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- Start on freshly washed hair. The more saturated your hair is, the more pliable it is for styling.
- After you have applied your moisturizer or styler, use a pomade to smooth the hair back toward the crown and fasten with a seamless scrunchie.
- Apply edge control along the hairline. Do not apply this along the length of the hair, as it may be prone to flake when used in excess.
- Gently smooth the hair with a boar bristle brush.
- Fasten your ponytail(s”> with a satin scarf to encourage flyaways to dry laying flat.
- Secure a satin scarf along the hairline and sit under a hooded dryer for 1-2 hrs. or 1 hr. and then sleep overnight.
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What not to do
- Style the same day– Allowing your hair to set overnight makes it less prone to frizz.
- Start on dry hair– Granted you could sprits the hair with water before applying a styler, the hair will not lay as smooth.
- Use gel– You can use gel and people have done it successfully, but many gels are full of humectants that encourage the hair to curl when it encounters humidity. Opt for a pomade with heavy butters.
- Be reckless with the boar brush– This is a definite way to cause breakage. To be gentle, try using small strokes instead of following through from roots to ends.
- Sleep on a bonnet– Sleeping with a scarf will prevent frizz. Sleeping with a bonnet will only create friction and loosen the flyaways. Reserve the bonnets for loose hairstyles not updos.
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