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Best Products For Curly Hair-UK

How to get the absolute best out of your curly hair and UK product guide- where to get your CG friendly silicone free and sulphate free products from British supermarkets and drugstores. Updated for 2020.

This post has been a long time in the making. It’s taken years of experimentation to finally feel like I have control over my hair. My hair is wavy but not curly in that fetching Sarah Jessica Parker way, more like some wool that that the cat played with then sat on. For many years I just wore a bun or for special occasions I would straighten the life out of my curls. Not any more, I’ve figured out how to make my curly hair a lovely feature. With bouncy textured hair being so fashionable, now is the time to embrace your inner curly girl.

I wanted to catalogue all the curl friendly products that you can get hold of easily in the UK when you’re doing your normal shop. Stuff that you see everyday but might not know is suitable for curly hair. The clues are all in the ingredient list, but if you don’t feel like reading the backs of lots of bottles, I’ve done the hard work for you. 

Contents

  1. The curly girl technique
  2. Ingredients to avoid
  3. Curly girl friendly shampoos from UK supermarkets
  4. Silicone free and sulphate free conditioners from UK supermarkets
  5. CG friendly deep conditioners from from UK supermarkets and drugstores
  6. Silicone and sulphate free styling products from UK supermarkets and drugstores
  7. Curly girl friendly products from drugstores (Boots and Superdrug)
  8. CG friendly online finds
  9. My favourite products
Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020- Curly brown hair
Best Products in the UK For Curly Hair- A Good Hair Day, My 2b/c Curls

How to Make the Most of your Natural Curl- The Techniques

Even if you just have a bit of a wave these tips will definitely work to bring out the best in your hair. So, I’ve taken all of my inspiration from The Curly Girl Method, which is a way of gently caring for hair and choosing products to make the most of curls. Check out the site, there’s a lot of information to take in.

For those in the know, my hair is thick and coarse with a 2b/c curl pattern. It might help you to figure out your curl pattern so you can search for YouTubers and Instagrammers with a similar hair type to get tips. I used the principles for a few months and  after tweaking the products and techniques, I’ve figured out precisely what to do to get shiny defined curls. It really only takes minutes to employ the techniques once you get the swing of things-

  1. Chuck these products– anything that contains sulphates, silicone, alcohol, waxes and paraffin. This isn’t easy. I’ve spent hours in Sainsbury’s poring over labels. Most of the Curly Girl information on the internet is aimed at Americans so I’ve had to figure things out myself largely. It involved googling lots of chemicals. Hardcore Curly Girl Method recommends cutting out perfumes as well, which would really limit your options. The next chapter of this post contains a list of all the curl safe products that you can easily find in the UK.
  2. Do one last clarifying wash– This step is necessary to strip out all the build up of oils waxes and silicones from your hair before you can begin. The shampoo doesn’t need to be anything special, it just has to contain sulphates- Sodium Laureth Sulphate or Sodium Laryl Sulphate, you probably have some in the house.
  3. Only wash your hair when needs be- The longer you leave your hair between shampooing, the better. Of course you may shower every day and get your hair wet, but resist temptation to lather up on the daily. Use conditioner instead. I have two conditioners in my shower and one sulphate free shampoo. One deep conditioner for days I need to shampoo and a lighter daily conditioner. This conditioner only technique is called co-wash, you basically wash your hair with conditioner. To make the most of your hair, wash largely with conditioner and shampoo infrequently (say once a week) with a sulphate free shampoo.
  4. Don’t brush– I haven’t brushed my hair in years. I comb the conditioner through my hair with my fingers to get rid of knots, but that’s it. You could use a wide toothed comb to tease out tangles.
  5. Rinse– This is where I made my tweaks that really took my curls to the next level. When you’re done in the shower and your hair is still full of conditioner step aside, turn the shower to cool and rinse your hair with your head tipped upside down. You can leave a little bit of conditioner in your hair to serve as a leave-in. Once you have finished, turn the shower off squeeze some of the water out and don’t move
  6. Styling product– Find your holy grail product that has just the right amount of hold for you (see below for recs) and keep it in the shower. With sopping wet hair and your head still upside down, grab a small blob of product and scrunch it into my wet wet hair, at the same time squeezing water out. Squeeze in product and squeeze out the water.
  7. Don’t use a towel, for the love of god– Towel drying curly hair is not a great idea, it fluffs it right up. You’re best off plopping or using a microfibre hair cap, they’re fab.
  8. The curls must be left to dry without disturbing them in any way-  If you you live in a warm country this is no problem. I don’t happen to live in a warm country so I just do my hair thing as early as physically possible and let nature take its course. Sometimes I do a gentle diffuse on a low energy setting to speed things up. There are steamers and drying caps you can get to steam hair you really need your curls to look right.
  9. Once your hair is dry- If it feels crunchy once it’s dry, give it a squeeze to break up the dried product. If it’s a bit frizzy get some product in your palms and scrunch it or twiddle particular coils.

