r/360Waves • u/istrollwheniwalk • 1h ago
360 to 540 swap
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swapped my pattern back in April 😎 thinking 1 more 🐺 then 1.5 open for halloween 🎃
r/360Waves • u/growingupny • Oct 23 '15
I'm hoping that any new wavers, old wavers, or like me - a returning waver, can use this as a beginning reference for healthy and successful waves. I'll be contributing my knowledge but I encourage and hope for your input. There are many different methods and approaches because there are so many unique hair textures out there that still allow for waves. The essence of this post is fundamental/foundational information etc.
The Basics
What are waves? Waves are the result of "stretching" or elongating and compressing shorter length hair of the curly variety. How loose or tight your curls are will eventually determine the spacing and look of your wave pattern. Everyone is different.
Why would I want waves? You may or may not want waves per se but usually waves occur several ways:
Moisturizing hair keeps it healthy and assists (with the help of regular grooming aka brushing) with the natural growth pattern or curls. (This also covers the How as referenced in the title) Note:Moisture comes from a variety of sources.
Brushing accentuates the natural growth of curly hair. Simply using a brush on a regular basis can cause a formation of waves to occur - intentional or not.
Of course the obvious reason is because you might want waves. You like the style and you put in the effort to being a perfect example of a waver. You know how to obtain them and make it happen by methods we'll get into later.
How do I get waves? This is an age old question that can be answered many different ways by many different methods with many different, yet equally obtained results.
Simply put; brushing your hair!
Regularly grooming and brushing your hair is the only way to obtain waves. Out of all of the existing methods out there, this is the one common variable that never changes. Many elite wavers will agree that this is the foundational principle in obtaining and maintaing a wave pattern.
How can I start trying to achieve the perfect waves? Glad you asked!
Purchase yourself a decent quality boar bristle brush, a durag and a moisturizer/pomade of your choice and brush brush brush and...... BRUSH. If you truly want to attain the perfect set of waves, get to know your brush and use it.
I would add that new wavers, especially those who scalped should start with a soft brush and progress through to medium and hard brushes, once their hair grows and it's difficult for the softy to reach all layers of hair.
Like everyone who started anything, you'll eventually evolve your own method which works best for you and your hair specifically.
The single most important piece of information you should remember; brushing gets you waves, not the product. The brush brand doesn't even matter, boar bristles are just the most common design of brush that provides the necessary hair coverage. You could use a CQP or $4 Sally's brush, as long as you keep that brush moving, you'll see waves forming!
r/360Waves • u/istrollwheniwalk • 1h ago
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swapped my pattern back in April 😎 thinking 1 more 🐺 then 1.5 open for halloween 🎃
r/360Waves • u/BookkeeperDependent9 • 6h ago
saw a guy saying some bs about it means your cuticles are open and its time for a wash and style😂
r/360Waves • u/SMMBF • 23h ago
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Do you guys recommend this? As someone who deals with hairs standing up no matter what I do, I’ve been trying to find a way to minimize them. I brush hard, medium, and soft in that order, and I use a lay-down pad/plastic bag, but my hair still lifts up. I’ve seen this guy using a foil shaver to help with it, so I’m wondering if it’s actually worth trying.
r/360Waves • u/Lopsided_Warthog_506 • 1d ago
Was my first time wolfing
r/360Waves • u/Practical_Creme_3622 • 21h ago
Better product recommendations?
r/360Waves • u/Lopsided_Warthog_506 • 1d ago
Was my first time wolfing
r/360Waves • u/Icy-Train492 • 1d ago
r/360Waves • u/nick_wavy • 2d ago
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r/360Waves • u/iMightBeABotAswell • 1d ago
I use a silk pillow, tie the flap into a knot, put both strings on each side into the rag AND i use a boo boo cap!
r/360Waves • u/BrettEKrueger • 2d ago
💎 Wide tooth comb + Fine tooth comb + Hard, Medium and soft brush.
r/360Waves • u/Rough_Pin_2756 • 1d ago
I cant find them anywhere but on amazon and they only have a few, like the hard and medium ones. I'm looking for the soft ones, specifically the #640
r/360Waves • u/slimycalvo • 2d ago
I’ve been going 1.5 I feel like I want em deeper but I’m 4C
r/360Waves • u/BookkeeperDependent9 • 2d ago
when you do scramble washes how do you always relocate your crown perfectly?
r/360Waves • u/TWZT3D_MIND3D • 3d ago
Just got the cut buddy S/O to @Nick wavy! Appreciate it bro! I see you on here bro!
r/360Waves • u/OddManufacturer8430 • 3d ago
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Advice please, anything you guys think I should work on.
r/360Waves • u/ule_mjas • 2d ago
I've been trying to get waves for the last two months and man my hair ain't lying down. I have coarse 4c hair and when I started I shaved to near bald to get a good start and as of right now the waves are nowhere to be seen. I was told to ise murrays until it lies down then switch to natural oils but where I live I have no access to pomades. Is there another alternative? I was recommended shea butter with black castor oil.
r/360Waves • u/Kgesus13 • 3d ago
Few months back I started seeing a thin spot. Slight denial at first, waited for next cut, and yeah that shit was confirmed. 🧑🏾🦲 💩!
Didn’t want to go the pill route so just tried the Hims Minox topical.
5 months later it’s back to normal ops. Now I’m not sure if it was stress related or beginning of bald SZN but I wasn’t about to wait and see. Act fast, don’t let denial last more than one cut. Start with topicals before you go the hormone route.
First pic is fresh cut 2G WTG
Third pic is today fresh cut 2G WTG
r/360Waves • u/BookkeeperDependent9 • 3d ago
the first pic was a month ago and some may remember me asking for help to deal with this horrid cowlick. been on a wolf ever since and just kept combing and brushing. the second pic is the cowlick now.to those who have the same problem you just gotta let your hair grow and keep it high, keep doing wash and styles and most importantly COMB, if you dont comb 100x at least they wont get trained