Our curly, coily and wavy hair experts have spent many months testing hundreds of new and existing curl products for the 2013 Editors’ Choice awards.
These 42 exceptional deep treatments, oils, cleansers, frizz fighters and more are all you need to know and own. Click on the products below for reviews, ingredients and styling tips for these winning products. For a list of the products (by hair type) check out our Editors’ Choice page.
Now without further ado, meet the Award Winners!
Shampoo
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Cleansing Conditioner
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Daily Conditioner
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Leave-in Conditioner
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Deep Conditioner
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Moisturizer
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Our Type 2 Editors don’t use moisturizer
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Styling Cream
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Styling Cream-gel
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Styling Gel
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The Type 2 Editors gravitate toward cream-gels
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Frizz Fighter
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Favorite Product to Cocktail
Definition: best when used with other products, makes your other styler so much better.
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Smoothing/straightening Product
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Refresher
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Finishing Product
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Hair Oil
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Top 3 Styling Tools and Accessories
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Most Innovative Product or Tool
Definition: this product or tool thinks outside the box to solve common problems within the curly hair community.
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Retexturizing Tool
Definition: this tool is used to change up your curl pattern or give yourself a new look
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Mousse/foam
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Kids’ Line
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The Experts
It was an incredibly difficult decision that involved months of product testing and heated deliberation. But our Editors finally narrowed down their must haves down to just 42 products (with many of close calls).
The products
For links to our reviews and a list of all the products click here.
