Original Curling Custard, Natural Styling Gel, 8 oz

Wow, I purchased this item about 7 months ago and I am just now beginning to think about a repurchase (I still have approximately a quarter of a pot left). Kinky Curly Curling Custard is a great product if: you have curly, preferably thick hair. It is probably too heavy if you have looser waves. It coats the hair and helps curl formation last for dayyyys, like no other curl cream I have tried. Personally I require a small amount of gel over the top of this, because my hair is super frizzy/will lose its curl if I don't. People who don't lose their curl formation might be ok without gel. I also put a light leave in conditioner under it, the Kinky Curly Knot Today one does work reliably well but I also find it works fine with most things. This product has a fairly strong vanilla smell and is the consitency of, forgive me, snot. You need to make sure you distribute it evenly, I just rake it through wet hair, otherwise it can clump a bit. Personally it has never flaked on me. It does "stretch" the hair a bit, and takes forever to dry naturally, or even with a diffuser. But it's worth it.

My wife has very long curly hair, this product helps her manage it and makes it shine.

This product is great for me! And is the product have been searching for all my life :) Being mixed race (half jamaican and half irish) it's hard to find a decent product that does not either dry my hair out or make it too greasey and heavy. Plus, I like my curls to drop, elongating the hair, looking natural and not spring upwards and outwards too much. This doesn't leave your hair crunchy, and a tub will last a long time as not much custard is needed. Ideal for daily use. I run a small amount from root to tip through brushed/damp hair after washing, shake hair around or dry it only a little with the hair dryer or even better leave it to dry naturally. and I can leave my hair as it is looking and feeling great all day :) No more experimenting with different products. Now my hair can be left curly all day everyday and grow healthily. Only downside is yes the price, which is why I didn't give full 5 stars. However, because only small amount of custard is needed each time - one tub will last a long time so I find it's worth it.

Good hold, leaves hair shiny, good fragrance.

A waste of money. Makes the hair look wet, and takes hours to dry naturally. Plus it drys the hair out, so all it’s doing is masking the hair and causing an issue by making it worse. I’ve started using Schwarzkopf Fibre Clinix range, and my hair is healing and starting to look healthy again.

I have been on the curly girl method for over a year now, trying to figure out my thick, wavy, frizzy hair. Normally any curly product I’ve tried makes my hair heavy, crunchy and my waves are sad and puffy. I know this product has been in the market for a long time but somehow I thought it was only good for really tight coiled curls. Well. I now have big bouncy, shiny, frizz free, very defined curls and I’m never going back to anything else. I apply this after showering when my hair is really wet. It does feel crunchy and looks wet at first, but after gently diffusing, I crunch the crunch with a little oil and the crunchy and wet feeling go away. If you have hair similar to mine and you live in a humid place, then the one thing I learned is that you must avoid glycerin in all your products- read your labels!

I think this is more suitable for tight corkscrew curls. My curls are big and loose so it didn't really suit my hair. Smells a bit unusual but could of gotten used to that. The smell is quite sweet. I wasn't particularly fond of the smell but people did compliment me about the smell though so some people might like it. Might be a good thing it didn't suit my hair since I don't think I'd be able to afford it. It has a really watery consistency compared to other gels I've used. As I said before, I think this is more suitable for small tight curls around a 4A, 4B, 4C curls. Mine are around a 2C/3A curl. I like the way it has loads of natural products though.

I’m on my own journey of figuring out what type of curl my hair is and what products work. This is my holy grail gel, smells amazing, you don’t need a massive amount of product so it lasts so long. It crunches out easily, doesn’t weigh hair down and helps really maintain the curl pattern