How to Get Wavy Hair

For loose, beachy waves, let your hair air dry.

If you've always wanted wavy hair, you can have it with a few hair-styling tricks. Hair-styling products can get your locks ready, as can braiding you hair and releasing the plaits. If products and braids don't work, look to curlers to get the undulating locks you've always wanted.

Things You'll Need

• Comb
• Curl enhancer product
• Curl enhancing shampoo/conditioner
• Towel
• Hair dryer with diffuser.

Instructions

1. Take a shower and wash your hair with curl enhancing shampoo and conditioner, or use a spray bottle to dampen your hair.

2. If you washed hair, towel dry until hair is damp.

3. Use a plastic tooth comb to get out any tangles.

4. Apply a curl enhancing product. Lean forward and tilt your head down. Work the product into your hair by scrunching it with your hands.

5. Let your hair air dry for a more relaxed look. For a more finished look, blow dry your hair with a diffuser. When blow drying, keep your head turned down and continue scrunching your hair while applying heat.

Tips & Warnings

• If you start with dry hair, spritz a heat-protection serum on your hair, then apply hot curlers. Leave the curlers in until they cool, then remove them.

References

• Marie Claire; Styling Tips for Wavy Hair; Elizabeth Flahive; July 21, 2011