Creams For Natural Hair

What it is: A thick, rich, leave-in moisturizer that keeps the thickest, driest hair soft and supple for days without the need to re-moisturize.

Hair Type: Coily

Hair Texture: Medium and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Dryness
- Frizz
- Damage, Split Ends, and Breakage

Key Benefits:
- Softens and hydrates extremely dry, high-porosity, and 4C hair
- Strengthens hair and nourishes scalp
- Supports healthy hair growth

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Castor Oil: Deeply penetrates hair to infuse and lock in moisture.
- Olive Oil: Nourishes and strengthens hair.
- Amla: Nourishes and strengthens follicles and supports growth.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Formulated with castor oil, olive oil, and Ayurvedic botanicals for intensive moisture and healthy hair growth, this exceptional leave-in has become a favorite among 4C naturals worldwide. It's the moisture in a jar your dry, thirsty tresses have been waiting for.

Fragrance Description: Natural citrus-oil scent

What it is: An argan-oil-infused styling and conditioning product for all curl types that activates and defines curls while fighting frizz.

Hair Type: Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Key Benefits: Enhances Curls, Fights Frizz, and Protects Hold

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Argan Oil: Restores elasticity, smoothness, and manageability to hair.
- Polyquaternium-11: Forms a lightweight film around hair to hold curl.
- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein: Coats porous strands and split ends.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban. This product also comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This all-in-one curl solution promotes natural-looking, touchable curls with more bounce and movement. The nurturing formula helps restore elasticity and smoothness while increasing shape and separation. It features a gentle hold and the Moroccanoil signature scent.

What it is: A lightweight, coconut oil-infused gel-cream that adds piecey texture and shine with a non-crunchy hold, ideal for air-drying loose curls and waves.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Curl Enhancing
- Frizz
- Hold

Key Benefits:
- Provides a lightweight, non-crunchy hold
- Adds piecey texture and frizz-free curl definition
- Adds shine and hydration

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut Oil: Nourishes and adds moisture.
- Aloe Vera: Adds hydration and soft, piecey texture.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, and phthalates. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This original cult favorite adds piecey texture and shine for an effortlessly cool, air-dried look. Its creamy gel formula has a lightweight hold that creates the perfect air-dry for defined curls and waves without stiffness or frizz.

Which hair type is it good for?
✔ Straight
✔ Wavy
✔ Curly

What it is:
A leave-in hair treatment and styling cream that delivers 10 benefits in one simple step, leaving hair perfectly polished—you asked, Alterna listened. Original CC Cream formula now available.

Key benefits:
- Treats damaged hair
- Smooths frizz
- Restores softness and shine

If you want to know more…
CAVIAR CC Cream or Complete Correction Cream is a luxe leave-in hair treatment and styling cream that corrects and perfects hair in 10 different and unbelievable ways. It provides moisture, shine, smoothness, softness, anti-breakage, heat protection, light hold, UV protection, manageability, and strength. Clinically proven to reduce breakage by 92 percent and provide up to 450° F heat protection, this is the perfect product for all hair types. It’s versatile enough to be used along or as a styling primer to layer other products on top of it and no matter how you use it, hair is perfected, protected, and flawless.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
Inspired by the Science of Skincare for Hair®, Caviar Anti-Aging is the first comprehensive line of hair care products that address intrinsic (natural aging process), chemical, and environmental aging by infusing hair with the finest, most effective ingredients to restore hydration, strength, vibrancy, and elasticity for more youthful-looking hair. Every product contains pure caviar from the roe of non-endangered sturgeon fish, sustainably farmed in France. It is naturally luxurious and rich in vitamins, minerals, and omega fatty acids that help restore hair's lipid layer to its optimal state—the key to healthier, younger-looking hair.

Suitable for color-treated hair, this product is free of DEA/TEA, petrochemicals, and synthetic color.

