Getting curls under control
A lot of products promise to work miracles with curly hair. Which are worth the money?

Mixed Chicks passed a candid product test...

BY ADRIANA BANCHON
The Record (Bergen County, N.J.)

They come in a range of sizes, textures and colors. Some call them a blessing. I call them a curse. When it comes to having a head of kinky, coarse or frizzy curls, learning how to tame them can become quite a hassle. I've scrunched, twisted, texturized, diffused and deep-conditioned, and my hair seems to remain the same -- a mangled mess. The pursuit of well-kept locks keeps us buying. In the end, though, often all we get is the same frizzy hair and money wasted.

The products:

They promise to nourish, define, detangle and produce miracles. Here are the results of one reporter's trials and triumphs.

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• Mixed Chicks: Leave-In-Conditioner ($12.99 and $16.99) at MixedChicks.net

Promise: A nonsticky formula that will produce silky, natural and healthy curls.

Reality: A curly head must-have. My hard-to-manage curls were left soft, frizz-free and under control.

For the complete list of curly hair product trials from this article, go to...

http://www.kansas.com/mld/eagle/business/consumer/16783351.htm