Keracare Gel Essence Strengthening Gel 16 oz / 473 ml - For Enhanced Curl Definition & Strong Hold
Salon-sized gel at 473ml, which tells you who it is aimed at. People who use gel on a full head every wash day, not on edges.
Gel Essence sets firm and holds curl definition through the day, but the finish is where it separates from cheaper gels. It dries without stickiness and without the white flaking that shows up on dark hair, and the hair stays soft to the touch rather than going stiff and crunchy.
Strengthening is the other half of the name. The formula fortifies the strand as it holds, which in practice means less breakage over months of using the same gel weekly, and that is where most styling damage accumulates.
Rake it through soaking wet hair in sections, scrunch, then air dry or diffuse. Break the cast with an oil once it is dry if you want softer definition.
For wavy through coily hair that needs real hold. The 16oz size makes sense as a repurchase once you know it suits you.
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Betaine, Polysorbate 20, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Carbomer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Fragrance/Parfum, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool, Yellow 5 (Ci 19140)
- 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
Sections, soaking wet hair, and a decent amount worked in root to tip. Scrunch upward in the shower for clumps, smooth downward for a sleeker shape.
Diffuse on low or leave it to dry in the air. An oil rubbed between the palms afterwards will break the cast and soften the definition without undoing the hold.
Results
Definition sets firm and reads all day, and the dry down is clean: no stickiness, no white specks showing against dark hair.
The second word in the name is doing real work. Week to week it shows up as less damage stacking up from styling, since a gel that fortifies the strand while it holds does not leave you paying for the definition later.
Composition
Full ingredients list
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Betaine, Polysorbate 20, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Carbomer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Fragrance/Parfum, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool, Yellow 5 (Ci 19140)
