20 Best Hair Gel For Short Hair (2022 Updated)

I have just discovered this product and though I do not go out much, I am still seen on Zoom, and want my hair to look terrific. The Confixor Liquid Gel came up when I did one of the Aveda hair quizzes, and even though it isn’t recommended for curly hair, it works wonders for mine.

I have thick, naturally curly hair, that is starting to go gray so it is a little coarse. This product goes on, (a little sticky but that’s ok) and air dries my hair to lovely, bouncy look. I only gave it four stars because the fragrance is an unpleasant chemical smell.

Very un-Aveda-like. It tends to go away when my hair finally dries, but it is worth the look I have the rest of the day to put up with it for a little while.

My actual rating is 3. 5 stars but cannot select 1/2 stars. I have coily type 4 hair and would not recommend this product for slick buns or laying edges, it just doesn’t have enough hold. Plus, I prefer mousse for a sleeker look.

I do however I enjoy using this product for wash and go’s. It does a great job at defining my hair while keeping my hair moisturized. I do not reapply the gel everyday, I simply wet my hair with water to reactivate the product.

I also do not do wash and go’s on day one hair as my hair will absorb the product and lose definition. I do my wash and go’s on second day hair i. e. , the day after washing my hair. I pair this gel with the Mixed Chicks leave in conditioner or the Pattern styling cream.

This wonderful product! It great for more hydration, definition, and shine for your hair. It immediately eliminates frizz, it’s soft and light and does not feel greasy. And it creates slight curls and I feel my hairstyle is more durable and hydrated.

If you want to add texture and volume to your hair, I recommend you use this gel, it’s great. The packaging is very attractive and pretty, after a closer look, I noticed it’s 5 free •paraben-free •free of sls/sles •silicone-free •phthalate-free •formaldehyde-free •color-safe I also want to mention that for every product you buy from the Pattern brand, you are helping organizations and programs that help and empower women and people of color.

So it is a conscious product with a cause!.

I should have known better that to order Davines from zulily. My hairdresser gave me an almost empty bottle of the gel to try before I invested the $25+. Then I saw this gel (same stuff but OLD) for $7.

79 on zulily. What a Deal! Except my intuition kept saying, “No! Why would Davines, a highly regarded hair product company, sell its stuff on zulily?” My brain answered, “Because it’s out of date and the gel is probably runny.

” So I opened it and put a bit in my hand. yep! Very watery. Nothing to add body or texture like a gel product should, especially a product by Davines. The old proverb, “If something seems too good to be true, it probably is,” back at me, right in the face!.

I received a used/opened bottle. My bottle did not come to me in it’s nice Davines wrapping. It obviously has been opened. There is a sticker on it saying for salon use only. I did not know I was purchasing a used product.

Very disappointed. I’m skeptical to use it. Will not purchase again through this seller.

I actually borrowed this while at my sister’s house and haven’t looked back. It is slickery but doesn’t take forever to dry. It does dry to a light cast and this is what gives you amazing definition.

Do not fiddle with your hair until it is dry! Once it is dry, simply scrunch out the light cast/crunch. No flakes, no weird feeling in the hair. In fact, I get a ridiculous number of days between washes!.

I purchased this product because I wanted a volumizing boost in addition to a thermal protector – which tend to weigh my fine hair down. While this does the job as a blow dry serum and protects my hair from heat, and does give my hair a sleek look (taming the frizz) and is NOT greasy, this product does not add volume or body to my hair.

Yes, It does a good job as a blow dry serum and thermal protectant, but it does not add any volume or body. I will probably not return, because, like I said, it does a good job as a thermal protectant which I need, but I would not purchase this product again.

I used this product before blow drying my hair. It created major volume and bounce! Then I curled my hair and it has a nice soft heat protection and kept my hair bouncy and thick all day! I put my hair up at night and the next day it still had some bounce and lift and soft texture.

I love this product. I also use the healthy sexy blonde shampoo and love it! I have seen a nice difference in my hairs all over improvement from these products.

It took several attempts to make this product work for my 3b shoulder length hair. After washing, I sqweeze much of the water out with a tshirt. It takes quite a good dollop of curling custard for each side of my head, work it in very well with your fingers, avoid the scalp.

I add twists all over, scrunch it again lightly with my wet tshirt then I do not touch my hair for an hour. Next, blow dry using a diffuser, still not breaking the cast with my hands but I do push clumps of hair up to my head with the diffuser.

