Ouidad

I've been waiting for this one! I love the heat and humidity gel. The original, not the “stronger hold” version. Of all the products I've ever tried, this continues to be my ride or die. I have 2c fine curls/waves and live in a very hot, humid climate. I use it with the Bounce Curl Define brush, and it creates the most juicy, silky clumps. I usually top it with the Curlsmith bouncy strength volume foam for a bit more hold, but the gel does the heavy lifting, especially for frizz. It's worth every penny and I will continue to purchase it forever (p.s., it smells divine)

I had to throw away that leave in because the smell was so terrible. It was like stale old lady perfume. That and the botanical boost spray 🤢 I like Ouidad products but they tend to build up quickly in my fine hair. And they are all strongly scented. Smell before you buy! The Vital Curls line smells in the best, imo.

ME TOO! It did NOTHING for me, just left a sticky mess that never hardened into a cast. I think it may be because I air dried though, and in the humid air it never solidifies! Maybe it would be better if I diffused

Absolutely love the Advanced Climate Control line. I live in Texas and I had just finally figured out the products that worked best for me (during the winter), and then summer hit with that Texas humidity, and suddenly my products were not working the same, with way more frizz than normal. I ordered the sample set that includes the defrizzing shampoo and conditioner, the heat and humidity gel, and the refresh spray. I loved all of them, although I can do without the refresh spray, plain water works just fine. But the defrizzing shampoo and conditioner, and the heat and humidity strong hold gel have become my go-to products. If I had to choose only one to take with me, it would definitely be the gel. I get a great cast that leaves my hair feeling touchably soft when it's scrunched out, and when I refresh with plain water the cast reforms, which helps my curls last for 2 or 3 days. I have tried the fearherlight foam - it takes a LOT for it to work and then then it's not as good as the gel, for me. Maybe in the winter it will perform better. When I've tried it layered under the gel, it gave me noticeable better volume but I wasn't crazy about the way my hair felt, like just too much product. I also have the featherlight styling cream, it's too heavy for my hair, even when I use the smallest amount, it seems to weigh down my curls, making them looser. I regularly use the Advanced Climate Control leave in spray, and it's okay but not as good as the leave in I was using before, Matrix A Curl Can Dream scrunch n go spray - I just love the way my hair feels when I use it, I can feel and see the difference in the shine. If you have a TJ Maxx or Marshall's near you, you can often find this brands products at a pretty good discount. I bought the big bottles that are normally $70 for $25-30.

ouidad climate control hair gel and it’s a 10 miracle styling mousse. apply it LIBERALLY and throw in some diffuser action and my curls have withstood the humid nights of savannah georgia all week long while we’ve been vacationing

I have very fine hair that springs up in humidity and loves protein and moisture. The anti-climate gel lasts all of 2 hours in medium humidity, forget high humidity! Maybe it will work well in winter. The moisture lock curl butter- I’ve used it twice, and it’s taken my curls from 2b, maybe 2c to easily 3a. It provides a good amount of moisture and definition without weighing my hair down. This is the product of my dreams. I layered just this under the AG styling lotion with amazing results. The moisture lock extreme hold gel- this gel doesn’t have extreme hold for me, but provides moisture with decent hold. I haven’t tried it on its own, but I enjoy the texture on my hair. And, it’s fine to just throw on second day hair to refresh, doesn’t look/feel producty. The moisture lock leave in- this would be my hg one and done product because it provides moisture, hold, and prevents frizz for me, but it makes my scalp burn. I’m hoping to get some use out of it when my hair is longer. Because it has silicone, I know it will dry my hair out in the long term, but it’s such a great formula. Mongongo oil- lightweight oil that reduces frizz and doesn’t look oily on my fine hair. I’ve only recently tried their products, and every but the anti-climate gels have been a hit for me.

The entire ouidad climate control line. I live in Florida and get 3 days with that stuff.

I LOVE the Ouidad stuff. I always get it at Tj Maxx for like $10.