Research results:
With use of Caviar CC Cream vs. untreated hair:
- 92% reduction in breakage
- Provides heat protection up to 450°F/232°C

What it is: A leave-in hair styling cream that's infused with argan oil and anti-static ingredients to condition, hydrate, and reduce frizz.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Key Benefits: Prevents Dryness, Fights Frizz, and Maintains Hold

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Argan Oil: Restores elasticity, smoothness, and manageability to hair.
- Behentrimonium Chloride: An anti-static and conditioning agent.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban. This also comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight, multipurpose styling solution creates smooth styles while providing hydration and a soft hold. Suitable for all hair types and as a next-day style refresher.

What it is: A creamy, rich styler that detangles while leaving your strands shiny, silky, and smooth with a soft hold.

Hair Type: Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Key Benefits:
- Enhances Curls
- Hydrates
- Fights Frizz

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Honey: Packed with amino acids, vitamins, and minerals to keep hair healthy, soft, and conditioned.
- Silk Amino Acids: Repair damaged hair cuticles, make hair less frizzy, lock in moisture, and give hair a natural sheen.
- Shea Butter: Helps maintain moisture and softness.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also cruelty-free, and gluten-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This cream is formulated to be buildable. Based on the density and the desired volume of your curls, use more or less product. It is packed with superfoods, omega 6 and 9 fatty acids, and vitamin E to provide a soft to medium hold and work well as a wash and go styler on wavy or curly hair textures.

Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand's products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.

What it is: An elongating, conditioning styler that strengthens, defines, and detangles even the tightest coils for soft, shiny, frizz-free curls.

Hair Type: Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Curl Enhancing
- Frizz
- Damage, Split Ends, and Breakage

Key Benefits:
- Strengthens, defines, and elongates curls
- The Curl System provides 90 percent frizz control
- Provides rich conditioning and controls frizz on coarser textures

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Healthy Curl Complex: Delivers strength, natural, flexible definition, and ultimate manageability.
- Conditioning Base: Softens and conditions stronger textures and eliminates frizz.
- Emollients and Shea Butter: Elongate and define tighter textures and smooth and control frizz.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This elongating conditioning styler strengthens, defines, and detangles. It has rich conditioning, a light level of hold, and helps form consistent curl groupings from root to tip. It’s powered by Living Proof’s Healthy Curl Complex, which prevents damage, makes curls stronger, enhances frizz protection, significantly reduces cuticle lift for shinier curls, encourages curl groupings for enhanced definition, and creates visibly healthier curls instantly and over time.

What it is: A curl-defining cream to boost hydration, minimize frizz, and provide soft, flexible control for waves and curls.

Hair Type: Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Curl Enhancing
- Dryness
- Frizz

Key Benefits:
- Minimizes frizz and defines the curl pattern
- Provides soft, flexible control
- Clean and naturally derived, formulated 6-free™, and made with a proprietary NOVA Complex®

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Rice Amino Acids: Seal the hair cuticle to lock out environmental moisture that can cause frizz.
- Avocado Oil: Delivers lightweight moisture, softens curls, and enhances shine.
- Mollis Leaf Extract and Tomato Fruit Ferment: Seal the hair cuticle for enhanced definition and consistent curl formation.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This wave- and curl-defining cream is fortified with rice amino acids that seal the hair cuticle and lock out frizz-causing humidity. Tomato fruit ferment enhances moisture retention to support uniform curl formation, while ultra-hydrating avocado oil creates soft, bouncy curls.

Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand's products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.

What it is: A weightless, conditioning leave-in cream that adds shine, detangles, tames frizz, and protects hair from heat styling.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns: Dryness, Frizz, and Heat Protection

Formulation: Lightweight Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Butylene Glycol: Organic alcohol primarily used in skincare products as both a humectant and slip agent; helps to boost hair’s ability to retain moisture while providing a silky, smooth texture.
- Sodium CocoylAmino Acids: Heat activated complex that protects stressed hair; restores shine and smoothness to hair making it look and feel healthy again.
- Sea Buckthorn Oil: Rich in vitamin C and A, antioxidants, and healthy omega fatty acids, including the essential omega-7.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also cruelty-free and and gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Supernova Moisture and Shine Cream provides superior hydration and lightweight-conditioning. It helps to boost hair's ability to retain moisture, while providing a silky, smooth texture. A heat activated complex restores shine and smoothness to hair.

