ArvazalliaUltra Curl Defining Cream with Argan Oil for Wavy and Curly Hair

I needed a change of pace for my curls and based on the mostly positive reviews here and the fact that argan oil has worked well with my mop of curls and frizz, I decided to give this a try. The price seemed reasonable enough.I have to endlessly tame the beast that is my thick, curly, frizzy mop of hair. To be clear, my review is based on using this product on the beast all of three times so far. If my opinion changes over time I will amend the review. I promise. For now, this product is absolutely exceptional in my hair. Makes my curls come alive and also hold their shape longer than other products. There was also a bounciness to the curl. Now granted, it is the dead of winter here with dry temperatures endlessly below 30 degrees so frizz isn't likely to be a problem. The frizz test will come soon enough (I hate hot weather) and as I said I will amend this review if this stuff can't handle my kinks. For now, the curls are curly and soft and just as I would want curls to be.Lots of reviews mention the wonderful smell. Here's where I have to beg to differ. This stuff does not smell good to me. It isn't horrid, it isn't even bad, but I just would not say it smells good. It kind of puts me in mind of the old afro sheen smell from the days of yore. Do they even still make afro sheen? Not that it smells exactly like the old afro sheen but there is a similar olfactory tone.Smell aside, this is my new favorite hair product for my out of control mop. I have already gotten a couple of folks telling me that my hair looks good. Could be the recent cut but I think it probably has a lot to do with this ultra curl defining cream with argan oil.UPDATE AFTER 15 MONTHS OF USE: I love this stuff and can't imagine how I ever lived without it. My hair is silky smooth, far more manageable and curly rather than frizzy most of the time. Even in humid summer temps, I see more curl than I ever saw before. In rereading the above review I see I complained a bit about the smell. Honestly I have no memory of that. My first bottle must have been bad or else they changed the scent. I love it now and ALWAYS get compliments on how my hair smells. I use this every morning and could not be happier! In fact, it is now part of my subscribe and save order.Bottom Line: Heck yes I would recommend this product. You've got thick curly frizzy hair like me you know how important good product is. Try it.

I have very thick and curly hair. Not tight curls but "flippy", wavy curls. My problem is that most products result in my hair being:(a) "crisp" and wet looking(b) weighted down, full and wavy due to the curl being weighted out of it OR(c) like I have wingsMy new hair dresser suggested I should find a curl cream that did not contain alcohol. I chose Arvazallia Ultra Curl Defining Cream with Argan Oil because of the positive reviews, but I was very skeptical about it. I have to say I am very satisfied with this product. I put this in after towel scrunching my wet hair and it seems to do a great job of maintaining the curls while making my hair feel silky smooth. The hair on the top of my head is more straight and coarse than the hair on the sides and the back and initially I thought I would need to use mouse or a different product on it, however, I've found the cream does a reasonably good job providing hold in this area as well (Note that I am not the kind of person who gets all done up with perfect hair each time I go out so I'm not expecting rigid/perfect hold. I take care to fix my hair and put on a little makeup and am happy with the ability to wash my hair, and either let it dry naturally or help it along a little with a diffuser. This product is great for that.)The only reason it gets 4 stars instead of 5 from me because I am a little concerned about the long term use and its affects on my hair. It seems like it takes quiet a bit of soap and warm water to wash it off my hands. Not sure how quickly it will build up on my hair. Right now, I'm liking it quite a bit.Update: Been using this for almost two months and don't notice a build up. Changing to 5 stars as I have nothing negative to say.

I've been using Hydrating Argan Oil Hair Mask and Deep Conditioner By Arvazallia for Dry or Damaged Hair - 8.45 Oz for about six months now. I've gone from waist length, very thick, wavy hair to a new do cut an inch or two below my shoulders. I have been very pleased with the hair mask since I had fairly frizzy ends from not cutting it in eons. It didn't magically knit the splits back together or anything, but it didn't calm down the riot happening on my head. I tried this curl defining cream on my long hair and wasn't terribly impressed with its 'curl defining' action. It did make the waves a bit more defined, but not any more so than other hair sprays/creams I've tried.However, after pruning that business back and removing a huge amount of hair weight, dem' curls can finally spring like they want to - and so this cream can actually have a chance of doing what it's supposed to.After washing my hair (I've started using less of the oil mask, alternating washing session of only shampoo, with shampoo + mask, since my hair is at more manageable levels now) I worked in about three pumps of the curl cream and the let it air dry after a few minutes of gentle blow drying - it's cold today and I didn't want to be sopping wet for the rest of the day. I did try twisting a couple of the top strands back away from my face and I was surprised that they actually loosely held - I'll be doing that in the future. It gave my hair a bit more put-together look instead of its usual untamed windswept/bedhead scrunch-fest.The results were fairly controlled curls, no tackiness or stiffness whatsoever. I could do with a little more frizz control, and some of those curls are just going weird directions, but I'll have to take that complaint to my own genes, not the cream creators.

I am very picky about what goes on my hair - it has to feel like there is nothing. I tried this product b/c I like the deep conditioner they make. Works great - tames the frizz without the stickiness or weight of other products. Plus I love the smell.