I've tried most of the big brands and always come back to ouidad. Their heat and humidity gel and their leave in conditioner (one in the white and blue bottle) has been my jam for 15 years. I don't like the stronger hold gel much but that's just my hair. Shortish (well medium for a guy) 3a hair. Getting some grays so it does its thing Their shampoos and conditioners are also good but I actually don't think those are nearly as important as what you put in after washing. Also, bonus points for not smelling like shea butter or strawberry or anything strong. It has a neutral scent and as a guy that's what I want.

I don't think most men want to smell like vanilla or strawberries. I'd rather no scent or at least something neutral. Ouidad is as low scent and neutral as can get. Honestly I don't know why anyone would want it scented but if you ever see men's specific grooming products they're way more likely to be unscented or neutral. Although the scented ones just smell like bad mens cologne. Anyways, this is just a me thing but I think others will understand. I'm not making some judgement on it but if I want cologne i don't want it mixing with whatever scent is in my gel or conditioner.

Same. That and their curl quencher leave in or whatever it's called. Damn after 15 years I should looking at the fn bottle.

I don’t think I’ll go back to other styling products after using Ouidad. I didn’t like the normal climate control gel, but the stronger hold one is PERFECT for me. I also use their leave in conditioner. I’ve had the most consistent styling results with Ouidad and honestly the compliments I get on my curls was like night and day when I started using it. I’m currently rethinking the shampoo and conditioner I use, I’m thinking of also switching to Ouidad for it.

I like their clarifying shampoo. That's about it.

BOWWWWWW Amazing for my fine 3 a curls. I use their heat and humidity gel, their leave in/heat protectant spray, and their mousse.

Goated

Love this brand, but I only buy shampoo and conditioner at Marshall’s! If they were genuinely life changing, I’d shell out the full $$$. I WILL however, shell out the full $$$ for their mousse from the blue line. It’s truly that good.

the ouidad Curl Reboot Leave-In Mask for Fine, Curly Hair is my holy grail product. i’m afraid they’re gonna stop selling it cuz it’s getting hard for me to find anywhere if ANYONE has an alternative pls lmk

The leave in conditioner smells awful, I love the cream though!

I have fine (but lots of) 3C curls and I love the humidity gel! The red one. I use the humidity curl cream with the gel as well. Haven’t tried anything else from the line though.

The gel mentioned here and the cleansing oil shampoo are my favorites. I like their conditioners too, but was never a fan of their other styling/reviving products.

The featherlight cream & mousse are my faves for a decent hold but lots of volume! And the stronger hold gel is amazing as a one product styler, amazing hold. I want to try more from this brand!

I use an ouidad mousse for moisture and it’s quite nice.

I've been using their Curl Shaper, Revitalizing Milk and I like it so far - even as like a Leave-In conditioner, I enjoy how it leaves my hair.

I like Ouidad! The Curl Shaper shampoo is my go to! The Advanced Climate Control gel was awful for me though. My hair is protein sensitive, so it turned into a hot mess. The Curl Quencher gel works well for me but isn’t a stand out among other gels I’ve tried.

I've tried many combinations of shampoo, conditioner, cream, serum, and gel. After all these tests across ~3 years, my go-to routine is: - Ouidad shampoo - Ouidad conditioner - Davines curl serum - Ouidad air gel

Expensive and worth it!

I started using their products 20 years ago and keep going back. Their moisture line shampoo, conditioner and the whipped curl leave in are my absolute favorites. I’ve been using their climate gel through all of the iterations for as long as I can remember.

It’s the curl quencher moisturizing gel for me. Fine and thin 3b hair and this is the best product for me. I come back to it over and over. I can use any shampoo conditioner combo I want as long as this is my product after.

The Advanced climate control gel is my holy grail! Never have I had more defined curls than with this stuff! I also like the hair primer/leave-in conditioner!

i love the leave in conditioner. the heat and humidity gel is just okay as far as shaping my curls but it really does mitigate frizz in the summer. also my stylist is at a ouidad salon and i always love the way my hair looks when i leave

I finally got a cut from a curl specialist and she put the moisture lock gel in my hair and it was amazing! Does anyone know what I should look for if I wanted to try a cheaper brand? I never thought a product like this would work on my hair but it makes my curls so full and bouncy lol.

I love the Climate Control foam, I also like the gel but it can be a bit drying. I don’t use it all the time.

