Yours Truly Mel

Best Moisturizing Products for Type 4 Natural Hair

27 Products
Community Recommended

Type 4 coily and kinky hair needs deep moisture and gentle handling. These are the products that Redditors with type 4 hair recommend most — from deep conditioners to styling creams.

Yours Truly Mel analyzes thousands of Reddit conversations from the curly hair and natural hair community to find the products people actually recommend.

Product Categories
leave-in conditioner (2)custard (1)shampoo (2)gel (9)treatment (4)spray (1)oil (2)detangler (1)moisturizer (1)souffle (1)mask (1)conditioner (2)

leave-in conditioner

2 products
#1
Kinky Curly
Black Owned

KNOT TODAY LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4Type 3aType 3bType 4aType 2bType 4b

Porosity

medium porositylow porosity

Thickness

fine haircoarse hair
#2
TGIN
Black Owned

Green Tea Super Moist Leave in Conditioner

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4

Thickness

fine haircoarse hair

custard

1 product

shampoo

2 products
#1
Kinky Curly
Black Owned

COME CLEAN SHAMPOO

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4

Thickness

fine hair
#2
Cecred
Black Owned

Hydrating Shampoo

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4c

Thickness

coarse hair

gel

9 products
#1
Uncle Funky's Daughter
Black Owned

Curly Magic

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 3Type 4Type 4a

Thickness

fine hair
#2
The Doux
Black Owned

808 Base Gel

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4cType 4a
#3
Aunt Jackie's

Ice Curls Glossy Curling Jelly

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4a
#5
Aunt Jackie's

Don't Shrink Flaxseed Elongating Curling Gel

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4

Thickness

fine hair
#6
The Doux
Black Owned

Bee Girls Honey Dip Honey Butter Gel

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4a
#7
Pattern Beauty
Black Owned

Strong Hold Gel

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4a
#8
The Doux
Black Owned

Bananas Xtreme Hold Hair Gel

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4a
#9
Cantu

Moisturizing Twist & Lock Gel

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4

Thickness

fine hair

treatment

4 products
#3
Design Essentials
Black Owned

Herbal Complex 4 Hair & Scalp Treatment

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4b
#4
Cecred
Black Owned

Restoring Hair & Edge Drops

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4c

Thickness

coarse hair

spray

1 product
#1
Kinky Curly
Black Owned

SPIRAL SPRITZ

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4

oil

2 products
#1
Olaplex

OLAPLEX Nº.7 BONDING OIL™

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 2cType 4c
#2
Camille Rose
Black Owned

Black Castor Oil + Chebe Buttercream

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4c

Porosity

low porosity

detangler

1 product
#1
Aunt Jackie's

Knot On My Watch Instant Detangling Therapy

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 3Type 4

Porosity

high porosity

Thickness

fine hair

moisturizer

1 product
#1
TGIN
Black Owned

Butter Cream Daily Moisturizer

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4a

souffle

1 product
#1
Mielle

Pomegranate & Honey Twisting Souffle

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 2cType 4a

Thickness

fine hair

mask

1 product
#1
Mielle

Rosemary Mint Strengthening Hair Masque

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4c

conditioner

2 products
#1
Cantu

Avocado Hydrating Conditioner

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4
#2
Ouidad

Curl Shaper Double Duty Weightless Cleansing Conditioner

Recommended by Redditors with:

Curl Pattern

Type 4b