Keracare Gel Essence Super Hold Gel 16 oz / 473 ml - For Defined, Flake-Free Styling
Maximum hold usually means crunch. This is the super hold end of the Gel Essence line and it dries down without it, which is the reason to pick it over a harder-setting gel for a sleek ponytail or a defined wash-and-go that has to survive a full day.
Applied to wet hair, it sets the curl pattern where you put it and keeps it there. There is no sticky film and no greasy weight left behind, so by evening the hair still feels clean and the coils still have some bounce in them rather than sitting rigid. The formula is fully vegan, with nothing animal-derived in it.
On the following days water does the work: dampen, rearrange, carry on. Sixteen ounces suits intricate sets, braids and twists that need real grip, on natural or relaxed hair alike. 16 oz / 473 ml.
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Betaine, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Aminomethyl Propanol, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Fragrance/Parfum, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool, Ext
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- 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
Clean wet hair, and a generous amount spread evenly from the roots outward. For a sleek ponytail, brush it back while the gel is still slippery and tie before it starts to set. For a wash and go, rake, then scrunch, then leave it.
Let it dry all the way down. Anything you touch halfway through will frizz.
Results
Maximum hold with movement still in it, which is an odd pairing and the reason to choose this over a harder setting gel. Braids, twists and intricate sets keep their edges for days.
Come the evening it still feels like clean hair rather than something plasticky, with nothing tacky on it and nothing heavy. Coils keep a bit of spring. Water on the following mornings does the restyling.
Composition
Full ingredients list
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Betaine, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Aminomethyl Propanol, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Fragrance/Parfum, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool, Ext
