Ouidad Advanced Climate Control Heat & Humidity Gel for Curly Hair – Crunch-Free, Soft Hold Styling Gel, Fights Frizz & Locks In Moisture for Defined Curls, All Curl Types, Sulfate & Silicone-Free

This gel is a game changer for curly hair, especially in heat and humidity. It has a lightweight, non-sticky texture that spreads easily through the hair and provides great hold without making curls feel crunchy or stiff. It defines curls beautifully, controls frizz, and helps curls keep their shape all day, even in humid or unpredictable weather. I really like that it enhances natural curl pattern while still leaving hair soft and touchable. It works well on wet hair and layers nicely with leave-ins or creams. Overall, it makes curls look more polished, smooth, and long-lasting, and it’s a reliable go-to for frizz control and curl definition.

I have difficult hair. Texture runs from fine to coarse (finer hair on crown and canopy, coarse hair on the lower sections). I also have a LOT of hair. Curl pattern ranges from almost straight to s-waves to medium corkscrew/ringlet curls. For porosity, most of my hair is low porosity, although the coarser bottom layer has some medium-porosity strands. Given that my hair has such great variation, it’s really hard to find products that work for my entire mane. This gel works GREAT for my hair! My best approach for styling has been leave-in conditioner plus lightweight curl cream plus gel that dries to a cast, which I then scrunch out once dry. This gel is wonderful for that. I still experience small amounts of halo frizz (practically unavoidable with my hair. Since the topmost layer is finer, the strands that grow straighter on top refuse to join curl families. If I attempt to finger-curl those baby flyaways they might stay together, but will be practically straight). But overall, gel hold is really good and works over at least two days (I’m on day 3 today- still have some nice bouncy curls despite minimal refresh). This gel doesn’t leave my hair feeling dry or limp, so it works in my routine to maintain my ideal protein/moisture balance levels. Also, I’m highly sensitive to fragrance, especially floral scents. I was concerned when I opened my trial-size bottle to break the seal. It was a mild scent, but definitely floral. I needn’t have been worried though. The fragrance isn’t heavy, and completely disappeared once my hair was dry and I scrunched out the gel cast. On days I’m looking for springier curls, this is quickly going into regular rotation. My other almost-holy-grail product (verb foaming gel) works best for softer/tamer curls For background: despite trying multiple approaches and various levels of fidelity to the curly-girl method, I’ve found my best bet is to find products that work for my hair, no matter whether they include forbidden ingredients. Despite having self-admitted difficult hair, it’s extremely tolerant to sulfates and water-soluble silicones. The strict curly girl method was a complete fail for my hair over the 1-2 years+ I attempted it. I’ve spent the past few years trying various products to see what works for me.

The gel is definitely great at taming frizz. It does make my hair soft, alongside the leave-in spray and styling cream. It definitely has good hold since my hair lasts the whole day.

Like the gel, gave my hair a soft look, hold frizz at bay. Nice scent and makes curls bouncy. My hair soaked in the product and seemed to not get enough of it. Not to strong thou. I do want to try the other stronger hold version too.

My wife is writing this review- I have tried alot of gels for curly hair and this has been the best my far. The product is good quality ,and has lasted since June last year. Great for maintaining flyaways and dosent give that typical "sticky,tacky " feeling compared to other brands like Not Your Mother's .

I am leaving a review as evidence that it does work on super thick coily type 4 hair just so that other Black folks know to buy it. I know how difficult it is to find these product reviews! It’s really hard to find coily hair reviews of this product line. I guarantee you that my hair is more challenging than yours to style. I think my hair is type 4b-c (defined tiny coils the size of a pencil)and this product stops my long hair (twist out) from scrunching into a totally frizzy undefined mess in hot humid weather. It’s the strongest hold that I’ve ever tried. I wish that I could move to a less humid area, but I can’t lol. I’m about to try the stronger hold version now. The photos included are as follows: styled without the product and long, no products at all and short, styled with the product and long. I can venture outside with a twist out that is not in a bun and have my hair survive.

This product regularly gets rave reviews, and I don't doubt it works for people with a certain kind of hair. But for people like me with wavy, fine, low porosity hair? It's failed me just like every other gel that claims to "lock out humidity". I live in Michigan where it generally feels like a sauna for at least two to three months out of the year. Now this gel works wonders on my hair under normal conditions. Leaves it defined with a soft hold... But when I step outside on July on a day with 98% humidity? Frizz city. So if you're lucky enough to have more robust strands, this might work wonders for you. Though I dare say there are cheaper brands that would work just as well for you. But for anyone with baby fine hair like mine? Don't expect this to work any better than all the other gels that have come before it.

Natural curly hair lovers will love this product! Tresseme 4+4 has been discontinued and that had been my go to for over 30 years. My curls are now happy that I've found the Quidad gel. I pair it with another product and it keeps my curls locked in all day. I let it air dry or sometimes use a diffuser for the ends. Keep an eye on clothing as it may stain where your wet hair rest of clothing.

Creates amazing curls with little to no frizz when used with a curl brush/comb. Hair isn’t crunchy and feels silky. A must have for curly hair folk.

Esta bueno pero por el precio hay otras mejores, honestamente hace rato lo compre y hasta ahora es la opinión, asi que no recuerdo muy bien, pero creo que no me duro mucho (dejando de lado el contenido)por que tengo mucho cabello jaja

Perfect for my curls

Amazing perfect for curly hair! Very light weight and makes curls shiny!

Mein Lockenfriseur hat mir dieses Gel empfohlen... Ich wechsle ab zwischen dem Mielle Curling Custard (Winter) und diesem Ouidad Gel (Sommer). Dieses Gel ist viel leichter als das von Mielle, macht keinen harten Cast sondern weiche definierte Locken und gibt trotzdem guten Halt. Ich habe 3a/3b Locken und extrem viel Frizz. Vor allem im Sommer bei der hohen Luftfeuchtigkeit kämpfe ich immer damit, dass die Frisur hält. Oft habe ich schon nach ein par Stunden einen riesigen Busch auf dem Kopf als hätte ich in die Steckdose gefasst. Das ist das einzige Gel, bei welchem meine Frisur auch bei hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit oder bei Regen tagelang hält! Klare Kaufempfehlung!:-)