The Ultimate Hair Gel Guide for Every Hair Type
Get the 411 on the styling gels you need, all tailored to different hair types and styles.
Hair gel: What is it? Why should you use it? This vanity staple is used for styling your hair into structured looks. It can also be used to add polish to fine, flat hair and mold hairstyles into looks that have lots of height—think mohawks and spikes! Curly hair can also benefit from using hair gel, as the product helps create long-lasting, more well-defined curls with a bit of control. And if you have a yen for waves for days, using hair gel when styling your hair will give you that as well—not to mention give those fab, runway-worthy wet look styles some staying power.
The key to using hair gel to create different hairstyles is to pick the formula that works with the look you want. There are tons of different kinds to choose from that are tailored for every specific kind of hold and concern—from extreme-hold formulations to gel sprays that define and add shine— so there’s really little room for error these days when styling with the use of this product.
The Total and Complete Guide to Hair Gel for Every Hair Type
Gone are those sticky, greasy-looking days of yore! Hair gel for women can definitely be any gal’s BFF when creating today’s top trending looks, provided the correct product is chosen for your desired result. Read on for a bit of guidance on the perfect one for you:
1. TRESemmé Flawless Curls Defining Gel
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TRESemmé Flawless Curls Defining Gel
For beachy, boho waves and curls, spray onto damp hair, scrunch and let air-dry. For more of a wave than a curl, finger-comb your hair when dry to loosen curls into waves. For more defined curls and waves, spray the gel onto damp hair, and then dry using a blowdryer with a diffuser. Add more volume to your ‘do by spraying the gel on the undersides of your hair, then flipping hair over and then blow-drying upside down.
Want very defined curls, ringlets or waves? Then say hello to TRESemmé Flawless Curls Defining Gel. This is a gel that helps you create curls that withstand the day (and night!). The humidity-resistant formula helps control flyaways and frizz while locking in style. Hair looks shiny and its formula contains keratin and panthenol to help enrich your strands.
2. TRESemmé TRES Two Mega Firm Control Gel
TRESemmé TRES Two Mega Firm Control Gel is for those who don’t want to mess around with control. It’s a shield against humidity and keeps styles in place for 24 hours. This gel is made for hair that is hard to hold and hard to style (shoutout to all you with thick, coarse hair!). With its firm control, you can slick hair back, sculpt it into looks and style it anyway you want.
3. TRESemmé TRES Two Ultra Firm Control Gel
As a styling aid, apply to damp hair. Then either scrunch and air-dry, or use a blowdryer (or your favorite heated tool) and style away your style. It won’t leave hair sticky or stiff.
TRESemmé TRES Two Ultra Firm Control Gel is one of the strongest hold styling gel formulations we love. This gel for hair gives you 24-hour humidity protection and total control, while boasting of an alcohol-free formula that won’t dry out your strands. Looking to create styles that are piecey or sculpted? Then this option works extra hard for you.
4. TRESemmé TRES Two Extra Firm Control Gel
TRESemmé TRES Two Extra Firm Control Gel is the gel you want to use when creating slicked back wet look styles. Like the Ultra Firm Control variant, this styling gel has 24-hour humidity protection. Hair stays in place extra long without feeling sticky. This hair gel for women can be used on any type of hair. Ed’s note: If you’re not looking for the wet look (but still want extra, extra, extra hold), this is a formula that can be used while blow-drying too.
