Sta-Sof-Fro

Sta Sof Fro Comb Out Strengthening Gel for Easy Detangling & Healthy Hair Growth for Natural, Textured & Relaxed Hair 250 ml/8.45 oz

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Comb out gels solve a specific problem. Dry, coily hair does not want to be combed, and the answer is not a stronger comb, it is slip. This one goes on before the comb, softens the section and lets the teeth travel through instead of sawing at it.

Sta Sof Fro have been at this a long time, and the formula is a rich conditioning gel rather than a hold gel, so it leaves the hair soft instead of set. It works on natural hair, on textured hair and on relaxed hair, and it comes in a 250 ml bottle, which lasts because you use it section by section rather than by the handful.

Apply to damp hair, work through one section at a time with your fingers first, then comb from the ends upwards. Less breakage on a detangle is the main thing you are buying here, and across months of wash days that is what turns into length you actually keep.

It doubles as a light styler once the combing is done, since it leaves enough softness behind to smooth an edge without going crisp. Use a small amount and add more only where a stubborn patch needs it.

Application tips

Four sections minimum, clipped away, and work one at a time. Wet the section under the tap or with a spray bottle, then coat it from mid length down before you go anywhere near the root.

Two or three minutes with the gel sitting on the hair does more than any amount of extra combing. Start the comb an inch from the ends and move up an inch at a time as each part clears.

Results

Combing goes from a grind to a glide, which is the difference between losing a handful of hair to a detangle and losing three or four strands. Sections feel plump and slippery instead of squeaky.

Once the comb is through, the hair sits soft with just enough hold to keep a stretched style tidy without a second product. Relaxed hair gets the same slip without going flat.

Composition

Full ingredients list

Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Triethanolamine, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Equisetum Arvense (Horsetail) Extract, Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Panthenol, Parfum (Fragrance), Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Disodium EDTA, CI 19140, CI 16035

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