Basically curly hair is like a special snowflake and if you fuss with it, it’ll throw its toys out of the pram and ruin your day. All my hair styling goes on in the shower and after that I just touch wood and hope for the best. Choosing products and techniques that suit your particular curls is a matter of experiment, you might need to play around with things a bit until you find what works for you.

Like I said, there is wealth of resources for American curlies, but it’s harder to find product information elsewhere. So you have to get wise to product labels. The phrase “natural ingredients” means nothing. Choosing products that make the most of curly hair is surprisingly difficult. Cosmetics companies make claims about products making hair bouncy and shiny but unfortunately these are lies and most hair products contain ingredients that are likely to make wavy and curly hair frizzy.

Ingredients To Avoid If You Have Curly Hair-

Sulphates- Seen on ingredients labels as Sodium Laureth Sulphate, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, alkyl benzene sulfonate, alkylbenzene sulfonate, ammonium cocoyl sulfate, ammonium cocoyl sulphate, the list goes on. These strip hair of its natural oils and dry it out. It will also strip colour from hair, so if you dye your hair, going sulphate free is a good idea. Sulphates will dry the scalp, so cutting them out will help with persistent irritation.

Silicones- Like dimethicone, are added to hair products because they give products a pleasant slippery feeling, but (especially if you only use sulphate free shampoo) they will build up on the hair cuticles and weigh hair down. Silicones can be recognised in the ingredients list by the endings -cone, -siloxane, -con…

Waxes and non natural oils such as mineral oil, petrolatum and beeswax should be avoided as they will weigh curls down.

Alcohols, (like isopropyl alcohol, ethanol, alcohol denat, propyl alcohol and propranolol) can be very drying and are best avoided. These shouldn’t be confused with moisturising alcohols (like cetearyl alcohol, acetyl, laurel, behenyl, stearyl, myristyl) which are ok.

A full list of good and bad ingredients can be found on CurlyGirlUK FaceBook Group, it’s best to check this list if you’re not sure.

Products Suitable for Curly Hair in UK Shops

My favourite Curly Girl shopping experience in the U.K. is in Savers. There is more choice in Savers than Tescos/Morrisons/Sainsbury etc by far. It’s a one stop shop. You’ll find the odd gem in supermarkets, Tesco has a few.

In terms of shampoos suitable for curly hair, Savers is the only UK high street shop that does a cheap sulphate free shampoo. Savers is sooo cheap! In the supermarkets, it’s really only baby shampoo to choose from. This is fine as long as you don’t mind smelling like a baby (I have to admit I quite like the smell, v. comforting). Conditioner and styling products are slightly easier.

Aldi did do some conditioners suitable for daily conditioning and cowashing but at the moment it looks like they’ve been discontinued. Lidl has literally nothing to choose from. Tesco and Boots have some fab bargains for styling products- own brand gels and curl cremes.

Sulphate Free Shampoo from UK Supermarkets

Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020- selection of hair products
Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020

These are few and far between. For example, the Tresemmé Naturals and Botanique range looks promising, but there is only one conditioner that is silicone free but the shampoo contains sulphates. Tresemmé likes putting “0%” on their bottles- you need to pretty much ignore the front label and just read the ingredients. The only sulphate free silicone free shampoos that I could find in UK supermarkets are these-

  • Johnson’s Top to Toe Baby Bath £2 for 500mls Available in all UK supermarkets and drugstores
  • Johnson’s 2 in 1 Shampoo £2 for 500mls Available from some supermarkets, Savers and Wilkos

