Curl Conditioning Oil-in-Cream

I feel like this review is going to be a long one, but stay with me. I thought I’d share my experiences with the physical and mental struggle with trying to achieve a state of health and growth with curly hair. I am British mixed Afro Caribbean and my whole life i’ve found my hair to be something I was ashamed of growing up in a white community with constant comparing to my white friends with their straight hair that had new styles in constantly and from that I became very envious of the versatility of their straight frizz-free hair. Furthermore I grew up with my mum who is white (absolutely no negativity towards her because she took care of my hair very well and often learnt how to manage it from my dads side of the family who is black when we had the chance to see them- which was rarely.) But as good as she was I didn’t have a mother who had the experience with growing up with curly hair so this made it difficult for me to relate to anyone. At primary, I would have my hair slicked into a pony tail or a braid because I hated how it looked out and as I got older that was the only thing I would do with my hair. In high school, I would put my hair into a slick back ponytail every day with just gel, no other product and I done that for 3 years. In year 10 I really started to think about my hair more and i grew increasingly unhappy with it. I was still very envious of my white peers! So everyday i would slick it back into a range of hairstyles: Half up half down, bun, ponytails, french braids etc. I loved doing my hair at this point of time and i finally started to see how beautiful my hair could be when I put some effort into it. I started exploring brands like shea moisture, african pride, mielle and many more and I started to fall in love with my hair. But then I decided to take my hair more seriously. I spent hours researching my hair, hair type, hair porosity, moisturising ingredients, best products, hair routines etc as I have always been insecure about my frizz in my hair and I wanted to do something about it. In 2021, the back of my hair wouldn’t even curl because the amount of times i had put high tension onto my hair from slick backs and a lack of moisturising ingredients- it would just frizz! Anyways, I found out my hair texture was a mix of 3b, 3c, 4a, my roots are tighter and the shaft being slightly looser. My porosity type is high porosity as my hair soaks up moisture quickly and would frizz and dry out easily. With this information I tried popular brands such as shea moisture (didn’t like, not moisturising at all and doesn’t penetrate the hair shaft, although their deep conditioners are great) mielle (loved this brand but they changed the formula and there has been controversy about their products causing hair loss, so I stopped using it) and now finally curlsmith. It has taken me years to get where i am today, i’ve provided photos of my hair in 2021 up until today in 2024. It’s taken me 3 years of love and struggle to get to where i am and many small hair cuts. I used the Curlsmith protein salve in my hair before i shower, Redken bonding shampoo, Shea moisture deep conditioner, the leave in oil cream and the shower-in gel and a diffuser and these are my results each time i use them which last around 7 days if i wrap it properly at night. I am proud to say after coming all this way I well and truly love my curls, I always have my hair down or i’ll VERY occasionally style it into a bun or ponytail. Curlsmith has the most natural ingredients you can get and is a great place to start if you want to bring your curls back from the dead; it is possible with time and patience! I hope my “story” has provided some comfort to people who experienced/experiencing what i’ve been through and to let them know it will all get better and to love your hair unconditionally! Wear your hair out, embrace it!

Really fab leave conditioner, you do not need very much on wet or damp hair, my hair type is frizzy and I do relax it every 6 months. only thing is the smell, it's very much like the scent of a relaxer creame. If they change the scent they are on to winner. Would I buy again YES!!!

This is one of my favourite prodcuts for my semi grey afro curls. The consistency and thickness is great and you don't need much to get the results of a lovely curl. I am loving this product and am recommending it to my friends.

I’ve a very sensitive scalp so was genuinely impressed by the gentleness, scent and oh my gosh the fact that it worked on my 4c hair. My hair is past my shoulders until I wash it when it shrinks to less than a 1/3 length. This product softened, lengthened and made my hair so much more manageable. Viscosity of the product is 5 stars but I’ve scored the product only 4 stars because of the price vs size of the jar. It needs to be half the size bigger again than it is.

Good product, but did not work for my medium curls (between coils and waves). I applied it along the length of the hair, and it added moisture, which was nice, but it turned my curls into a big, voluminous waves—not the look I was going for.

Mixed raced hair user. Used on my natural texture which was between 2c and 3a. Worked well. Used as a leave in and hair felt great. Recently got a tight, chop stick, spiral curly perm. And of course my hair is dry due to chemicals being used. Their bond salve, the deep curl quencher and this have made my perm popping! (and probably the aphogee 2 step). For anyone who has had a cold chemical perm on virgin hair. Highly reccomend the products mentioned.

I have used this product 3 times so far since I bought it. First day of use after a shower, my hair feels very good but from the second day, I feel my scalp is itchy and starts to get dandruff. Also have an allergy around the back of my ears. Very disappointed product.

Super expensive for the size of the product, doesn't leave the sticky residue as most others do.

Ich habe dieses Leave in bisher 3 mal benutzt und muss sagen, ich bin schwer begeistert. Habe feines Haar, Locken halten bei mir sonst eher ein paar Stunden. Im Nacken sind sie meistvtotal verfilmt. Mit diesem Produkt, konnte ich Abhilfe schaffen. Ich föne meine Haare nie und lasse sie nur an der Luft Trocknen, damit sie nicht noch filziger werden. Das Produkt ist recht preisintensiv, aber ich nehme nur eine kleine Menge und verteile sie hauptsächlich in den Längen und nicht am Ansatz. Würde es definitiv wieder kaufen. Wird ja ein paar Monate halten...

It is so good,it absorbs so well on my hair,good texture and smell nice

Super produit qui correspond très bien à mon type de cheveux (frisés et non abîmés), il est relativement léger donc si vous avez besoin de nutrition je ne le conseille pas forcément. Il sent relativement bon et s'applique facilement. Parfait si vous avez les cheveux fins.

smells nice and I love it , however the bottle is so small.

Le produit est arrivé avec le couvercle abîmé, J’ai pas aimé la texture du produit sur mes cheveux. Pas du tout satisfaite. Bof