HELP!!! Products needed for curl definition

Hello you guys! I have been fully natural for 4 months and I am still on a buying spree of products. My hair texture is 4a and I was wondering what could help me with really defining my curl. The Eco styler gel works but it feels as though it weighs my hair down. I have the Shea moisture curl enhancing smoothie but I don't think I'm using right. My hair is short now when streched it comes to my upper lip but shrinkage brings it back to a fro. Can someone assist with some products i could use to hold my pattern!!?:blob6::laughing6:
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Once you figure out your hair properties, it is beneficial to search the forum and look at signature of people with similar hair properties to see what they use. I think this has been a starting point for a lot of us on the board. When you ask what you should use, that's too broad of a question, people will throw everything at you and it might not be the best product for you.
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NP/LP: CJ Daily Fix, KMF Whenever / Giovanni TTTT
RO/LI: Aussie Moist, CJ Argan & Olive Oil, Hask Keratin Protein
DC/PROTEIN: KC Stellar Strands / CNPF
STYLER: CJ Curl Queen
COLOR: henna, amla & indigo
:thumbdown:: glycerin in high/low dews, polyquat-10 & 11, parabens
I'll post a side by side I made of two different hair days I had this month. The one with a dark shirt has cantu curling custard and the light shirt is today with flaxseed gel. I have a lot of definition with both and how much hang my hair has is similar. The cantu leaves my hair more stiff than the flaxseed gel, and with less volume which changes the shape some. I also did a protein treatment and a baptism rinse today which gave my hair weight I think. Not everyone has hair that tolerates protein well- I do regular treatments but recently realized pretty much all my everyday products are protein free.
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CG since November 2013.
Pre-Poo: infrequent now, Coconut Oil overnight
Shampoo: Curls unleashed/for occasional sulfate wash when needed, everlasting sunshine.
Conditioner: Suave Naturals Everlasting Sunshine and GVP's conditioning balm.
Styler: iagirl's flaxseed curl cream or gelatin gel/conditioner mix.
PT: iagirl's gelatin treatment 3-4 times a month, with conditioner/honey/avj