2010 Winners

If you've been looking for the cream of the crop in the curly world, your search is over! Check out this year's Best of the Best! We've got returning champs like Jessicurl as well as rookies like Carol's Daughter.

You, our readers, voted that more product choices and availability was the most important thing to happen in the curly world this year. We agree! You also hope the manufacturers come up with more products specifically for curls, and asked us for more education around curls. We're on it!


Check out the 2010 Best of the Best winners by clicking the products below.

Jessicurl Hair Cleansing Cream

Best Cleanser
Jessicurl Hair Cleansing Cream
2009-2010 Best of the Best Winner

A gentle alternative to shampoo. Use Jessicurl Hair Cleansing Cream to wash your hair gently without leaving it stripped and straw-like. The super-moisturizing formula will make your hair soft, silky and wonderfully clean. Safe for color-treated hair.

Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Conditioner

Best Daily Conditioner
Herbal Essences Hello Hydration
2010 Best of the Best Winner

Say hello to a deep dousing of lush hydration with my rich formula fused with orchids & coconut milk. Drink up and replenish your hair's much needed moisture. It's time to be reunited with manageable, silky, smooth hair.

Kinky-Curly Knot Today

Best Leave-in Conditioner
Kinky-Curly Knot Today
2009-2010 Best of the Best Winner

Knot Today is a leave-in conditioner and detangler designed to smooth the cuticle and remove knots, snarls and tangles from kinky-textured hair. To use, apply Knot Today throughout the hair and comb troubled areas with a wide-tooth comb. Do not rinse out, but you may apply in the shower and run a little water through to evenly distribute the product.

Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose Moisturizing Conditioner

Best Deep Conditioner
Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose Moisturizing Conditioner
2009-2010 Best of the Best Winner

Trade those dry, thirsty tresses for vibrant, touchably soft hair with this moisture-intensive conditioner. Restorative herbal emollients detangle and rehydrate to leave hair ultra-silky and irresistibly fragrant. Also recommended for bleached or highlighted hair.

Eco Styler Krystal Styling Gel

Best Styling Gel
Eco Styler Krystal Styling Gel
2010 Best of the Best Winner

Adds volume and sheen to gray, blonde or lighter colored hair. Ideal for use with curling irons. Perfect hold for natural or synthetic hair. No flakes; no tack.

Carol's Daughter Hair Milk

Best Styling Cream
Carol's Daughter Hair Milk
2010 Best of the Best Winner

Carol's Daughter Hair Milk The Original Curl Definer is a quenching, fast absorbing lotion that defines, tames and restores luster to natural curls while conditioning. Made with essential oil of Lemongrass, Vitamin C, and Sweet Almond Oil for bouncy, soft, yet completely manageable curls.

Kinky-Curly Curling Custard

Best Styling Pudding/Custard
Kinky-Curly Curling Custard
2009-2010 Best of the Best Winner

Curling Custard brings out natural curls and waves with its advanced, all-natural botanical ingredients that nourish and strengthen hair. A little goes a long way with its concentrated formula, providing you with the best value for your dollar. Define and elongate your curls.

Herbal Essences Toitally Twisted Mousse

Best Styling Mousse
Herbal Essences Totally Twisted Curl Boosting Mousse
2009-2010 Best of the Best Winner

With a fusion of French lavender twist & jade extracts get one curl bouncing and it's contagious Be a bouncing babe. I'll help keep humidity out of your hair and give curls and waves a lush boost. The twist? I make your hair shiny and springy with my weightless formula fused with French lavender & jade extracts.

Carol's Daughter Lisa's Hair Elixir

Best Hair Oil
Carol's Daughter Lisa's Hair Elixir
2010 Best of the Best Winner

Lisa's Hair Elixir helps regain your hair's natural youthfulness and beauty. Formulated with beneficial ingredients of Sage, Peppermint and Rosemary essential oils this scalp treatment and hair oil prevent breakage, condition the hair and combat dry scalp providing the necessary environment for healthy hair growth.

AG Re:Coil Curl Activator

Best Silicone-Free Styling Product
AG Re:Coil Curl Activator
2009-2010 Best of the Best Winner

The definitive curl activating balm, perfect for encouraging and supporting soft casual waves and creating long lasting tousled "beach hair". Versatile Re:coil is incomparable for frizz-free, moisture rich-curls, making it ideal in high-humidity environments.

DevaCurl Set It Free

Best Finishing Product
DevaCurl Set It Free
2010 Best of the Best Winner

Set It Free separates and secures your curls with 24-48 hour moisture lock holding power. Made with Beeswax and olive oil, this conditioning finishing mist will replenish your curls giving them the ultimate shine they need. Spray and scrunch on wet or dry hair to re-activate curls.

Jessicurl Awe Inspiraling Spray

Best Second-Day Product
Jessicurl Awe Inspiraling Spray
2009-2010 Best of the Best Winner

A natural, mid-day spray designed to add oomph to droopy curls. Gives curls a boost when they need a little help making it through. Also good to use on bed head or after a workout.

Curls Like Us Curl Cloths

Best Curl Care Necessity
Curls Like Us Curl Cloths
2010 Best of the Best Winner

Curl cloths are fun and functional styling cloths specifically designed to set curls for optimal spring, shine, and beautiful definition without the frizz.

Jessicurl Awe Inspiraling Spray

Best Product for Curly Kids
Curly Q's Moist Curls Moisturizer
2010 Best of the Best Winner

This liquid leave in will provide the moisture her thirsty tresses crave! Improves comb-ability with added curl formation! Formulated with certified organic ingredients, this daily curl moisturizer is a curl life saver!

Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding

Best Transitioning Product
Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding
2009-2010 Best of the Best Winner

A splendid emulsion for your curls, kinks and waves without crunch! This curl creme was specifically formulated to stretch out and elongate your curls for soft, maximum curl definition. Excellent for combating curl shrinkage!

Jessicurl Hair Cleansing Cream Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Conditioner Kinky-Curly Knot Today Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose Moisturizing Conditioner Eco Styler Krystal Styling Gel
Carol's Daughter Hair Milk Kinky-Curly Curling Custard Herbal Essences Totally Twisted Boosting Mousse Carol's Daughter Lisa's Hair Elixir AG Re:coil Curl Activator
DevaCurl Set It Free Jessicurl Awe Inspiraling Spray Curls Like Us Curling Cloths Curly Q Moist Curls Moisturizer Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding

Also, congratulations to Ingrid Smith-Rowland, Angel Clarke, and Theresa Peters, three lucky participants who were randomly selected to win $100 CurlMart gift certificates!

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