What (the) Gel?
If you’re on a journey to embrace your natural curls, chances are you’ve come across Rizos Curls—our brand known for its clean, curl-friendly formulas and results that speak for themselves. Among their styling staples, two products often go head-to-head: the Light Hold Gel and the Strong Hold Gel. So, what’s the difference? And more importantly, which one should you reach for? Let’s break it down.
Is Light Right?
If you love soft, touchable curls that move naturally, the Light Hold Gel is your go-to. It’s perfect for wash-and-go styles when you want definition without stiffness. This gel gives your curls shape while keeping them hydrated and frizz-free—without the dreaded crunch.
Light Hold Gel is ideal for?
• Wavy hair types that get weighed down easily
• Everyday styling when a little extra hold & curl defintion is desired
• Anyone who prefers a low-maintenance, air-dry look with lots of movement and bounce.
• When hold without a cast is desired.
✨Rizos Tip: It’s also great for layering with Rizos Curls Curl Defining Cream, Curl Defining Mousse or adding when refreshing multi-day hair with Refresh & Detangle Spray.
Is Strong Wrong?
When your curls need extra control—think humid days, tighter curl patterns, or long-lasting definition—the Strong Hold Gel delivers. This gel forms a cast while drying, which helps lock in curl definition, minimize frizz, and extend your style for days.
Strong Hold Gel is ideal for?
• Curly to coily hair that thrives on structure
• High-humidity, frizz inducing environments
• Styles like twist-outs or slicked-back looks or a long lasting wash n go
✨Rizos Tip: Once it dries, scrunch out the cast with one of our Hairscription Oils to reveal soft, springy curls underneath.
Find Your Favorite Frizz Fighting Finisher
Finding your curl routine will help you determine which products your curls work well with. Cream stylers, like Rizos Curls Curl Defining Cream will give your curl deep, rich moisture to fight frizz and enhance defintion. Hydrating foams like Rizos Curls Curl Defining Mousse is ultra-hydrating and weightless for defintion without any extra weight. Perfect for hair types that are fine, thin or weigh down easily. If you want a multi-tasking one step formula, Curl Custard is a hybrid of cream and gel, briging the benefits of a styling cream with the hold and shine of a gel. Perfect for thicker, tighter textures.
Most people stop after adding a styler , not fullly undertanding the long lasting resiliency and enhanced performance results of adding companion products. Hold products are the companions that keep the style you have created for days longer than without.
Adding a a gel after your styler, helps to create a layer of hold and a barrier between your hair and any humidty that can disrupt your curl pattern and create frizz. Rather touchable hold or structured hold with a cast, Rizos Curls gives you the Curl Companions to produce any style you desire.
✨Curl Companion Tip: Adding gels and sealing oils are the perfect finishing step for hold and shine. Use the "prayer hands" technique to glaze the length of your hair to ensure you have coverage from just below the root to tip. Don't forget to follow with scrucnhing your hair towards the scalp to encourage texture, as the prayer hands motion can stretch out the curl pattern and create a more elongated texture. If you need to break the gel cast, use a few drops of Nourish Oil and gently scrunch to lossen cast without inviting frizz.
Rizos Routine For Long Lasting Curls
Give your curls and waves staying power with the addtion of Rizos Curls Companion Products: Light Hold Gel, Strong Hold Gel and/or Alcohol Free Volumizing Hair Spray. We all stand stronger and longer with a little support from our friends...CURLfriends, of course!
