Samy Get Curls Reactivating Lotion– $4.79
How many times have you bought a curl defining product just to find out that it weighs down or hardens your hair?
Or perhaps you find a great curl pudding or lotion that feels amazing on your hair but when it dries, leaves your mane frizzy and undefined? A lot of curl enhancing products tend to have a drawback, but Samy Get Curls Reactivating Lotion proved to be the real deal.
Samy Get Curls Reactivating Lotion is a water based moisturizer meant to reactivate and enhance your curls. Unlike other creams and lotions, it is lightweight but still keeps curls hydrated and bouncy throughout the day. The best part is that it does not flake up like hair gel, but leaves your hair soft and shiny.
I have a combination of 3c/4a hair and it is easily weighed down by oil but sucks up moisturizers like nobody’s business- so it was hard to find a great, balanced product. When I found SGC Reactivating Lotion, I was skeptical because if the expensive stuff didn’t work on my hair, what could the cheap products do?
Nonetheless, I bought it and combed it through my hair after every wash and detangling session for a whole month-it soon became my favorite product. It left my otherwise-dry hair shiny and even gave the relaxed tips of my hair a slight curl which made my transitioning hair look much better.
Jenice Mckenzie says
Got to try them.
Kayla says
Love this article. Extremely helpful and relatable. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Melilew says
Hi! Just a heads-up, Fruit of the Earth Aloe Vera gel is not 100% aloe. It’s got at least 2 preservatives (which is understandable), but also Triethanolamine which is a toxin. I’ve heard a lot of good things about it effectiveness, but it is not pure Aloe Vera gel.
Patrice Lechelle says
Hi!
I am glad you mentioned this. From my understanding (and I may be overgeneralizing), the Triethanolamine that Fruit of the Earth uses is cosmetic grade which means that it must contain less than 5% of the chemical.
Contrary to popular belief, it does not form harmful nitrosamines and should only be avoided if it is concentrated, a product contains over 5% of it, or is being ingested.
Other than that, you are correct! It is really a skin and eye irritant-and technically not 100% aloe vera gel lol
Tiela Lewis says
Thank you! #aloeVERAflatIRONbalm
Kim Jay says
I swear by the aloe vera gel
I use it as my daily moisturizer, I mix it with activated charcoal for facial mask, when I had relaxed hair it works great as a gel and also great for first aid(cuts & burns) I love it. ❤❤❤❤❤ I’m also going to try the Africans best herbal oil.
Nikki Batts says
besides the aloe vera gel & garnier line & africa’s beat what retailers can we locate the other products? clay powder & get curls?
Leslie Douge says
None of the products were under 5 dollars