Yes, you can make wavy hair look curlier by using specific techniques and products.
How to Encourage Curls in Wavy Hair
While wavy hair and curly hair have different natural structures, you can often enhance your wave pattern to create a curlier appearance. Here's how:
Techniques
- Scrunching: This is a key method to encourage curl formation. After washing, gently blot your hair to remove excess water. Then, use a microfiber towel or a t-shirt to scrunch your hair upwards from the tips to the roots. This encourages the hair to naturally curl up. As noted in our reference, you can "blot the moisture from your hair and encourage your curls to form by scrunching with a microfiber towel or t-shirt".
- Product Application: Scrunch your styling product into your hair while it’s still partially damp to maintain the curl.
- Plopping: This method involves wrapping your wet hair in a t-shirt or microfiber towel. This encourages curls to form as they dry.
- Diffusing: Using a diffuser attachment on your hairdryer helps to dry your hair while maintaining the curl shape. Avoid rough-drying, which can cause frizz.
- Finger Coiling: Separate strands of hair and twirl them around your finger to create individual curls.
- Avoid Brushing Dry Hair: Brushing dry wavy hair will typically loosen waves and cause frizz. Comb through hair when it's wet, preferably with a wide-tooth comb, and use your fingers to maintain your style when dry.
Products
Using the right styling products is crucial to help enhance the appearance of curliness in wavy hair:
| Product | Purpose | How to Use |
|---|---|---|
| Curl Cream | Defines curls, reduces frizz, adds moisture | Apply to damp hair and scrunch into curls |
| Mousse | Provides volume and hold, enhances curls | Apply to damp hair, scrunch in, and diffuse |
| Gel | Offers strong hold for defined curls | Apply to damp hair after other products for extra definition and hold |
| Sea Salt Spray | Adds texture and creates beachy waves | Spray on damp or dry hair and scrunch to enhance the look of texture |
| Curl Enhancing Spray | Designed to encourage curl formation | Spray on damp hair and scrunch to encourage tighter curls |
By using the right techniques and products, you can achieve a curlier appearance with wavy hair.
