You can use a leave-in conditioner every day if your hair needs it, especially if it’s really dry and tangles easily. However, some of the products I will be recommending below have been proven to keep your hair healthy and moisturized for days at a time. Customer Review: “The product moisturized my hair quite well and I was able to sleep overnight with it- the next day my hair was moisturized, soft, and easy to style.” Product Promise: This intensive leave-in treatment helps reverse the effects of chemical processing and regular styling, formulated to provide intense moisture, leaving hair soft and manageable.

Customer Review:“ This is amazing for detangling my 4c hair. I spray my roots to ends, let it sit for a few minutes, and bam! My wide-toothed comb can run through my hair even if it was nearly matted before application.” 10. ApHogee Curlific! Moisture Rich Leave-in Customer Review: “Love this product, truly detangles and adds great moisture and shine.” 7. EDEN BodyWorks Coconut Shea Natural Leave-In Conditioner

One important thing to remember is that a leave-in conditioner is not a styler, meaning it is not meant to style and hold curls. Think of it as the prep step in makeup; when you prep your face, you moisturize it so that it can be ready for makeup to be applied. The same goes for curls! You prep the hair with a leave-in so that it can be ready to be styled. Here are the best leave-ins you can use to give you guaranteed moisture and prevent frizz. And the best part – they are all free of silicone, parabens and phthalates. 1. Kinky Curly Knot Today Leave-In Conditioner One of the reasons why you have excessive breakage in your 4c hair could be linked to a protein deficiency in your hair. Even though your hair is made up of 90% protein, regular manipulation can deplete your hair of some proteins. Usually, I am skeptical of products that claim to have multiple uses, but this one lives up to the name. There are three different ways to use this one product to quench your curls’ thirst: leave-in, condition washing, or rinse out. I have used conditioners from this brand before as a rinse-out, so I decided to use it as a leave-in, and the moisture is something to experience.

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Customer Review:“ It is very moisturizing and does a good job at defining your curls.” 8. TGIN Butter Cream Daily Moisturizer This means that you may not need to apply products to your hair every day if you don’t need to. What does protein do to your hair? Product Promise: The #1 complaint of most naturalistas is “dryness.” In response to this, we have formulated our tgin Butter Cream Daily Moisturizer for natural hair. Now you will never have to worry about frizz or dryness again. We intentionally use ingredients like Shea butter, Cocoa butter, and Vitamin E oil to target dryness at its source by moisturizing from the roots to the tips and to prevent dryness. This everyday moisturizer aims to give you consistently soft, shiny, manageable curls while nourishing your scalp. Knowing this will help you choose the best product for your current hair needs and routine. 1. Pattern by Tracee Ellis Ross Leave-In Conditioner

This leave-in conditioner is formulated with its featured organic ingredients, such as blueberry extract, chamomile extract and coconut oil, to help prevent breakage and repair damaged hair. It has a smell so sweet yet not too strong that continuous use of this product will not be overwhelming. Customer Review: “I love that it really has a great slip to aid at detangling my hair” 4. Curls Blueberry Bliss Reparative Leave-In Conditioner Apply Blueberry Bliss Reparative leave in conditioner to wet or dry hair whenever moisture and conditioning is needed. Great prepping product to apply before styling, twisting, braiding or creating updos. Repair, restore, and condition your overworked curls with this uber softening leave in conditioner. Formulated certified organic blueberry extract, coconut oil, grapeseed oil and mango butter. Clinically proven to repair damaged hair, encourage hair growth, and prevent breakage.

10 Best Leave-In Conditioners for Curly Hair

Struggling with dryness? Frizz? Unmanageable hair that just will not cooperate? Not sure where to look because no one talks about how to take care of natural hair? When aiming for those frizz-free, defined curls, there is an extra step you can take in your routine to ensure that you achieve these results: using a leave-in conditioner.