1. Curls Blueberry Bliss Control Jelly is a jelly-based styler formulated for 2a–4c hair types. The ingredient list is impressive — think organic blueberry extract, raw castor oil, and aloe leaf juice — that's perfect for twist-outs, braid-outs, and roller sets.

Curls is a woman-owned business! Promising review: "Wow. My curls (2b/2c) have never looked better. This is an instant holy grail product.

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Bunzee Bands are built with two major features in mind: the first is durability (each band has a lifespan of up to two years) and the second is comfort, with an adjustable band that guarantees pain-free styling for Afro puffs, locs, dreads, and thick ponytails. Bunzee Bands is a small business dedicated to providing pain-free hair ties for people of all hair shapes and sizes. Promising reviews : "This is the first hair band that does not hurt my head.

It stretches very well and does not cause any tension. It’s like the holy grail of hair bands." — Brittney M.

Stancil "I have long, thick, curly hair and had been searching for some kind of hair band, hair tie, etc. that could hold my hair up in a messy bun without it pulling. Can't tell you how many black Goody bands have snapped and how many plastic hair claw clips I've broken trying to hold my heavy hair.

I would often be frustrated with hair ties that wrapping 2x was not enough to stay, but it was impossible to get a third wrap without the band snapping or feeling like my h.