How to use it
- Apply to damp hair section by section.
- Define curls with your fingers or a brush.
- Air dry or diffuse for more volume.
Pick one styling product to begin with. A foam and a strong-hold gel do not have identical instructions. See where this step fits .
Ingredients and formula details
Makers change formulas now and then. If the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.
- Fragrance / Parfum
- Listed
- Named protein ingredients
- SILK AMINO ACIDS; HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN/PVP CROSSPOLYMER
- Curly Girl Method
- Fits its ingredient rules: no sulfate, silicone, drying alcohol or wax on this label. What counts · More products that fit
- Hold, in Cantu’s words
- “Soft, flexible hold for everyday styling”
Read the full ingredient list
WATER (AQUA/EAU), GLYCERIN, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, HYDROGENATED ETHYLHEXYL OLIVATE, POLYSORBATE 60, CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER*, ELAEIS OLEIFERA (BATANA) KERNEL OIL, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL, RICINUS COMMUNIS (JAMAICAN BLACK CASTOR) SEED OIL, PANTHENOL (VITAMIN B5), SILK AMINO ACIDS, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN/PVP CROSSPOLYMER, LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT, POTASSIUM SORBATE, HYDROGENATED OLIVE OIL UNSAPONIFIABLES, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), PHENOXYETHANOL, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, METHYL GLUCETH-20, GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, DISODIUM EDTA, ROSE KETONES, LINALOOL, BENZALDEHYDE, TETRAMETHYL ACETYLOCTAHYDRONAPHTHALENES, LIMONENE, COUMARIN.
These are formula details, not predictions of conditioning, hold or how your hair will respond. Read about ingredient comparisons .
What the maker doesn’t say
The maker doesn’t say how much to use. Measure your usual amount once, and the cost calculator does the rest.
Cantu doesn’t list the size on its product page. Check the amount printed on your container.
Every fact here comes from what Cantu publishes for this product; our sources page lists each one. Holding the product? Check its ingredient list.