Sof n Free Sofn'free Curl Activator Lotion Defines & Moisturizes Curls for Curly & Wavy Hair 750 ml / 25.36 oz
A 750 ml bottle of curl activator is not a casual purchase. It is what you buy when more than one person in the house has texture, or when you use activator daily and keep hitting the bottom of a small bottle halfway through the month.
The lotion itself sits on the light side. It wets the curl, lets the pattern clump and set, and leaves hair soft rather than tacky. There is no crunchy cast to break afterwards, which matters if you want to touch your hair during the day without undoing the shape. Frizz stays reasonably flat because the lotion smooths the surface of the strand as it dries, and it does that without the greasy residue a lot of curl products leave behind.
Sofn'free suits loose waves through to springy type 3 curls, and it is forgiving if you use a bit too much.
Best applied to damp hair after washing, worked through in sections. It also revives day two and day three curls: a small amount on wet palms, scrunched through the mid-lengths, and the shape comes back without a rewash.
Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Polyquaternium-11, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Dimethicone, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Parfum (Fragrance), Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Coumarin, Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- 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
Best straight out of the shower, while the hair is still dripping. Divide into four, take a palmful, and smooth it down each section with flat hands before raking your fingers through.
Squeeze upward at the ends. Leave it undisturbed to dry, or diffuse on low. On day two, dampen the hair with a water spray and use far less to bring the shape back. Overdoing it is not a disaster.
Results
Nothing tacky is left behind, and no shell forms over the curl as it dries, so hair can be touched and rearranged all day without the shape collapsing.
Definition holds without stiffness. Each strand ends up smoother on the surface, which keeps the fuzz down in ordinary British weather. The other outcome is arithmetic: at this size, months of daily use come out of a single bottle.
Composition
Full ingredients list
Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Polyquaternium-11, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Dimethicone, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Parfum (Fragrance), Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Coumarin, Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
