Hair Styling Gel

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Hair styling gel is a great tool for creating curls and waves. It can also be used to add volume, control frizz, and enhance shine. The best hair styling gels are lightweight and non-greasy, so they won't weigh down your hair or make it look oily. They also provide a strong hold that will last throughout the day.

PATTERN by Tracee Ellis RossCurl Gel Crème

ITEM: 2494391

Size: 9.8 oz/ 289.8 mL

102 Reviews

$38.00

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One of the best curl styling products out there. I can put it in wet, curly hair and forget about it. ...It feels and looks more like a cream than a gel. This could be the one styling product you need if you have fine hair, but I don't think this is for medium/coarse hair.

What it is: A creamy, smooth curl gel with aloe vera, coconut oil, and cacay oil to nourish and define curls with a medium hold — great for wash-and-gos.

Hair Texture: Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Color Safe
- Curl-Enhancing
- Hold & Style Extending

Key Benefits:
- A favorite for wash-and-gos
- Curls are left flexible, springy, and touchable
- Flake and crunch-free finish

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 fragr

$35.00

Perfect for Babyhairs and Hair Style Beginners...I mainly use gel when working out or when my hair is oily, so this gel is perfect for me. ...I used to use eco gel for styling my curly hair, slick backs, ect but recently I bought this gel and it is absolutely perfect!!

What it is: A high-performance, strong-hold styling gel made with bamboo sap water, great for sleek ponytails, slick backs, updos, and topknots.

Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Frizz
- Hold and Style Extending

Key Benefits:
- Provides all-day, crunch-free hold
- Adds shine
- Reduces frizz

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Fenty Beauty by Rihanna’s Proprietary Complex, Replenicore-5: Clinically tested to visibly repair and strengthen, hydrate, smooth, and protect.
- Bamboo Sap Water: Known to hydrate dry hair.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recycl

$25.00

The best hair styling gel!...This hair gel is so effective and smells amazing! It arrives in the cutest packaging and has a lot of product for how much it cost! ...So good to style & hold...The Fenty beauty hair thickening edge control gel has been amazing for my long thick hair.

What it is: A visibly thickening, high-hold edge gel made with Larchwood extract and red clover flower extract.

Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Damage, Split Ends, and Breakage
- Hold and Style Extending
- Thinning

Key Benefits:
- Strengthens and fortifies fragile strands
- Tames flyaways
- Provides long-lasting hold

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Fenty Beauty by Rihanna’s Proprietary Complex, Replenicore-5: Clinically tested to visibly repair and strengthen, hydrate, smooth, and protect.
- Larchwood Extract and Red Clover Flower Extract: Botanical extracts used to fortify and support healthy-looking hair.

$30.00

It helped hold curls after styling with curling iron and when I air dryed left my natural wavy hair sleek and looking not a frizzy mess. ...When styling my hair I use Verb Curl Foaming Gel to hold my curls in place.

What it is: A foaming gel that offers the frizz control and deep definition of a gel, with the lightweight feel and crunch-free finish of a mousse.


Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick


Hair Texture: Wavy, Curly, and Coily


Hair Concerns:

- Curl Enhancing

- Hold & Style Extending

- Frizz

$60.00

Easy to scrunch and break that light cast that is normal in gels. Such a great product! Recommend. I'm glad to use only 2 products on my hair this time. ...Perfect Protein-free Gel!...A lot of the gels I tried left my hair sticky, greasy, or dry.

What it is: A silicone-free hair jelly for coily hair that shapes, defines, and provides medium hold with a high-shine finish.

Hair Type: Medium and Thick

Hair Texture: Coily, Curly, and Wavy

Hair Concerns:
- Curl Enhancing
- Frizz
- Shine

$49.00

Really great gel/oil for someone who needs help with styling. ...Great finishing/styling product!...This is the perfect blend of oil-moisturizer-gel. I use it on the 3rd or 4th day after Wash Day as a refresher when I don't want to add too much product.

What it is: A nourishing gel-oil that is enhanced with a rich blend of oils and butters to elongate curls while adding hydration, bounce, and protection against humidity.

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Texture: Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Concerns:
- Curl-Enhancing
- Dryness
- Frizz

amikaCurl Corps Curl Enhancing Hair Gel

ITEM: 2069151

Size: 6.7 oz/ 200 mL

93 Reviews

$42.00

A No-Crunch Gel!...Finally!!! No-crunch curl gel! Tons of gels I’ve tried have actually made my curls crunchy looking and just flat out greasy. ...A little goes a long way (my little sample lasted for two after shower stylings) and I believe it addresses frizz better than Devacurl’s equivalent product of ultra defining gel.

Which hair texture is it good for?
✔ Wavy
✔ Curly
✔ Coily

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Curl-Enhancing
- Frizz
- Dryness

$41.00

Unless I intentionally style my hair, it stays beautifully wavy. Plus, the gel has a light, refreshing grapefruit and tea scent that makes application even more enjoyable. ...A must have for wavy and curly hair...The No.10 Curl Defining Frizz Reducing Hair Gel by Olaplex is an incredible product. I have naturally wavy hair that when dried appears frizzy with uneven curls and waves.

What it is: A curl-defining styling gel for greater curl retention, and bouncy, smooth, strong, crunch-free, and frizz-free curls.

Hair Texture: Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Curl-Enhancing
- Dryness
- Frizz

Key Benefits:
- 72-hour frizz control
- Three times greater curl retention
- Smoother, easier detangling, and more conditioned

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Patented OLAPLEX Bond Building Technology™: Repairs disulfide bonds responsible for hair strength and curl patterns.
- Curl Retention Compound: Forms a curl-locking barrier to maintain definition, smoothness, and shine.
- Coconut-Avocado Milk: Fortifies, reduces brea

$57.00

I really like this hair gel! I hate the super crunchy feel of hairspray and a lot of gels but this one is awesome. ...Awesome finishing/ styling gel...When applied evenly, it makes it easy to style and tame hair without the hassle.

What it is: A styling gel-cream with light, buildable hold and zero residue that smooths and polishes strands and can be brushed out without washing.

Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, and Curly

Hair Texture: Fine and Medium

Hair Concerns:
- Frizz
- Hold
- Shine

Key Benefits:
- Smooths frizz and flyaways
- Polishes hair and adds shine
- Moisturizes and strengthens strands

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Tsubaki Seed Oil: Intensely moisturizes, adds shine, and strengthens strands without adding weight.
- Jojoba Milk: Smooths and softens.
- Film-Form Polymer: Holds hair in place for a polished finish without stiffness.

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“I have fine, low-porosity hair and am always looking for light-weight stylers. Recommend especially if you are looking for volume”
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“You absolutely have to be consistent with this, but after applying this everyday, my scalp health has seen much improvement”
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“I'm a big fan of Shu Uemura hair products (and their skincare products too) and this mousse didn't disappoint”
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“This product is something I will never live without. It's perfect to hold my curls and keeps my straight hair soft”

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