BEST WAVY CURLY HAIR CARE OF 2022!!!! 😱😍

[@simplyamandashomesteadsampler]

Great list! I have been finding ALOT of Curlsmith products at TJMAXX! The jumbos in particular. I picked up the Jumbo Curlsmith Multi Tasking conditioner for $29xx, the 8oz. Shine Jelly for 12xx. They also had the Multi Tasking Shampoo, Shine shampoo, Shine gel, & the color shampoo. That is an amazing price for Curlsmith! I never thought I would see Curlsmith there! Tfs! Blessings!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

That is amazing! Thanks for the tip!

[@morgansides294]

Thank you so much for doing a "Best of" list. I really appreciate it. It makes finding all your favorite products so much easier! 😁

[@nataliejenner3318]

The Olaplex clarifying shampoo has been one of my fave hair product discoveries of 2022. It brought my curls back to life once I figured out I had hard water damage that nothing else could fix.

[@angelag669]

Hey Courtney. Love the video. Some of my favorite products this year: Clarifying Shampoo - Prell. I did what you did and after Suave changed the formula of their Shampoo I went to Neutrogena only to find that one changed as well. Prell is inexpensive drug store and has a good sulfate. Lo Poo - Olaplex No 4. This shampoo is pricey but VERY concentrated and feels silky. Leave-In Conditioner/Heat Protectant - Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Leave-In Spray. It smells FANTASTIC and leaves my hair soft and silky. Hair Gel - Curlsmith Hydro Style Flexi Jelly. I don't like hard hold gels and this one is perfect. As far as the major change I had hair related is that I went back to using silicones. It has been really good for my hair.

[@audrey5379]

Thank you for telling us which has protein and which doesn't. Currently dealing with protein overload so looking for protein free products. Love your channel and how sweet you are! Thank you

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Absolutely! I am glad that helped! If it helps, I do have some other videos where I focused more on what products do and don't have protein. Let me know and I can link them here!

[@sharleenslaunwhite8653]

Fave of 2022 is definitely the Verb x Manes by Mell Curl Foaming Gel. Anyone who watches your channel regularly should not be surprised by the number of Curlsmith products you love - I was expecting it!!

[@TheJanaRina]

For everyone: Time Stamp 5:17 is Best of Deep Donditioner, not Co Wash, Co Wash is at 8:45. The biggest surprise and routine change for me and my fine low density wavy hair this year was when I actually (after like 6 months) took the advice a curly hairdresser (with fine low density wavy hair) gave me: Use curl cream and a foam and stay away from gels... My hair had lost all it's curl/wave and bounce and did not clump. The cream really helped with that. I also started clarifying properly again and I think that's helped too.

[@333Lovelylaura]

Thank you for this!!! What foams do you like? I have thin fine low porisity medium length hair

[@TheJanaRina]

@@333Lovelylaura I have been using the Innersense I Create Lift and Inahsi Define and Shine. I liked them both but both have 1 small thing I did not enjoy. With the innersense I felt like the tips of my hair would become dry after repeated use and the Inahsi one does not really smell good.

[@mmorrow4705]

Fun fact that I love for a foam/gel is to take a clean empty bath and body works foaming hand soap container and mix in your favorite gel with distilled water. It works like a foam but with amazing hold while still being very light weight.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Ohhh thats fun!

[@Brixsy]

Hi Courtney. I want to first say congrats to being a new mom. i don't have wavy hair i actually have 4b-4c hair and i love watching your year-end favorites and your compare product videos. i can't use curl creams either or heavy leave ins so your recommendations every year are spot on. i use to use as i am leave in conditioner but stopped due to me having so many products. I find myself using spray leave ins this year and light gels or custards. i actually have not deep conditioned this year at all. HAPPY HOLIDAYS

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Awe thank you! I love that this still helps you and is interesting for you! I love that you could use a spray in and light gels and custards. Very interesting! And that you didn't have to deep condition!!! Wow!

[@WeasleyIsOurKing94]

Girl you are such a blessing to us all on our healthy hair journeys 🥹 Love your videos!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Awe, thank you so so much! This means so much!

[@WeasleyIsOurKing94]

No Courtney, thank you for everything!!! My hair is the healthiest wavy/curly it’s been in a long time! Every time someone asks me about my hair I point them your way 💕

[@Star-dj1kw]

I agree on the Curlsmith Hydro Flexi Jelly: easy to apply bc it’s runny; hydrating 💦, combines well with other stylers!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Yes!

[@shadowchsr79]

If you still like playing with TreLuxe they now have a new mousse. It's packaged like a foam and since my hair seems to love their products, I am looking forward to trying it. I also have fine, low porosity wavy hair. So I like looking at your reviews and recommendations.

