Curly & Coily Fantasia-IC Leave-In Conditioner for Defined Curls & Frizz Control 453g/15.98oz
453g is a serious amount of leave-in, and that is the right call for the hair this is aimed at. Coils and tight curls at 3B to 4C need product applied by the handful, section by section, and a small bottle turns that into rationing.
Fantasia's IC leave-in is a jar product with a rich, creamy texture. It goes on damp hair after washing and stays there, delivering the moisture that textured hair loses fastest once it is out of the shower. Definition and frizz control come with it, though it is a conditioner rather than a styler, so it will not set a wash-and-go on its own.
Where it works hardest is in the hours after a wash. Hair that would normally dry rough and start puffing out instead stays soft, clumped and easier to handle.
Warm a scoop between your palms, rake it through in four to six sections, then style. Reapply lightly to the ends on day three.
Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Isopropyl Palmitate, Dimethicone, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel (Argan) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5), Polyquaternium-37, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum (Fragrance), Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA
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- 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.
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Application tips
Timing matters more than quantity here. Get it on while the hair is still wet from the shower, before the cuticle closes and while a comb still moves freely.
Follow with your gel or custard on top rather than mixing the two in your palm. Steer it away from the scalp, since a rich cream at the root flattens a wash and go and drags the drying time out.
Results
Judge it on the dry down. Hair that would set rough and puffy on its own instead sets smooth, grouped and easy to separate.
Definition arrives with that, though a gel is still wanted if you need real hold. Coarse 4C coils take it particularly well, because the cream carries enough weight to hold a coil down instead of skating over the top of it.
Composition
Full ingredients list
Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Isopropyl Palmitate, Dimethicone, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel (Argan) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5), Polyquaternium-37, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum (Fragrance), Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA
