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By ItsCaseyJoe

Top 5 must-have hair products for type 4 curls—moisture, hold, and healthy hair essentials.

If you’ve got type 4 hair with high density, low porosity, and medium-width strands, these are my top 5 deep conditioners that keep my curls hydrated, strong, and easy to detangle.

Camille Rose Algae Renew Deep Conditioning Mask – Infused with blue-green algae, mango butter, and biotin, this vitamin-rich treatment strengthens and moisturizes hair, promoting healthy growth and reducing shedding.  

Miche Beauty Indulge Moisturizing Deep Conditioner – A protein-free formula enriched with raw honey, olive oil, and babassu oil. It provides intense moisture, excellent slip for detangling, and leaves hair soft and manageable.  

Mielle Organics Babassu Oil & Mint Deep Conditioner – This protein-moisture balancing deep conditioner is formulated with babassu oil and amino acids to strengthen and hydrate hair. The mint provides a refreshing scalp sensation, making it ideal for restoring elasticity and reducing breakage.

Curlsmith Double Cream Deep Quencher – A rich, buttery deep conditioner designed for ultra-dry and dull hair. It contains andiroba and resurrection flower extracts to provide intense moisture, improve elasticity, and leave curls soft and bouncy.

Adwoa Beauty Baomint Deep Conditioning Treatment – Formulated with baobab and spearmint oils, this deep conditioner delivers intense hydration and a cooling sensation to the scalp. It helps to strengthen hair, reduce breakage, and enhance shine, making it perfect for dry, brittle strands.

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If you’ve got type 4 hair with high density, low porosity, and medium-width strands, these are my top 5 shampoos that cleanse without stripping and leave my curls soft, hydrated, and healthy.

K18 Peptide Prep Detox Shampoo – A color-safe clarifying shampoo that removes 99% of product buildup, 95% of sebum, and 76% of copper after just one wash. It’s powered by K18’s patented peptide to strengthen hair while detoxifying.

Miche Beauty Detox Clarifying & Detoxifying Shampoo – This gentle clarifying shampoo removes buildup and impurities without drying out your hair. It’s formulated with natural ingredients to leave your scalp refreshed and your curls clean and soft.

Donna’s Recipe Sweet Potato Pie Extra Creamy Moisturizing Shampoo – Infused with real sweet potato extract, cinnamon, and vanilla, this rich, creamy shampoo provides superior moisture and hydration. It helps remove product buildup while nourishing the scalp and promoting healthy hair growth.  

Camille Rose Sweet Ginger Cleansing Rinse – An enlivening hair cleanser with natural notes of sweet ginger and lemon peel. This sulfate-free formula clarifies and moisturizes, making it ideal for all hair types.  

Adwoa Beauty Baomint Moisturizing Shampoo – A sulfate-free shampoo that gently cleanses while providing a cooling sensation to the scalp. It’s enriched with baobab and peppermint oils to moisturize and invigorate, leaving hair soft and manageable.

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If you’ve got type 4 hair with high density, low porosity, and medium-width strands, these are my top 5 leave-in conditioners that keep my curls hydrated, soft, and manageable.

Camille Rose Coconut Water Leave-In Treatment – This lightweight leave-in is enriched with coconut water, marshmallow root, and a blend of flaxseed, grape, hemp, and sunflower oils. It provides deep hydration, enhances softness, and improves manageability without weighing down your curls.  

Cécred Moisture Sealing Lotion – Formulated with a Phyto-Seal Complex and an African oil blend, this multitasking lotion seals in moisture, smooths the hair cuticle, and provides a light hold. It reduces split ends by up to 92%, fights frizz for 24 hours, and enhances curl definition, leaving hair soft, shiny, and polished.  

Rizos Curls Heat Protection Leave-In – This 98% naturally derived leave-in conditioner offers heat protection up to 450°F. It detangles, moisturizes, and strengthens hair with a blend of vitamins and nutrients, making it ideal for prepping your curls before styling.

