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Curlsmith Shape Up Aqua Gel #1
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Curlsmith Shape Up Aqua Gel

Item 2579835

$28.00
Size:8.0 oz

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Summary

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Balancing protein-rich and moisturizing products in your routine is key to healthy, strong hair. Curlsmith's Shape Up Aqua Gel is a protein-enriched styling gel that provides light hold and weightless definition for all curl types.

Details

Benefits

  • Defines curls without compromising on volume or weighing the hair down
  • Flexible, light and bouncy results
  • Enriched with proteins at low dosage, it can be used frequently without the risk of protein overload
  • Balancing protein-rich and moisturizing products in your routine is key to strengthen and protect the hair against damage. The more damaged and porous your hair is, the more protein-rich products you should use
  • Light hold (5/10), it creates very little crunchy cast around the hair while drying
  • The "cast" is key to trap moisture, keep frizz at bay and enhance definition, but the crunchy feeling is only temporary; once curls are completely dry you just need to gently "scrunch" your hair upwards to break the cast and reveal soft, defined results
  • Incredibly lightweight water-based texture easily spreads through the hair, coating it evenly
  • Vegan, cruelty free, clean ingredients and curly girl friendly (no sulfates, silicones or drying alcohols)
  • Designed for all curls and texture types

Key Ingredients

  • Powerful patented active that targets and fortifies internal hair structure (hair bonds)
  • Hemp Seed & Rice Protein complex, completely plant-based alternative to animal keratin that helps the hair look stronger and more elastic
  • Blend of nutrient-rich superfoods (Prickly Pear, Kale, Guava, Shiitake Mushroom, Blackcurrant and Pumpkin Seeds)

How To Use

Apply to soaking wet hair. For extra moisture, prime your hair with your favorite Curlsmith leave-in. Rake through to ensure you are evenly coating all strands. Use the 'praying hands' method to smooth all locks down, seal the moisture in and tame the cuticles. Scrunch to encourage curl formation, then air dry or diffuse.

Ingredients

Water (Aqua), PVP, Panthenol, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Lentinus Edodes (Shiitake Mushroom) Extract,* Psidium Guajava (Guava) Fruit Extract, Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract, Brassica Oleracea Acephala (Kale) Leaf Extract, Opuntia Tuna (Prickly Pear) Fruit Extract, Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract,* Hydroxypropylgluconamide, Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate, Hydrolyzed Hemp Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Carbomer, Glycerin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tartaric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Aminomethyl Propanol, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Limonene, Geraniol, Fragrance (Parfum).

*Organic Ingredients

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Key Ingredients

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  2. View 2 Hemp Seed Oil
  3. View 3 Rice Protein
  4. View 4 Bond Protection

How To Use

Step 1

Step 1

Rub the product between your hands and apply on soaking wet hair with the “praying hands” method, smoothing from top to ends.
Step 2

Step 2

Flip your head upside down and scrunch gently with upwards motions to encourage curl to spring back and form their pattern.
Step 3

Step 3

Air dry or diffuse. Make sure you flip your head in all directions while drying to increase volume. Do not touch hair while drying.
Step 4

Step 4

Once completely dry, scrunch again to 'break the cast', the crunchy feeling gels greate, and make your hair super soft and bouncy.

Comparison Table

Product Comparison

Range

Strength Recipe

Scalp Recipe

Moisture Recipe

Moisture Recipe

Strength Recipe

Moisture Recipe

Function

Step 4: Style

Step 4: Style

Step 4: Style

Step 4: Style

Step 4: Style

Step 4: Style

Product Type

Styling Gel

Styling Gel

Styling Gel

Styling Gel

Styling Foam

Styling Cream

Description

Light hold and weightless definition for all curl types

Fluid lightweight gel that reduces scalp build-up

Moisture and definition for shiny, bouncy ringlets

Extreme definition, long-lasting hold and humidity protection

Weightless foam to use alone or with other stylers

Light cream with soft hold for loose textures

Contains Proteins?

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

Hold

Level 5

Level 7

Level 5

Level 10

Level 2

Level 1

Before & After

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How to get the best from your curls

Apply all your leave-in products (conditioners, creams, foams and gels) on soaking wet hair - this will help the product spread more easily and coat the curls evenly instead of being patchy!

Review Snapshot

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54 ReviewsWrite a Review
70%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend
Ratings Distribution
Pros
No Pros
Cons
No Cons
Hair Type
6Wavy Hair
4Very Curly Hair
3Straight Hair
Most Helpful Positive Review
Hold and Film-Forming

I have used so many gels over the past 15 years, and I have "made do" with a lot of them. I have a favorite natural gel (film-former) that I have been using for a long time and I will never give that up. However, it only gives me about 3 days worth of hold, if that. I have been searching for an all-...

Versus
Most Helpful Critical Review
It depends

This did not have enough hold for my medium to fine, low density 2b-3a hair. It felt like a liquid serum good for adding moistures and assisting in smoothing the hair during styling. Might be good for a tighter curl pattern that likes a smoothing effect or perhaps doesn't want a lot of volume. I fou...

54 results

I will buy this again.

Submitted 22 days ago

By Tammie

From Montana

Hair Type Straight Hair

It helps my fine hair hold curl after blow drying.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Light Weight, great shine, no frizz or leftover residue

Submitted 1 month ago

By Ivy

From Indianapolis

I have to wear my hair up a lot due to my work, so i use this with a leave in conditioner on days im not doing my standard curl routine. Ill set my hair in a braid so its out of my face and then after work i can take it out and it helps hold the braid waves so well and has such a nice shine with no frizz or residue feeling. I did not like this product at first because the hold isnt strong enough for my standard routine, but i hate wasting product. Im happy i found the perfect use for it and its definitely a product ill purchase again for my braid days.

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Great for fine hair

Submitted 1 month ago

By Meg

From Ohio

On a whim I decided to try this gel and I love it. I have fine curly hair and it doesnt weigh my hair down like creams do. Its runny so its easy to distribute through my hair. I make sure my hair is really wet, rake the gel through my hair, and diffuse to form a cast. As long as your hair is really wet when raking in the gel, you'll have beautiful seaweed clumps. Once it's fully dry, I shake out the cast and I have perfect ringlets with no frizz.

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Left my hair dry.

Submitted 3 months ago

By Violet

From Lansing Mi

I thought my hair was frizzy before I used this product. This left my hair dry and brittle and very fuzzy. I've used this brand before and was impressed, this one not so much. Will return

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Just not for me

Submitted 4 months ago

By Madeleine

From Syracuse, NY

Tried it for a variety of applications and felt like it missed the mark on all. Frizzy and undefined curls, sticky weird blowout that made my untouchable hair move as one unit… love my shampoo and conditioner but hard pass on this gel.

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