Aunt Jackie's Flaxseed Curl Mane-tenance Defining Curl Whip 15 oz
Whipped stylers answer a specific complaint: you want the definition a gel gives without the cast it leaves behind. Curl Mane-tenance is water-based and light, so it clumps curls together and dries soft rather than setting hard.
Flaxseed is the ingredient doing the defining. It has been used as a homemade curl gel for years, and in a formula like this it holds the pattern without the stiffness a synthetic fixative brings.
Where it fits:
- Wash-and-go on damp hair, raked through a part at a time
- Twist-outs and braid-outs, applied before the style goes in
- Day-three refreshing, with a spritz of water first
- Under a protective style, to keep the exposed hair soft
Because it is water-based it does not seal anything in on its own. Put a leave-in or an oil down first if your hair runs very dry, then this over the top.
It covers a wide range, from 2a waves through to 4a coils, and the 15 oz tub is enough to make it your regular wash-day styler.
Water, Propylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cetyl Alcohol, Polyquaternium-37, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Glycerin, Parfum, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter
- 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
Whipped textures collapse under water, so use it on hair that is damp rather than dripping.
Scoop, spread it across both palms and glide it down a section, then squeeze upward to encourage the clump. Work around the head. If your hair runs dry, a leave in underneath will hold the moisture this alone cannot. Diffuse, or leave it to dry.
Results
Touchable is the difference here. There is none of the shell a gel leaves behind, yet the pattern still holds and frizz stays down.
Hair keeps enough softness that you can run your fingers through it without wrecking anything. It is light, so waves keep their volume. Definition fades gradually across three days rather than dropping out overnight.
Composition
- Flaxseed
- Defines the curl and holds it without a stiff, crunchy set
Full ingredients list
Water, Propylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cetyl Alcohol, Polyquaternium-37, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Glycerin, Parfum, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter
