Sorry if this type of list exists already (if so point me to it lol).

I thought it might be helpful for newbies or anyone really, to post up a list of products that curlies use in the low dew points/winter months. Ones with moisture and no/less humectants and stylers that seal moisture in

From what I’ve read - the basic idea for what to avoid/use in various dew points is this:

- Dew point below 15 – very dry. Use as much moisture and emollients as you hair can handle without overconditioning. Many will have to expect a looser curl pattern at this point.
- Dew point 15-30 – Dry, add moisture and emollients. Limit or cut out humectants.
- Between 30-40 can be iffy. Some people can tolerate more humectants. Other cannot. Very trial and error in this range.
- Between 40-60 - Prime curly range. You should get some curl without that summer frizz. Find a balance between moisture and humectants that works for you.
- Dew point 60 and up - you’ll need less moisture (usually) and more humectants to help keep the environmental moisture out of your hair, causing that summer frizz. Even those who like moisture will not need as much of the heavy stuff as they did in the winter. This is the time for your hard hold gels.

Quoted from:
http://pittsburghcurly.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/its-not-the-humidity-its-the-humidity/

These might be useful to help recognize some humectants in products:
http://www.naturallycurly.com/curlreading/curl-products/humectants-used-in-hair-care-products

http://www.naturallycurly.com/curlreading/celebrities/ingredients-commonly-found-in-hair-care-products

Hopefully people will start to chime in with their own recommendations! 

this is super cool, thanks for doing that!!

Well Im hoping it will become a long list, as more expert curlies chime in!

Here are a couple of more links that might be useful (I’ve quoted some of Jillipoo’s suggests in this post):

http://jillipoo.blogspot.com/2008/12/cold-weather-hair-care.html

http://www.naturallycurly.com/curlreading/kinky-hair-type-4/curlysuzy-prepping-curls-for-cooler-weather

Reading around these seem to be some products that are recommended by various curlies on boards for winter/low dew point hair care (any humectants seem to be lower down on the ingredient list):

Cleanser:
-CJ Daily Fix

Conditioners:
-SheaM
-MyHoneyChild Honey Nut Conditioner
-AOHR/WC
-Karen’s Body Beautiful Sweet Ambrosia (formally Hair Milk)
-Spiral Solutions (glycerin free)
-Darcy’s Botanicals Pumpkin Conditioner (glycerin free)

Conditioner/Deep Treatment
-Curl Junkie Hibiscus and Banana Deep Fix
-Jessicurl Too Shea

Curl Creams:
-Boots curl crème
-Mop C curl crème
-Oyin Handmade Whipped Pudding
-SS CEJ (glycerin free)
-KBB Super Silky

Gels:
-FSG
-BRHG
-CJ Curl Queen
-CJ Curls in a Bottle
-KCCC
-SS FHG (glycerin free)
-AO B5 (humectant free)
-Max Green Academy Sculpting Gel (humectant free)

Pomades:
-Oyin Handmade Burnt Sugar Pomade

The above list is taken from various posts/discussions - if I have gotten something wrong - please point it out!

Im not so hot on ingredients yet, however these products from Darcy’s Botancials also seem to be moisturizing and could be a good option (again let me know if any of these have humectants that are best avoided):

-Shea Butter Moisturizing Cream
-Avocado & Wild Plum Twisting Cream (glycerin free)
-Organic Coconut & Aloe Moisture Pudding
-Madagascar Vanilla Styling Creme

General advice to follow:
-look for heavier conditioners with butters/oils in (these sometimes have a tendency to build up so you might need to loo-poo more)
-Get rid of light leave-ins - again you want to go for products with shea butter/natural oils
-Finish with a product to seal in moisture - natural oils such as coconut or jojoba oil are good for this
-consider a butter to scrunch out crunch

Hope this is useful!

This is so useful Kat I will make it sticky Thank you!

OOoooo how exciting! :D

I’ve never had a thread become a sticky before *bounce*

Well I hope its useful anyway!

Yes - excellent thread Kat! 

Homemade FSG can, of course, be low dew friendly or humectant rich - depending on what you add to it. I add a little agave nectar (for hold) but it doesn’t seem to bother me in the low dews.

CIAB always works fantastically for me in super-low dews.  No problematic humectants (agave is rarely problematic from what I can tell - unlike glycerin and aloe).  It dries quickly and diffuses beautifully - a bonus for cold days!

Cool - I’ll add it to the list

oddityofwings - 30 January 2011 01:46 PM

CIAB always works fantastically for me in super-low dews.  No problematic humectants (agave is rarely problematic from what I can tell - unlike glycerin and aloe).  It dries quickly and diffuses beautifully - a bonus for cold days!

Bizarrely enough - CIAB not great for me in low dews. I can use it but it doesn’t perform anywhere near as well as when I use it in warmer weather. I get the best results with it in the summer months.

That’s odd.  I wonder what’s in it that’s causing it to do that.

I know everyone’s raving about how good Curl Queen is in low dews, but I just don’t see it on my hair.  Too much aloe, methinks. :-(

This is fantastic, thanks everyone, helps sum it all up, sometimes reading lots of threads can get you a little confused.

Could we possibly start one with the same format for summer months? This would be really helpful also?

oddityofwings - 30 January 2011 09:24 PM

That’s odd.  I wonder what’s in it that’s causing it to do that.

I know everyone’s raving about how good Curl Queen is in low dews, but I just don’t see it on my hair.  Too much aloe, methinks. :-(

Have just taken a look back at my diary for last winter. Tried out the CIAB for the first time last January and, for the most part, got good results through Jan/Feb/March?!? The couple of times I’ve used it this winter, not so good?!? Not sure what’s going on with this now?!? Will have to use again this week and re-evaluate.

emoon1984 - 30 January 2011 09:25 PM

This is fantastic, thanks everyone, helps sum it all up, sometimes reading lots of threads can get you a little confused.

Could we possibly start one with the same format for summer months? This would be really helpful also?

I was hoping to do this once the weather got a bit warmer

Of course everyone’s hair reacts different (as finding out with the CIAB) but its a useful starting point when there are so many products!

good plan!

kat180 - 30 January 2011 10:24 PM

emoon1984 - 30 January 2011 09:25 PM

This is fantastic, thanks everyone, helps sum it all up, sometimes reading lots of threads can get you a little confused.

Could we possibly start one with the same format for summer months? This would be really helpful also?

I was hoping to do this once the weather got a bit warmer

Of course everyone’s hair reacts different (as finding out with the CIAB) but its a useful starting point when there are so many products!

CrystalTips - 30 January 2011 10:15 PM

oddityofwings - 30 January 2011 09:24 PM

That’s odd.  I wonder what’s in it that’s causing it to do that.

I know everyone’s raving about how good Curl Queen is in low dews, but I just don’t see it on my hair.  Too much aloe, methinks. :-(

Have just taken a look back at my diary for last winter. Tried out the CIAB for the first time last January and, for the most part, got good results through Jan/Feb/March?!? The couple of times I’ve used it this winter, not so good?!? Not sure what’s going on with this now?!? Will have to use again this week and re-evaluate.

Oh, I bet it’s that it’s much colder and dryer this winter than it was last year.  I could even use KCCC in the winter last year (!).  I know we had cold last year, but at least around these parts it was pretty mild in comparison to this past December.

Yeah - we had 19 inches of snow! Unheard off - let alone in December!!!