Wash Day Mistakes That Kill Your Wave & Curl Pattern 🚫 How to Properly Wash Wavy Curls

If your waves and curls fall limp, flat, or get oily by day two—your wash and condition routine might be to blame. I share dos & don'ts for washing, conditioning, and styling wavy and loose curly hair.
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➜TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:42 Detangling tips
2:42 Shampooing mistakes
6:00 Conditioning mistakes
8:20 Styling tips for waves and curls
12:01 Diffusing
12:18 How to determine washing frequency
14:18 Fluffing and scrunching
15:07 Day 1 results
15:21 Day 2 results, no refresh
16:29 Outro

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