Shea Moisture Curl Mousse Coconut and Hibiscus for Frizz Control Styling Mousse with Shea Butter 7.5 oz

Review written in 2 parts: “prelude” describes my hair’s background for those who relate, “actual review” talks about my experience with the product.Prelude:Ok, this is my second ever attempt with mousse so grain of salt for the super-experienced, but this is amazing.I was never taught how to manage my curls. Grew up with it a la Hermione until I got my hands on my first hair straightener and that was it. I’ve put it up, straightened it and chemically straightened to help me out my whole life because it was just easier. I’m in my 30’s.I have zero clue what my curl pattern actually is. I’d never even heard the term until maybe 2 years ago. About half of my length is still “permanently straightened” with a Japanese hair perm, which on my hair = moderately tamed.All this to say, I have no idea what I’m doing and while I keep up with trims and use heat protectants, my hair is *pretty damaged* with a messed up curl pattern.Then TikTok started showing my curly hair stuff, particularly black hair TikTok, which is much closer to my hair texture and experience than anything else.My only other mousse experience was an absolute desperation buy trying to get my hair to relax while on a vacation much more humid than I’d bargained for. Sticky disgusting, crunchy and with impossible frizz.So after a crazy amount of time watching TikTok’s about course curly hair, I power-bought a bunch of the top recommended products, this being one of them. Giant leap of faith for a forever straightener.But my hairs about half way down my back now, keeping it up in the summer humidity is starting to give me headaches and if anything at all wound up just helping, I’d take it.Actual review:I tried this brand first of the 2 mousses I bought to try out because I’m familiar with the brand through their oils, scrubs and soaps, which I really love. I figured if there was a safe bet, it was this one.I over-researched the best ways to prep the hair and put it in, but it turns out I hardly had to bother. This is the easiest apply and go catch all of all time.You don’t need your hair sopping wet, you don’t have to section it, it doesn’t require anything before and you can brush it out.No stickiness, no crunch, no heaviness, no residue-feel and somehow, miraculously, no frizz. I could just strangle John Frieda.My first try with it I did all the things: applied it to super-wet detangled hair, scrunched it, did the plop method, diffused it and babied the life out of it. Came out great other than the dreaded triangle of my hair shape was obvious since I’ve been a straight cut girl forever.But even my super-abused curls came out. Could even immediately tell where the Japanese permanent straightening line sat. The curl sections just found themselves and I didn’t have to finger roll or anything. It survived through sleep. It looks so much prettier than I ever hoped. Soft and shiny.Clearly, this works. Like actually works. Without exaggeration, no hair product has ever immediately inspired this level of trust for me. I just kept staring at it because I couldn’t believe it. I’ve tried everything and can’t believe it was this simple the whole time. Ugh.I know my hair scares the life out of salons and they can’t be trusted to not give me a mullet when thinning, so I decided to give myself one now that I saw where the triangle shape of my hair sat without the frizz blur.Just whipped out my razor comb that I use for split ends and took out about half of my hair from the mid-length down. Super flipping soft and shiny after that, omg. And so much lighter.If you need a photo to visualize: look up Erika Badu. That’s my hair’s un-thinned natural volume size, just of a looser texture.Washed my hair and knowing how well this stuff worked, I dispensed with all the back breaking labor. Just used it like a detangler: put my hair up in a towel to get it to just damp, put the product in, brushed it through, put it up in a hair towel for about an hour, then let it out to air-dry.I can’t believe how good it looks and feels. Actually unreal. I even straightened my hair with it in and that’s by far the shiniest finish of my life. Like hair-commercial shiny.If you want something good enough to inspire a drastic haircut and become insta-loyal, this is the one. This is THE perfect product. I’m about to legit throw out a crazy amount of product that this instantly replaces.For my forever-straight girls out there that just need a freaking break, give it a shot. I know my hair isn’t your hair, but good god, if this works on my hair, $7 is worth the gamble.

Two products purchased and reviewed together:I have natural wavy hair that makes air-dried hair frizzy and mis-shape. I never learned how to manage my waive, so I either straighten it, or do a messy updo. I don't have the skill or patience to do much more. I saw this product online and the reviews were positive, so I thought I'd try it out. I don't like the feeling of product in my hair, nor do I want my waive to look like an 80s rocker fan...which with gels and hairspray it did. I washed as normal, used a t-shirt to wrap my head to help minimize frizz, combed the Ouidad leave in conditioner, and combined it with another new product that had good reviews called Shea Moisture frizz free curl mousse. I was nervous, because I worried at least one of these would weigh down my hair and look sticky, crunchy, and dirty. To my surprise, my hair came out with soft waiver hair than I'd ever had before. It didn't feel like I used any product and my wavy hair looked really good with minimal frizz. I was even able to just brush my hair and do an updo the next day without it looking oily or dirty. (I try putting a day between washes for healthier hair.) If you're considering trying this product, I say go for it. Try the mousse I recommended, too. It's working for me!

I’ve only used this twice but I like it so far! It is very thin/watery. It’s not like those thick super foamy ones. I’ve never used one like this before but I love the smell. I might buy another thick foamy mousse and see which one i like better. This one is not crunchy at all. My husband said he also likes the smell of this mousse.

I have been desperately trying to find a good mousse. This one feels light in my daughter’s hair. There’s a light pleasant scent and it doesn’t leave a sticky residue. It easily absorbs into your hair, it defines curls and give some shine. I even started using this on myself. This a tall bottle for a great price. I will purchase this again.