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Best Glycerin-Free Gels for a Defined Natural Hair Wash-and-Go

By Curly Nikki, Natural Hair No Comments
Trying a glycerin-free gel is one way to make a deliberate change. It does not prove glycerin is causing your styling problems (stringy, greasy, wet-looking, piecey curls that don't hold up in weather), and removing it does not make every formula humidity-proof. The whole product matters. The products you layer under it matter. I avoid glycerin in my leave-in and…
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natural hair winter is coming

7 Ways to Keep Your Natural Hair Moisturized During Fall and Winter (Way #7 Is the Absolute Best)

By Curly Nikki, Natural Hair No Comments
Products that include honey, glycerin, panthenol, hydrolyzed wheat protein and propylene glycol are great when you’re looking to draw moisture from the air into our thirsty strands. But products with these ingredients can go totally opposite on you during the winter months, drawing the moisture out of your hair and releasing it to dry ol’ man winter (who I’m pretty…
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