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Styler

Curlsmith In-Shower Style Fixer

An optional styling step.

Maker’s directions: Apply to soaking-wet hair and distribute by raking or smoothing. Full directions ↓

Sizes: Mini 2 oz / Full 8 oz

Price:
  • $12.50 for Mini 2 oz ($6.25 per oz)
  • $28.00 for Full 8 oz ($3.50 per oz)

List prices on Curlsmith’s own store, checked

See how its price per ounce compares

Your step: Styler

Know first: Curlsmith calls it extreme hold, so expect a firm cast. Let your hair dry completely, then scrunch the cast out.

Source: the label and directions Curlsmith publishes for this product

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How to use it

  1. Apply to soaking-wet hair and distribute by raking or smoothing.
  2. Style, air-dry or diffuse without excessive touching, then scrunch the cast after hair is completely dry if desired.

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
Curly Girl Method
Fits its ingredient rules: no sulfate, silicone, drying alcohol or wax on this label. What counts · More products that fit
Hair texture, in Curlsmith’s words
“Best for: Medium to Coarse Textures”
Hold, in Curlsmith’s words
“An extreme strong hold styling gel”
Read the full ingredient list

Water (Aqua/Eau), Polyquaternium-69, Glycerin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract, Piper Nigrum (Black Pepper) Seed Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Carapa Guaianensis (Andiroba) Seed Oil, Sodium Gluconate, Carbomer, Butylene Glycol, Aminomethyl Propanol, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Fragrance (Parfum), Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Limonene, Linalool, Pinene, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes.

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

Curlsmith says the ingredient list on its website and the one on the product may differ while it updates a formula.

Curlsmith doesn’t say how much to use. Measure your usual amount once, and the cost calculator does the rest.

Every fact here comes from what Curlsmith publishes for this product; our sources page lists each one. Holding the product? Check its ingredient list.