[@kelliefiteturner6836]

Great video! My favorite product this year has been the Curlsmith Bouncy Strength Foam. I get great results every time I use it.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Ohhh yes that is a great foam!

[@cindyms.1237]

I own all of the curlsmith products and mix and match those depending on what my hair needs that day. I love the Ordinary for clarifying my hair and have it stocked up in my cabinet too. I'm living the best hair days with these products.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Oh I love how you put that "Living the best hair days!" I love the versatility of the products and that you can mix and match like that. And that's awesome you stocked up on it!

[@reneevasconcellos5335]

I love these kinds of videos. Thank you Courtney 🥰

[@MewsView]

Been scouring your videos lately for all the wavy/curly info I can get. Sooooo glad I found your channel. It has really helped to hear from someone with extremely similar hair. ✅ Wavy curly ✅ Fine ✅ Low porosity ✅ Gave birth Feb 2022 and now dealing with regrowth 😅

[@S7T8A8R7]

Favorite products of 2022 clarify shampoo Malibu C undo goo, hair-mask briogeo don't despair repair, hairgel Dove amplified textures, hair mousse the doux mousse def.. that's all the new products I discovered this year that I enjoyed.

[@GinaMarieCheeseman]

Malibu C Undo Goo is good. Sulfate free and works well

[@allyweitzel8970]

I think you did this for your last few years of favorite videos, but are any of your past favorites still favorites? I really wanted to hear what you still love / use from previous favorites

[@Lw77596]

Thank you for sharing Courtney, and I now have so many more products to try in 2023!😁 I'm still figuring out which products work best for me and the seasons changing definitely doesn't help. Your hair is looking beautiful and so shiny, I'm getting Rapunzel vibes ❤x

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Awe thank you!!!! When you change products only do one at a time. Try not to change multiple products at a time. But change of seasons can be very hard! Your hair needs change. And if you are still in transition that can be tough.

[@michelle5784]

This gave me a few ideas of products I want to try! Especially for postpartum regrowth, mines crazy right now after 16 months My favorites for this year are the LUS shampoo and conditioner and their Irish Sea Moss Gel. They've worked so well for me and I like that they're the same brand because I feel like they work together. And my Shark HyperAir! (And my Revlon brush dryer for the days I want to have straight hair 🤫)

[@kellylincoln8244]

I just got some of the curlsmith blue line for black Friday and I’m loving it! The volume one is crazy!!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Yes!!! I love that one and that line!

[@mendocinogirl]

Have loved the Mielle Rosemary Mint Scalp and Hair Strengthening Oil. I love to use the glass dropper to distribute over my scalp and massage in. it smells awesome and I think it’s helped strengthen my neglected hair.

[@jennywellman3025]

LOVE Curlsmith 😍 I have the jumbo size Core Strenght schampoo and Multitasking conditioner ❤

[@simplyamandashomesteadsampler]

I just bought some Curlsmith products at TJMAXX. They had a lot of the jumbo, & Shine products! Amazing prices.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Oh you are stocked up! I love that you don't need a ton too. That should last you awhile!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

That is awesome!

[@calaaaabalaaaa5812]

Your natural color is absolutely gorgeous :))

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Thank you so much!🙂

[@michellehusson6059]

I concur that the Verb product is the best styler I’ve ever used this year and ever ❤❤❤❤

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

I adore it!

[@a.m.j797]

oh my gosh!!! totally with you on the Mielle deep conditioner, it is the most moisturizing and luxurious product I ever used on my hair. Love love love.

[@kr59137]

It's so funny, we have very similar hair types. Mine is silky, wavy, fine, and low porosity but it absolutely hates all Curlsmith products. I haven't found a single one that didn't make my hair feel immediately gunky. My favorite combination lately has been the Inkey List Hyaluronic Acid Hair Serum, Verb's Curl Leave In, Verb's Curl Foaming Gel, and then Verb's Ghost oil. The foaming gel is freaking amazing. I love that my hair still feels so silky when I use it.

[@nancyhunter4525]

I use mostly Maui Moisture products. Either the awaphui or the bamboo fiber shampoo and the hair mask as conditioner and mask, with protein treatments now and then from Green Beauty or Boldplex. As a leave in I use Roux Fanciful White Minx (my hair is silver) and purple toning in one. And the Maui Moisture curl cream and/or Dippity Do and/or Verb foaming gel. Plus I treat my hair with jojoba oil and rosemary and teatree as a pre-poo the night before I wash my hair which is only once a week because my scalp is very dry. Once in awhile I use a clarifying shampoo.

[@BlackLabMama]

Your hair still looks gorgeous like this, Courtney. 😍

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Thank you so much!

