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Curlsmith Travel Size Hold Me Softly Style Balm

Item 2562711

$12.50
Size:2.0 oz
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Summary

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Curlsmith Hold Me Softly Style Balm is a light hold curl-enhancing styling cream that provides loose, soft definition without crunch for all curl types.

Details

Benefits

  • Enhances natural texture
  • Clumps curls, tames frizz and makes hair soft and bouncy
  • Very soft hold (1/10), doesn't create a hard crunchy cast around the hair
  • Can be used on its own for a looser, more relaxed style or paired with another Curlsmith styler for stronger hold and definition
  • Light cream texture
  • Vegan, cruelty free, clean ingredients and curly girl friendly
  • Designed for all curls and texture types

Key Ingredients

  • Coconut, Apricot Kernel, Avocado, Olive and Sunflower oil for ultimate nourishment
  • Resurrection flower (aka Rose of Jericho), desert plant that survives up to 3 years without water, known for its moisture-retention properties
  • Andiroba, indigenous plant of the Amazon forest known for its nourishing properties
  • Aloe, Sage, Rosemary, Pepper and Basil extracts, known for their antioxidant properties

Formulated Without

  • Sulfates
  • Silicones
  • Drying alcohols

How To Use

Apply on wet hair or after priming with the Moisture Memory Reactivator. Use around a dime-size of product per hair section. Rake through all the hair lengths and then smooth using the "prayer hands" method and scrunch. Wrap single curls around your finger to re-shape. Air dry or diffuse as normal.

Ingredients

Water (Aqua/Eau), Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Ppg-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate, Carapa Guaianensis (Andiroba) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil*, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil*, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil*, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Selaginella Lepidophylla (Resurrection Flower) Extract, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Leaf Extract, Piper Nigrum (Black Pepper) Seed Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract, Ceteareth-20, Cetrimonium Chloride, Panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium Edta, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Fragrance (Parfum), Limonene, Linalool. *Certified Organic Ingredient

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Key Ingredients

  1. View 1 Coconut Oil
  2. View 2 Andiroba
  3. View 3 Avocado Oil
  4. View 4 Resurrection Flower

How To Use

Step 1

Step 1

Take a small amount of Balm. Start with a dime-size per section and add up if needed - a little goes a long way!
Step 2

Step 2

Rake the cream through soaking wet hair, making sure you are evenly distributing it and coating every strand
Step 3

Step 3

Use the 'prayer hands' method to smooth the strands. This helps sealing cuticles and reducing frizz!
Step 4

Step 4

Flip your hair and gently scrunch to encourage curl formation. You can stop here for a loose, soft style or follow with a gel for more hold!

Comparison Table

Product Comparison

Range

Moisture Recipe

Strength Recipe

Scalp Recipe

Moisture Recipe

Moisture Recipe

Scalp Recipe

Function

Step 4: Style

Step 4: Style

Step 3: Moisturize

Step 3: Moisturize

Step 4: Style

Step 4: Style

Product Type

Styling Cream

Styling Cream

Leave-in Conditioner

Leave-in Conditioner

Styling Gel

Styling Gel

Description

Light cream with soft hold for loose textures

One and done styler, combines hold of gels and moisture of creams

Lightweight cream suitable for fine to normal hair

Rich cream suitable for medium to coarse hair

Moisture and definition for shiny, bouncy ringlets

Fluid lightweight gel that reduces scalp build-up

Contains Proteins?

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

Hold

Level 1

Level 4

No Hold

No Hold

Level 5

Level 7

Before & After

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How to get the best from your curls

Apply all your leave-in products (conditioners, creams, foams and gels) on soaking wet hair - this will help the product spread more easily and coat the curls evenly instead of being patchy!

Review Snapshot

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529 ReviewsWrite a Review
90%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend
Ratings Distribution
Pros
163Controls Frizz
160Lightweight
154Smells Great
82Easy To Use
80Non-Greasy
Cons
3None
2Price
2No hold
1Didn't actually ENHANCE curl
1Expensive
Best Uses
152Curly Hair
141Fine Hair
50Daily Use
41Travel
17Thick Hair
Describe Yourself
92Beauty Conscious
35Product Junkie
32Professional Stylist
6Minimalist
2Long hair
Hair Type
158Very Curly Hair
29Wavy Hair
Most Helpful Positive Review
My #1 Cannot Live Without

I've tried it all. Moroccan oil, Ouidad, Ojon, Coconut Oil, you name it. Nothing seemed to help me hold on to the definition of my curls. I have very fair skin, but kinky, frizzy, and unruly curls. Curls that I just knew could be beautiful if handled right. A stylist used this Styling Balm on my hai...

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Most Helpful Critical Review
Not for low-porosity curls

I really, really, really wanted to like this stuff. Thank heavens I got the trial size. I really should have checked the ingredient list before buying even that - the third item on the ingredient list is Coconut Oil, which has to be near the top of the list of things to avoid if you have low-poros...

529 results

Nope

Submitted 3 months ago

By Moon29

From Livonia, MI

I prefer the air dry cream better. I thought that this would be similar to that, but with a little bit of hold, so my curls would be more defined, however, it made my hair dry and I didn't like how thick it was when I was putting it on my hair.

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Great for wavy hair

Submitted 3 months ago

By Em

From MD

My hair is that "irish curl" type, wavy underneath but not on top, and if styled without any wave definition it's a complete mess. This balm fixes that! I add a small amount to my hair post-shower by raking it through/scrunching and let it air dry. It definitely helps hydrate and define my frizzy waves better than any product I've tried so far. If used with a gel, I might get more hold, but this is a good first step!

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Love this stuff!

Submitted 4 months ago

By Kerrie

From FL

Hair Type Very Curly Hair

This stuff works great at making my curls look great and not frizzy!

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Great Styler

Submitted 4 months ago

By Debbie

From Hickory,N.C

Hair Type Very Curly Hair

Made hair manageable without that sticky feel.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Doesn't do anything

Submitted 4 months ago

By Mary

From NJ

Hair Type Very Curly Hair

Doesn't do anything for my hair. Also dried my hair out. Will be returning

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend to a friend

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