has gel become a DON'T??

If you use a leave in conditioner and oil under the gel, it should eliminate the crunch.

I agree with Lynnie. I only use this gel myself if I'm in a rush or have nothing else to use but when I do I'll use Carol Daughter's Hair Milk (Summer/Spring) or EVOO (Fall/Winter) on my hair as well. I'll apply the oils first then the gel so my hair won't be as crunchy.

Personally not a big fan of this gel but will use it after a quick WNG if I'm in a rush and don't have time to twist my hair and wait for it to dry.

ok ty for the feedback, but what i was asking is like do some ppl not like gel anymore and don't use it anymore unless they have to b/c it's not good for natural hair?? i mean, what is it??

Gel works fine on natural hair. It's a personal choice when people decide not to use it anymore. If it works for you, then you continue to use it. You have to do what works best for you.

when i first did my BC i looooved eco styler gel for my wash n gos..but now that my hair has grown out some i can do twist out for definition instead of loading tons of gel in my hair...i like how my hair feel without that crunchy feeling so i just dont use gel in my hair no more..i do use it on my edges still...its the only thing that holds them down...

I am actually going through the same thing with the whole gel concept. The only thing that I have learned is that gel is pretty much for the summer and not so much for the winter. Also, my hair loves gel, but I have learned that technique is more important than product. I have been getting better results from butters and leave in condish. with twists. I do sometimes go to my gel cause its fast and never lets me down but I am trying not to use for the winter.

I tried the green ecostyler and didn't like it at all. It gave me major shrinkage and left my hair dry and hard. I LOVE the brown ecostyler though (protein one). I actually melt coconut oil and shea butter and mix it in the ecostyler (ends up looking something like chocolate). I wash my hair and leave some conditioner in or put in leave in. Then I put shea butter and the ecostyler over that and then do three strand twists. When I use this combination of products my hair comes out very soft and moisturized but my curls hold up great. I've been using this routine for the past 3 months, even with the cold weather here in Chicago, and no problem with the ecostyler. In the summer I used to just do wash and goes with the ecostyler. It came out a little crunchy when I did that, but I didn't really care because I usually washed it out that same day.

I can only use gel (especially the Eco Styler green gel) and even KCCC on bad hair days. Like "break glass in case of emergency" days when my hair is looking like a red hot mess and I have to be out the door in 10 minutes. Gel and a spray bottle of water to "start over" is how I ease my way out of that mess. I dont really like using gel except for that and maybe to hold my edges back sometimes. I dont like using it on the length of my hair because it flattens out my curl and leaves my hair limp.

I find that my hair responds better to cream based products than anything else. I have tried a few gels and they only give me that hard and crunchy feeling. I did try the Cream Curl Acitivator (I can't remember the name right now lol) after my BC and I didn't like it but I think that I might revisit it again since my hair is much longer and I have a better idea about how to apply products in order to get the best results.