Get 360 Waves for Straight Textured Hair

360 waves are a hairstyle common among the black community. 360 waves are simply curls that are laid down, so if your hair curls at any point, you can get them the traditional way, which is brushing them down and wearing a du-rag. If you have hair that never curls, that would be classified as "1a", then there are different methods. But note that this method isn't going to give you waves that look exactly like laid down curls, but check 'em out below.

Steps

  1. Cutting The Hair: You want your hair length to be pretty long regarding buzz cuts, around 16mm to 20mm.
  2. Cutting Waves In: After your hair is chopped 16mm to 20mm, who ever is cutting your hair is going to need a hair trimmer. They should cut the waves in the pattern that looks natural. There is a video down low that shows the visuals of someone doing it. But if you want waves all around the head, then start from the crown, do a little circle, and make your way towards the front. This will ensure that the wave spacing will be proportional to all sections of the head. To actually cut in the waves though, the barber is going to cut into your hair with the trimmer in a line much like how he would if he was shaving designs into your head. He is going to cut a circle around your crown, then leave a cm or two, and cut another circle around your head, and so forth until the head is spinning with waves. The barber should not but right down to the scalp though, he should keep a steady hand and leave a bit of hair, but take most of the length off as it will add texture.
  3. Laying Hair Down: You want to keep your hair laid down at all times, because if not, the waves will still appear... but will look funny, and nothing even close to what the original 360 waves look liked. The hair will be prickly as it is standing up, and this also makes your hair look thinner. Laying the hair down will make it appear thicker. To lay your hair down, you're going to want a soft-bristle brush, and brush in each direction. There are several videos on YouTube which elaborate how to brush down 360 waves, no different here. But, you also want to wear something that will lay your hair down, like a du-rag, wave cap, Tsu-Rag, or get creative if you don't have the money to buy those... use a scarf, or a t-shirt.
  4. Shape Up: This is more off an optional step, but getting a shape-up is going to suit the hairstyle more than an uneven hairline, and edges.
  5. Maintaining - Trims: Well, obviously you're going to need to get your waves re-patterned every so know and then... but when? This is for you to decide, you got see when the waves start fading it, that also depends on how deep they were put in. I would suggest getting the waves re-patterned every week or two, and get a shape up while you're at it. But hey, if you're waves look nice without a cut in a month... then they look nice! But, that probably won't be the reality. You'll need weekly or every other-weekly touch ups.
  6. Maintaining - Showering: You can easily continue with your current showering schedule. But the less you shower and the less you get your hair wet, the better the waves will feel and look. Because the more coarse your hair is, the more "natural" the waves will appear.
  7. Maintaining - Cutting The Hair: Y'all probably know what wolfing is if you've been doing your research on how to get 360 waves... so how long can you "wolf" with straight hair and this method? Again, it all depends on how deep you want your waves. You could get a cut every month, every 2 months... 3 months... You just need to figure that out out yourself, what works for you. But because straight hair, grows straight, the waves will grow out much faster, so a monthly cut seems realistic, maybe every other month. And when you cut your hair, just restart from the same length you started at (unless there is another length your prefer more)



Tips

  • Wear the du-rag like thing either when you sleep or when watching TV, etc.
  • Don't complain about the maintenance if you like the hairstyle! You get what you put in.
  • Styles: You can easily only wave the front part of your hair, but you could also go all around. That is up to you.
  • Forum: You can join the forum, post your pictures, and talk about your methods here: http://straighthair360waves.niceboard.com/

Warnings

  • The first or second time someone does this on you, they might not do it well. If they do a very poor job, you can also cut your hair even shorter. But don't give up on 'em, because practice makes perfect.

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