S Curl/ Care Free Curl moisturizers

[Chameleonchick]

Carefree curl! Carefree curl! I actually pnly got this product at first because it was 2 bucks and helps with curls. I think they reformulated the product because I am finding two different types of bottles.

This one was the first one I bought. Way too light for my 4a/b hair, but PERFECT for my son's 3a/b hair. I think this is the older one, because when I was shopping in Wally world I found this one......and its ingredients were different. The consistency is much thicker and my hair just loves it. It makes it soo soft. Oh yeah they both say instant mosturizer with glycerin and protein.

 

[Kimiche]

Diddo^^^^ I Love S-curl, I always keep it handy, I tried to make a homemade glycerin spray and it just didn't work, But I love the one in The Blue & Gray Bottle and I also Love Designer Touch Texturizing Spray I keep both of these!!

I tried making glycerin mix as well once. I didn't dilute it too well because my hair ended up feeling sticky, and I hated that feeling. I just leave it to the experts now, and I stick with S-curl. It does the job.

 

[napbella]

yes I have used it and it does nada for my hair. Just sits there. I'm still gonna use it though.

 

[wheezy807]

I like to use s curl when i'm 8wks or more post. It really helps lay down my edges nicely.

 

[Bublin]

All these sprays just make my hair feel sticky....i'm giving up putting them on relaxed her.

 

[nappy85]

Care Free Curl Gold used to be my main moisturizer when I started out. Now, I'll occasionally use it to moisturize a ponytail or a bun (just to get rid of the extra that I have). I now understand that my hair responds better to butters. So I no longer use this product as my main moisturizer.

 

[sheba125]

I've used both S curl and care free curl and I prefer S curl. It makes and keeps my hair moisturized all day. My hair hates care free curl cuz it I too watery and light. My hair prefers heavier products.

I agree...my hair loves S-Curl. CareFree was too light and watery for me as well. Plain glycerine didn't give me the same effect S-Curl, I can't live without it.

 

[carameldiva]

I'm natural and I use it as a moisturizer on my hair. It works very well.

 

[almond eyes]

Now that I started to co-wash, I have found a way to keep my hair from getting crunchy when it air dries. My hair is extremely dry and I find that when I put my heavy cream and other oils on my hair when it is freshly wet, my hair absorbs the hair products immediately and it's almost like a waste because no penetration of the product. And for some reason even sitting under the hair dryer does nothing either. So what I do is, I co-wash and use the S-curl or Sta-Fro on six to eight braids to let my hair air dry. Then later on in the day, I use my other products when my hair has soaked in all of the S-curl and is mostly dry. I find that my hair takes on the other products better and is not crunchy anymore.

Best,
Almond Eyes

 

[loveable37]

I am gettin me some now either one i am in the strengh challenge sho i need to read more and up my products cheap i am.

 

[MeechUK]

I've tried both types since people rave about them. Honestly for my hair they didn't do anything except leave a funny, kinda "hard or dry" feeling on my hair. I don't know erplexed I just chalked it up to being one of those things that doesn't work for me.

I agree! I like Soft n Free Curl Moisturiser with Jojoba. It leaves my hair soft and moisturised without any build-up. A little goes a long way and I use it every other day for moisture.

MeechUK

 

[CenteredGirl]

Use both in prepoo, add oils and butters. Fantabuliscious!

 

[Bronxcutie]

I am going to pick up one of these to see if they help with my massive new growth. I will be at a 7 week relaxer stretch on Sunday. I would like to get to 10, but I don't think I can make it!

 

[femalegold]

I use Scurl it adds moisture to my hair after I wash and condition.

 

[chosen07]

naturals who used s-curl after b.c. did you use on wet or dry hair?

 

[mrsjohnson75]

I use it as a daily moisturizer. A little goes a long way.

 

[Tylove101]

^^^^ yep MrsJohnson75 turned me onto the S-curl. I haven't used it in awhile but it's good.

 

[Nonie]

naturals who used s-curl after b.c. did you use on wet or dry hair?

Used on damp hair coz I had to have something on to comb my hair after washing, but after my hair would dry, it'd feel a bit dry so I'd use again in the evening on dry hair before baggying for the night. I never had to apply again till wash day as my hair stayed moist for days, since I baggied every night.

I prefer to use it on dry but couldn't help that as I couldn't let my hair dry fully uncombed after a wash...and I couldn't comb it w/o the slip I got from S Curl spray.

 

[Princess Tam Tam]

I use Care Free Curl Gold spray every two days.

My 4b hair likes it. I think it defines my curls.

 

[senznme]

I use S-curl as a daily moisturizer and my 4b hair loves it.

 

[Tylove101]

naturals who used s-curl after b.c. did you use on wet or dry hair?

I've always used it on wet hair.

 

[Closeout]

I used carefree curl god, now i use wave neaveu, i like them both for my new growth. They keep it nice and soft and managable.

 

[supermodelsonya]

S-Curl...I started using it after looking at Ashaun's fotki. I had to go and get some. It makes my new growth soft and manageable, and when I use the scarf method, it makes my hair lie down nicely.

 

[jaszymeen]

i've tried both. s-curl was a bit too watery for me so i switched to cfcg because it has a thicker consistency. i only apply it to my ends though. my ends used to drink the s-curl up in about 5 mins. i co-wash everyday with aussie moist and apply cfcg to my ends slick back in my mini bun and go off to work and when i come home and take my hair down my ends are still moisturized and curly.

 

[sxytia07]

scurl junkie here! love it! the only con is that it leaves a residue and i have to clarify more often.

other than that, it does the best job moisturizing out of everything i've tried. i bun daily so i don't have to worry about it being too heavy to wear out!

 

[brucebettye]

I love Scurl. I am so lazy with my hair care lately that I put my scurl in a spray bottle and mix it with water and use it as a spritz. I normally put some on in the morning and before I go to bed before I baggy my hair.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

These are Good Tips. This is a very Helpful Thread.

Thanks Ladies....As I get further into my Stretch, I may have to pick up some.

 

[goldielocs]

When I lived in NC I used S-curl on my dd's hair and it was great. Since moving to AZ, it dried her hair out. I read somewhere that the glycerine pulls moisture from the air around you and that's what keeps the moisture in. If there isn't enough moisture in the air, then the opposite happens. It pulls it out leading to dry crunchy hair.

After reading this, I may try it again and then seal with an oil. I'll see how that works b/c her hair is suffering over here.

 

[WantNatural]

I love S-Curl. We use it on ds hair and I use it for my new growth - I'm 24 weeks post. It softens my new growth like nothing else!

 

[beans4reezy]

I wanted to try these since I am a long stretcher...but how do you manage the Jerri Curl smell? The smell prevents me from trying these