CurlsmithCurl Defining Styling Souffle

I wish the smaller size didnt come in a pot, it makes it kind of hard to control how much product you want to use. Scrunching out the cast is a little difficult and I found it to be stringy. Refreshing wasn't too bad but my waves fall heavily overnight. I wont repurchase but it was slightly affordable to try out. I personally love the scent.

I've been using this product for months and I was at first impressed how my curls looked until I started noticing that my hair was damaged. I am very disappointed and I should be suing them. Will not purchase again.

Maintains curl definition but leaves a softer look than traditional gels.

This dried out my hair the more I used it, used it for a few years (a little goes a looonng way). The consistency is like goop, but when you rub it between your palms it becomes slippy and easy to distribute in your wet hair. Don't get me wrong, initially it made my curls look amazing, but over time my curls started looking frizzy and dry. After rotating this out with a different gel, my hair has recovered. So, if you're running into a similar issue and tried everything but not using the Souffle, then definitely rotate it out with a different gel that's more lightweight. Also, for those using the Weightless Air Dry Cream with this Souffle and find your hair is dry or stringy, these two products don't work well with each other. It makes the leave-in ball up and become gritty so it makes your hair tough to the touch. I'd say, pass on this, but if you're adamant on using it or have a bottle you need to get through then pair it with the cream from the same line (orange moisturing line) or find another highly moisturizing leave in that won't get decimated by this gel. Also, less is more, listen to your curls. Maybe even throw in a good lightweight oil to protect your strands. It smells great and initially it worked well, don't be deceived, there's just some ingredient in here that'll just sap the moisture right out of your strands. For reference, I have 3A medium porosity hair that's a little below my shoulders.

There are many oils/butter in the product, which does smooth my blonde curls but leaves my roots looking darker due to the five oils I could identify in the ingredients listed (sunflower seed, shea butter, babbassu oil, andiroba seed oil, avocado oil). There could be more but I was not familiar with all the other ingredients listed.