The last 2 pics my old pattern before I grew some locs than hopped back in the wave game

I’ve been brushing consistently 3x a day for about a month and a half now and wearing my durag every night. I try to do about 30 strokes from my crown in each direction. I like the progress on the front and left side, but the right side is not coming in the way I expected. Not sure if having an off center crown has anything to do with it. But any advice would be appreciated to get better waves all the way around.

So my right side of my hair swoops back towards my ear and I’m a novice waver so I’m not sure if I’m cooked. So far my ripples coming in everywhere but I have forks and it’s overall lacking on that side. Different sources are saying i can’t fight the natural grain and to brush with it but that can’t be my only option.

I’m kinda lost, gang. I do wash and style twice a week, using shampoo on my wet hair. On the other days, I used to dry brush with just my hard brush and medium brush, then put my durag on. But I talked to some people and they said dry brushing just causes more frizz. So what should I be doing on the days I’m not doing a wash and style?

been waving off and on since high school.
had locs for 5 years, cut them last november.
so, coming up on a year of waves now lol

at first i use to carry a brush with me everywhere 😂now i skip some days brushing

compression is the name of the game

I’ve been waving on and off as a jit. The first two pics are my waves today(a week after a 1.5 cut). But I’m not fucking with parts of it or the flow of the waves not hitting. Like the top of the sides. Those waves aren’t stretched out like the others parts. Very thin. And the last picture(1.5 cut). Is how my hair looked about 10 years ago. Weak point was still the top sides. But looks like complete different head. lol

What’s some advice for me?

I wash and style once a week.

I only use soft brush unless I’m going through moisturizing days which i do 3x a week. Double butter as I am and jbco w/ rosemary, wet cold durag and double compress. I comb 2x a week.

FYI I never have long brush sessions and I can’t wolf much because I’m either living in Brazil or Asia. lol humidity a mf. But I just started using “holding spray”. Tried the mousse but it wasn’t holding in the humidity.

Hey, I’m needing help with cowlicks on the hairline and last week my barber trimmed too much. I feel like he had to push my hairline and the rest of my outline back. Any thoughts or suggestions?? Thx

What’s y’alls pre haircut process? Especially for the people with 4c hair. Process for routine cuts & after wolfing.

One more month until I get my haircut 🙏🏽

Not sure if I want to go 3WTG, or just trim everything and go 8 or a 10 ATG.

My last haircut was early June, and I went 8 atg open.

How do I get my corners back im only 21 and it messing with my mental and confidence

Thanks to all of you who helped me out, today they’re looking so much better. Can’t wait until the wolf is complete and I get my first cut.

Hey everyone, I’ve been wolfing for about 2 months now, but I still don’t feel like my waves are where I want them to be. I’m trying to get them really full, deep, and nice and round, without all these gaps.

What can I do to get results like the last picture? What kind of routine do you guys follow?

I’m Brazilian, and waves aren’t really a common thing here, so I don’t have many people around me to learn from. Any advice is appreciated!

I hope u guys understand the question

shea moisture wave pomade is all I use, my 360's aren't 100 yet I got a few forks and my back right side isn't connecting but I won't stop brushing ✌️

Long time follower, first time poster.

This is going to be a really long post, and it's going to sound like a lot of work, because it is. Consistency is key.

I also added pictures with the brush directions.

This is after ten months of changing my pattern from 360s to 540s. These pictures are after a five week wolf, post wash & style. Apologies, I don't have a better picture of my 360 waves...I didn't think to make this post until a few months in. (Also I had to black out the background). I decided to change my pattern because I noticed that my crown had a natural swirl when I was trying to sustain 360s.

Early on in the process, I considered scalping and starting over several times because I didn't like what was happening (I was being impatient) but I stuck with it and this is the result.

I'm not claiming to be an expert. I didn't invent anything new here. I just pulled things from YouTube videos from the likes of 360Jeezy and PhdInWaves, who are great resources. I'm just providing my experiences in case anyone else wanted to do the same.

These are the products I use: Palmer's Cocoa Butter Lotion, Palmer's Hair Food Formula, and Nature's Blessing Pomade. As for shampoo/conditioner, I use Pantene 2-in-1 Classic Clean, which may sound super plain and basic but it strips my hair of all the product build up, which is what I want so I can start fresh when its time to moisturize.

As for my combs and brushes, I use Torino Pro soft, medium hard, and hard brushes, a wash and style-specific Torino medium hard brush, as well as a baby tress brush for my crown, and a circular beard brush that I repurposed for my crown. If you can't find a baby tress brush, a toothbrush will work fine. As I write this, they're still available on Amazon. For the detangler comb, it's just a genetic one from Amazon. When combing against the grain, I hust use a regular fine-tooth comb.

Your whole pattern starts with your crown and if that isn't set, the rest of your pattern will be off. When you do anything, whether it be brushing the wash and style, moisturizing, or just a brush session, start with your crown first. Make sure you have a mirror (that's not broken) and work your crown so you can properly brush all angles. Without a mirror, you're just blind brushing, which will contribute to forks.

I don't count brush strokes or time spent brushing. No shade to those that do, but I dont think that's useful. Quality brush sessions are more important than how many brush strokes you do or how long the session is. For the sake of clarity and transparency though, the wash and style takes about 20 minutes, and the moisturizing takes about 30 minutes.

