Curly and coily hair (roughly type 3A–4C) looking for hold and definition without a crunchy cast — an at-home, Curly Girl Method-friendly product, best used layered with the matching Curl Cream rather than on its own.

Curl creams alone can leave curls soft but undefined, and mousses alone can leave them crunchy. Layering this mousse over the Curl Cream, section by section, is what Mielle built the two products to do together — the cream for moisture and the mousse for hold and definition on top of it.

1. Divide clean, damp hair into sections.
2. Apply Mielle Brazilian Curl Cream to one section, combing or fingering through from root to end.
3. Immediately follow with the Curl Mousse in the same section.
4. Repeat section by section through all hair.
5. Style as desired.

Pros:

• Contains real certified-organic Brazilian plant oils, not just a marketing name
• Designed to layer with the Curl Cream for a specific two-step definition routine

Cons:

• Works best as part of the two-product system — using it alone skips half the intended routine
• Contains phenoxyethanol and benzoic acid preservatives, so it isn't preservative-free despite the "natural ingredients" framing on the label