Donna’s Recipe Sweet Potato Pie Extra Creamy Leave-In Conditioner – Infused with sweet potato extract, shea butter, and a mix of nourishing oils, this creamy leave-in deeply hydrates and softens hair. It helps to detangle, reduce breakage, and promote healthy hair growth, leaving your curls feeling moisturized and manageable.

Lush Super Milk Conditioning Hair Primer – This lightweight, vegan leave-in conditioner is packed with almond, coconut, and oat milks to hydrate and strengthen hair. It smooths the hair cuticle, adds shine, and provides heat protection, making it perfect for prepping your curls before styling.

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If you’ve got type 4 hair with high density, low porosity, and medium-width strands, these are my top 5 curl-defining mousses that deliver volume, definition, and shine without crunch.

The Doux Mousse Def Texture Foam – This dual-use mousse provides the perfect amount of hold to define your curls or control your sleek look. It gives definition, shine, and volume to every hair type and curl pattern. Enjoy the touchable control free of crunch and flaking.  

The Doux Bee Girl Crazy Sexy Curl Honey Setting Foam – Infused with honey, aloe, bamboo, and silk amino acids, this foam provides hydration and definition for curls that need a little extra love. It leaves your hair soft, shiny, and full of life.

Miche Beauty Set Gel-to-Foam Styling Mousse – This innovative gel-to-foam formula offers the hold of a gel with the lightness of a mousse. It defines curls, reduces frizz, and provides a long-lasting, flexible hold without crunch.

Briogeo Style + Treat Yuzu + Plum Oil Hair Styling Texture Foam – A versatile, multitasking styling foam for the perfect bouncy blowout, touchable curl definition, or a textured, lived-in look. It provides volume, hold, and heat protection up to 450°F, making it suitable for all hair types and textures.  

Pattern Palo Santo Curl Mousse – This lightweight mousse is designed to define and elongate curls while providing a soft hold. Infused with the calming scent of Palo Santo, it adds moisture and shine without weighing down your hair.

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If you’ve got type 4 hair with high density, low porosity, and medium-width strands, these are my top 5 hair oils that keep my curls nourished, shiny, and protected.

Cécred Nourishing Hair Oil – Infused with 13 luxurious oils like sea buckthorn, flaxseed, golden jojoba, argan, and coconut, this silicone-free blend reinforces your hair’s lipid barrier and seals in moisture, leaving your hair soft, flexible, and naturally shiny without weighing it down.  

Olaplex No.7 Bonding Oil – This lightweight, reparative styling oil strengthens and hydrates all hair types, providing heat protection up to 450°F. It enhances shine, softness, and color vibrancy while minimizing flyaways and frizz.

Mielle Organics Mint Almond Oil – A nutrient-rich blend of sweet almond oil and peppermint oil that promotes healthy hair and scalp. It helps reduce breakage, smooths hair cuticles, and provides a refreshing, invigorating scalp experience.

K18 Molecular Repair Hair Oil – A biotech-engineered weightless oil that strengthens, repairs damage, reduces frizz, and provides heat protection up to 450°F. It delivers 24-hour frizz control, 104% more shine, and 78% reduction in split ends.

SheaMoisture Biotin & Multi-Peptide Anti-Hair Fall Scalp & Hair Oil – Formulated with Biotin and Multi-Peptides, this lightweight oil helps reduce breakage by up to 76% compared to untreated hair. It creates a protective moisture barrier, promotes a nourished scalp, and provides 24-hour frizz control, even in humid conditions.  

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If you’ve got type 4 hair with high density, low porosity, and medium-width strands, these are my top 5 bond and protein treatments that keep my curls strong, resilient, and healthy.

Fenty Hair The Comeback Kid Instant Damage Repair Treatment – This versatile treatment can be used as a rinse-out or leave-in, depending on your hair’s needs. It visibly repairs and strengthens all hair types, making it perfect for addressing breakage and damage.  