What it is: A silicone-free, leave-in hair cream to prevent the appearance of, and repair, split ends/breakage while moisturizing all hair types.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Key Benefits: Restores Damage, Split Ends, and Breakage, Protects Against UV Rays, and Hydrates

Formulation: Lightweight Lotion

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: The daily hair cream prevents hair from drying out, prevents split ends/breakage, and protects against harmful external factors. The non-greasy, non-sticky formula moisturizes hair without weighing it down. Complete with SPF 6 sun protection, it also delivers beautiful shine.

What it is: A high-gloss, leave-in conditioner designed for medium to thick hair that moisturizes and tames frizz.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Medium and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Dryness
- Frizz
- Shine

Key Benefits:
- Protects against heat and conditions
- Adds softness and shine
- Tames frizz and split ends

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Amber Extract and Soy Protein Biopolymer: Condition and combat frizz without causing buildup.
- Wheat Amino Acids: Add shine and help hair retain moisture.
- Oribe Signature Complex: Defends hair from environmental elements, oxidative stress, photoaging, and the deterioration of natural keratin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Experience a truly luxe leave-in conditioner. Infused with amber and ginger root extracts, this supremely moisturizing heat-protectant cream is ideal for medium, thick, and extra-long hair. It adds incredible shine, calms frizz, and restores supernatural softness for lustrous hair—every single day.

All Oribe products are dermatologist tested and formulated with safe, high-quality, innovative ingredients. They are also PETA approved, UV protective, and color- and keratin-treatment safe.

Fragrance Description: Created in collaboration with one of the oldest French Fragrance houses, Oribe’s signature scent, Côte d’Azur, features sun-drenched notes of Calabrian bergamot, white butterfly jasmine, and sandalwood—embodying the glamour and heat of the legendary destination.

What it is: A silky-soft styling cream that contains conditioning and repairing agents for a semi-defined, soft hold with elasticity and pliability.

Hair Type: Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Medium and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Curl Enhancing
- Frizz
- Hold

Key Benefits:
- Multipurpose styler meets treatment
- Creates soft curl definition
- Gives lightweight shine and gloss

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hydrolyzed Quinoa Protein: Helps to revitalize and repair hair for healthy, bouncy shine.
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride: Envelops hair in a silky, protective barrier to help reduce moisture loss.
- Mango Butter: Helps reduce breakage and dryness.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: Suitable for wavy, curly, and coily hair, this is your multipurpose, silicone-free, go-to leave-in cream for air-drying, diffusing, or braiding your hair. The soft-serve-like emulsion with mango butter, hydrolyzed quinoa protein, and argan oil wraps your strands in lightweight shine and soft definition.

Fragrance Description: Light berry popsicle scent similar to Hair Oil Everyday Gloss.

Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is formulated without a list of over 50 ingredients, including sulfates (SLS and SLES), parabens, phthalates, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.

Which hair type is it good for?
✔ Straight
✔ Wavy
✔ Curly
✔ Coiled
✔ Tightly Coiled

What it is:
A defining cream that promotes relaxed, frizz-free curls and adds hydration and shine to hair.

Key benefits:
- Defines and relaxes curls
- Creates a smooth, defined look
- Adds a shiny, supple finish

If you want to know more…
This lightweight cream enhances curl shape and definition without rigidity. It increases suppleness and strengthens strands, whilst fighting frizz and controlling hair leaving curls calm and relaxed.

What it is: A powerful, heat-protective blowout cream to coax waves, curls, and coils into sleek, straight styles that last.

