Hair gel is the freaking key to perfect curls and coils. But you may also keep scrolling to find the best curly hair gels of 2020. So it depends on what hair type and hairstyle you are working with. It is not an exact science, but gels made for protective styles, wash and twist or braid-outs are usually high in moisture and soft or medium in the hold, making them excellent choices for drier, type 4 hair.
Gels made for waves and curls are usually super-high in a hold and lower in moisture, giving curls that crunchy, ramen-noodle finish. That thing we all hated is actually called a “gel cast”, and it’s the magic behind traditional curly hair gels. It is the stiff, hardened coating that stronger-hold gels often leave behind on curly hair. As your hair dries, the gel forms a crunchy shell around each of your curls or waves, defining it while protecting it from humidity and frizz.
Breaking the gel cast is pretty simple. Once your hair is 100 per cent dry whether that’s via diffusing, air-drying, or using a hooded dryer, gently scrunch your hair up toward your scalp with your hands, scrunching section after section until the crunch is gone and the cast is broken. To prevent frizz and add shine, you can rub a few drops of lightweight hair oil between your hands before scrunching out the crunch. It fully depends on your hair type, texture, and the look you are going for.
But if you are going for the gel cast, you will need a lot of gel—like a huge handful of gel for fine, shoulder-length hair. If you are using gel for a protective style, twist or braid-out, or literally any other style that’s not a gel cast, you will have to experiment with which application works best for your texture, whether that’s praying-hands, shingling, finger-raking, or Denman-brushing. Here is a list of best curly hair gels for curls and hair that will leave you awestruck.
Jessicurl Spiralicious Styling Gel
This lightweight formula is one of the best from the world of hair gels. It well defines and clumps super-fine 2c/3a curls without making them greasy. On clean, sopping-wet hair, just raking and scrunching a quarter-size squeeze through flipped-over, sopping-wet hair, then immediately plopping for 20 minutes and air-dry, makes the work done.
Adwoa Baomint Moisturizing Curl Defining Gel
This cream-gel hybrid is pure moisturizing goodness in a jar, and basically every reviewer swears by its wash-and-go powers. It is incredibly thick and rich, your coils won’t be left with any crunch or flakes. Rake it through your sopping-wet hair in sections, re-wetting each section as you work, then air-dry or diffuse.
Kinky Curly Original Curling Custard
It lightly clumps, moisturizes, and defines, without leaving behind flakes. Try layering it over your leave-in conditioner on sopping-wet hair in sections, then plop and dry your curls, or smooth on a curl cream or butter for more moisture before twisting, braiding, or drying your hair.
Briogeo Curl Charisma Rice Amino + Quinoa Frizz Control Gel
Waves and loose curls fall into a very finicky territory where the right products can magically enhance their texture. While the wrong products can fully straighten them out. This protein-rich gel, however, is one of the good guys. It is lightweight, non-sticky, and silicone-free, so it will help define your wavy hair without weighing it down.
MopTop Curly Hair Custard Gel
This custard is on the lighter end of the custard spectrum. So it won’t feel as heavy on finer hair types. It has a bit of hold and a bit of hydration. This actually makes it killer for either adding a moisturizing layer to protective styles. Or for helping 2c to 3c curls clump together without weighing them down.
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