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Heat protectant

Curlsmith Miracle Shield

Goes on before heat: a diffuser, a blow-dryer or a curling iron. Formula as listed on Curlsmith’s US product page.

Maker’s directions: On wash day, spray onto wet or damp hair after your leave-in conditioner. 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: Heat protectant

Know first: Curlsmith places it after the leave-in and before the styler on wet or damp hair; in a Q&A reply it says it can also be sprayed lightly on dry hair before heat tools and left to dry for a minute.

Source: the label and directions Curlsmith publishes for this product

View at Curlsmith

How to use it

  1. On wash day, spray onto wet or damp hair after your leave-in conditioner.
  2. Rake it through for even coverage.
  3. Follow with your usual styler.
  4. Air-dry or diffuse.

“Wash day or refresh day.”

Put it on before heat, in the order its label gives. A leave-in or a styler isn’t a heat protectant unless its maker says so. Air-dry or diffuse: what changes .

What changes your choice

In the ingredient list, * marks an organic ingredient.

Curlsmith says its ingredient lists may vary for a time and to check the list printed on the package.

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
Read the full ingredient list

Water (Aqua/Eau), Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters, Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract, Glycerin, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract, Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract, Lentinus Edodes (Shitake Mushroom) Extract*, Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract*, Sorbitan Isostearate, Tocopherol, Squalane, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Polyester-11, Polysorbate 60, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate, C20-22 Alcohols, Ethylhexylglycerin, Aminomethyl Propanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance (Parfum), Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate, Citrus Aurantium (Orange) Peel Oil.

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.

Curlsmith calls it protein-rich, but the ingredient list names no protein, amino acid or peptide.

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