    Best UK Curly Girl Products UK Supermarkets 2020- Johnson's Shampoo
    Best UK Curly Girl Products UK Supermarkets 2020- Johnson’s Shampoo

  • Johnson’s Baby Shampoo £2 for 500mls this has had a recent (2019) reformulation and is now curly girl friendly, from all UK supermarkets and drug stores
  • Professor Scrubbington Magically Foaming Shampoo and Conditioner £3.99– All natural and totally affordable shampoo from Ocado
  • Good Bubble Shampoo £3.50 for 250mls from Sainsbury’s

    Best UK Curly Girl Products UK Supermarkets 2020- Sainsburys Good Bubble Shampoo
    Best UK Curly Girl Products UK Supermarkets 2020- Sainsburys Good Bubble Shampoo

I will update if I ever I come across suitable SLS free shampoos in the supermarket (update, I had another scour of the shelves Jan 2020 and still only the baby shampoos that I listed were suitable). It’s far easier to find sulphate free products online and in drugstores like Savers, Boots and Superdrug.

Sulphate Free and Silicone Free Conditioner for Cowash from UK Supermarkets

It is easier by far to find Curly Girl safe Conditioner than shampoo at the supermarket.

  • Tresemmé Perfectly Undone Weightless Silicone-Free Conditioner 500ml £5.49 This might have been discontinued. Tresemmé Botanique says 0% silicone on the front sticker but there are silicones on the ingredients list.
  • Tesco Own Brand Extracts Conditioner (not the shampoo) 80p for 500ml They do a few fragrances- blueberry, apple, tropical, coconut and raspberry.

    Best UK Curly Girl Products UK Supermarkets 2020- Tesco Extracts Conditioner
    Best UK Curly Girl Products UK Supermarkets 2020- Tesco Extracts Conditioner

  • Garnier- Ultimate Blends Sleek Restorer and Colour Illuminator, Hair Food Coconut and Banana Conditioner 400ml £4.49 Widely available, Boots, Superdrug, Tescos, Wilkinsons…

    Best UK Curly Girl Products UK 2020- Garnier Ultimate Blends Conditioner
    Best UK Curly Girl Products UK 2020- Garnier Ultimate Blends Conditioner

  • L’Oreal Paris Elvive Extraordinary Clay Conditioner 400ml £4.49 (not purely CG friendly- contains isopropyl alcohol, but no silicone) A good one for greasy hair cowashing Widely available, Boots, Superdrug, Tescos, Morrisons, Sainsburys, Wilkinsons…
  • Schwarzkopf Gliss Ultimate Volume Conditioner 200ml £2.13 dark blue bottle, Available Ocado, maybe Boots
  • Faith in Nature Conditioner £9.99 from Ocado, Oxfam and some Tescos
  • Lacura Apple/Coconut Conditioner from Aldi 59p for 400ml. No idea what this is like at 60p. I thought these had been discontinued, there’s no trace of them on the Aldi’s website, but there they are in the shop. I have the photo to prove it-

    Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020- Lacura Apple and Coconut Conditioner
    Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020- Lacura Apple and Coconut Conditioner

Another good place for suitable products for curly hair is pound shops and bargain shops like Savers and B&M. Savers is my personal favourite for curly girl friendly shampoo and conditioners, there are a few nice products and they’re super cheap. Check out-

  • Provoke Touch of Silver Colour Care Conditioner around 99p
  • Argan Oil Conditioner around 99p
  • XHC Shimmer of Silver Conditioner £2.19 ish for 200mls from Savers
  • XHC X-Pel Therapeutic Shampoo, treatment for Dandruff, Psoriasis/Itchy £1.99 for 300ml from Savers
  • XHC Banana, Ginger, Green Tea, Strawberry Shampoo and Conditioners are all curly girl friendly 99p from Savers

    Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020- XHC Shampoo and Conditioners from Savers
    Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020- XHC Shampoo and Conditioners from Savers

  • Inecto Pure Coconut Oil Conditioner around 99p for 500mls

Curly Girl Friendly Deep Conditioners UK

  • Garnier Ultimate Blends Hair Food Banana, Papay, Aloe Vera and Coconut 3 in 1 Mask Treatment £6.99 from Boots, Superdrug, Tesco and Sainsburys