When almost dry, I hand-scrunch and go! The hold in this product is beyond anything I’ve used and I’m 64 so have been dealing with curly hair for a long time! Yes, it’s crunchy but it’s easily scrunched out.

I don’t scrunch the cast if I’m going to bed but wait until morning. I don’t get any white flaking at all.

I have been using KKCC for many years now and I can say that it is a consistent, well-made gel. It is also a classic film forming gel, so it may start out crunchy, but will soften and hold your wash n’ go once the cast is broken.

I have med-high porosity hair (4a shaped coils/curls). It has always had it’s critics but I find that it is a gel with a learning curve. It’s a balance of gel and water. You will get flakes or blobs of gel in your hair if you don’t work with water during application–not a lot of water but enough to activate the gel and evenly coat hair strands.

I also use another gel that Target sells–UFD Curly Magic. Both are solid, consistent film forming gels. They will lock in the moisture for long-lasting wash n’ gos. I purchase the large size in both, though, I’m not sure if you can get the larger/jumbo size at Target.

I have tried this gel about 10 times and I’ve came to realize it wasn’t for me. I have low porosity 3a/3b curls and I always loved the Kinky Curly Knot Today. I decided to pair these together and honestly my hair was a frizzy dry nightmare.

I applied it to soaking wet hair like the instructions said because I know a few people that reviewed didn’t. After my styling my roots were super fluffy poofy brushed out looking and overall had some of the most frizz I’ve ever had in my life.

I came to find out that aloe vera contains protein which would explain the frizz and dryness. The ingredients are honestly amazing, the price is a little high, but the product is quite concentrated. It seems best for people with higher porosity hair or those who like protein.

I am so glad I purchased this gel. It provides great hold but is not at all sticky like so many hair gels tend to be. I also like the light, clean fragrance.

I first encountered this product thru my beautician. I have short hair and the Motorcycle Gel gives it fullness and manageability without a gunky feeling. My life partner has grown a pony tail and it keeps his wirey hair calmed and in place without an oily finish.

I highly recommend this product.

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With the secys. on his side this hard up hair gel packs more punch per pound more ooze per ounce more style for miles let product per pound more tall for yalls. This is sexy hair so sexy aand hard ÿ4⁴ Will leave you still for days.

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I have thin, fine short hair and this is the only product that gives me the hold that I need. Have tried others but always go back to this. I use only a dime size amount on wet hair, blow dry and a little curling iron.

Style and a little hair spray and it holds all day! My hair looks and feels thicker. Have been using this for many many years!.

Crazy story. Delta lost my luggage a decade ago and I was about to get on a cruise in Houston. Had literally the clothes on my back so I went out shopping for all the necessities. Popped in a salon and was recommended this hair product.

I have been using it everyday ever since. It is the best hair gel ever. I live in Canada and hence, I have to order it online.

I purchased this on a whim after watching a Kenra youtube video about air-drying techniques. They used some sort of Hydro styling gel which they don’t seem to make anymore. I bought this instead but was skeptical of the “firm hold” advertisement.

I wanted something light. Well, this is! It’s not sticky. It feels like a light gel and provides enough hold to wave/scrunch my hair at night and have awesome curls in the morning. I added a bit of hairspray to provide a bit more hold and my hair looks awesome.

No crunch, no sticky! They really need to rebrand this because I think this is the hydro gel just reformulated.

I have used Kenra products for a while now and I have loved every one I’ve tried; this is no exception! A little goes a long way for my fine hair and doesn’t weigh it down. It is a firm hold without making my hair stiff.

Would definitely recommend this product!.

It’s a nice gel but I was hoping it would give me a better lift and volume to my hair. I have several other Kenra products that I love but this isn’t one of my favorites. I am going to continue to use this and hope when I get my next hair cut (a little shorter) that this will give me the volume I am looking for.

It nice have a light fragrance that is very nice.

I love using this product when I need a good blowout. My hair looks and feels soft and smooth. I love the added bounce that this product does to my hair giving it new life. It is 100% effective at bringing the luster you would like to have after a long day to hang out with the girls after work and still feel fabulous.

Give it a try you will love it.

This product smells just like Hobby Lobby! I know that sounds weird but it does! It gives the hair soo much body and doesn’t leave it feeling heavy. It comes out like shave cream then fluffs up and leave the hair soft.

