ApHogee Curlific Textured Hair Wash 12oz
Humidity is the test that separates a curl product which works from one that photographs well. Curlific is built around that. Cleanse gently, keep frizz down, and let the curl pattern hold its shape when the weather turns damp.
The wash is sulfate-free and paraben-free, so it lathers modestly and leaves the hair's own oils where they are. Wavy, curly and coily textures come out defined rather than fluffed, which is mostly a question of not roughing up the cuticle during the wash itself.
It is the wash step rather than the whole answer. Definition on wavy and loosely curled hair comes from what goes on afterwards, and this one's job is to leave the hair clean and calm enough for that to hold.
The 12oz bottle sits in ApHogee's Curlific line, so it pairs with the rest of that range if you want the whole routine matched.
Suits 2a through 3b hair that drops or frizzes the moment there is moisture in the air.
Water (Aqua, Eau), Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Panthenol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hydrolyzed Quinoa, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol, Punica Granatum Extract, Lycium Chinense Fruit Extract, Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract, Garcinia Mangostana Peel Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/PVP Crosspolymer, PEG-4 Rapeseedamide, Acrylates Copolymer, Glycol Distearate, Laureth-4, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Amodimethicone, Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Cocamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate, Trideceth-12, Cetrimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, C11-15 Pareth-7, Keratin Amino Acids, C12-16 Pareth-9, PVP, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Disodium EDTA, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Fragrance (Parfum)
- 24-hour delivery
- Every brand we carry ships within 24 hours, not just the hero lines. Order before 2pm and it leaves the same working day.
- Free over £40
- UK delivery is free on orders over £40. Below that it is a flat rate, shown at checkout before you pay.
- Tracking
- You get a tracking link by email the moment it is picked up.
- 30 days
- Send anything unopened back within 30 days for a full refund. No explanation needed.
- Opened it and it is wrong for your hair?
- Tell us what happened. Curl products are hard to judge from a photo, and we would rather swap it than have you stuck with it.
- We price match
- Find it cheaper somewhere else and we will match the price.
Application tips
Split soaking wet hair into sections and clip them out of the way. This one lathers, so a coin sized amount per section is plenty on the scalp and the runoff will handle the lengths.
Massage with the pads of your fingers for a slow minute, then rinse properly. Anything left behind is what makes hair feel coated by Wednesday. Conditioner goes on next, still in sections.
Results
The scalp reads clean and the curl pattern is still there afterwards, which is not always true of a lather shampoo on textured hair.
Frizz sits down from the wash stage, so whatever you style with has less to correct. Hair keeps enough moisture to stay pliable while it dries, and clumps form on their own rather than needing to be coaxed.
Twelve ounces lasts, given how little each section takes.
Composition
Full ingredients list
Water (Aqua, Eau), Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Panthenol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hydrolyzed Quinoa, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol, Punica Granatum Extract, Lycium Chinense Fruit Extract, Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract, Garcinia Mangostana Peel Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/PVP Crosspolymer, PEG-4 Rapeseedamide, Acrylates Copolymer, Glycol Distearate, Laureth-4, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Amodimethicone, Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Cocamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate, Trideceth-12, Cetrimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone, C11-15 Pareth-7, Keratin Amino Acids, C12-16 Pareth-9, PVP, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Disodium EDTA, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Fragrance (Parfum)