    Curly Girl Products from UK Supermarkets and Drugstores 2020- Garnier Ultimate Blends Hair Food Banana
    Curly Girl Products from UK Supermarkets and Drugstores 2020- Garnier Ultimate Blends Hair Food Banana

  • Superdrug Argan Hair Therapy Pre Shampoo Hair Treatment £3.99 for 150ml (contains a drying alcohol, but is sulphate free and silcone free)

Curly Girl Friendly Hair Styling Products From UK Supermarkets

  • Umberto Giannini Curl Jelly Scrunching Jelly £7 for 200ml- This is a gel type styling product in a pink tube, it’s one of my favourites. It’s also vegan. You might find it in the larger Tescos, Boots and Superdrug
  • Tesco Own Brand Styling Gel 45p for 300mls!

    Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020- Tesco Essentials Styling Gel
    Curly Girl Products from UK Supermarkets and Drugstores 2020- Bargain! Tesco Styling Gel

  • Wilkinson’s Own Brand Extra Hold Gel 80p for 500mls
  • Wilkinson’s Own Brand Firm and Extra Firm Hold Mousse £1 for 300mls
  • Wella Shockwave Volume Mousse (this one specifically) £3 for 200mls
  • Pantene Pro V Natural and Medium Definition Curl Mousse– £2.95 for 200 mls

    Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020- selection of hair products
    Curly Girl Products from UK Supermarkets and Drugstores 2020- Pantene Defined Curl Mousse

  • Vo5 Styling Gel £3 for 200ml, widely available from Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys, Boots…
  • Schwarzkopf Got2b Twisted Anti-Frizz Styling Spray £4 for 200ml from Savers, Ocado, Tesco?
  • XHC Frizz Free and Fabulous Anti Frizz Serum 99p for 60ml from Savers- A nice one for reducing frizz on dry hair, no silicone feel to it , more like a liquid gel.

    Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020- selection of hair products
    Curly Girl Products from UK Supermarkets and Drugstores 2020- XHC Frizz Free and Fabulous Serum

Sulphate Free and Silicone Free Free Haircare from UK Drugstores

Take your search a bit wider from the supermarkets to the drugstores (aka Boots and Superdrug) and there are is a lot more to choose from-

  • Kind Natured– Available from Boots. Kind Natured contains no sulphates, no silicone, no parabens, no petrochemicals across their range. It’s also very affordable at around £5 a piece. A good solid CG friendly choice.

    Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020- Kind Natured
    Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020- Kind Natured

  • Tresemmé Pro Collection Colour ShinePlex Sulphate Free Shampoo £2.49 for 400ml from Boots (contains a drying alcohol)

  • Shea Moisture– A wide range of curl friendly products with a slightly bigger price tag- about £11 for a shampoo. Available from Boots

  • Bumble and bumble Curl sulphate free shampoo £24 for 250ml

  • Cantu– A mid range brand based on Shea Butter for all sort of curls and kinks, from Superdrug.
  • Fruity Conditioner in Cherry & Almond and Coconut £2.49 for 535ml from Superdrug. Fruity replaces the discontinued Extracts range, it now only has two types- dry and coloured, they come in a pump bottle.
  • Maui Moisture– Silicone and Sulphate free hair care for all hair types, £8.99 each. Available from Amazon (the conditioner contains a drying alcohol, but is silcone free, the shampoos contain a questionable surfactant so are not purely CG friendly).
  • Liz Earle Botanical Shine Shampoo and Conditioner– Haircare from the well known creater of the all natural Hot Cloth Polish, a bit pricey at £12, check it out at Amazon.
  • Noughty– Shampoos and conditioner range that’s entirely free from nasties, from Superdrug, costing around the £7 mark.
  • Twisted Sista– Only the gels are CG friendly, not the shampoo and conditioners.
  • Faith in Nature– Sulphate and Silicone Free conditioners costing £9.99. From
  • Boots Curl Crème– This is a little wonder with a cult following. £1.99 (!!) for a big old tub, it’s perfect for defying curls, but it doesn’t offer long term moisturisation. It contains isopropyl alcohol, so is not strictly curly girl friendly and could be drying with long term use. Read my review here. I also use the Boots cheaper than cheap hair gel and find it perfectly fine.

Sulphate Free and Silicone Free Haircare Online Finds

A couple of random things that I’ve come across online and liked that fit the curly bill.

Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020- selection of different hair products
Best Products For Curly Hair UK 2020
  • The Good Wash– A Welsh company makes products that are 99% natural and give profits back to charity. Their conditioner is CG friendly and it smells lush £15 for 250mls from TheGoodWash
  • Bouclème– A British haircare company with cute packaging and curl friendly principles. Price point- £19 for 300mls from Bouclème
  • Rahua– Super expensive (£38 for a conditioner) haircare from the rainforest, for when you fancy a treat. Rahua Is pronounced Ra-Wa.
  • Hair is Fabric from Deciem– Here’s a review I did recently on HIF. It’s a broad range of Cleansing conditioners costing around £30 a tube. They’re not all CG friendly but my favourite, Hydration is ok. It makes my hair really soft.

My product line up is Kind Natured Shampoo once or twice a week. I use the Rahua conditioner on the days I shampoo for extra moisture, and the Shea Moisture Weightless Crème Rinse every other day. My styling product of choice is the Cantu Shine and Define Custard, it gives the perfect amount of hold. I also love XHC conditioners and shampoos from Savers, Boots Curl Creme and Gel and Umberto Giannini Curl Jelly.

Curly Girl Products from UK Supermarkets and Drugstores 2020
Curly Girl Products from UK Supermarkets and Drugstores 2020

I hope I have given you some useful inspiration. If you have any movement in your hair then the Curly Girl Method is worth researching. If you don’t have a natural wave but find your hair gets frizzy, or your scalp is dry going Sulphate free might be extremely beneficial. It’s been surprisingly difficult compiling this list, I’ve gone half mad reading ingredients lists.

For more information and curly hair chat check out the Curly Girl UK Reddit group. For a full list of taboo ingredients check this Wikihow.

I think that’s it, phew! If you have any great product tips for managing curly hair in the UK, please let me know in comments. (This post is not sponsored, link may be affiliate, which means that if you click and spend, some money goes back to my blog).

54 thoughts on “Best Products For Curly Hair-UK

  1. Great post! I’m like a CG detective – the CG ingredient list is on my mobile at all times lol. I have found some real bargains in TK Maxx, with huge salon-size bottles of conditioner for a couple of quid. Shampoo bargains are harder to find.
    Be careful to check labels with the Yes to, Cantu and Palmers ranges. Not all products are CG. My miracle product is KY Jelly, if I can’t find boots curl gel. (The boots own lube is good too.) I check the superdrug and boots sites every week. One or the other will have offers on cg products. I love shea moisture, but is soooo pricey, so I only buy it in offer. The choice of different products is always better online than in store, and you can get free home delivery with superdrug if you are a beauty club member 🙂 x

  2. My hair gets super knotty. I brush my dry hair thoroughly on hair wash before I hop in the shower : is this bad for my waves though?

  3. This was a very useful post- thank you! I have curly hair and REALLY struggle with how to keep it more curly than frizzy. I had never thought into the ingredients in the products I was using but I definitely will check now to stay away from sulphates and silicons! I made a post recently on some of the ways I’ve found helpful if you want to compare curly-haired notes 🙂

  4. Hi

    Thanks for this its a great help, I’ve been trying to follow the CGM but found everything so confusing and US based. Could I ask what you routine is on the days that you don’t wash?

    1. Aha! My routine is ever evolving. At the minute I just use either just water or the Shea Moisture Weightless Coconut Conditioner as a rinse then rinse with cold water with my head upside down then squish in a tiny bit of the same stuff. It’s a great product, really light xx

        1. The last wash you do is meant to have sulphates in to clear out all the silicones (I think Liz Earle is sulphate Free). I bet it won’t make a huge difference if that’s all you have. Good luck 😉

  5. Thank you so much for the products list! Wilko’s hair mousse actually works!! What do you use for a deep conditioner though? 🙂

    1. Im using Rahua conditioner at the mo. sometimes I use a whole egg for a protein boost, but that smells gross. Next think Im going to try is a gelatine mask. Apparently it’s fab

  6. This post is amazing. I have switched to curly girl friendly products and techniques; my curls last so much longer, and I’ve never had so many positive comments about my hair.

    I have fine wavy long hair, but I have a lot of hair, so it looks thick (but knots like crazy). It’s been trial and error, and I’m still discovering what works for me.