Hair Type: Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Frizz
- Heat Protection
- Straightening and Smoothing

Key Benefits:
- Provides heat protection up to 450°F
- Controls frizz and flyaways
- Strengthens and restores strands

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Straightening Copolymer Blend: Smooths hair while fighting humidity and frizz.
- Heat-Activated Protein: Protects against the damaging and drying effects of thermal styling.
- Oribe Signature Complex: Defends hair from environmental elements, oxidative stress, photoaging, and the deterioration of natural keratin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Formulated for thick, curly hair, this perfecting cream helps you achieve super-sleek, polished blowouts with ease. The silky-smooth formula strengthens hair and protects against heat and humidity, resulting in straight, long-lasting styles with body and movement.

All Oribe products are dermatologist tested and formulated with safe, high-quality, innovative ingredients. They are also PETA approved, UV protective, and color- and keratin-treatment safe.

Fragrance Description: Created in collaboration with one of the oldest French Fragrance houses, Oribe’s signature scent, Côte d’Azur, features sun-drenched notes of Calabrian bergamot, white butterfly jasmine, and sandalwood—embodying the glamour and heat of the legendary destination.

What it is: An ultra-nourishing cream for a full, flawless blowout with softness, shine, and lasting density.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, and Curly

Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Heat Protection
- Volumizing
- Damage, Split Ends, and Breakage

Key Benefits:
- Adds density, body, and shine.
- Protects from heat damage.
- Provides long-lasting memory.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Imperial Memory Polymer: Provides superior hold for long-lasting yet touchable style.
- Bio-Restorative Complex: Fortifies, nourishes, and strengthens the hair cuticle.
- Oribe Signature Complex: Defends hair from environmental elements, oxidative stress, photoaging, and the deterioration of natural keratin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Formulated with skincare technology, this transformative blowout cream evolves through three phases—from cream to oil (to moisturize hair) and from oil to powder (for volume and memory). The result: an iconic blowout with density and shine that lasts for days.

All Oribe products are dermatologist tested and formulated with safe, high-quality, innovative ingredients. They are also PETA approved, UV protective, and color- and keratin-treatment safe.

Fragrance Description: Created in collaboration with one of the oldest French Fragrance houses, Oribe’s signature scent, Côte d’Azur, features sun-drenched notes of Calabrian bergamot, white butterfly jasmine, and sandalwood—embodying the glamour and heat of the legendary destination.

Clinical Results: In a consumer panel study:
- 95% felt hair was more luxurious, strong, fortified, and healthy
- 93% said hair appeared less damaged after 1 use
- 90% reported their blowout and style lasted for 2 days

What it is: A high-gloss, leave-in conditioner designed for fine to medium hair that moisturizes and tames frizz.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, and Curly

Hair Texture: Fine and Medium

Hair Concerns:
- Dryness
- Frizz
- Shine

Key Benefits:
- Protects against heat and conditions
- Adds softness and shine
- Tames frizz and split ends

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Amber Extract and Soy Protein Biopolymer: Condition and combat frizz without causing buildup.
- Wheat Amino Acids: Add shine and help hair retain moisture.
- Oribe Signature Complex: Defends hair from environmental elements, oxidative stress, photoaging, and the deterioration of natural keratin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Experience a truly luxe leave-in conditioner. Infused with amber and ginger root extracts, this supremely moisturizing heat-protectant cream is ideal for fine and medium hair textures. It adds incredible shine, calms frizz, and restores supernatural softness for lustrous hair—every single day.

All Oribe products are dermatologist tested and formulated with safe, high-quality, innovative ingredients. They are also PETA approved, UV protective, and color- and keratin-treatment safe.

Fragrance Description: Created in collaboration with one of the oldest French Fragrance houses, Oribe’s signature scent, Côte d’Azur, features sun-drenched notes of Calabrian bergamot, white butterfly jasmine, and sandalwood—embodying the glamour and heat of the legendary destination.