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How Much Product To Use On Wavy Hair

January 22, 2024 by Emily Evert Leave a Comment

Does Wavy Hair Need a Lot Of Products?

Wavy hair does not require a lot of products to be styled well. In most cases, using several leave-in products will weigh down wavy hair rather than helping it look better.

Does Hair Type Determine How Much Product I Should Use?

How much of a product (like gel or leave in conditioner) you can or should use is impacted by your hair density. Whether or not you can or should use certain types of products (like protein treatments, curl creams, etc) is somewhat determined by your hair porosity.

I have a blog post designed to help you determine your wavy hair type if you aren’t sure what yours is.

Does Hair Type Determine What Type Of Hair Products I Should Use?

Hair texture (straight, wavy, curly or coily) can give you some really vague guidelines for how much products and what types of products you’re likely to use. For example, wavy hair is generally naturally more moisturized than curly and coily hair so it doesn’t need as much moisture, and it’s easily weighed down. It also often needs more support from a product with hold. However, these are really general rules of thumb.

Learning your hair type in terms of properties like strand thickness, porosity and density will give you more customized information about what products to use, how much of them to use, and how many products your hair can tolerate. I have a blog post designed to help you determine your wavy hair type if you aren’t sure what yours is.

How Do I Know If I’m Using Too Much or Too Little Product In My Wavy Hair?

Caring For Dry Wavy Hair

August 26, 2023 by Emily Evert 2 Comments

Signs That Your Hair Is Dry

Lacks shine
Feels rough
Looks its best right after it dries from a shower, gets frizzier and duller as time goes on.
Is really long because the ends may get dry due to oil not traveling all the way down your hair.
Is frizzy (dry hair will be frizzy, but frizz can be caused by many other things as well! See my post on frizzy wavy hair for more info)
Your facial skin or skin in general is dry. While we don’t always think of our hair as just part of our skin, it is – and if your skin produces less oil your hair will be more dry.
Tangles a lot. Dry hair is just one of many causes of tangling, but it is one potential sign. Check out my post on wavy hair tangles for more info.

What Causes Dry Hair?

Causes Of Wavy Hair Breakage & How To Stop It

July 7, 2023 by Emily Evert 2 Comments

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What Causes Wavy Hair Breakage?

Bleach damage is the most damaging thing you can do to your hair. Once you have bleached your hair, think of it as significantly weaker than it used to be. It got somewhat damaged in th e process of bleaching, but it’ll also continue to receive more damage now, because it is weaker your hair will become more damaged by the sun, mechanical damage, shampooing, etc than healthier hair would experience.

Chemical treatments like perms or straightening treatments do significant damage to the hair as well, second only do bleaching.

Heat damage such as using a curling iron or flat iron.

Mechanical damage from combing, brushing, friction from hats, pillows, etc. When you comb or brush, doing so with a wide tooth comb first and working from the bottom up can help minimize breakage. Try to avoid “tearing through” knots.

Sun damage. Bleached hair or naturally light hair (whether blonde, gray or silver/white) are more prone to damage from the sun because it has less melanin and melanin is made of proteins that protect hair from UV damage.

Too much protein. If you use way more protein than your hair needs, this can cause your hair to become so brittle that it can break.

Shampooing can be damaging, primarily to hair that is high porosity.

Medical conditions such as thyroid problems, malnutrition, extreme stress or some scalp conditions can lead to breakage.

What are the signs of hair breakage in wavy hair

Dull Wavy Hair – Causes & Solutions

June 24, 2023 by Emily Evert Leave a Comment

Hair commercials always show off extremely shiny hair. Whether we wanted to “buy in” to it or not, we’ve all been somewhat conditioned to think that shiny hair is the ideal. The truth is, that shiny hair can be a sign of healthier hair. If your goal is healthier hair, then paying attention to how shiny (or not) your hair is can make some sense.

If you’re feeling like your hair is dull and lacking shine, this post will help you determine the cause and the solution!

What Causes Wavy Hair To Look Dull?

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