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Taliah Waajid

Honey Curls Curl Styler

Styler / Curl cream, polymer-set

  • Styler
  • curl cream
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Size12 fl oz
Priceabout $13 Good valuecommonly seen · 12 oz
Price / oz$1.08/ozat 12 oz
Where to buy4 stores · $12.49–13.99

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Scent:

No added fragrance, no scenting essential oils, and no declared fragrance allergens on the list.

Manufacturer page: taliah.com

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Lower cost than most curl creams

$1.08/oz at 12 oz, less than 85% of the 228 curl creams , which mostly run $1.35–5.22/oz.

Price and stores

Great for

no fragrance (parfum) on the label
free of strong smells
Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together

Maybe skip if

Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
If scent matters to younothing is added here
Picking it up locallywe’ve only seen it sold in one channel

Whether this hold suits you depends on your density, porosity and how long your style needs to last. The consultation works that out.

What the formula actually does

Read from the label, not the marketing

Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.

Hold system Synthetic polymer

Synthetic hold polymers, the firmest kind of hold.

Cast risk Unlikely

Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely.

Weight on the hair Medium

Middle of the range: noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair.

Oil absorption None

No absorbent powders or starches.

Oils and butters Present, high in the list

Oils sit high in the list: a softening, coating formula.

Fast-drying alcohol None

No fast-drying alcohol in the list.

Needs detergent to remove No

Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.

Fragrance None listed

No fragrance is listed.

from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.

Ingredients that matter

The ingredients that change a decision

The workhorse ingredients, plus anything lower down that changes a decision. The chips name what an ingredient does. They are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.

IngredientWhat it doesWhy it mattersChip
WaterWater (Aqua) solvent The base everything else is dissolved in Neutral
Peg-75 Shea Butter GlyceridesPEG-75 Shea Butter Glyceride emulsifier Keeps oil and water mixed Softens
Glyceryl Stearate emulsifier Keeps oil and water mixed Softens
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate mild anionic cleanser — Cleanses
Stearic Acid emulsifier Keeps oil and water mixed Softens
Glycerin humectant Pulls water into the hair Moisturizes
Batana Oil (Elaeis Oleifera Kernel Oil) oil Softens the film so it does not set hard Heavy
HoneyHoney (Mel) humectant Pulls water into the hair Moisturizes
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesThe list carries no sulfates, silicones, or drying alcohols. No protein: a moisture formula, not a repair one.
Full ingredient list (15)

In the US, ingredients above 1% are listed from most to least. Below 1% they can appear in any order. Each note keeps three things apart: what the ingredient generally does, its role in this type of product, and what its position can tell you.

  • 1 Water · Water (Aqua)
    General function

    The base of almost every rinse-off and cream hair product. It carries everything else and is normally the first ingredient on the label.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    • solvent
  • 2 Peg-75 Shea Butter Glycerides · PEG-75 Shea Butter Glyceride
    General function

    A plant fat made water-dispersible by ethoxylation. It softens the formula and helps the oil and water phases stay together.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Emollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.

    • emulsifier
    • emollient
  • 3 Glyceryl Stearate
    General function

    A workhorse emulsifier that holds oil and water together in a cream.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Emollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.

    PubChem
    • emulsifier
    • emollient
  • 4 Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
    General function

    An amino-acid-derived cleanser, among the mildest in common use, with a low-foam, creamy feel.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitCurls or waves needing flexible hold

    The detergent class most curl routines are built around: it lathers and cleanses without stripping the strand back to bare.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    A gentler detergent leaves more of the surface oil that slows water loss from coarse or porous hair.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    Cleanses with less sebum removal than a sulfate detergent, so hair that is short of moisture keeps more of it through the wash.

    PubChem
    • mild anionic cleanser
    • cleanser
  • 5 Stearic Acid
    General function

    A fatty acid that thickens creams and helps them hold their texture.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    The waxy solid that gives a conditioner its body. It deposits a soft lubricating layer, which is most of what makes hair feel smooth after rinsing.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Deposits with the cationic conditioners and helps them lie flat along the strand, which is where the detangling actually comes from.

    DependsFine or easily flattened hair

    Near the top of a conditioner it is doing most of the conditioning, and most of the weighting, at the same time.

    PubChem
    • emulsifier
    • thickener
    • fatty alcohol
  • 6 Glycerin
    General function

    Glycerin, also called glycerol, attracts moisture and mixes completely with water.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    High-porosity hair loses water fast; a humectant holds some of it in place for longer than the wash itself would.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    Binds water into the outer layers of the strand, and water is what makes dry hair flexible again rather than brittle.

    DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    Water moves both ways. Measured across concentrations, glycerin solutions give water up in some conditions and take it from the air in others. What it does for you depends on how much of it is there and on the air around it.

    Scientific Reports
    • humectant
  • 7 Batana Oil (Elaeis Oleifera Kernel Oil)
    General function

    A thick American oil palm oil, traditionally used in Honduras for hair. It is heavy and strongly sealing.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    • oil
    • emollient
    • sealant
  • 8 Honey · Honey (Mel)
    General function

    A natural sugar-based humectant that holds water against the strand.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    Hydration with no oil attached, so it adds very little weight even high on a list.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    Aloe is mostly water carrying sugars that bind more of it, which is why it turns up as the base of moisture-first formulas.

    DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    A humectant follows the air: it holds water in humid conditions and can give it up in very dry ones. Climate decides what it does more than the label does.

    • humectant
    • botanical extract
  • 9 Hibiscus (Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower)
    • botanical extract
  • 10 Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Castor Oil (Ricinus Communis)
    General function

    A thick, tacky oil used for sealing ends and for slick, held-down styles.

