How to use it
- Work through damp or dry hair, styling as you go.
- Wash out with warm water at the end of the day.
- The maker suggests setting it with its L.A. Hold Hair Spritz for added shine.
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
- Hold, in Giovanni’s words
- “This controlling gel takes hold to the extreme”
Read the full ingredient list
Aqua (Purified Water), VP/VA Copolymer, Hydroxyethylcellulose (plant derived), Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Seed Extract, Fragrance (includes essential oils), *Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, *Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, *Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, *Betula Alba Extract, *Malva Sylvestris (Mallow) Extract, *Achillea Millefolium Extract, *Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, *Equisetum Arvense Extract, *Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract, *Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, *Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Extract, *Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract, *Tussilago Farfara (Coltsfoot) Flower Extract, *Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Extract
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
Giovanni 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 Giovanni publishes for this product; our sources page lists each one. Holding the product? Check its ingredient list.