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






