Yes, yes y’all, my favorite hair gel…thus far. I’ve been using this gel for about 3 months now and its good, but I had to learn the hard way that there is a correct way to use it.
The Cost: $4.99 for 20 oz. jar…that’s a pretty good deal.
The Ingredients: Fantasia IC Hair Polisher Styling Gel is alcohol free and enriched with aloe. It also contains ‘Sparkle Lites’ that is supposed to give your hair shine. Purified Water Aqua, Glycerin, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Aloe Vera Gel, Dimethicone Copolyol, Tocopherol Acetate, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Polysorbate-20, Benzopehonoe-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Disodiium EDTA, Fragrance.
Why I Love It/Hate It: I’ve had a love 
hate 
relationship with this gel partly due to my ignorance!!!! When I first purchased this gel I would slap a whole heap of it on my natural hair so it would lay down smooth, by the end of the day my hair would be so dry and brittle that I started carrying a little container with touch up gel in my bag(you know, to keep the shine)…smh. I also had a lot of breakage, not good at all. So I wised up real quick and started using just a little bit of gel mixed with Shea Butter…and it has been a glorious relationship ever since.
When I was rocking the Bantu Knot Out (for like 3 months) this gel was the best thing ever. I would apply the gel and Shea butter while my hair was damp and it held together real nicely, my curls were wonderful(pics coming soon). It worked great on my twist outs and braid outs as well and even now with the half wig. Some nights I get home really late and I’m too tired to cornrow the front of my hair, and so I just tie it down with my scarf and in the morning its usually messy, but a little gel and Shea Butter fixes the problem. The advertisement promises “the greatest shine on earth,” and that is only partly true. It shines for a couple of hours and then it becomes dry. My method of using Shea butter with the gel provides shine and hold for the entire day.
All things considered, I will definitely purchase this gel again!!!
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This styling gel gets the best reviews all around everywhere. personally I use Ecostyler…and I love it!
I like your method of using the shea butter and gel together. Gel can be very damaging to the hair, even if you wash it out every night. Who has the time to wash their hair every single night? I never understood that at all.
@naturalgirlsrock you are so right…I can’t wash my hair every night…that will not work with my schedule at all. Most nights I get home after 9 and I don’t have the energy to wash and twist. But I think the best thing to do is to find what works for your hair and go with that. I use blogs and articles for general information and I tweak it to meet my needs.
@Tanya I heard a lot about Eco Styler but I have yet to buy it or try it…maybe in the future.