Great product for a.great price. Really does the job. Comes in nice sleek container. Love the feel on hair

I love this hair gel. This is the strongest gel I’ve ever used. I only use it on my edges because it has a very strong hold. Sweat won’t move your perfectly done edges. I personally would not put this all throughout my hair because it makes it very hard.

If you want a sleek ponytail without a single ‘flyaway’, use this. When using this, use it on dry not wet hair. Keep in mind your hair WILL be hard and crunchy with this gel. If you have fine or thin hair, i dont think you would need a gel as strong as this.

I recommend giving it a try if you have a hard time sleeking down your hair. I have not experienced flaking with got2b glued (N. B. I have not left it in my hair for more than 2 days). There is another version of this gel in a yellow tube but I prefer this one because it dries clear.

It comes in a small travel size and a larger tube. I have both sizes.

Saved me when I decided to grow my hair back in after bussing the back for 5 yrs. And honestly I wear my hair up alot so I needed something that would help make the awkward transition easier. It’s GLUED every hair in place for perfect styling and reliable HOLD.

I PROMOTED THIS PRODUCT WHILE WORKING AT A LOCAL SALON THAT HAD A LICENSING DEAL WITH LOREAL AND I TOOK SO MUCH HWAT FOR PROMOTING A PRODUCT THAT WASNT LOREAL THAT MY BOSS SENT ME HOME WITH A GEL FROM THE LOREAL LINE THAT SHE CLAIMED WAS COMPARABLE TO “GOT TO BE GLUED” AND IT DIDNT EVEN COME CLOSE.

The price though as you imagine had a weird imbalance that I felt didn’t adequately represent the value of each product. I use every last lil glob. (I already have a new one in the cupboard. Lol ).

Officially the strongest holding styling gel I’ve ever found. This stuff means serious business. The price is low for such a great performing formula. It’s clear but could dry quicker but that allows you more time to perfect your style! Once it sets, you can count on it keeping your hair exactly as when you completed what ever look you were going for.

It doesn’t flake easily either. You have to vigorously rub it after it has completely set to see any type of dry product residue. FYI cons are that it dries hard and difficult to wash out. The benefits totally outweigh the cons.

At 66 with long thinning white hair halfway down my back (& looking kind of ratty) finally decided it was time to cut out some of the dead and got 1st hair cut to shoulders in 5 years. That in itself was an improvement! Then started shopping online for quality hair products to clean up the process and looks when I found, VitaMan.

I was initially skeptical due to cost per quantity and internet scams. However, quality ingredients and 5-star reviews convinced me otherwise. Very happy I decided to order Styling Cream & Thinning Hair Treatment Kit! Seriously, you will notice the quality of these products the very first application.

Amazingly, I use half the amount of other like products and get superior results! For years, I stopped using styling cream or gel and just put it in a ponytail. Now I wear it down half of the time. This Styling Cream is light, natural, non-sticky or greasy, does not burn or irritate my scalp, leaves nothing on my pillow if I don’t shower for a day or two.

It just lightly holds everything nicely together. Great products, little goes a long way, and the guys, Gavin & Dom, great to work with. Had a small tech issue the day I made my purchase. Was not able to log back into my account.

Gavin, got right back via email, followed by phone call but still we couldn’t resolve. So, he sent to Dom, in short order Dom, called. We scratched our heads a bit but still couldn’t figure it. Dom said he’d get on it with IT and in that same afternoon I received confirmation all resolved.

Plus added a gift to my first order just for my troubles. Unexpected & classy, Dom! Thank you, Both! In conclusion, this company, the people & the products are the Real Deal! I seldom write reviews but in this case its well deserved.

Just enjoy everybody and hopefully you’ll have a like experience.

This has great hold and gives a natural matte look which was exactly what I was looking for. I love that they use safe ingredients that not only style, but nourish your hair. I’d also recommend the ‘hair food’ which I use with this product.

I can already notice the improvement in my hairs volume from these two products! Also, their customer service is 10/10. They were very responsive and helpful when I reached out about an issue with a different product.

Would 100% recommend this brand to anyone!.