[@elanasegal8939]

My favorites this year are a tie between the Curlsmith Hyrdo Style Flex Jelly and the Pacifica Rosemary Purify Invigorating Shampoo.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

👀👀👀 Good choices!

[@EmilyCarriker1]

I have slightly tighter pattern than you but also super similar . I clarify once a week . Usually wash 2-3 times a week . As far as I can tell washing my hair when it's dirty nothing ever happened . I don't remember the last time I did a deep treatment but I tend to olaplex once a month . I'll have to start doing the deep conditioner . I love adowa - I think a newer brand blue tansy clarifier

[@jessg.829]

I love the Curl Foaming Gel for refreshes! It's soooo good!!! Great video!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Great idea! I could see it being good for that! And thank you!

[@gracelester4425]

My best of 2022 is my clarify shampoo is twist reset clarify shampoo then my hair masque is Shea moisture manuka honey or the black castor oil masque then for my shampoo and conditioner I use twist the one in the black bottle but since it's getting cold here I been using Shea moisture coconut oil and hibiscus shampoo and conditioner and my hair don't like curl cream but I do use a little bit of leave in conditioner I use Maui moisture frizz free leave in or if I need more moisture Maui moisture curl quench curl smoothie and for hold I use Not your mother's gel

[@sganey6]

Fave shampoo and conditioner are the verb ghost line and stylers I love my innersense I create volume and I create hold. Curlsmith weightless air dry cream is still my holy grail cream/leave in for years

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

All great products! I do love Innersense as well!

[@shannonshank8442]

I love your videos! They are so informative and helpful! How do I know what my porosity level is?

[@joceery]

if I may make a suggestion: I would be very interested in a one brand washday video with Gyada products! :)

[@mariacamilamoreno2621]

I loved the ouai clarifying shampoo and curlsmith curl defining soufflé

[@blkbirde7416]

Please, please, please try Coco & Eve products! I have similar hair to yours except it is med to high porosity. Like A Virgin Hair mask is awesome, as well as the after shampoo conditioner. Still experimenting with their other products. Please evaluate!

[@machiposac8850]

Hi Courtney, I use the “as I am” leave in and I love it, but you said it doesn’t contain glycerin, but it does. Did they change their formula or you said that because glycerin isn’t among the first 5 ingredientes? Also, what do you think about parabens? Don’t they accumulate in the body? I ask you because you are a Chemist. I want to try the Chi gel you recommended but it has at least 2 types of parabens. Thanks

[@briannamorgan463]

What are your thoughts on blue-line curlsmith detox shampoo? I've got naturally dry scalp and hair, so it seems just strong enough to remove my standard not too oil-heavy and no-silicone products - so I LOVE it for a once every 1-2 weeks deep cleanse! But I doubt it's ability to remove hard water minerals or any silicones... and this is a problem because I've got low-med hard water, and I've been experimenting with the olaplex curl cream w/silicone especially for humid Hawaii vacation, and for dry winter air protection.... However I'm either allergic or very sensitive to SLS, I know because it gives me terrible mouth soreness and dry lips in toothpaste, and now that I've stopped using it in shampoo my scalp is soooo much happier and less dry/flaky! I think I need to try a sulfate shampoo with just sodium laureth maybe... However, final fun fact, which Dr. Dray talked about on her derm channel not too long ago - the positive cations in hard water (primarily calcium and magnesium) react with the negative anion in cleansers, such as with fatty anions in traditional soap produced with lye, AND with the sulfate anions in sulfate based shampoos! Sulfates react with hard water to form a soap-scum like precipitate, which forms films on our hair and skin 😅🤣 Here's a reference with basic chemistry I found - science-yhairblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/hard-water-and-your-hair.html?m=1 Moral of the story, there's probably some ideal order in which to use these products to limit hard water mineral presence when clarifying with a sulfate, but hell if I know, cause unless we're all gonna wash our hair with distilled water, I'm totally and completely lost to a solution 😂🙃

[@caitlinheusz386]

The Curlsmith Multitasking Conditioner is my favourite product overall.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Yes!!!! Sooo good!

[@brunajasinowodolinski4335]

Hi! I absolutely love your channel, especially since we have the same hair type so your videos are super helpful ❤️. Have you ever tried the Eco styler gels? Im curious to hear your opinions about them!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

You are so sweet! Thank you for watching!! Yes I have, and I haven't had the best of luck with them 😢

[@amberbarnes4206]

You should review “ the hair lab by strands” with the curl define booster

[@sarah9314]

Oh man I knew that clarifying suave was effecting me different I didn’t know they re formulated

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Ugh!!! Yes unfortunately! It was such a simple formula and so budget friendly!

