Hydrating Curl Creme

Leave-in styling cream for moisture and soft definition — fragrance-free variant available

✓CGM ApprovedCoreProtein-FreeStep: Leave-In

Hold Level

Light

Where to Buy

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Only Curls

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Our Take

The leave-in at the heart of the Only Curls core routine. A lightweight cream that sits between conditioning and styling, adding moisture and a small amount of soft definition before you reach for a gel. Marula Seed Oil, Shea Butter Ethyl Esters, Soybean Oil, and Aloe Vera form the moisture base, with Polyquaternium-37 providing light hold without crunch. Works as a standalone styler for wavy and looser curl patterns, or layered under a gel for tighter curls that need more hold. Protein-free. Fragrance-free variant available.

Who is this for?

Our assessment — not the brand's claim

Curl Pattern

Porosity

LowNormalHigh

Free From

✓ Sulphate-Free✓ Silicone-Free✓ Paraben-Free✓ Alcohol-Free

Ingredients at a Glance

Water

Solvent

Universal solvent and primary base of most hair products.

Glycerin

Humectant

Powerful humectant that draws moisture into the hair shaft.

Marula Oil

Oil

Fast-absorbing emollient oil from the marula fruit, native to southern Africa. Rich in ole…

Phospholipids

Emollient

Naturally occurring lipid molecules that form bilayer structures (like cell membranes). Us…

Acrylates Copolymer

Film Former

A soft acrylate copolymer film former. Provides flexible, non-stiff hold in styling produc…

Free From

✓ Sulphate-Free✓ Silicone-Free✓ Protein-Free✓ Paraben-Free✓ Alcohol-Free

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How to Use

Apply to cleansed and conditioned, soaking wet hair. Using your hands, comb the product through from root to tip and scrunch curls into shape. Air dry or diffuse.