Cantu mousturizing curl activator cream

[SweetlyCurly]

I've previously used their curl cream but my hair hated it because of the petroleum I'm assuming. Today at CVS I saw this new curl cream without the petroleum and decided to grab it. Has anyone else tried it? I'm giving it the side eye until I try it because it looks runnier than other curling creams.

 

[divachyk]

I tried it and it was ok. I wasn't able to get it to work for me like I'd hoped so I shelved it and was gonna come back to it another day. I was trying to use it as a moisturizer on dry hair vs. a LI on damp hair. The bottle suggests using it either way. How are you using it SweetlyCurly

 

[SEMO]

I liked it fine. It got the job done and moisturized my hair. But it doesn't stand out in my mind as having done anything special (but I have the same feeling about most leave-ins, which is why I'm still looking for a holy grail in this category). If I was all out of my other leave-ins and saw some on sale I might repurchase.

 

[SweetlyCurly]

I tried it and it was ok. I wasn't able to get it to work for me like I'd hoped so I shelved it and was gonna come back to it another day. I was trying to use it as a moisturizer on dry hair vs. a LI on damp hair. The bottle suggests using it either way. How are you using it SweetlyCurly

I'm going to use it tomorrow as a curling cream, after my leave in. I'll update you guys after

 

[Kaitlynrs91]

I use it as a moisturizer on damp hair and seal with shea butter mix

 

[SweetlyCurly]

I washed last night and used it. Couple of observations: -Felt really moisturizing while applying.
-consistency was interesting: it looked/felt like a mix between a cream and a gel. Didn't spread easy between my palms like a cream would because of its slimy gel-like texture. -hair looked good before I went to bed. I'll see how it is this morning to give final first impression. Will post pics later.

 

[ag00]

It's definitely made for looser hair types. It didn't do jack squat for these 4b naps.

 

[Coilystep]

I think it depends on how you're applying and using it. I have pretty tight coils. I've used it for wash n goes paired with the curling custard or the curling creme. I get pretty good results but if your heavy handed with the custard it can result in flakes (hair is also a little stiff on the ends. I have used the curl activator by it self to do finger coils and those always turn out great. Coils are always soft and moisturized.