    Currently I use Shea Moisture Fruit Fusion shampoo from Boots. (I tried the Kind Natured shampoo, but my hair never felt clean). I have been using the Shea Moisture Fruit Fusion conditioner, but it’s not quite strong enough, so I just bought the Argan oil and Almond milk one to try out. When I rinse I leave it soaking wet and put on Naughty Intensive Care Leave in Conditioner. I then comb it (wide toothed comb) and add Moroccan oil and then Cantu Curling Mousse. Plop it in a cotton hammam towel and let it dry for about 30 mins, then let it dry naturally. In between washes I spritz with a homemade mix of water, Naughty leave in conditioner and Moroccan oil shaken together in a squirty bottle.

    I deep condition with any of the Shea Moisture products, or one of the Hask hot oils.

  7. This is a great article. I’ve not yet started my journey as I only just happened upon this whole phenomenon. My hair has a natural wave but I have been straightening the life out of it for a decade. My bf saw my hair in its natural state the other day (after 5 years!) and loved it, a bit too much actually, ha! So I’ve decided I may give this whole thing a try. I have a drawer full of top end products I can’t use but I’m gonna give this a go!

  8. Thanks so so much for this. I am just starting to look into silicon and sulphate free products for me and my daughter’s curly hair. We have type 4 curls and i am just starting to take hair care seriously. A lot of the product recommendations i found so far were American but i am glad to find a list of suggestions accesible in the UK. Seriously, thank you so much!

  9. Just wanted to say my favourite supermarket available hair brand has recently gone sulphate, paraben, mineral oil, silicone etc. free. It’s called Happy Naturals, is available from Sainsbury’s and has a wide range of different shampoos and conditioners to suit. I love this brand so thought I’d share on here 🙂

  10. Just found out about the cgm. Thank you putting together this post it will make my further foray into this much easier.

  11. Hi thank you so much for this article I’ve only just started the cg method 2 weeks ago so this I really going to help me out alot wish me luck through my journey and thanks again very interesting and helpful article
    Yours sincerely
    Wendy

  12. Hi, I found your blog recently, going through each and every post now. First of all great work. I just wanted to know about your opinion on the body shop banana conditioner.Thanks in advance.

      1. That app is totally brilliant thank you, I’ve put it on my Pinterest and have started checking all the products I’ve used and am thinking of using.
        Today I bought the Sainsbury’s “good bubble shampoo” that you recommended. It was reduced to 50p so grabbed 6! (It may be discontinued soon. )

  13. Thank you for all of this. I am vegan so have been researching all of the products you’re currently using and have been glad to see that they are mostly cruelty free. There’s no way I can justify the cost of the Rahua conditioner though! My fave shop is Superdrug because most of their own brand stuff is vegan, but I will hunt down the Cantu stuff and the Shea Moisture for sure. Thanks again.

  14. Hi, what useful info for us Uk Curlies.
    I will certainly be keeping an eye for any updates that follow.
    I was wondering if there are any CG friendly leave in oil type products ?
    What do people recommend about colour treatments ?

  15. This is a great post. Starting to get cg going. I used the curl bot to confirm some products. Fyi The tesco own brand extreme gel has dimethacone in it now so is not cg approved

  16. TRESemmé Perfectly Undone Weightless Silicone-Free Conditioner has been discontinued 😭 found the last remaining ones at Poundland and stocked up like it was an apocalypse.

  17. Do you get your hair cut at a hairdressers or do it yourself? And did you just start using sulphate free straight away or did you do first wash with sulphate shampoo? many thanks 🙂

    1. It took me years but i finally found a hairdresser you can trust, I wouldn’t trust myself after a disastrous self hair cut many years ago! You’re meant to do a last was with sulphate shampoo but I don’t think I knew enough about it when I started so I’m fairly sure I just went for it x

  18. As a 51 year old struggling curly girl from NI I’m so happy to have stumbled across this post as I’ve found so many products used on youtu.be videos are impossible to get in UK
    Thank you xxx

  19. Hi, thanks so much for this! I’m heartened to know that I’ve naturally found my way to boots curl cream and argan oil conditioner without knowing either was cg friendly. At the moment though I’m still using a sulphate shampoo every 3 days or so, simply because it’s medicated for my scalp issues. I’m thinking I’d be very happy switching if there’s an anti dandruff shampoo (worth a try, at least) in any of the sulphate free shampoos, so this is very helpful, thank you. You’ve not included any lush products in here, is there a reason for that? I don’t think I could live without RnB before leaving the shower!