I had to go fragrance free so tried and like Ouidad’s shampoo/conditioner. I have very fine and thinning 3b-ish hair that generally likes protein. So someone else’s mileage may vary. I tried the Climate control gel but just got frizz and no hold, curl formation, clumping, etc. No idea why. Haven’t tried the Advanced/extra hold version as can’t use fragranced products. This is another product that is so popular and widely sold I don’t understand why they can’t make a fragrance free version of it/the advanced one? Not to mention their other most popular products. They would surely sell — there’s a huge population of people who need ff and Ouidad is big enough to handle the initial costs…

I love the out of thin (h)air cleansing conditioner and the air dry curl cream that goes with it I love that in between full washes I can cleansing conditioner and get a clean feeling. I love the variety of curl products for different needs.

The curly salons near me all push the Ouidad products, so I feel like I should enjoy them, but I don’t. I think my curls are somewhere in the 3b range. The climate control gel and the Curl Quencher Cream are decent, but I just never get good enough results to justify the price. I recently tried the Moisture Lock Leave In Conditioner, and the smell was terrible. It was a strong, lemony chemical smell with something funky behind it. It smelled like a port-a-potty with an air freshener in it. I’ll also say that the Ouidad salons that I’ve been to all seem to rely on the method of sectioning the hair, applying gobs of 3-4 different styling products, finger coiling throughout every section, and then taking forever to blow-dry on low. I prefer less of that sticky/shiny ultra definition, and more of a natural curl with volume. I lightly swipe/scrunch a medium hold curl lotion onto wet hair, sometimes top with a gel or mousse, and then dry. Lately, CurlSmith is my preferred brand, especially because I often find it on sale.

I used the climate control leave in too. I will say it did give me bad buildup after a while, I needed to clarify regularly while using it.

Used TressFX for a long time about 20 years ago and loved it, but it stained so so so many of my clothes. I moved away from Ouidad for a very long time, but just picked up Advanced Climate Control gel and am loving it. I use Redken All Soft or Mega Curl shampoo and conditioner, and then the Mega Curl Hydramelt leave-in with the gel. It gives me a good cast and then breaks softly. I can only get about two days out of it, though.

I also love the climate control gel. I have been using it for probably 14 years or so now. When I first decided I wanted to embrace the curly hair, I got a Ouidad cut and used to use all of their products. Did the whole styling techniques and everything. I like some of their other things like the foams, but after going through the curly girl phase etc, I have found stuff that works better, except for that gel. It is the only product I can always count on.

Their climate control gel (the red one) is one of my favourite stylers ever. But a lot of the other products are a bit too conditioning for me.

I really like the climate control gel on my fine 3b curls. I've been using the curl quencher shampoo and conditioner and they are okay. Good slippage. I've been trying out the climate control feather light cream since last month and it's fine for days I don't want a lot of hold, but gel is better for sure. Overall I like the brand but will only purchase when I find it at TJ Maxx. It's pretty pricey.

Climate control is my favorite conditioner for, it cannot be beat. I’ve used it for 13 years. If I use gel, it’s the stronger climate control (lately I’ve been liking mousses instead, and haven’t tried Ouidad ones). The leave ins and shampoos are fine. Fine 3c curls.

Cosmetologist here, I’ve tried hard to like it, but I’ve never had any amazing success. It’s just product.

Me in Miami! Was not worth it at all the price and I also tried the mousse

I agree with you on the leave in. I decided to try it out because it was recommended by a stylist. But it doesn’t really moisturize my hair as much as make it stiff :/

I wanted to love Ouidqd, but it never did anything for my hair. I tried multiple variations of their products and haven’t ever had luck.

I hate the smell and it lingers

This sub inspired me to try these but they are horrible on my hair I'm throwing them out. I have tried 2 of these products and they dry out my hair so bad and somehow makes my hair less curly than without any product. It goes super dry and stringy

Their shampoo for curly hair is absolutely terrible It completely dried out my hair. It was like using Head and Shoulders

I tried one of their leave in conditioners a few years ago and my hair did NOT like it. it detangled great, better than anything else I've used. Somehow though, it seemed to actively prevent my hair from clumping together. It made my hair very frizzy.