[@EmilyCarriker1]

I know you said don't like curl creams . I'm curious have you tried bumble curl cream light ? I have some actual ringlets with that one . Best one I've ever used

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

I have not! That one sounds so good!

[@tonyacarey4176]

Are the gels u mentioned dimethicone free?… are they curly girl approved?

[@jeannesohre5118]

Thank you Dear

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

You’re welcome 😊

[@wendybrda.4136]

I have been on the hunt for a hard hold gel for a long time. My soft, fine, just below ear length curls need it or I end up with more of a wave when I scrunch. I've tried so many recommended as "hard hold" but have wondered, "is it me/my application?" I recently went back to KCC and thought that was gonna do it. Halfway through the jar, I am once again disillusioned. I will try Chi and see what happens 🙏🏻 Ty!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Yes, try the Chi or the Snot. Or maybe pair the KCC with another medium/hard hold gel.

[@wendybrda.4136]

@@SwavyCurlyCourtney so, would you do the KCC, scrunch it in, and then apply the "snot" (😂I can't believe that's the name....just cracks me up!) or emulsify the two in your hands and then apply? Or would that be overkill?

[@maryc6091]

Thank you Courtney for this video. I just want to get this straight before I start buying products. My hair is a lot like yours. If I use Verb Curl Foam Gel, I use it as my styler and then I put a gel on top of that? I know you don’t name these products but naming that product a foaming gel when it’s a styler is confusing (for me). 😀 Thank you.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

You could! You could use it as a one and done or add a gel on top if you would like a little more hold! But yes, it can be confusing! But I had great results even on its own! This is where I used it as a one and done! studio.kzbin.infotalF3lWo-rM/edit?c=UCbIzL-of1Mz_wY9GuNTexQw

[@maryc6091]

@@SwavyCurlyCourtney Thank you Courtney. Hope you and your family have a wonderful blessed Christmas.

[@jodywagner7760]

I'm surprised Curlsmith Styling Souffle wasn't in any of the lists.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

It should have been runner up in single styler!!! 🤦🏼‍♀️🙈

[@Caloci76]

That is one of my favourites lately.

[@kmadsen65]

Is The Ordinary shampoo chelating?

[@kate7557]

I love the way the Mielle babasu mint deep conditioner feels and works but I find the mint smell so overwhelming and the smell really clings to my hair. I am still overwhelmed by the smell the next few days and it makes me constantly nauseated. Does anyone have a recommendation for a similar conditioner without the mint? I don't need that much moisture so I think the Bounce Curl will be too much for me.

[@bradandkrit]

Me too! That Mielle babassu mint deep conditioner smell is truly by far the worst smelling hair product I have ever put on my hair. In the jar it smells okay, but on my hair, I had the exact same experience you describe! Nausea-inducing and doesn’t seem to dissipate. It took me two wash days to get the smell to fully leave. Have you tried the Curlsmith protein conditioner that Courtney mentioned? The one that’s the deep conditioner and rinse-out conditioner and leave-in conditioner all in one? It has a similar feel and consistency to the Mielle one, so it might potentially work for you? 🤞

[@candiagrandmont6332]

I would say if you can afford it that you should keep up with the highlights.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Thanks!

[@rachelwinn923]

I'd love to know what you think about NoFrizz10 hair products

[@candicemurphy7896]

Love Curlsmith. That’s where I started and und up going back to along with the Ouidad gel. Got the Maribels protein cream and flax seed gel and my hair gets knotty. Can’t figure out why.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Interesting! Maybe a little more water would help with that?

[@c.a.schmidt345]

Your Hair is soooo amazing 😍🥰❣️❤️...love the healty Shine...

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Thank you so much!!

[@AmanpreetSingh-tm8dk]

Hey I clicked on the chi gel to check it our but it lists cones in the ingredients. I didn't know if you knew. Anyway love th3 video.

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

So I'm no seeing silicones in the ingredients. I do see Methylcloroisotiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone, which are actually ingredients that keep mold, fungus and bacteria from growing in the product.

[@AmanpreetSingh-tm8dk]

@SwavyCurlyCourtney oh ok, sorry, my bad. I always thought if they ended like that, it was cones. Great, I can check itcout.6

[@heymssmithers]

How do you like that my hair dance packaging compared to the old packaging?

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

I really love the new packaging!

[@sacrist22]

Im the first! Love your channel!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

🎉

[@jenhooper3554]

💗

[@heymssmithers]

I cannot find the styling snot anywhere!!

[@SwavyCurlyCourtney]

Noooooooo please say it isn't discontinued!

[@Linzhope24]

I found it recently on Amazon!

[@christiemese]

I think Target carries it.