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Design Essentials Almond & Avocado Daily Moisturizing Lotion 12oz bottle, hydrates, softens, and revitalizes dry curls and coils.
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Almond & Avocado

Almond & Avocado Daily Moisturizing Lotion

$14.99
Best for: 2A-4C Routine: Maintain

Hydrate smarter. This lightweight daily moisturizer softens, shines, and smooths curls, coils, and waves—delivering feather-light hydration and frizz-fighting care that's perfect for everyday refreshes.

Nourishing
Hydrating
Lightweight
Paraben Free

Size:
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Design Essentials Almond & Avocado Daily Moisturizing Lotion 12oz bottle, hydrates, softens, and revitalizes dry curls and coils.
Back label of Design Essentials Almond & Avocado Daily Moisturizing Lotion showing ingredient list and usage directions.
Almond & Avocado Daily Moisture Lotion - Hair Reference Chart

ALMOND & AVOCADO DAILY MOISTURIZING LOTION

Is this Right for Me?

Great for: Fine to medium waves, curls, and coils from 2A to 4C

Best used for: Softening and reviving dry styles with lightweight moisture

Leaves hair: Smooth, moisturized, and easier to manage

Key Ingredients

SWEET ALMOND OIL

Deeply moisturizes and softens hair, helping to reduce frizz and leaves a luminous shine

AVOCADO

Strengthens the hair shaft, prevents breakage and provides intense moisture.

JOJOBA OIL

Helps to maintain moisture balance

Deionized Water, Glycerin, Acetamide MEA, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Stearalkonium Chloride, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Polyquaternium-11, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycereth-2 Cocoate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Butylene Glycol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Fruit Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Leaf Extract, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract, Aleuriteus Moluccanus (Kukui) Seed Extract, Fragrance, Benzyl Benzoate, Citral, Geraniol, Linalool, Limonene

Additional Information

Overall rating: 4.7611113 / 5 from 180 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Almond & Avocado Daily Moisturizing Lotion offers a blend of botanical oils to hydrate and manage hair, praised for its soft, shiny, and healthy appearance. Customers appreciate its non-greasy, flake-free formula that revitalizes hair, though opinions on the formula itself vary. The product is highly regarded for its moisture and ability to enhance curls, while also being noted for its pleasant smell.

Summary topics

  • Fragrance: 20%
  • Hair Appearance: 3%
  • Hair Feel: 12%
  • Curl Enhancement: 7%
  • Moisture Level: 23%

Review topics: ["size","results","improvement","smells","feeling","design","residue","felt","consistency","packaging","formula","line","look","bottle","hair","use","work","moisture","lotion","curls","experience","build","design essentials","almond","conditioner","shedding","shampoo","keeps"].

Review highlights

  • "I finished my entire head and my hair felt SO moisturized and hydrated." — Ariel
  • "Excellent moisturizer makes my hair look soft and not greasy." — Cynthia V.
  • "I use it daily and it makes my hair feel wonderful." — Bernice S.

Reviews

This product is not good

"This product is not good at all! It’s suppose to be lightweight, but it is the total opposite. It makes my 4a/4b hair feel horrible. The cheap moisturizer from Walmart or the beauty shops work better than this black owned brand. I’m very disappointed as I love the shampoo and heat protection from this brand."

— Mia G. (1/5)

Best moisturizer

"This is my new go to moisturizer as a true 4c girlie. Most moisturizers keep my hair moisturized for less than a day but not this. I use bamboo and silk hco leave in and this every 3 days and my hair loves it."

— Nerissa102 (5/5)

I LOVE this product; smells

"I LOVE this product; smells good and moisturizes my curly hair."

— Ernestine J. (5/5)

"I love this lotion. I little definitely goes a long ways! I will definitely buy this again!"

— Aisha (5/5)

Good for my hair

"Like the way it softens my hair."

— PATRICIA S. (4/5)

I was pleasantly surprised at

"I was pleasantly surprised at how long my hair stayed moisturized. Even though it is for daily use, I can use it every other day or more depending on the climate. I like it so much, I purchased it as a gift for my daughter. She and her husband love this product and will purchase on their own when it runs out."

— Kesha H. (5/5)

The Only Man that Buys DE.

"I like your products. I really do, but one would think just by looking at your advertisements that these are products exclusively for women. Maybe they are. Funny enough, a male hairstylist recommended these products to me due to my dry hair. That said, I'm sure there are other men that use your products too. Is it possible to showcase at least ONE dude in the bevy of beautiful women that you have displayed your advertisements? I can't be the only one. Or am I? Signed, The Only Man that Buys DE."

— Neil D. (3/5)

Great almond and avocado daily

"Great almond and avocado daily moisturizer lotion I use its daily and it helps my 4c natural hair it's soft and more manageable it's just what i needed I use the shampoo, conditioner, leave-in conditioner, scalp oil and hair lotion just not a fan of honey custard or the curling cream Show quoted text"

— MARY B. (5/5)

Design Essentials is #1

"This is the only hair lotion that truly keeps my hair moisturized and healthy. I’ve tried almost everything under the sun and nothing compares to this product."

— Ashley (5/5)

"Can’t wait to try"

— Latasha (5/5)

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