Hello everyone! I love natural and organic hair products. I generally have a preference for them, but today, I decided to try a drugstore product on my hair to see what would happen. The product that I will be testing out is the Garnier Fructis Style Power Gel Spike Explosion Party-Proof 24 Hour Extreme Hold Hair Gel. Wow, that is a long title 😣! Well, let’s begin!
Cost: $12-$19, depending on where you buy it.
How Much Product You Get: 9 fl oz.
Ingredients: Though this hair gel is not organic, it does have a few good ingredients in it, including:
1. Glycerin
2. Castor Oil
3. Geraniol
4. Citronellol
5. Lemon Fruit Extract
6. Ceramide
7. Taurine
8. Water
Brand Promises: The brand promises that this hair gel is non-flaking; that it will hold your hair for 24 hours, and that it works on both damp and dry hair.
This hair gel has different variations that you can choose from. I bought the 10 extreme hold because my hair can get frizzy and tangled, but you can also choose the Clean Slick Maximum Control 8 Hold, the 9 Hold, or the Disorder Hair Gel.
Applying The Garnier Fructis Style Power Gel Spike Explosion Party-Proof 24 Hour Extreme Hold Hair Gel
I washed my hair. Then I separated my hair into four sections. Working on each section one at a time, I applied my leave-in conditioners and combed each section to detangle my hair. Then I applied about a nickel-size amount of this hair gel onto each section. Next, I braided the hair. After each section was braided, I then blow-dried each section. I blow-dried my hair for about 10-15 minutes and then I let it air dry the rest of the way while I slept.
The first time I applied this hair gel, I used much more product with it. I used a small amount of the gel, but with three different leave-in conditioners. The second time I applied this hair gel, I got much better results because I used much less leave-in conditioner; I only used about a quarter-size amount of one leave-in conditioner with this hair gel the second time I applied it.
How The Garnier Fructis Style Power Gel Spike Explosion Party-Proof 24 Hour Extreme Hold Hair Gel Looked On My Hair The First Time I Applied It
How The Garnier Fructis Style Power Gel Spike Explosion Party-Proof 24 Hour Extreme Hold Hair Gel Looked On My Hair The Second Time I Applied It
The first and second time I applied this hair gel, I found that it really smoothed down my roots better than most products I have used on my hair. I also loved the curl pattern that this hair gel created.
Shine: My hair was not as shiny the first time I applied this hair gel as it normally is when I use other hair gels that I own. However, the second time I applied this hair gel, there was more shine.
Drying Time: The first time I applied this hair gel, my hair was not dry when I woke up after sleeping for about 6 1/2 hours. However, after an hour of moving around, the hair gel did finish drying, so I took it down.
The second time I applied this hair gel, my hair was completely dry by the time I woke up, so this hair gel works better with as little extra product used with it as possible.
Frizz: The first time I applied this hair gel, my curls looked beautiful and smooth in some areas, but frizzy and almost matted in others. The second time I applied this hair gel, frizz was much better, so using too much leave-in conditioner with this hair gel can cause the hair to have trouble drying and cause more frizz. Thus, using less leave-in conditioner results in less frizz and no matting because the hair can fully dry and set with this hair gel.
On Dry Hair: This hair gel lasted longer than 24 hours when I applied it to my roots to make them lie down. It also held my hair in place all day. When I woke up the following day, this product was still in my hair, so this hair gel works amazingly well on dry hair.
Flaking: There was no flaking from this hair gel.
Final Thoughts
Originally on wet hair, I felt that this hair gel was just okay. It didn’t wow me, but the second time I used this hair gel, I loved the results, so I actually bought a second bottle, as well as several other Garnier Fructis Hair Gels to try.
I really like how this Garnier Fructis Hair Gel controlled my roots and kitchens, so I continue to use this hair gel daily to make my roots and edges lie down, as well as to prevent frizz when going to a club or a muggy, hot place.
This hair gel is a great example of the importance of technique (how you set and style your hair) and how much hair product is used. Technique really makes a difference, so here is a tip: If you have fine or thin hair, using less product to set your hair is best because too much product will weigh the hair down and prevent drying.
Do I recommend the Garnier Fructis Hair Gel? Yes! I recommend this hair gel for a few reasons: It has quite a few good ingredients in it; you get a lot of product and you only need to use a small amount of product each time (more bang for your buck); this hair gel holds the roots in place extremely well; it performs well on the hair, better than other products I have tried, and it does hold the style throughout the day.
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