Although I love the Ouidad Climate Control gel I do find that the shampoo and conditioner are a bit too moisturising for me. You could try it again with a stronger shampoo, the flora & curl leave in as a rinse out, and then going straight to gel, and see if you get that cast.

Ouidad climate control gel is indeed life changing! They also have a No Sweat Post Workout Mist that is fantastic for after workouts.

Best. Gel. Ever.

I second the Ouidad bond building shampoo and conditioner. My 3b curls feel so healthy after using it.

Have you tried their new bond building shampoo/ conditioner? I really like it. Maybe better than olaplex

Recs for conditioner with good slip from them? I have fine low porosity 2c/3a curls and have been loving a lot of stuff from ouidad but haven’t found a good conditioner yet. I love their cleansing oil shampoo, climate control shampoo, and climate control advanced gel

Curl Quencher Moisturizing Conditioner is my go to. I use it when I detangle my hair.

Grade 1-2 porosity (low), high density, ,thick 2c-3b hair. Favorite... * PrePoo Oil: Mielle Rosemary Mint Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oil * Shampoos: Malibu Undo Goo PH9, Olaplex 4c, Curlsmith Wash & Scrub Detox Shampoo * Scrub Shampoo: Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub With Sea Salt * Conditioner: Curlsmith Post-Wash Calming Conditioner * Deep Conditioner: Curlsmith Hydro Crème Soothing Mask * Conditioner I don't fully wash out: Twist By Ouidad Primed 2In1 Conditioner Primer * Leave-In Conditioner: Twist by Ouidad Rally The Curls * Lotion: Twist by Ouidad Weather Up Lotion * Gel: Twist by Ouidad Weather Up Weightless Curl Defining Gel * Hair spray (wet): Bounce Curl Hair * Sea Spray: Verb sea spray * Oils: Verb Ghost Oil and Twist by Ouidad Curl Reign Multi-Use Miracle Oil * Texture Spray (roots&mids): Living Proof Full Dry Volume & Texture Spray * Texture Spray: (mids&end): Ouidad Going Up Volumizing Texture Spray * Dry Shampoo: Living Proof PhD Dry Shampoo Looking forward to trying the new Curlsmith Hair Spray for a Dry Finish.

I love uncle funkys daughter, curlsmith, ouidad, Camille rose, bounce curl, miss Jessie’s, alikay naturals, rizos curls, kinky curly knot today, and my favorite is MOP TOP! I have 3c & some 3b hair a lot of hair but the strands are fairly thin.

Ouidad Shampoo, Rezo Conditioner and Gel, Dyson blow dryer, and silk bonnet. GAMES. CHANGERS.

Definitely bougie not a lot of product for the cost but the bougie products are definitely superior. I buy shea moisture and cantu to keep on hand when I can’t afford better products but when I can buy the better products I definitely do!

I saw the other day they made a more affordable option called twist! It’s on Amazon. I’m trying it next time I run low on products

Beware buying Ouidad (and Moroccan Oil brand, and probably others) off of Amazon!! When I ran out of the product I’d bought from the salon I thought I’d try and save some money and order from Amazon, from a very official looking Ouidad “storefront” - the bottles looked legit but the actual product was counterfeit and/or super diluted. No fragrance and watered down. I contacted Ouidad directly and they were like yeahhh…. That ain’t us.

The featherlight styling cream works wonders on my hair.

The featherlight styling cream is my holy grail!

I love my featherlight styling cream. It leaves my curls tamed but soft. I use this with Mizani styling foam wrap. Mizani is definitely another line you should cover!

The Cleansing Oil Shampoo is really good! Been my favorite for years now. Not stripping and pretty nourishing while cleansing the scalp.

I forgot about this! It is really nice. Damn I’m going to go order some.

Recently fell in love with Ouidad!! Their leave in conditioner + climate control gel has been life changing. The Mongongo oil is unreal. Love their shampoos and deep conditioners too. I’m a convert for sure

their vitacurl mousse is my holy grail product. gives me so much slip in the shower and makes detangling a breeze. often i’m able to find that product and many others at tj max/marshalls

Ouidad vital curl mousse. It went on back order once and I had to use other products and when it came back in stock I got multiple compliments on my hair after my first wash day using it again