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CÉCRED Strong Hold Gel #1
CÉCRED Strong Hold Gel #1

 Strong Hold Gel

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$32.00

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Size:5.0 oz

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Details

Benefits

  • Delivers a firm yet flexible 24-hour hold with frizz control*
  • Your do-it-all-gel for slick backs, sculpted styles, detailed edges, or defined looks
  • 24-hour frizz control & humidity-resistance*
  • Doesn't crack, itch, or leave a crunchy finish
  • Non-drying formula delivers optimal moisture-to-hold ratio
  • Tames frizz and flyaways
  • Helps maintain hair health
  • 450°F heat protection
  • For all hair types
  • *Via Humidity Chamber tress testing in a 3rd-party lab

Key Ingredients

  • StemShield Complex: A three-part complex of shape-memory polymers, plant stem cell lipids, and black honey fermentation to protect from 450°F/232°C heat styling, humidity, pollution, and styling-related damage.
  • Thermal Gloss Blend: A blend of desert oils known to withstand extreme heat and dryness. Kalahari melon seed, mongongo, and wild plum oils create a protective barrier from heat while nourishing and softening for a healthy shine.
  • Signature Fragrance: Rich and complex, Temple Oud has notes of oud, Australian sandalwood, warm musk, night-blooming jasmine, Haitian vetiver, and violet leaves.
  • Formulated without silicones, sulfates, phthalates, parabens, artificial dyes, BPA, BHA, BHT, DEA, formaldehyde, microbeads, and mineral oil

Research Results

  • 91% agree it set their style in place**
  • 90% agree the product was easy to wash out**
  • 90% agree it didn’t give their scalp an itchy feeling**
  • 87% agree it did not leave flakes on hair after initial application**
  • 85% agree it didn’t leave flakes on hair on day 2**
  • **Based on a 3rd-party consumer study of 107 participants

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How To Use

Things to Remember: Cécred Strong Hold Gel sets quickly - work in small sections until gel gets tacky, which means your style is locked in.

  1. Start with clean, damp or dry hair.
  2. Dispense a pea-sized amount, rub between hands, and apply section by section evenly.
  3. Style as usual.
  4. To prevent reversion on textured hair, use a blow-dryer to set.

Ingredients

Water/Eau/Aqua, Alcohol Denat., Polyquaternium-69, Polysorbate 20, Vinyl Caprolactam/VP/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, PVP, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Seed Oil, Schinziophyton Rautanenii Kernel Oil, Ximenia Americana Seed Oil, Honey Extract/Mel/Extrait De Miel, Zymomonas Ferment Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cyamposis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Carbomer, Sorbitol, Aminomethyl Propanol, Pentylene Glycol, Cyclodextrin, Citric Acid, Phytic Acid, Fragrance/Parfum, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Linalool, Lavandula Oil/Extract, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Myristica Fragrans (Nutmeg) Kernel Oil, Cedrus Deodara Wood Oil, Citronellol, Coumarin, Alcohol, Linalyl Acetate, Pinene, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Trimethylcyclopentenyl Methylisopentenol, Vanillin

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Review Snapshot

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42 ReviewsWrite a Review
95%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend
Ratings Distribution
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Hair Type
Most Helpful Positive Review
Strong Hold Without the Crunch, And Great Next-Day Hair!

I received this Strong Hold Gel for free in exchange for my honest review. I have naturally 2C/3A hair, and I've tried a lot of gels over the years, many either leave my hair crunchy, flaky, or too stiff. This one really surprised me. I used it on damp hair, scrunching it through my curls and then ...

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Most Helpful Critical Review
not for me

(3b/3c shoulder length fine hair.) It smells really good and has good hold/definition. However it left a residue feeling on my hair that made it feel SO dry. Hair oil couldn't even break the cast so parts of my hair felt sticky. It might work for someone else but definitely didn't work for me so I'...

42 results

great hold

Submitted 9 months ago

By mj

From Washington DC

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Kirby Beauty - Sampling

This hair gel realllyyy holds your hair in place. I like to use it for my slick back buns and ponytails.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Not quite high hold. But a long hold

Submitted 9 months ago

By Pi

From Bakersfield

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I would not say that it has a high hold. The gel has a very good fragrant to it. It didn't leave my hands sticky after applying it. It gives a smooth look but not a tight hold.

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Thick gel

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend to a friend

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Great hold

Submitted 9 months ago

By Chrissy

From Ohio

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I really like the consistency of this gel. More importantly it didn't give me any white casting. I only needed a little to add to my hair. Which I do with towel damp hair. The hold was amazing, my hair was set all day.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Loved this

Submitted 9 months ago

By Mocha128

From Miami, Florida

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I really enjoyed using this gel. I also enjoyed how able to style my hair in a decent amount of time before it locked the style in place. My hair was very slick and lasted for days. I also really loved the smell of the product. The gel was sticky on my hands but I just washed my hands after. Thank you C.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Awesome

Submitted 9 months ago

By Tass

From Huntington Station NY

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Kirby Beauty - Sampling

Normally i used the sprays but i used this and its beyond my expectations its not heavy greasy and hold my hairstyle all day long and i really like this

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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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