Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Style Milk 8 oz

This styling milk works wonderfully on my biracial kids' hair! I'm the white parent with no prior experience with curly hair, so I'm constantly experimenting and learning how to care for their hair. I've tried a whole bunch of products and combinations thereof, with varied results. This is by far one of my most successful finds! I'm attaching a couple of photos so you can see what it looks like. The pictures are of my daughter, who is 3 years old, black/white biracial with fine, silky 3b hair. Note: this styling milk isn't the only thing in her hair, so I can't give it full credit for this look, but it is providing most of the definition and hold.Here's a description of how I use it. I wash her hair once a week, and follow with Ouidad Krly Kids No More Knots leave-in conditioner. I tie it up in a protective hairstyle (banded ponytail) and she goes to bed. The next morning, I define her curls with the Shea Moisture Curl & Style Milk, shaping each curl with it around my finger (yeah... it's a lot of work, but I only do it once a week). After her hair dries, it's nice and shiny with beautiful soft curls. I tie it back in a banded ponytail for naps and bedtime, to protect the curls. At the end of each day, and especially by morning, there's some frizz from her just rolling around playing or sleeping, but that's inevitable. Each morning, I touch up the curls that have frizzed, again with the Shea Moisture Curl & Style Milk. Just a little bit with a spray of water. That way she can get through the week looking gorgeous, with minimal daily upkeep. This styling milk provides the best balance of hold, moisture and softness, without feeling greasy or crunchy.In the photos, day 2 and day 4 are the days after hair wash day. On day 4 you can already see a bit of frizz on top, but that was in the evening, after a full day of wear. For a rambunctious 3-year-old, I'd say the curls are holding up quite well!There's only one thing I don't like about this milk - the design of the bottle. The milk isn't really a milk - more like butter! It's thick and can't flow very well. You have to keep the bottle upside down, otherwise it requires a lot of hard squeezing. I wish the cap was wider and more stable so you could store the bottle upside down. Inconvenient, but not enough to drop a star. Otherwise, the product is awesome!UPDATE: It's been several years now that I've been using this product and I still LOVE it! It's the best I've found so far for defining my kids' curls and maintaining that definition throughout the week. It really does last all week, with minor daily touch-ups. My kids are 5 and 3 now and still get a lot of compliments on their curls! The younger one's hair is tighter - closer to a 4, and now that he has some more length to it, the coils hold together all week and he only needs a touch up towards day 4 or 5, and only around his temples. The rest holds up great! I'm including a couple more photos for reference. I can't praise this product highly enough!

I have very curly/wavy/frizzy hair and have been looking for a product that could allow my curls to shine without using a mouse or gel product that dries crunchy but also something strong enough that can hold them in place and reduce frizz.I applied this product to damp hair, i don't wash my hair everyday so generally I just get my hair damp to brush and and allow my hair to curl up again. After brushing my hair out, i applied about two palmfuls of the product, starting at the scalp and then going out to the ends.The product is very creamy and smells great but not over-powering, the notes of coconut and shea are very subtle but pleasant.Th product has a little but more cream/oil consistency than a traditional curl cream to me, which is good because it seems to adhere better and keep the curls looking and feeling more bouncy than heavy.The frizz control is where if I were to take it down a star I would, i think to really completely eradicate it, i'd have to use twice the amount of product and then the curls would be too limp.However, overall this is a great product, very easy to use, with immediate results. I also think the value for the size of the bottle is great and I feel that this is a premium product.Tame your curls and get this product.

I have been following the curly girl method on my hair for about 2 months now. Because I no longer brush my hair (part of the curly girl method) I have been experiencing severe frizziness and I have also experienced an unrelated dryness. I thought I would forever have to deal with those side effects. I used this product in the shower today at the very end, after rinsing my conditioner out, while my hair was still sopping wet. I then scrunched my hair with my hands and a microfiber cloth several times and let it air dry for a few hours. This is the result at about 90% dry. I would highly recommend applying this product while your hair is completely 100% wet in the shower and not waiting a second longer, because I tried applying this when my hair was beginning to slightly dry (still dripping wet) and this product did NOT go into my hair at all and just sat at the top, I had to wash it all out. I would also recommend scrunching your hair with your hands after applying it in the shower to fully get the product into your strands and to build your curls, because this cream is very thick. Next shower I will use more of the cream than I did this time because I barely used any! Great light scent, not perfumy at all and I can barely smell it in my hair. Great simple ingredients, no alcohols or sulfates or anything that could dry your hair out. PLEASE give this product a shot, this is coming from a very picky person!