K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask – A leave-in treatment that works on a molecular level to reverse hair damage in just 4 minutes. It restores strength, softness, and elasticity without weighing hair down.

Bondbar Bonding Recovery – Formulated with a proprietary Bonding Technology, this treatment repairs and protects hair from the inside out, reducing breakage and improving overall hair health.

ApHogee Two-Step Protein Treatment – A salon-quality protein treatment that stops hair breakage and rebuilds hair structure for up to six weeks. Ideal for processed or natural hair needing serious repair.

Curlsmith Bond Curl Rehab Salve – An intense pre-shampoo treatment loaded with amino acids that targets all three hair bonds to repair, hydrate, and protect against damage. Especially beneficial for weak, damaged hair.  

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If you’ve got type 4 hair with high density, low porosity, and medium-width strands, these are my top 5 curl creams that deliver moisture, definition, and softness every time.

Fenty Hair The Homecurl Curl-Defining Cream – This silicone-free gel-cream blends wild mango butter with Fenty’s Replenicore-5 complex to deeply moisturize, define, and enhance curls in one step. It’s perfect for frizz control and long-lasting hydration without weighing down your coils.  

The Doux C.R.E.A.M. Twist & Curl Cream – Formulated for super soft, well-defined twist-outs, curl elongation, and humidity resistance. This curl cream is perfect for achieving moisturized, soft, and silky curls every day.  

Bread Beauty Supply Hair-Cream: Leave-In Conditioning Curl Styling Cream – A 2-in-1 leave-in conditioning and repairing curl cream that gives your curls a semi-defined, soft hold. It creates soft curl definition and gives lightweight shine and gloss.  

Bondbar Bonding Curl Cream – Infused with moisturizing shea butter and frizz-fighting jojoba, this nutrient-rich formula leaves curls touchably soft and bouncy. It nourishes and seals in moisture to help define the shape of curls with added bounce, softness, and shine.  

AG Care Re:Coil Curl Activator – This award-winning curl cream is rich in AG’s Curl Creating Complex, formulated with rice and tomato extracts. It adds separation and hold without stiffness or stickiness, leaving hair touchable and crunch-free.  

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If you’ve got type 4 hair with high density, low porosity, and medium-width strands, these are my top 5 curl-defining gels that never fail me.

Olaplex No. 10 Curl Defining Frizz Control Gel – Medium to strong hold with major curl definition. My curls clump beautifully with this and frizz stays in check for days.

Miche Beauty Tropical Oasis Styling Gel – One of my holy grails! It gives long-lasting hold without flaking and defines every curl without making my hair feel crunchy.

The Doux Bee Girl Honey Curl Custard – This gel is a powerhouse for definition and hold. Infused with cationic honey, aloe, and keratin, it hydrates, protects, and defines even the tightest curls without crunch or flaky residue  .

The Doux Big Poppa Defining Gel – This one goes crazy for definition. It’s thick, strong, and perfect for humid days or when I want that sleek curl look.

Wetline Extreme Professional Styling Gel – My go-to for slick backs and ultra-defined wash & go’s. Affordable, strong hold, and lasts all week.

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If you’ve got type 4 hair that’s high density, low porosity, and medium-width strands like mine—these are the top 5 hair tools you need in your stash!
	1.	Pattern Beauty Hair Steamer – A game changer for hydration. Steaming helps open up the cuticle so my low-porosity hair actually absorbs moisture.
	2.	FHI Heat Unbrush – The detangler of all detanglers. Gentle, effective, and works for all hair types—but especially great for thick, coily textures like mine.
	3.	Rizos Curls Scalp Massager – This lil’ gem takes shampoo days to the next level. I use it to break up buildup and stimulate growth while cleansing.
	4.	Modern Elements 1875W Ionic Pro Dryer – A professional-grade blow dryer on wheels?! Obsessed. Fast drying, less frizz, and super clutch for wash days.
	5.	Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer – Worth the hype. The controlled airflow minimizes heat damage and helps stretch my hair with less breakage.

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