replace eco styler

i'm currently using eco styler olive oil gel as my styler whenever i do wear my twa, but i need something that wouldn't make my hair crunchy. i mean, my hair isn't super crunchy when i use it, but u can tell it has a hold, there is shine, and my curls are well defined. however, i need a few pointers for something that will make my hair soft when it dries, will define my curls and won't leave a residue....also i hate shrinkage lol, but that's more than likely to happen with my 2 inch twa......i hear kccc does just what i am asking for, but i am not trying to spend alot of money for a little jar ...any one have any suggestions?? by the way, i love moisture, hold, defined curls, little hold ( not a 10 hold like most eco stylers )

Have you tried scrunching out the crunch once your hair is dry by using oil or butter? That's what works for me with any gel.

ok...i might try that as soon as i get me some coconut oil or something lol

Yeah, just try it and see. I'm not promising it will work (lol), but that's how I get rid of the crunchy factor. That and also depending on what I use as a leave-in I am sometimes able to use an oil or butter before using the ecostyler and that keeps it from drying hard in the first place. But I think everyone who uses gel, no matter who it is, has to deal with the crunchy stuff.

Good luck. Let me know if it works or not. I'd love to know I gave some useful advice. LOL

I spray my hair with coconut oil while it is still wet and theat helps to reduce the crunch. Although it has better ingredients, KCCC has been known to leave hair crunchy as well-I think that's just one of the trade offs of using gel.

I use the eco-styler with giovanni's direct leave in and I don't any crunch.

yea...ty for the advice everyone!! I'm going to try something, but everybody's hair doesn't work the same w/ everything, but I'm going to weight out my options b/c i like soft curls...not crunchy dry curls lol

i prefer the brown ecostyler over the one with olive oil, but a lady at sally's suggested this product to me. i like it alot. not as cheap as ecostyler, but it holds while drying soft & gives shine. it's sort of clear & doesn't have that icky reg. let's jam scent.
http://www.sallybeauty.com/ampro-gel/AMPRO9,default,pd.html

About the Elasta QP...i've tried it before and it's kind of gooey, but then again I tried it on a weave, but i will try it on my natural hair...ty for the advice.

Using oil didn't help me with crunch. I echo Chrs's suggestion of Herbal Essence Set Me up gel. I'm using Donna Marie's Miracurl now and I love it, but I can get it locally here in Atlanta.

yea..idk i'mma weight out my options but thankz ne ways for the advice everyone