How To Care For Wavy Hair | A Simple Hair Care Routine

Because of its slight curl pattern, wavy hair is frequently assumed to be separate from curly hair and is regarded as rebellious straight hair that must be flat-ironed into submission. Wavy hair, on the other hand, is a form of curly hair and, as such, deserves a fair chance to shine as its own gorgeous hair type. Wavy hair, as a sort of curly hair pattern, flourishes with the Curly Girl/Guy (or CG, for short) approach, just as curlier hair patterns! 

You’ve come to the correct spot if you want to learn how to care for wavy hair and keep it happy and healthy. Based on the CG approach, we’ve put together a few tips to help you develop an everyday regimen for your wavy hair. However, before you continue reading, keep in mind that there are several elements that influence how your hair behaves naturally and how it responds to certain treatments and procedures. This includes the porosity of your hair, the fineness of your hair, and even the weather on a given day. Take this as a wavy hair beginner routine and use it as a starting point to create your own hair care regimen that’s perfect for your hair. 

• Shampooing Your Hair

One of the CG method’s guiding ideas is that hair with texture requires more moisture than hair that is totally straight. Unfortunately, the shampoos we’ve all been accustomed to using every wash strip your hair of its natural moisture, leaving it dull and lifeless. Begin your wavy hair care journey by eliminating shampoo from your regimen for the time being. Instead of shampoo, you will cleanse your hair with a CG-friendly (silicone-free) conditioner. If your hair becomes too oily after roughly a month of this program, switch to a low-poo routine with a sulfate-free shampoo.

• Hair Detangling

Detangling wavy hair is not the same as detangling straight hair. The first rule is no brushes. Second, only detangle in the shower with enough conditioner. With your hair wet and evenly coated with conditioner, pull out any knots and tangles with your fingers or a wide-tooth comb. Be careful with your hair and avoid using force, since this might cause it to break. Go for a hair detangler brush made for wavy/curly hair.

• Your Hair Needs Conditioning

Just because you’re co-washing and conditioning with a CG-friendly conditioner doesn’t guarantee your hair is getting the most out of it. Use the tried-and-true CG conditioning method known as squish to conditioner to extract the most nutrients out of your conditioner. In a word, this method of treating your hair allows the conditioner to enter deep inside the hair shaft, leaving your waves bouncy and hydrated.

• Hair Moisturization

Conditioning is only half the fight; you’ll need much more moisture for fully healthy hair. If your hair is frizzy or dull, begin with a moisturizing (silicone-free!) hair mask once a week, gradually increasing or decreasing the frequency as needed. If your hair is damaged or porous, consider combining these nourishing hair masks with protein-rich products to help your hair retain moisture.

• Your Hairstyle

Since we’ve eliminated shampoos and sulfates from our routines, silicones in styling products are no longer an option. This is because silicone can only be eliminated from your hair with sulfates; without them, silicone from styling products would just build up in your hair over time. When you start looking for them, you’d be astonished at how many goods include various forms of silicones! Simply enter your product into our website to ensure that it is CG-approved. Don’t worry, CGers may use any type of style product; they just have to be CG-friendly. However, lightweight products with moderate to the strongholds, such as mousses or light gels, work well on wavy hair in general. Whichever product you pick, applying it to wet or damp hair and drying it with the product already applied will yield the greatest results and is the ultimate wavy hair solution.