
Masks & Deep Conditioners
Gels
Creams / Butters
Sulphate-Free Shampoos
Your first step to any routine for a clear slate! These shampoos ensure to cleanse sufficiently, without leaving your hair or scalp dried out and brittle
No exaggeration, this has been the BEST shampoo for my hair🤎 An oil-based cleanser was unlike anything I'd tried before but it did not disappoint!
Palmer's | Coconut Oil Formula Zero Break Cleansing Oil Shampoo
Great cleanse and good lather, leaving my hair much lighter. A strong 🥈 contender after the Palmers Zero Break line!
Noughty | To The Rescue Moisture Boost Shampoo
Part of my top-five shampoos for a reason! Rich and creamy lather and a guaranteed cleanse🤌🏽
Shea Moisture | Manuka Honey & Yogurt Hydrate + Repair Shampoo
Undoubtedly the real deal. Very nourishing shampoo, indeed💚
Shea Moisture | Power Greens Moringa & Avocado Shampoo
The first shampoo I've used with such a thin, runny consistency. Strong smell aside, it helped to cleanse my hair and scalp without being stripping
Shea Moisture | Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo
My hairdresser used this on my hair for the first time; it was so gentle, but did clean my head and curls efficiently.
*This product is not limited to colour-treated hair! It helps people like me whose hair is dry with medium-texture strands
Innersense | Color Awakening Hairbath
A great and affordable option for clarifying my scalp! Leaves my hair feeling clean enough but not stripping it completely
Noughty| Detox Dynamo Clarifying Shampoo
Silicone-Free Conditioners
Next, you'll need something to soften your strands and brush out those annoying knots and tangles. Importantly, the more water you add, the better slip you'll get for the product to do its job!
My NUMBER ONE conditioner. A sweet earthy scent and a killer combo with the shampoo, it helps me detangle with the most ease 🙌🏽
Palmer's | Coconut Oil Zero Break Conditioner
A praiseworthy conditioner, has insane slip to make the detangling process easier and can help to combat even the toughest knots💪🏽
Noughty | To The Rescue Moisture Boost Conditioner
Combined with its shampoo, the conditioner leaves my hair hydrated with the unbelievable scent of manuka honey and yoghurt!
Shea Moisture | Manuka Honey & Yogurt Hydrate + Repair Conditioner
A shower favourite for detangling, it's also quite moisturising in my experience and has a smoothing effect immediately after I've rid my hair of knots🥥
Garnier | Ultimate Blends Coconut Oil & Cocoa Butter Smoothing Conditioner
10/10 for detangling and softening. Perfect for those with weak and brittle curls 💯
Shea Moisture | Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Conditioner
Really liked this conditioner; it helped to restore strength in my hair after continuous use
Shea Moisture | Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Conditioner
Affordable and effective in ridding my hair of knots while brushing them out! If you like avocados and shea butter, I'll have you know the smell is delishhh
Garnier | Ultimate Blends Avocado Oil & Shea Butter Deep Nourishment Conditioner
Leave-In Conditioners
If you want your curls to have extra moisture and some frizz control, this category is for you!
No words to explain how much I LOVE this product😍 Leaves my curls soft and smelling like tropical bubblegum
AS I AM | Leave-In Conditioner
I'd lie if I said I wasn't impressed! Surprisingly effective detangler for a curl refresh day, too👀
Noughty | Let's Bond Leave-In Treatment
First product I've ever used which detangles curls with NO WATER NECESSARY (yes, you read correctly). Spray generously in sections. Side note: smells good too!💗
Noughty | Thirst Aid Conditioning and Detangling Leave-In Spray
one of the first ever leave-in sprays I used, made my curls feel so nice and helped with post-shower detangling!
Shea Moisture | Manuka Honey & Yogurt Hydrate + Repair Multi-Action Leave-In
Masks & Deep Conditioners
Without a doubt, deep conditioning has to be the step in my routine that I like the most. Trust me, I've used more masks than the ones you see and, so far, just the ones below made the cut for my curls!
A number one hair mask. Irresistible smell with creamy, slippery texture for restoring moisture and helping in the finger detangling process!
It can be used as a leave-in conditioner too
Maui Moisture | Smooth & Revive Vanilla Bean Hair Butter
Affordable and definitely moisturising💜 Perfect for anyone who opts for drugstore haircare... Noughty's always a YES from me!
Noughty | To The Rescue Intense Moisture Treatment Mask
Despite being thinner/runnier in texture from other Shea Moisture, it has worked wonders!💚🥑🌱
Shea Moisture | Moringa & Avocado Power Greens Reconstructor
Tried it this year for the first time and haven't stopped purchasing since then. Although it says leave for 1 minute, I leave it longer for it to work its magic🍯
Garnier | Ultimate Blends Hair Remedy Strengthening Mask
One of my deep conditioning faves from Garnier, for sure!👌🏽
Garnier | Ultimate Blends Hair Remedy Smoothing Mask
First hair mask I ever purchased... Definitely noticed stronger hair strands after a couple of uses!
Shea Moisture | Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen and Restore Treatment Masque
I remember using it years ago (back when it had the purple packaging) and it had made my curls so soft and hydrated!
Maui Moisture | Revive & Hydrate Shea Butter Hair Mask
Softened curls? Yes. Unreal scent? Yes. Won't break the bank? Also yes!
Garnier | Ultimate Blends: Curl Remedy Avocado Oil and Shea Butter Mask
Gels
Was never actually a fan of gels... until I learned to use them the ✨right✨ way! Remember: Apply to WET hair for the best results, damp isn't gonna cut it
The ONLY gel which left my curls with absolutely NO frizz!
Innersense | I Create Hold Gel
Looove this one. As well as definition, it makes my curls look shinier✨
AS I AM Naturally Curling Jelly
Does what it says on the container, gives me a relatively light-medium hold to form smooth ringlets
AS I AM | Classic Smoothing Gel
Gives such amazing definition and leaves a decent cast for hold and minimal frizz!
The Doux | Big Poppa Define Gel
Gives me a light-medium hold, with a balance between definition and volume that I'm looking for when styling!
Garnier | Method for Curls Flexi Hold Gel
Creams / Butters
A really nice product to lock in any moisture in my curls and leave them buttery!🤌🏽
As I Am | Classic DoubleButter Cream
Accessories
What's a curly hair routine without the right set of tools?
BEST detangling brush on the market, no joke💅🏽
The EZ Detangler™ Brush
3-pack satin scrunchies that keep my curls intact with less breakage and strain on the hair, while not breaking the bank
Studio London | Satin Scrunchies
A must for sectioning curls for detangling and styling
Superdrug | Butterfly Clips X6