    Secondary ingredient

    Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Coats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    A thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.

    • oil
    • emollient
  • 11 Sodium Polyacrylate
    • thickener
    • film former
    • polymer
  • 12 Ethylhexyl Stearate · 2-Ethylhexyl Stearate
    General function

    A fatty ester. Esters give slip and a smooth after-feel; lighter ones read dry and silky, heavier ones read rich.

    Secondary ingredient

    Lower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the formula.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    A light emollient: it softens the surface with noticeably less weight than an oil or a butter.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Spreads thin and lowers friction between strands without the heaviness of a fixed oil.

    PubChem
    • light ester
    • emollient
  • 13 Trideceth-6
    • emulsifier
    • solubilizer
  • ▾Below about here, the order stops meaning much. These are usually used at 1% or less.
  • 14 Phenoxyethanol
    • preservative
  • 15 Caramel Color
    • colourant

What the whole list adds up to

  • 5 emollients
  • 4 emulsifiers
  • 2 thickeners
  • 2 humectants
  • 2 oils
  • 2 botanical extracts
  • 1 solvent
  • 1 mild anionic cleanser
  • 1 cleanser
  • 1 fatty alcohol
  • 1 sealant
  • 1 film former
  • 1 polymer
  • 1 light ester

Ingredient list captured 2026-09-14. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 12 oz

Commonly seen about $13 Midpoint $12.97 · 3 stores · checked Sep 15
Good value under $35 Under $2.94/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 8 products we score as doing the same job

Usually a good value. Most stores sell it under the $35 line, and products that do this job typically go for about $44 at this size.

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Where we’ve seen it4 listings · 4 stores

Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.

How we work this out
  1. 12 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
  2. Commonly seen is the middle half of current prices for the 12 oz at recognised stores. We leave out the cheapest and most expensive quarters, so one sale or one overpriced listing can’t move it.
  3. Good value under $35 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $2.94/oz; at 12 oz that is $35. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
  4. About $44 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 12 oz.

Formula

Formula score
10 of 10

It carries the working systems a curl cream needs and still sits in the lower part of the price range for curl creams per ounce.

How the score is counted
  • Costs less per ounce than 85% of the 228 curl creams we’ve priced
  • Covers 6 of the 6 things a curl cream should do
  • Masstige tier, sold at Brand website
  • Masstige tier
  • A hold systemThe polymer, gum, or wax that holds the shape.3 pts
  • Softeners alongside the holdWhat keeps a film flexible instead of brittle.2 pts
  • No drying alcohol in the first threeFast drying without leading on alcohol.2 pts
  • A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
  • A humidity claim with a mechanismThe claim has a film former or silicone behind it.1 pt
  • Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt

The formula score measures completeness for the job: a weighted share of the systems this product type is usually built around that we find in this list. It does not rate how well the product works or its quality, and it never compares across product types.

Does the same job

Formulas that do the same things (cleanse, condition, coat or hold) for less per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy them can still differ.

OGXSame function Moroccan Curling Perfection Defining Cream $8.99/oz $7.91/oz more
  • Protein-free
  • Curly method
  • Silicone-free
Differs
  • Drugstore tier
  • 6 oz bottle
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Rizos CurlsLowest cost per oz Alcohol-Free Hair Spray for Hold $2.94/oz $1.86/oz more
  • Protein-free
  • Curly method
  • Silicone-free
· Same function
Differs
  • Cruelty-free
  • 6.8 oz bottle
Compare
Rizos CurlsSame function Volumizing Hair Spray $2.94/oz $1.86/oz more
  • Protein-free
  • Curly method
  • Silicone-free
Differs
  • Cruelty-free
  • 6.8 oz bottle
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Built for wavy to coily hair

Final decision

Should you buy it?

A solid pick for the hair it suits
Best user

People sensitive to fragrance, for a formula with no added fragrance and a product with no scent

Biggest tradeoff

Worth skipping for very dry or very humid climates, anyone who wants a product to smell of something, or anyone who wants to pick it up locally

Best alternative if not

Nothing in our library matches it closely at a lower price.

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Claims check

What the brand says, and what the formula shows

Claims are quoted from the brand. We mark a claim supported, partly supported or conflicting only when the ingredient list speaks to it. Everything else stays "stated by the brand". That isn’t a criticism: most claims can’t be checked from a label.

0
SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
2
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
Can be used daily

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

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Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Absorbs easily without buildup

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

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Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

How to read this

We look at the first 10–15 ingredients and what they do in a formula, not at the marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.

Reviewers

What people report

Themes that come up again and again in sourced reviews, written by our researchers in their own words. We don’t store or scrape star ratings.

Reviewers say it defines curls without buildup, making styling easier.

Multiple reviewers say it leaves hair soft and well moisturized.

Reviewers frequently praise the long-lasting shine and hold it gives twists and curls, one calling it the best twisting creme they've used.

Several reviewers note a pleasant scent alongside the moisturizing feel.

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How this page was made

  • Everything above comes from our researched product record: identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated prices and review themes our researchers wrote in their own words. No part of this page is written by hand for one product.
  • The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
  • Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
  • The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
  • 4 sources consulted for this product (0 manufacturer or regulatory, 0 retailer, 4 editorial), last checked 2026-09-15.
  • Ingredient references are linked for 5 of 8 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are general formulation guidance. They aren’t a verdict on the finished product or on you.
  • We haven’t tested this product in a lab, and we don’t physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list. Claims about how it behaves are labelled as the brand's.
  • Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are what we saw on the dates shown and can change.
  • Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
  • This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
  • Formula readings: derivation v23. Record last updated 2026-09-15.

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