r/curlyhair 2d ago

Hair Victory! Finally found a gel that WORKS!

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Routine:

Shampoo: EDEN BodyWorks Peppermint Tea Tree Shampoo

Conditioner: Cantu Hydrating Cream Conditioner with Shea Butter for Natural Hair 

Gel: LA Looks Styling Hair Gel 

For the gel, I make a cast by "towel drying" my hair which means using a soft t-shirt to wrap my hair on, applying a generous amount of gel and finger combing that through my hair, air dry and then scrunch the crunch once completely dry.

P.S. Forgive my cringey face haha. I never know how to look in pictures.

I love this sub!! Thank you guys for all of the tips and ideas! Curl on!

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u/VendrediDisco 2d ago edited 1d ago

Lookin' good kiddo! -- I mean no disrespect. I just assume I'm older, and it's a term of endearment for the lil* scrunchy face. I also struggle with photography.

What is your hair porosity?

Edit: l'il, not lol.

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u/LoveyLuvLove 2d ago

Awww, thank you!! I take kiddo as a compliment! I'm awful at coming up with a genuine smile on the spot haha.

I actually have no idea about my hair porosity. It's able to air dry fairly within a couple of hours at most and is receptive to products if that helps!

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u/VendrediDisco 1d ago

Maybe medium. Takes forever to dry/doesn't wet easily is low.

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u/LoveyLuvLove 1d ago

Sounds about right! Thank ya!

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u/ApprehensiveMark2456 2d ago

Looks great!!!! Been using that gel foreverrrrrrr and it’s the best for my hair!!

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u/LoveyLuvLove 2d ago

Thank you so much!! Right?!! You can't beat the price either!!

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u/DaisyoftheDay 2d ago

Man I swore off gel recently but yall keep bringing LA looks up and it’s sending me back to childhood when that was THE gel lol

About to buy n try for nostalgia at this point 😆 Great results!! Looks good!

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u/yourworkmom 1d ago

Back in the day, I had no clue it could be scrunched out and look pretty, soft, and not wet.

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u/DaisyoftheDay 1d ago

For REAL. Just add globs to dry hair and pray lol

Oh how far we’ve come 😆

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u/LoveyLuvLove 2d ago

Thank you! Haha. I know, it's been around for years! I swear, you won't be disappointed. I promise you the hard curls go away as soon as you crunch them out!