101 Best Products for Curly Hair

I used last years list and conducted over 100 short interviews over the past few months to come up with this list. It features Mane and Chic reader picks for your favorite products of 2010. Please feel free to send me a list of your favorite products, products you can't live without and products you think other women need to know about. Disclaimer: Mane & Chic doesn't necessarily agree/disagree with any of the products on this list. (*) indicate a product was popular, multiple stars indicate even more popularity.

Cleansers
ALBERTO V05 KIWI LIME SQUEEZE CLARIFYING SHAMPOO
ALTERNA CAVIER SHAMPOO
APHOGEE SHAMPOO FOR DAMAGED HAIR
AVEDA BLACK MALVA SHAMPOO
DEVACURL NO POO
JESSICURL HAIR CLEANSING CREAM
JOHNSON & JOHNSON BABY SHAMPOO
KERASTASE BAIN DE FORCE
KINKY CURLY COME CLEAN
MATRIX BIOLAGE COLOR CARE SHAMPOO
NEUTROGENA ANTI-RESIDUE SHAMPOO
PAUL MITCHELL TEA TREE LINE
SUAVE DAILY CLEANSING SHAMPOO
VICTORIA'S SECRET SO SEXY SHAMPOO
WEN CLEANSING CONDITIONER

Conditioners
ALTERNA CAVIER CONDITIONER
AUBREY ORGANICS WHITE CAMELLIA CONDITIONER
AUSSIE 3 MINUTE MIRACLE DEEEEEP
AUSSIE MOIST CONDITIONER*
BEAUTY WITHOUT CRUELTY CONDITIONER
BUMBLE&BUMBLE SUPER RICH CONDITIONER
FREDERIC FEKKAI PROTEIN RX ANTI-BREAKAGE TREATMENT MASK
GARNIER FORTIFYING DEEP CONDITIONER 3 MINUTE MASQUE
JOICO K-PAK DEEP PENETRATING RECONSTRUCTOR
JOICO K-PAK INTENSE HYDRATOR
KERASTASE CIMENT THERMIQUE
KERASTASE MASQUINTENSE
KERASTASE OLEO-RELAX SERUM
L'OREAL NATURE'S THERAPY MEGA MOISTURE HAIR TREATMENT
MATRIX BIOLAGE CONDITIONING BALM
MIZANI'S MOISTUREFUSION SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER
MORROCAN OIL TREATMENT
NEUTROGENA TRIPLE MOISTURE DEEP RECOVERY HAIR MASK
NEXXUS EMERGENCEE STRENGTHENING POLYMERIC RECONSTRUCTOR
OJON TUNU ELASTIK HAIR TAMER
ORGANIX COCONUT CONDITIONER
ORGANIX POMERGRANATE GREEN TEA
ORGANIX WHITE TEA GRAPESEED
PANTENE PRO-V RESTORATIVES TIME RENEWAL REPLENISHING MASK
PUREOLOGY HYDRATE CONDITIONER
QHEMET COCOA DETANGLING GHEE
QHEMET'S AMLA & OLIVE HEAVY CREAM
SUAVE TROPICAL COCONUT
WHOLE FOODS LAVENDER CONDITIONER

Leave-Ins
ALOE VERA JUICE
APHOGEE TEA TREE LEAVE IN CONDITIONER
CAROL'S DAUGHTER HAIR MILK
JANE CARTER SOLUTION'S REVITALIZING LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER
KAREN'S BODY BEAUTIFUL EGYPTIAN MUSK HAIR MILK
KINKY CURLY KNOT TODAY***
MOTIONS LEAVE IN CONDITIONING SPRAY
OYIN HANDMADE'S GREG JUICE
TALIAH WAAJID PROTECTIVE MIST BODIFIER

Oils and Butters
CASTOR OIL*
COCONUT OIL ******
HAIRVEDA'S VATIKA COCONUT FROSTING
JAMAICAN BLACK CASTOR OIL
JANE CARTER SOLUTIONS NOURISH AND SHINE
OLIVE OIL**
SHEA BUTTER *****