  20. When you don’t have to explain your hair to a hairdresser you know you’ve found the right one. At the age of 51 I’ve finally found a hairdresser who can cut my hair. Curl by curl dry cut is the best cut to have.

  21. Thanks for the research. It’s hard to find cg products in Germany. But we are in Uk on holiday in some weeks and I planned to get some products there. You helped me a lot.

  22. Brilliant article thank you. Brand new today to CG method so trying to collect info before I begin. How do I go about colouring my hair? I also have dermatitis on my scalp and psoriasis on the nape of my neck and I need to colour my hair every 4 weeks.

  23. Thank you for this! Your routine is simplified, quick and works perfectly for me. I was confused and didn’t know what products to use or how to use them and this blog has helped me handle the CGM. Very grateful 🙏

  24. Hi this is a great cg post, ive just started my journey. I need my hair cut as ive started growing it, can you recommend any curly girl hairdressers in south wales as i want to go to a salon who knows how to cut curly hair? Thank you julie

    1. Hi Julie. To be honest I don’t know of any specific curly hair dressers. I go to Slunks in Cardiff and Joel seems to understand curly hair better than any other hairdresser I’ve been to

  25. I am not sure whether I am going to do the curly girl method but this list is also useful if, like me, you are allergic to sodium laureth sulphate and parabens. I try to avoid all sulphate. Thank you.

  26. Thanks! I started doing the method with Burt Bees baby shampoo which is great and lasts ages (I have short wavy grey/brown hair) but is £6 from Boots. Tresemme Botanique conditioner is a bit too slippy (Wilko) but Body Shop rainforest conditioner is great £2 (might be discontinued). As I Am leave in conditioner (Superdrug) is amazing but expensive – I use a tiny amount twice a month as it’s too much every week.

    When I started 4 months ago (after using Aussie 3 min miracle)my scalp was sore and my grey hair would frizz in clumps at the front of my head on wash day. Grey hair still goes frizzy after a couple of days but makes ringlets with As I Am. Apparently grey hair likes protein so I still need to find a deep conditioner and a non Shea butter cowash.

    Ocassionally try Touch of Silver shampoo as it’s got Sulphates but doesn’t do much to colour. Use Boots Curl Creme sometimes but it builds up.

  27. Thank you so much for this! I’ve switched to the CGM during lockdown, but have been co-washing rather than shampooing as that’s what I’d read online. My curls are great but my scalp hates it! I’m going to check out some of your shampoo recommendations and see what the impact is 😊

  28. A huge thank you ,that was incredibly helpful .
    My favourite product so far is …AS I AM ..Coconut CoWash Cleansing Conditioner..£8 ish .I use it to do one initial ‘ scalp scrub’ gently with one of those plastic shampoo massage brush thingies..then rinse …then I do another letting product to into the mid lengths & ends …I then use ECO Style olive hair for ( the green one) and put it into my hair when set ,comb with a very wide tooth comb & a microfiber swimming towel .
    I.realise I’ m on here a few years later than everyone else ( I was always late to the party;) lol I only started the Curly Girl method recently HOWEVER I.realise that I’ ve been more or less doing it already for years because I’ he used as near organic as possible hair are ( until now not completely alcohol or sulphate free ) .I have natural dark blonde hair not far off waist length and it’s gone through so much over the years after years of highlighting & then 10 yrs of chemotherapy on and off..Just to have really decent ,good condition long hair at the age of 54 after drastic hair loss is great.So far the CG method I’ m enjoying ( thought the book was rather daft & very American 😉 so far your list is the best by far ! Do you know btw if Philip Kingsley Elasticiser is CG friendly? I own about £150 ( 3 litres ) of the stuff & don’t know if it’s ok ? xx

  29. Unfortunately, the Garnier- Ultimate Blends Sleek Restorer and Colour Illuminator is only CG friendly on a misleading Garnier’s website. In fact, it is produced with different ingredients among which there are water insoluble silicones. I was shocked when I read the INCI on the actual bottle.

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