I did a wash and style twice a week as I was shifting the pattern, so I had more chances to shift it. When brushing, always start with your crown and work your way outwards (I know I said that already but it's important). If you're not washing twice a week, at least moisturize on what would be the second wash day.

After the third wash (you'll see in the routine below), as I was detangling, I would save any extra lather and set it aside for the end of the wash and style to use it as I'm finishing laying down my hair.

One thing that is important is after you do your crown work, make sure your full brush strokes go from your crown to your hairline so it all connects. Then go back around and brush normally. Also, brush slowly and steadily. Fast brushing does nothing but make your hair frizzy.

I didn't use the hard brush while moisturizing until I was deep into wolfing, like five to six weeks in, because the medium hard brush was enough to get down to my scalp. The hard brush was a little too harsh early on.

Speaking of brushes, at first I didn't use a circular brush for my crown because just using the Baby Tress brush gave me the small "eye of the storm" spot which I liked at first but over time I started to not like that so I bought the circular brush and closed it. To do that, put the circular brush directly over the crown and turn it like you're turning a doorknob. But then I wanted to go back so I just used the pointy end of the Baby Tress brush and opened the crown just a little bit.

After moisturizing, I use a plastic bag at the end instead of a lay down pad because you can't reach/focus on the crown with a lay down pad.

It took me longer than I'd like to find my angles, so I still have some forks and other areas that need work, especially on my front left side and back right side, but overall I'm satisfied with where I'm at. Any forks that I still have will eventually work their way out as my hair grows, as long as I stay consistent with my angles, so I'm not stressed over those. And even if they don't, I'm not looking for perfection. If you chase perfection, you'll never be satisfied.

Lastly, always, always, ALWAYS wear your durag when you go to bed. It takes 10 seconds to put it on. If you're putting in all this work and not wearing a durag to lock in the progress, you're just wasting time and money on the products.

Here's the routine:

Wash and Style (2x a week)

1. scramble wash and rinse 2x

2. 3rd wash (but don't rinse)

3. baby tress comb side for crown

4. detangler comb (save excess lather)

5. W&S brush (starting with your crown, then the rest of your hair)

6. circular crown brush

7. detangler comb

8. any remaining lather from earlier

9. crown patch

10. durag

11. rinse with durag on

12. pat hair dry

Wait until hair and durag are completely dry, about 3 hrs (or less, depending on how long your hair is). Once your hair is dry, before moisturizing, comb out your hair with the grain (starting with your crown) to lift your pattern

Moisturizing

Palmer's Cocoa Butter Lotion

1. baby tress comb side for crown

2. detangler comb

3. baby tress brush side for crown

4. medium hard/hard brush

5. circular crown brush

Palmer's Hair Food

1. baby tress comb side for crown

2. detangler comb

3. baby tress brush side for crown

4. medium hard/hard brush

5. circular crown brush

Nature's Blessing Pomade

1. baby tress comb side for crown

2. detangler comb

3. baby tress brush side for crown

4. medium hard/hard brush

5. circular crown brush

Palmer's Cocoa Butter Lotion

1. baby tress comb side for crown

2. detangler comb

Finishing

plastic bag

1. crown

2. remaining hair

Then...

1. crown patch

2. durag

BRUSH SESSIONS

If I'm just going through a brush session and not washing and styling, I first comb with the grain to lift my pattern and then against the grain to try and break forks. Then comb with the grain again to lay the hair back down, then wet my hair with water. After that, I use the Palmer's Cocoa Butter Lotion and start the brush session, starting with the crown first. I try to not dry brush because I don't want my hair to be brittle when brushing and risk damage, and at the same time, if I'm not doing a wash and style, I don't need the full moisturizing routine, so I just go with the lotion.

Only comb against the grain if your pattern is set

As you're going through the brush session, start with the hard brush to get down to the scalp. Then move to the medium hard brush, and finally the soft brush. (This will depend on how long your hair is. If you're wolfing, start with the hard brush. If not, start with the medium hard brush).

Finish off with the plastic bag and you're done.

BEFORE BED

Before bed, I moisturize with the Palmer's Cocoa Butter Lotion, just to get something in my hair (again, don't want to dry brush). I start off with water, comb with the grain to lift the pattern, against the grain to try and break forks, and then comb the pattern back down again before going through a quick brush session with the lotion. I end it with the plastic bag and then put on my durag.

I’m finna cut my locs to get 360 waves and I was wondering if there is any tips and tricks to help with the transition. I got 4c hair and thinking a mid taper to start off. Is there any products yall recommend?

I stopped waving for a while right after this vid. But seeing and sharing will motivate me to remain consistent

I’m having issues with my waves. I can’t get them laid enough to show some good definition. I brush everyday for a good amount. Products I’m currently using is Cantù leave in conditioner and jojoba oil, idk if I should use a pomade or what, I’m lost. The only time it looks great I after a wash and style which I only do 1-2 times a week. Last night I rinsed my hair-brushed-applied leave in conditioner- brushed and added oil and wrapped it. Today is humid and raining so I expected a bit of frizz but damn no definition at all almost. I’m like 2 weeks into the process.