Treatments
APHOGEE RECONSTRUCTOR
CAROL'S DAUGHTER TUI HAIR SMOOTHIE
CASSIA OBOVATA
GARNIER FRUCTIS 3-MINUTE UNDO
KAREN'S BODY BEAUTIFUL LUSCIOUS LOCKS MOISTURIZING HAIR MASK
REDKEN REAL CONTROL HAIR MASK*

Gels
ECO STYLER GEL
KINKY CURLY CURLING CUSTARD ***
ALOE VERA GEL**

Styling Aids
BEYOND THE ZONE NOODLE HEAD
CHI SILK INFUSION
GARNIER FRUCTIS SLEEK AND SHINE SERUM
MISS JESSIE'S BABY BUTTERCREME******
MISS JESSIE'S QUICK CURLS
MISS JESSIE'S STRETCH SILKENING CREME
MOROCCAN INTENSE CURL CREAM

15 comments:

  1. Motions CPR (conditioner)
    Carol's Daughter Hair Milk
    Silk Elements Mega Cholesterol (conditioner)
    Lacio-Lacio leave in conditioner
    Panthenol & Germen de trigo leave in conditioner

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  2. i finally figured out how to use my kinky curly curling custard so that would have to be my top pick. and karen's body beautiful hair milk is still my favorite leave in.

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  3. Carol's Daughter Mimosa Hair Honey
    Eco Styler Gel
    Karen's Body Beautiful Hair Milks (Egyptian musk & vanilla latte- I love!)
    Jamaican Black Castor Oil
    Moroccan Oil
    Raw shea butter
    Miss Jessie's Stretch Silkening Creme
    Carol's Daughter Tui line

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  4. Carol's Daughter Hair Butter & Mimosa Hair Honey
    Bubble & Bubble aloejojoba conditioner

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  5. Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose Condish
    Organic Camellia Oil
    Organic Cranberry Oil
    Organic Aloe Butter
    Jessicurl Weekly Deep Conditioning Treatment (leave-in)
    Tressemme Moisturizing Condish (leave-in)
    Curl Junkie Hibiscus & Banana Deep Fix - Moisturizing Conditioner
    Darcy's Botanicals NEW Deep Conditioning Mask

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  6. I miss this question :-(...Mine are:


    Shea butter!
    Miss Jessie Baby Butter Creme
    Miss Jessie Curly Buttercreme
    Olive Oil
    Hawaiin Silky 14-1 Miracle Worker
    LeKair Cholesterol Conditioner

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  7. Dopest products I tried in 2009 are:
    Kinky Curly Curling Custard (introduced to me via a prize courtesy of Mane & Chic!)
    Olive Oil, and
    Coconut Oil
    Can't live without those 3!

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  8. Coconut Oil!!!
    Henna
    Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Conditioner

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  9. kinking curly curling custard
    shea butter
    bee's wax
    dove conditioner(great for co-washing)

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  10. Hi
    Was just wondering if you have heard of 'Africare' products...?

    If so, do you know if they are useful for hair type 4B...

    http://afrotherapy.com/hair-styling.html

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  11. Oh. Hesh Amla and Brahmi Powders didn't make the cut.I also like African's best organics clove & olive therapy.

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  12. Carols daughter hair milk . Infusium23 leave in. Yes to carrots.

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  13. wow! Giovanni didn't make the cut???

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  14. Love Kinky Kurly products, Miss Jessie's Buttercream, Aloe Vera, Shea Butter and Coconut Oil (mostly for twist outs), Organix Coconut Milk Conditioner, Eco Styler Gel, Suave Tropical Cococnut Conditioner and Giovanni Products.

    I definitely want to try other products. *Prints page now*

    GREAT site! Would love to interview you for my site...

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  15. Have you tried any of the WEN products? Do you have a review???

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