Best Gels for Curly Hair

1 - Aphogee Curlific! Curl Definer

If you ask hair editor Jihan Forbes for her best curly-hair product recommendation, she'll undoubtedly point you toward the Curlific! Curl Definer by Aphogee. It's her current go-to gel for defining her 3C/4A curls without drying them out. 

2 - Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Frizz Control Sculpting Gel

Not You Mother's Curl Talk gel is staff writer Nicola Dall'Asen's go-to when she needs an affordable gel to mold her frizz-prone 2B curls. "It has just enough hold that my curls can air-dry interrupted, but not so much that it gives me stiffness or crunch," she says.

3 - Oribe Curl Gelée For Shine & Definition

The nourishing butters (murumu, mango, cocoa), oils (macadamia seed, apricot), and fruit-derived antioxidants infused in Oribe's Curl Gelée formula make it perfect for coiled hair and curls that need extra moisture or are recovering from heat styling and color treatments.