Instagram Advice: Products Influencers Loved for Curls and Waves

A few weeks ago, I asked my Instagram followers about their favorite curly girl products in my stories. I got hundreds of responses and decided to compile them all here for you, so you can see which products work well for many people versus just for me.

(If you’re not following me on Instagram yet, go do that here. Seriously, I share so many tips and tutorials on there on a daily basis!)

Now I have not tried most of these so I am NOT RECOMMENDING any of these. I am just sharing what others have said works really well for them. Most of these are also not what I would call “clean” so keep that in mind. As always, check ingredients to make sure they pass your personal standards and are indeed CG approved.

If you want to know which products I use and recommend, check out my 2019 favorites roundup and my top picks for fine, curly hair.

I do want to say, that working on this post really surprised me. There are so many brands and products that are very hyped on Instagram but didn’t show up at all in the responses from my followers. Now, at the time of this I only had around 6,500 followers so obviously this doesn’t include most of the community but with the hundreds of responses I got, I expected to see some of those “popular” brands. It makes me wonder if it’s all just marketing…

So I’ll get right to it! Products with a * before them denote the most popular products in that category.

Cleansers

• Shea Moisture Manuka Honey and Yogurt
• *AG Balance
• Earth Tones Naturals
• Acure Curiously Clarifying – this is not actually a clarifying shampoo but it’s pretty strong
• Love Beauty & Planet Tonka & Turmeric
• *As I AM cowash
• EVOLVh Smart Curl
• Inahsi Gentle Cleanser
• Mop Top cowash
• Raw Curls original
• Living Proof Restore
• Texture ID clarifying
• Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus cowash
• Briogeo cowash
• Briogeo Superfood
• Giovanni TTTT conditioner as cowash
• Curlsmith Cowash
• Honest Kids shampoo
• *Giovanni TTTT
• Bounce Curl
• Raw Curls Wavy Swavy
• Alaffia Coconut
• Innersense Hydrating Hairbath
• Curl Smith scalp line
• Shea Moisture Low Porosity

Conditioner

• Innersense Color Radiance
• Shea Moisture Low Porosity
• Devacurl One
• * Raw Curls Wavy Swavy
• Giovanni Smooth As Silk
• Inahsi Naturals
• Faith In Nature
• Mop Top
• Jessicurl Daily Conditioner
• Bounce Curl
• AG Boost
• * Briogeo Don’t Despair Repair
• Everyone Balance
• Briogeo Super Food
• Giovanni TTTT
• V05 Strawberries & Cream
• Giovanni Root 66 Max Volume
• * EVOLVh Ultrashine
• Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus
• Calia

Leave in/Curl Cream

• Alikay Naturals Lemongrass
• * Giovanni Direct Leave in
• Curl Talk curl cream (not CG)
• * As I Am leave in
• Ag Recoil
• * Bounce Curl Cream
• AG Fast Food
• Cachos Brazil Combing Cream
• It’s A 10
• NYM pink
• Treluxe Leave in
• Shea Moisture Smoothie
• Briogeo Curl Charisma
• NYM Royal Honey & Desert Melon
• Amika Curl Corps
• Promise Organic Coconut Milk Curl Cream

Gel

• * Aussie Instant Freeze
• Deva Curl Arc Angel
• * Giovanni LA Hold
• My Soigne Flax seed
• * Raw Curls Firm Hold
• Harry’s Gel
• * Mop Top Custard
• * Inahsi Custard
• homemade flaxseed gel (gotta try this soon)
• Jessicurl Spiralicious
• TreLuxe Hi Definition
• Miss Jessie’s Jelly
• Treluxe curl serum
• Uncle Funky’s Daughter
• Suave Gel
• Ecostyler
• EVOLVh Wonderbalm
• Boucleme Strong Hold

Mousse/Foam

• Curl Talk
• Design Essentials Avocado & Coconut Mousse
• Raw Curls Mousse
• * Giovanni Turbo Charged Foam
• * Innsersense
• Deva Curl Frizz Free Volumizing Foam
• Herbal Essences Totally Twisted
• AG Cloud
• Shea Moisture Coconut& Hibiscus foam

Curl Enhancer/Activator

• * Kinky Curly Curling Custard
• * Uncle Funky’s Daughter Curly Magic
• Rockin Ringlets
• * AG Recoil
• Mop Top Custard
• Treluxe Reflex

If you want help with embracing your naturally wavy or curly hair, you can join my FREE email course and download my FREE pdf guide, THE QUICK START GUIDE TO MASTERING YOUR CURLS, full of everything you need to know to get started and bring out your beautiful waves and curls.

You can also read my other popular posts on curly hair:

• A Basic Guide to the Curly Girl Method for Wavy & Curly Hair
• What Products You Really Need To Start The Curly Girl Method
• Curly Girl Method Routine for 2B 2C 3A Hair
• 50+ Curly Girl Method Approved Products
• Curly Girl Night Routine To Protect Your Curls At Night
• How To Refresh Curly Hair
• Tips For Fine & Low Density Curly Hair
• How To Clarify Curly Hair
• Rice Water Rinse Guide
• 14 Hacks For Curly and Wavy Hair
• How To Repair Damaged Curly Hair
• Curly Girl Method Before and After – 1 Year Progress Update
• Ultimate Guide to Hair Porosity for Curly Hair
• My Favorite Products for Fine Curly Hair
• 11 Surprising Reasons You Have Frizz + Tips to Beat Frizz
• Common Causes of Limp Curls & Their Fixes
• Guide to Humidity & Weather Styling
• EVOLVh Review

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