Our desks, drawers, and cabinets are overflowing in the NaturallyCurly offices, so that must mean it’s Editors’ Choice time. Each year the NaturallyCurly Editors divide up by curl pattern to test, review and debate on the best curly, coily and wavy hair products on the market in order to take out the guesswork out of finding your Holy Grail. If you have Type 4 coils, these are the coily hair products that our Type 4 Editors awarded as Editors’ Choice Winners for 2018.
Not sure what your hair type is? Take our quiz!
For the NaturallyCurly Editor’s Choice Awards selection process, we considered the following criteria when making our selections:
- Product efficacy: Does the product work for my hair type?
- Miracle claims: Does the product packaging deliver false hope or stay true to its claims?
- Added bonus: Does the product exceed my hair goal expectations by providing unlisted benefits?
- Innovation: Does the product contain ingredients that I have not used before? Is the product new to the curly community?
- Industry expertise: Are ingredients suggested for use by hair care experts?
If you’re on the search for products that will work for your Type 4 coils, check out our 2018 Editors’ Choice award winners – and what we loved about them.
From the best conditioner to the most amazing scalp treatment, find out what products made the cut for our 2018 Holy Grails.
Pre-Poo: The Mane Choice Heavenly Halo Herbal Hair Tonic & Soy Milk Deep Hydration Pre-Poo
This herbal hair tonic and soy milk deep hydration pre-poo melts away tangles, softens, and minimizes moisture loss. Gentle enough for daily use and potent enough to drastically improve your tresses.
Shampoo: Bounce Curl Pure Silk Moisturizing Shampoo
This hydrating shampoo cleanses coils more gently than other products. With safflower oil to calm frizz, repair damage, and detangle, use this shampoo for great shine and moisture without greasiness.
Clarifying Shampoo: Cantu Apple Cider Vinegar Root Rinse
Cleansing apple cider vinegar and tea tree oil combined with soothing shea butter create the ultimate root rinse. Use this to replace your shampoo when you need to calm an irritated scalp.
Dry Shampoo: Cantu Refresh Apple Cider Vinegar Dry Co-Wash
Functioning as both a dry shampoo and a conditioner, this is the perfect way to cleanse and soften on-the-go. Spray at the roots for a quick nourishing treatment that adds shine with no residue.
Cleansing Conditioner: The Mane Choice Pink Lemonade & Coconut Conditioner
This sweet-smelling conditioner combines ingredients that offer shine, softness, and strength. After clarifying and hydrating, it will leave you with perfectly defined coils.
Daily Conditioner: Sunny Isle Jamaican Black Castor Oil Extra Dark Conditioner
This conditioner prioritizes scalp health with ultra hydrating and growth promoting ingredients such as rosehip and sesame seed oils. Wheat proteins will strengthen your strands to prevent breakage and shedding.
Leave-In Conditioner: SheaMoisure Coconut Hibiscus Hold & Shine Daily Moisture Mist
This leave-in is a hydrating and protecting cocktail. Silk protein provides softness and slip while coconut and neem oils give your coils bounce and body.
Deep Conditioner: Ouidad Curl Immersion™ Triple Threat Deep Conditioner
This curl treatment just takes two minutes to eliminate frizz, lock in moisture, soften, and define your coils. Coconut, avocado, and grapeseed oils will bring the strength and bounce back to your hair.
Scalp Treatment: Groganics DHT Blocker On The Spot Itch Relief Scalp Medicine Drops
Prevent damage or target your breakage and thinning with this treatment. These scalp drops will encourage strength and moisture in even your driest and most irritated spots.
Hair Oil: Chocolate Kinks & Kurls Lemon Rose Hair & Scalp Renewal Oil
Lemon and rose penetrate your strands to seal in shine and moisture, leaving behind a light and pleasant scent. Use this to invigorate your scalp or as a hot oil treatment to nourish your coils.
Hair Mask: Sashapure Restorative Conditioning Masque
This mask is an intense repair treatment for dry or heat-damaged hair. With organic Peruvian Sacha Inchi oil, this deep conditioning formula creates elasticity and strength in previously-limp strands.
Styling Cream: Maui Moisture Curl Quench + Coconut Oil Curl Smoothie
Papaya butter and plumeria extract blended into coconut oil make a nutrient-rich smoothie perfect for your coils. With thick detangling agents, it penetrates your coils for soft, easy styling.
Styling Gel: Alikay Naturals Aloe Berry Style Gel
Aloe vera gel mixed with organic tropical scented ingredients give great moisture with medium hold. Use this gel to style your coils with zero crunch or flakes.
Do you have any Holy Grail products you’re loving for your Type 4 coils right now? Let us know in the comments so other community members can give them a try!
