How to take care of wavy hair and revive it

Those with wavy hair know: caring for it can require specific attention.

In fact, although wavy hair falls among the different types of curly hair, it has differences from 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B and 4C: it is characterized by waves that take the shape of an S, is usually straight at the root and then curls from mid-length down and easily loses volume and definition. Reason why they sometimes tend to become frizzy, flat and lacking in tone.

So how best to care for wavy hair and revitalise it?

Caring for wavy hair requires a targeted routine. Generally speaking, there are some basic tricks that can help keep it healthy and shiny. Let us look at them below.

Moisturising and nourishing
Wavy hair, commonly classified as 2A, 2C and 2B, tends to be drier and more prone to dehydration than straight hair. This is also the case for curly hair types 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B and 4C. This is why it is advisable to choose specific products.

Moisturising and nourishing shampoos and conditioners, preferably without sulphates so as not to further dry out the hair, and the regular use (as required) of masks enriched with natural and emollient ingredients, are small steps that can make all the difference to the wash day result.

How often to wash wavy hair
To keep wavy hair healthy and strong, it is also important to understand how often to wash it. A mistake that is sometimes made is to wash it too often.

But what does it mean to wash your hair too often? Is there a minimum and a maximum?

Let’s answer this last question right away. There is no general rule about this because each person has their own lifestyle and unique needs. However, we can help you understand when to wash your hair and thus avoid depriving your hair of its natural oils in an aggressive and excessive manner, making it more brittle and dry as a result.

In this respect the scalp is your best friend. It is very simple, if it is dirty it is time to treat yourself to a wash day. If, on the contrary, it is clean, there is no need to wash it immediately.

The measures we have seen in the previous paragraph are good starting points, but what to do if wavy hair is damaged?

Indeed, wavy hair can be damaged by various factors, including:

• Frequent use of straighteners and curling irons
• Aggressive chemical treatments, such as colouring and perms
• Lack of appropriate moisturising and nourishing products

For damaged wavy hair, which is excessively dry or tends to break easily, it is advisable to adopt a more specific and intensive routine to restore its natural health and beauty.

Products to repair and protect wavy hair
They are designed to repair and protect bleached and damaged hair that appears dry, dull, frizzy and prone to breakage.

The Curl Save’n Safe kit formulation, for example, is enriched with botanical amino acids and bioferments, repairs keratin bonds, helps prevent split ends and protects hair from future damage.

Restructuring products
Protein-based restructuring products, such as Supercurly Booster, help strengthen the hair structure and repair damage. They are particularly suitable for wavy bleached, bleached or dyed hair that has lost moisture, resulting in dull, lacking body and volume, or that breaks easily and struggles to grow.

Pre-shampoo treatments

Pre-shampoo treatments, which should therefore be applied before shampooing, deeply nourish the waves, making them shiny and supple again. Such as Primer Oil which, thanks to its antioxidant power, is a nourishing bath of natural oils for the hair and is able to moisturise it even before washing.

Besides choosing the right washing products, are there other ways to enhance a natural wavy look? Of course there are! In fact, maximising the natural texture of wavy hair also means choosing the best styling products and adopting the right styling techniques.

An easy-to-use styling product is Just Waves: with its invisible and light hold, it could easily make you fall in love! Thanks to the synergetic action of active Linseed and Chia seed extracts, it defines, maintains and enhances the body and shape of your natural waves. In addition, the formulation enriched with Aloe gel and Panthenol helps reduce frizz and immediately makes the hair more moisturised and soft to the touch.

Once styling has been applied to the hair, it is time to move on to styling techniques that emphasise the waves.

Scrunching is a very simple technique to carry out. It consists of curling the hair with your hands, from the bottom to the top, and gently squeezing it in your palm to help define the wavy look.

Another technique is finger coiling. This consists of wrapping small strands of hair around a finger to create more defined waves.

The last element to be taken into consideration to enhance a natural wavy look is blow-drying. Blow-dried hair achieves good definition even when air-dried, but if time is short, we recommend using a diffuser. In addition, to further speed up drying, you can towel-dry your hair with a microfibre towel to remove excess water or the applied styling product.

And for the days following the wash day? How to revitalise waves?

If choosing the right washing products can make all the difference, the same applies to products for revitalising wavy hair.

To avoid weighing it down, the advice is to use a special refresh spray, such as the Magic Curl Reactivator: ready to use and without rinsing, enriched with avocado, apricot, sunflower, coconut and aloe vera oils, it has been designed to be sprayed on dry hair and bring immediate vitality to the waves in the days following washing.

Taking care of wavy hair, and revitalising it in the days following the wash day, therefore requires a targeted routine and, consequently, the use of products suited to it that are able to maintain definition but are also light.