Curlsmith - Curl Conditioning Oil in Cream - Vegan Leave in Conditioner for Curly and Coily Hair (237ml)

I've been using this product on my daughter's curly hair for a few weeks now. It's the best product I've found so far. It smells lovely but most importantly, it smooths the friz, detangles and maintains a gentle hold without any crispiness.

I feel like this review is going to be a long one, but stay with me.I thought I’d share my experiences with the physical and mental struggle with trying to achieve a state of health and growth with curly hair. I am British mixed Afro Caribbean and my whole life i’ve found my hair to be something I was ashamed of growing up in a white community with constant comparing to my white friends with their straight hair that had new styles in constantly and from that I became very envious of the versatility of their straight frizz-free hair. Furthermore I grew up with my mum who is white (absolutely no negativity towards her because she took care of my hair very well and often learnt how to manage it from my dads side of the family who is black when we had the chance to see them- which was rarely.) But as good as she was I didn’t have a mother who had the experience with growing up with curly hair so this made it difficult for me to relate to anyone.At primary, I would have my hair slicked into a pony tail or a braid because I hated how it looked out and as I got older that was the only thing I would do with my hair. In high school, I would put my hair into a slick back ponytail every day with just gel, no other product and I done that for 3 years. In year 10 I really started to think about my hair more and i grew increasingly unhappy with it. I was still very envious of my white peers! So everyday i would slick it back into a range of hairstyles: Half up half down, bun, ponytails, french braids etc. I loved doing my hair at this point of time and i finally started to see how beautiful my hair could be when I put some effort into it. I started exploring brands like shea moisture, african pride, mielle and many more and I started to fall in love with my hair.But then I decided to take my hair more seriously.I spent hours researching my hair, hair type, hair porosity, moisturising ingredients, best products, hair routines etc as I have always been insecure about my frizz in my hair and I wanted to do something about it. In 2021, the back of my hair wouldn’t even curl because the amount of times i had put high tension onto my hair from slick backs and a lack of moisturising ingredients- it would just frizz! Anyways, I found out my hair texture was a mix of 3b, 3c, 4a, my roots are tighter and the shaft being slightly looser. My porosity type is high porosity as my hair soaks up moisture quickly and would frizz and dry out easily. With this information I tried popular brands such as shea moisture (didn’t like, not moisturising at all and doesn’t penetrate the hair shaft, although their deep conditioners are great) mielle (loved this brand but they changed the formula and there has been controversy about their products causing hair loss, so I stopped using it) and now finally curlsmith.It has taken me years to get where i am today, i’ve provided photos of my hair in 2021 up until today in 2024. It’s taken me 3 years of love and struggle to get to where i am and many small hair cuts. I used the Curlsmith protein salve in my hair before i shower, Redken bonding shampoo, Shea moisture deep conditioner, the leave in oil cream and the shower-in gel and a diffuser and these are my results each time i use them which last around 7 days if i wrap it properly at night.I am proud to say after coming all this way I well and truly love my curls, I always have my hair down or i’ll VERY occasionally style it into a bun or ponytail. Curlsmith has the most natural ingredients you can get and is a great place to start if you want to bring your curls back from the dead; it is possible with time and patience! I hope my “story” has provided some comfort to people who experienced/experiencing what i’ve been through and to let them know it will all get better and to love your hair unconditionally! Wear your hair out, embrace it!

I’ve a very sensitive scalp so was genuinely impressed by the gentleness, scent and oh my gosh the fact that it worked on my 4c hair. My hair is past my shoulders until I wash it when it shrinks to less than a 1/3 length. This product softened, lengthened and made my hair so much more manageable. Viscosity of the product is 5 stars but I’ve scored the product only 4 stars because of the price vs size of the jar. It needs to be half the size bigger again than it is.

I don't normally write much of a review for products but this is the best conditioner I've used for my curly hair. I have fairly long shoulder length hair which is quite dry and very curly. However, it is also frizzy at the ends. I am no spring chicken and as you get older hair does lose its elasticity. This product formed my frizz into lovely shaped curls. It was not heavy and didn't leave my hair limp and had a pleasant smell. In those reviews where it did not suit, they may have used too much. I used about 3 walnut sized amounts from half way to the end and scrunched through the top to finish. I then used a small amount of styling gel. Great result. Hope this helps.

Overrated and overpriced. Doesn't even smell great.

I love this product. I was really hoping it’d work as other similar products don’t keep my hair soft and moisturised for long but this has left my hair feeling soft and healthy up to the next wash day ! It’s brilliantDeffo worth the £22 as I still have a lot of the jar left. I hope they never change the formular because it’s great.

Sorry, not a fan of this. Read all the glowing reviews and was so excited to try this. However, although this makes my hair look slightly thicker, my curls became limp, dry and lacklustre. Even had family/friends commenting on the dryness of my hair when I used it. Unfortunately it’s had to go in the bin. Maybe it might suit someone with very thick frizzy or tight curls, but not me I’m afraid.

Some parts of my longish hair are really curly, and tend to get very frizzy, even more so as I’ve got older. I’ve tried so many products to try and combat the frizz and nothing has really worked until this. A small amount combed through my wet hair has turned the frizz fest into lovely defined ringlet curls. Wow. Amazing.