im about to cut my hair after having braids for 4 years, how can i get waves after i cut it?

Answer 1

There are ALOT of products that you can use. There are many types of pomades but these are what I recommend:

shorter or smoother hair: "Sportin Waves" (in a black can usually be found just about anywhere but family dollar is guaranteed to have it)

medium length hair:"Sportin Waves"(in a gold can also found just about anywhere)

longer or nappier hair: "Dax"(in a red can found in a lot of places but walmart is guaranteed to carry it)

You might want to put a warm damp towel over your hair after putting in the pomades. It will loosen it up some so it will be easier to work with.

Wave grease/pomades do not give you waves. The only thing that will make your hair wave up is brushing a lot. A wave is just a laid down curl so when you brush you change the texture of your hair and you train it to grow down. Pomades just help to make your waves look better by weighing down your hair. Believe me. I used to have really nappy bad hair but now im spinnin like crazy and it's all due to brushing my hair 45-60 minutes a day. If you want your waves to spin around your whole head and have them connected so that they look like circles brush starting from the crown making your way towards the hairline. The sides should be brushed in a slant. Using moisturizers also helps. Be sure to put a doo-rag on after putting in products and before you sleep to protect your pattern. There are ALOT of waving methods and products out there and you will find the very best of them on this site....http://360waves.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=3875
360waves.net is full of people dedicated to waves. You can ask any questions you want and they have pinned information posts to teach you all the basics.


If you want to cheat and use a texturizing kit just know that it could really mess your hair up by making it too straight or possibly make your hair fall out at an early age. If you use it right the results should be instant and it cost no more than $4 but the waves aren't going to look exactly the same as it would if you took the time to brush and get your waves spinnin the natural way. IT IS ALSO NOT PERMANENT!! You can find an s-curl texturizing kit in just about any store in the beauty section. Good luck.

Answer 2

is your hair wavy at all? If not, you can curl it (somehow) and then without brushing it out, apply some gel on your fingertips and scrunch it up toward the top of your head and let this "freeze". This will look like waves and be a beautiful hair style. Are you donating your hair to locks of love? Hope so -- good luck -- a new "do" is always a good move in the summertime.

Answer 3

Spinn... is right man cause he and me r on the wave forum.
Brushing is the key to get waves in ur hair just wolf.

Answer 4

naturally ,by putting water on you hair and tying it down with a head scarf....not naturally, alot of different products that will curl your hair...I would suggest one that is light and not heavy or greasy.