Kinky Curly Curl Custard Gel, 8 oz

This is my always go to for a moderate holding gel. The cast it sets when dry is just enough and it scrunches out nice and soft. There is no strong smell and it never feels drying on my 3b curly hair. There is good reason for the fact that this gel has been around and been popular for so many years. Yes, it feels a bit expensive but you really don't have to use much. Plus, sometimes it's just worth it to get the thing that works the best...every time.

Edit: Figured out my day 2 and 3 curls. I wet my hair with a spray bottle. Apply Curls Blueberry Bliss and scrunch, then apply a thin amount of gel with prayer hands and scrunch again. Love this gel.For reference I have low density, fine, wavy-curly hair. I am mixed with Italian and black and my hair frizz is extremely hard to tame. I live in Georgia with humidity and semi hard water. Now on to the review.I had been using the Kinky Curly shampoo and Knot Today leave-in for a couple of months and really liked the products, so decided to try out the gel. Turns out these are some of the best curls I have ever gotten. I washed with Come Clean, deep conditioned with Deva Curl Heaven in Hair, added Knot Today leave in and then applied the curling custard. The gel goes on smooth and left me with no wet frizz. It dried into a cast that was easy to break and left my hair soft and moisturized. The gel texture resembles flaxseed gel so it is somewhat wet and slippery which I think helps it blend into my hair better than any other gel I've used before (which includes Shea, Mixed Chicks, Curls Blueberry Bliss, Aussie, Garnier, Eco Styler). It just glided on. For this specific photo I actually washed my hair in the night, and wrapped it with a silk scarf while it was still half wet and could already feel the cast. In the morning I undid my wrap and shook the hair out to break the cast and voila! Big spiral curls. They we're so beautiful. I honestly wasn't expecting these results. In this pic I didn't style upside down (I did side ways) which is why my roots are not springy, but that was on purpose as I wanted to wear my hair half up half down with a relatively smooth top. In the end the curls lasted about 75% of the day, which is great. I was out and about at the park and my son tussles my hair a lot. Very satisfied. I haven't been able to figure out the next day curls yet, but I am super happy with the wash day results and am pretty sure I can figure out how to work this into 3 days without washing. This gel doesn't dry my curls.

My go-to gel. Better than anything else for taming curls, keeping down frizz, and making your “do” look fab

I understand this is for black hair, but I have long, very thick, curly and coarse and dry, tending to frizzy hair. It seems my hair has gotten drier and tends to frizz more easily as I have gotten older, and also I miss the tighter, ringlett-like curls my hair used to make as it dried naturally. I like the way my hair looks better on my trips back East where it is more humid.A hairdresser recommended this, and I felt it wouldn't hurt to try. It works really well, and probably better than more expensive stuff. The only problem is I hate the smell, but I put some other stuff over it and I can't smell it once it is dry. It also would be easier to use if it had a pump or was in a tube. I'm thinking of trying their detangler, since sometimes I put off washing my hair because I don't feel like the hassle of brushing out the tangles - which is a job with my hair.

Great product. It works great on natural hair.

It's a must-have for curls! I love the smell and how it does not make my curls sticky, especially in hot and humid Florida. It is great for super curly hair and loose curls.

Love this Custard Gel. It makes my hair feel light and healthy.

This is pretty good. Hold the curl but they are crunchy. Smells decent