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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 ...

Versus
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

Smells amazing and holds my hairs in place

Submitted 9 months ago

By Lisa

From Houston

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Reviewed at

Kirby Beauty - Sampling

I have really thick hairs and always looking for gel products that can hold my hairs. I use it on damp hairs then put gel on my hands and then on hairs. I usually do slick back hair and it held my hairs together pretty well and it also smell amazing.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Strong Hold Gel

Submitted 9 months ago

By AC

From Washington, DC

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Kirby Beauty - Sampling

I don't know what brand this gel is, as it did not have a label. The smell was nice and the consistency is smooth. It is advertised as a strong hold gel and it was. My hair stayed in place all day long.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Loved

Submitted 9 months ago

By Ally

From New York NY

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Kirby Beauty - Sampling

I'm a nurse and I used this gel for my 12 shift and I loved it. It kept my hair slicked back the whole time. It smells amazing and does not make your hair turn into that crusty white film that many gels can do to your hair

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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HOLDS IT DOWNNN

Submitted 9 months ago

By MQT

From New Jersey

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Kirby Beauty - Sampling

Honestly- this might be better than eco gel. You don't need a lot of product, and it holds hair down really well. I used about a pea sized amount for my hair and went to school - lasted for the whole day. Not sticky, doesn't leave your hair white or dry, and smells good. 10/10 would recommend

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Best gel

Submitted 9 months ago

By Jan

From Cleveland, TX

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Kirby Beauty - Sampling

Ive used so many hairsprays and gels in the past they dont hold as well as this strong hold gel. When I do a ponytail ususally within a few hours the little hairs in the front start to stick up and with this gel my hair was holding perfectly fine for the full day.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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