I have coarse, wiry, wavy (probably 2C - wavy all the way up with the odd, mad, ringlet, if treated right) hair. It seems to be low porosity, as I've always had problems with product build up, but these have continued into the curly girl method journey I've recently embarked on.
I hit gold first time with cantu shampoo and conditioner. My hair seems to love the, whatever i do afterwards, and for the first time I can remember, I can go a full 48 hours without my scalp feeling disgusting and getting scurfy, so it's great all round. I have very sensitive skin, so this is a big win, for me.
The cantu curl activator does lovely things, but I can't use it every time. Build up - my hair ends up stringy and greasy looking. Doesn't help that I'm in the Northeast and it's windy a lot here. I can't just sit indoors playing pretty, though. That's not real life.
I was in Morrisons, the other day, so grabbed a pot of their 50p gel. Now I like the results, if I use a handful (my hair is only chin length, but it seems to need a lot or else it just dries full on 80s fluff) but my scalp has started to itch a bit. This isn't a good sign, given my sensitive skin and allergies. I've also had to take my wedding ring off because I must have got some under there and my finger is really itchy and red. It also smells a bit like Lynx body spray, which I'm not so keen on.
So, gel seems good, but I need to find one that I'm not going to be allergic to. Are the eco gels any good for wavies - there's so many different ones that I don't know which one to try, with my hair type and they cost a lot more than 50p. I have curly relatives I can pass duff stuff on to, but don't want to seem too generous :o
I'm on the curly reddit group (I don't do facebook) but a lot of wavies seem to struggle and the ones who don't all have fine hair. Plus, half of the stuff is either unavailable or extortionate over here - I'm sure Deva Curl products are great, but I'm not paying £20 for something that might leave me with a spotty, scabby scalp and Ken Dodd hair!