October New Arrivals at Curls Monthly: The Curl-Power Lineup Your Wash Day’s Been Waiting For
October New Arrivals at Curls Monthly: The Curl-Power Lineup Your Wash Day’s Been Waiting For
Ready to level-up definition, hydration, and frizz control, without the crunch? October’s Curls Monthly curation is a full routine in a mailer: cleanse + condition for shape, deep moisture therapy, a tool that detangles and clumps curls, and a lightweight mousse that delivers airy volume with touchable hold. Below, you’ll find what each product does, who it’s best for, key ingredients/claims, and step-by-step routines to stack them for waves, curls, and coils.
1) Being Curl Power Curl Defining Shampoo: Cleanse Without Stealing Your Shine
What it is & why it’s great:
A sulfate-free, silicone-free cleanser created to soften and shape curls while helping with detangling and hydration- ideal if your hair gets squeaky-clean (and then frizzy) with harsh shampoos. The brand highlights coconut oil and grapeseed oil to help nourish and protect while you cleanse.
Best for: Type 3A–3C especially, but any texture that needs a gentle cleanse and a head start on definition.
How to use:
Saturate hair. Emulsify a quarter-size amount in palms, then focus on the scalp. Let the suds glide through your lengths before rinsing. For product-heavy weeks, repeat once.
Curl-smart tip: If your roots get puffy, cleanse with fingertips pointing down the strand (not scrubbing outward) to keep the cuticle calm.
2) Being Curl Power Curl Defining Conditioner: Slip + Shape in One Step
What it is & why it’s great:
A silicone-free, sulfate-free conditioner designed to soften, hydrate, and help curls keep their shape. Like the shampoo, it features coconut and grapeseed oils and is dermatologically tested. The combo is meant to leave curls feeling defined and protected, not coated.
Best for: Waves that tangle easily, curls that need slip for “wet clumping,” and coils that want hydration without weight.
How to use:
After shampooing, apply generously and detangle with the Curl Keeper Flexy Brush (below) from ends upward. Rinse lightly for waves or leave 10–20% in for curls/coils.
Curl-smart tip: Keep your hair dripping-wet while detangling; water + slip create fatter clumps and reduce frizz later.
3) L’ANZA Healing Moisture Moi Moi Hair Masque: Deep Moisture Therapy (Hello, Blue Beads!)
What it is & why it’s great:
A deep-conditioning mask from L’ANZA’s Healing Moisture line that provides intense hydration to even very dry hair, designed to penetrate without residue or weight. It features a Moisture Retain Complex and those signature blue “moisture beads” that burst to release concentrated emollients—leaving hair soft and silky.
Best for: Parched waves/curls/coils, color-treated hair that feels rough, and high-porosity textures that drink up moisture fast.
How to use:
After cleansing, squeeze out excess water. Work through in sections, comb or brush to distribute, then let it sit 5–10 minutes (add a cap or gentle heat if your hair is coarse or high-porosity). Rinse thoroughly.
Curl-smart tip: If your ends feel “straw-y,” emulsify a pea-size amount with water and scrunch it just into the last 2–3 inches as a targeted moisture boost before rinsing.
4) Curl Keeper Flexy Brush: Detangle, Exfoliate, and Clump Curls
What it is & why it’s great:
A flexible-bristle brush designed for detangling and “curl clumping.” It can be used in the shower with conditioner and is noted to exfoliate the scalp, stimulate circulation, and minimize hair loss/breakage, while also working for wigs/extensions and blow-dry styling.
Best for: All patterns. If you struggle with snags, flat roots, or stringy clumps, the Flexy helps distribute slip and encourage fatter, more uniform curl groupings.
How to use:
On saturated, conditioned hair, brush from ends upward. For clumping, brush each section outward from the scalp, then gently shake/scrunch to let clumps form before rinsing.
Curl-smart tip: After rinsing, brush small sections forward (toward your face) to pre-set root lift before you apply stylers.
5) Rizos Curls Curl Defining Mousse: Airy Volume + Definition Without the Crunch
What it is & why it’s great:
A lightweight, dermatologist-tested mousse made with 96% naturally derived ingredients, like cactus flower extract, maracujá oil, red algae, and coconut water- to enhance definition, deliver hydration and shine, control frizz, and add weightless volume across all curl types. It’s alcohol- and aerosol-free for a soft, touchable finish.
Why mousse right now?
Editors and pros continue to champion modern mousses for bouncy, frizz-controlled definition without heaviness—especially when you want volume at the crown.
How to use:
On soaking-wet hair, rake or brush-apply 2–4 palmfuls (fine hair: start with less). Scrunch upward with a microfiber towel. Air-dry or diffuse low/medium.
Curl-smart tip: Layer mousse over your leave-in (the residual conditioner or a light cream) to combine moisture + airy hold. For refresh, re-wet hands, pump a half-amount, and scrunch.
How to Use the Entire October Mailer (By Hair Type)
Wavy (2A–2C)
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Cleanse: Being Curl Power Shampoo (focus scalp).
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Condition/Detangle: Being Curl Power Conditioner + Flexy Brush. Rinse fully for max lightness.
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Style: Rizos Mousse, then scrunch and diffuse for lift.
Weekly: Swap conditioner for L’ANZA Moi Moi Masque when hair feels dry or frizzy.
Curly (3A–3C)
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Cleanse: Curl Power Shampoo.
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Mask: Moi Moi 5–10 min; rinse.
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Condition/Clump: Light layer of Curl Power Conditioner; detangle with Flexy; leave a little in.
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Style: Rizos Mousse in sections; diffuse with head upside-down for volume.
Coily (4A–4C)
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Cleanse: Curl Power Shampoo (gentle scalp massage).
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Condition/Detangle: Generous Curl Power Conditioner + Flexy Brush from ends up; leave 20% in.
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Style: Rizos Mousse for soft hold and shine; diffuse on low or band/stretch to set.
Troubleshooting & Pro Tips
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Stringy clumps? Brush-style product into small sections with the Flexy Brush, then scrunch; add a touch more mousse only to skinny areas.
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Puffy ends after diffusing? You likely rinsed too clean. Next time, leave a whisper of conditioner in the last few inches.
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Flat crown but frizzy length? Mousse at the roots + cup-diffuse; keep hands off mid-lengths until fully dry. Modern mousse = lift without crunch.
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