Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Style Milk 8 oz

This styling milk works wonderfully on my biracial kids' hair! I'm the white parent with no prior experience with curly hair, so I'm constantly experimenting and learning how to care for their hair. I've tried a whole bunch of products and combinations thereof, with varied results. This is by far one of my most successful finds! I'm attaching a couple of photos so you can see what it looks like. The pictures are of my daughter, who is 3 years old, black/white biracial with fine, silky 3b hair. Note: this styling milk isn't the only thing in her hair, so I can't give it full credit for this look, but it is providing most of the definition and hold.Here's a description of how I use it. I wash her hair once a week, and follow with Ouidad Krly Kids No More Knots leave-in conditioner. I tie it up in a protective hairstyle (banded ponytail) and she goes to bed. The next morning, I define her curls with the Shea Moisture Curl & Style Milk, shaping each curl with it around my finger (yeah... it's a lot of work, but I only do it once a week). After her hair dries, it's nice and shiny with beautiful soft curls. I tie it back in a banded ponytail for naps and bedtime, to protect the curls. At the end of each day, and especially by morning, there's some frizz from her just rolling around playing or sleeping, but that's inevitable. Each morning, I touch up the curls that have frizzed, again with the Shea Moisture Curl & Style Milk. Just a little bit with a spray of water. That way she can get through the week looking gorgeous, with minimal daily upkeep. This styling milk provides the best balance of hold, moisture and softness, without feeling greasy or crunchy.In the photos, day 2 and day 4 are the days after hair wash day. On day 4 you can already see a bit of frizz on top, but that was in the evening, after a full day of wear. For a rambunctious 3-year-old, I'd say the curls are holding up quite well!There's only one thing I don't like about this milk - the design of the bottle. The milk isn't really a milk - more like butter! It's thick and can't flow very well. You have to keep the bottle upside down, otherwise it requires a lot of hard squeezing. I wish the cap was wider and more stable so you could store the bottle upside down. Inconvenient, but not enough to drop a star. Otherwise, the product is awesome!UPDATE: It's been several years now that I've been using this product and I still LOVE it! It's the best I've found so far for defining my kids' curls and maintaining that definition throughout the week. It really does last all week, with minor daily touch-ups. My kids are 5 and 3 now and still get a lot of compliments on their curls! The younger one's hair is tighter - closer to a 4, and now that he has some more length to it, the coils hold together all week and he only needs a touch up towards day 4 or 5, and only around his temples. The rest holds up great! I'm including a couple more photos for reference. I can't praise this product highly enough!

I have been following the curly girl method on my hair for about 2 months now. Because I no longer brush my hair (part of the curly girl method) I have been experiencing severe frizziness and I have also experienced an unrelated dryness. I thought I would forever have to deal with those side effects. I used this product in the shower today at the very end, after rinsing my conditioner out, while my hair was still sopping wet. I then scrunched my hair with my hands and a microfiber cloth several times and let it air dry for a few hours. This is the result at about 90% dry. I would highly recommend applying this product while your hair is completely 100% wet in the shower and not waiting a second longer, because I tried applying this when my hair was beginning to slightly dry (still dripping wet) and this product did NOT go into my hair at all and just sat at the top, I had to wash it all out. I would also recommend scrunching your hair with your hands after applying it in the shower to fully get the product into your strands and to build your curls, because this cream is very thick. Next shower I will use more of the cream than I did this time because I barely used any! Great light scent, not perfumy at all and I can barely smell it in my hair. Great simple ingredients, no alcohols or sulfates or anything that could dry your hair out. PLEASE give this product a shot, this is coming from a very picky person!

for a 3 (curl chart) girly or under, this is perfect for defining your curls, adding moisture to you hair, or even doing your edges without the residue gel leaves.you get a good amount and it'm keeps my edges in place all day.

I have type 2b/2c hair (I think). I'm never quite sure which it's going to be from day to day. I had been using the Curly Girl method of washing my hair for several years but couldn't get just a ton of curl. I saw this brand and decided to try it even though it's not necessarily marketed for a white girl. I do really like this brand. I love the fact that it doesn't have bad ingredients in it (that had SEVERELY limited the products I had tried) and I love the tropical smell. I put this on after finger combing my wet hair in the shower. I don't use a lot and it does nicely moisturize my hair. I also use Shea Moisture's Souffle and a TINY amount of gel to get my best curls. My aunt thought I had a perm. :) My curls tend to go limp if I use much hair gel. For second and third day hair I put a small amount of this in my hands, rub together and then add a bit of water and scrunch through my hair. It's been working pretty well. I don't know that these are my "holy grail" products, but I've got the best curls I've ever had. For me, that says a lot considering I went through most of my life thinking I just had really poofy hair.UPDATE 8/4/2016:As much as I loved this product, my hair started getting really stiff and greasy especially in the back. It seemed like nothing I did could get it to go away. I finally quit using this and switched to Shea Moisture's apple cider vinegar shampoo and it worked wonders! No more greasy stiff hair. I shampoo with it, use an organic conditioner and then follow with Shea Moisture Curling Gel Souffle and have amazing curls. I believe my hair doesn't do well with the protein. I love this line of products and think that there's something in it that will work for just about everyone. You just have to keep searching. :)