I decided to try the Hair Mud and Palmade to replace my current hairstyling product. The Hair Mud was a clear winner, as it kept my hair in place all day and into the next morning through my workouts, smelled great and washed out with ease.

plus my wife really loved the look and smell as well. I tried the Palmade, and it was a great product that I recommend trying if Palmade works for your hair, but it did not work for me personally. I emailed Gavin at VITAMAN and asked if I could exchange the Palmade for another Max Mud, and he made it happen! Gavin also followed up with me several times to make sure I was completely satisfied with both the product and service, and this made all the difference in my decision to switch my hair styling product.

Can’t wait to try more VITAMAN products in the future!.

I have 2a/3c hair and I absolutely love this gel. I’ve been using it since I started my curly hair journey and I have used some other gels as well to different things but I always come back to this one.

Absolutely amazing hold and definition. I’d be more cautious if you have wavy hair though – it has a LOT of hold and can get quite sticky so I think it serves curly types more. Even for curly hair though it can get too sticky sometimes so I like to put some on my hands and water it down a bit with a few sprays from my styling bottle and remember that less is more otherwise it might get too greasy and crunchy.

Drying with a t shirt / microfibre towel afterward does miracles too :).

I thought this purchase was very good value for money. The product gave my hair lots of shine whereas previously it lacked lustre. I wanted it to define, loosen and hold my curls and it is the most effective product that I have used for this (believe me I have tried so many).

It is best applied when the hair is wet e. g. after washing. I was even able to freshen up the curls between washes by just wetting the hair, plaiting and leaving it in the plaits over night. Just wetting the hair seemed to activate the gel that I had initially applied after washing.

You need to gauge how much gel to use by experimenting. Too much will make the hair too crispy and stringy and I don’t recommend using it on dry hair at all.

I don’t like it nor’ do I dislike it. Yes, it’s flaky! You’ll have to wash your hair out after a couple of uses. I recommend molding your style the day before, sleep with a scarf and/or bonnet and there you go a molded hairstyle for the morning.

You might have to fix a couple of fly aways, but it’s all good. It molded my hair neatly, don’t recommend using for edges, unless you want to go out with dried up white edges. I have 4 type hair, not aware of the exact type.

If you have really thick hair it will not come out like the videos, it will be kind of like a wavy slick back, but it’s still pretty. I will continue using this product because it still slicks my hair down.

I had almost given up on trying to sort my frizzy mess out. I saw this on #influenster @influenster and knowing that it is a brand that I trust and have used many of their products in the past. Followed all the instructions and to be honest it wasnt sticky as other makes can be and it was nice and easy to use and for me easy to get the product out of the bottle to use as I have poor useage in my hands I have ringlets with no frizz I’m waiting to see in the morning how the curls look then? I will post another photo In the morning fingers crossed 🤞 I can have frizz free hair for my grandson’s 1st birthday party Morning hair yep despite everything dropped so much this morning but NO FRIZZ!!😁😁 now hair sprayed to the hilt I will check in at lunchtime??.

I am going to give it a 3 since I couldn’t give it a 3. 5. The Defining Gel has a great non-sticky appeal. Neither my hands nor my hair felt heavy, coated or sticky but it did have some “crunchy” pieces.

I don’t like that crunchy gel feeling in my hair. My hair wasn’t curly after using the diffuser as it is with another product I use. It was just barely waves. I will try it again with a different diffuser and see what happens.

My hair is long and one length so I was expecting soft waves not what I got. But I am getting my hair cut in a few weeks so I’ll update with that change.

This gel is great for wash n gos, updos, and laying edges. My wash n gos come out super defined and I get big hair as my style gets old. Then I’ll use this gel to slick up my hair into a puff/bun. I’ve tried many edge controls and none of them last past 2 hours then my edges would start to curl up.

But with this gel, I apply it and lay my edges, tie a satin scarf around them, set for 10 minutes, and I’m good to go for the whole day. Sometimes I can get 2 days of laid edges if I’m not working out and/or it’s not super hot out!.

So I tried these products when I had short hair and I have long hair I recommend them for short hair they don’t do as good with my long hair but they’re still great products I recommend them because they are durable and they work just as they say they do.

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I love this brand it’s my favorite go to and must have. I am pleased with the price and the quality of the product. This is a must have in every one’s hair Arsenal. Well worth the price you get your money’s worth that is for sure.

It makes me a happy girl.

It’s a lite weight jel that adds tons of shine and with just enough hold so that your hair doesn’t feel sticky. Love it!!