Beauty Of Five: 5 Hair Butters That Hydrate Naturally Curly Hair

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Whether it’s summer, winter, spring, or fall, one big issue naturalistas tend to deal with is dry, thirsty curls. Trying to find the right products for your natural hair is a process, so it’s important to do your best to learn your curl type, determine whether you have high or low porosity hair, and more to determine the butters, leave-ins and additional products that bring your curls to life.

If your strands keep drying out though, and you’re having trouble finding leave-in moisturizers and creams that hydrate your hair, try out a hair butter. Hair butters are generally thick and creamy, and made from natural butters and oils. They work for any hair type, but naturalistas who love a good twist out, wash and go, and heat-free styling moment and want it to last longer than an evening, tend to swear by it.

Hair butters not only moisturize and help natural styles last, but also help protect locks from breakage.

Take a peek at the five hair butters that will bring all the hydration back to your hair this summer!

Soultanicals Can’t Believe It’s Knot Butta, $16.00

If your hair is in the 4A-4C range and you’re constantly on the hunt for a product that packs on the moisture, try Soultanicals “Can’t Believe It’s Knot Butta!” ($16.00, soultanicals.com) – a butter that naturally kinky curly girls swear by. This smooth hair butter is infused with a combo of creamy butters, nourishing Jamaican black castor oil and sweet honey. It will melt in your strands for easier comb-through detangling, sealing in moisture, and adding in extra softness and shine.

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TGIN Butter Cream, $14.99

TGIN’s Butter Cream Daily Moisturizer  ($14.99, tginstore.com) works for all hair types, but this is specifically a great one for naturalistas with 4C hair. It is designed to give maximum hydration to natural hair, promotes hair growth with Vitamin E oil, improves shine and softness with cocoa butter, and reduces frizz and flyaways. It also helps keep curls manageable and is a go-to for twist outs and two-strand twist styles.

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Soultanicals Straight Butta Heaving Sealing Butter, $16.00

Once you’ve tried Soultanicals’ butters once, you’ll see why we couldn’t resist adding two here. Soultanicals Straight Butta Heaving Sealing Butter ($16.00, soultanicals.com) has developed such a cult following that it sells out quickly with each restock. This butter is creamy, locks in moisture, and leaves hair shiny and manageable, and it smells really good too. It’s infused with mango butter, cocoa butter, cupuacu butter, castor oil, flaxseed oil, macadamia nut oil, avocado oil, agave nectar and more.

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Mielle Organics Pomegranate and Honey Twisting Souflee, $12.99

Mielle Organics Pomegranate and Honey Twisting Souflee ($12.99, mielleorganics.com) may not specifically have ‘butter’ in the name, but it has the same exact properties. In fact, naturalista Youtubers have listed it as one of their favorite hair butters. This one is specifically formulated for Type 4C hair, and gives hair a ton of moisture. In addition to sealing in intense hydration and a natural shine, it’s also great for twist outs, braid outs, and bantu knots thanks to its infusion of ingredients like pomegranate extract, honey, and essential oils.

Do you have a hair butter you love? Share with us in the comment section – we want to know!