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$5 Full Wavy Hair Routine

I decided to see how my hair would react to a $5 complete hair routine. Why? It’s easy to get pulled into an expensive wavy hair routine. Many “good” products are over $20 per item. Unfortunately, that mentality causes us wavies to overlook some items at the drugstore. And there are a LOT of great drugstore items, soI decided to dig deeper. What was the cheapest I could go for a FULL routine: meaning wash, style, and “tools” ? I found that $5 covered it all well enough. So here is my $5 complete wavy hair routine, and how I used the products/tools.

Step 1: Cowash

I’m not normally a huge co-wash person, but I’ve used this one enough to be satisfied. It’s the Vo5 Extra Body and Bounce Conditioner. I bought mine at Walmart for $0.78! This was the normal price, not even on sale. In other stores I’ve seen this cost $1 or under.

How I Use:

I use a LOT, like a large palmful total, and I coat my scalp, then scrub my scalp with my fingernails. I just add more and scrub more until my hair and scalp feels really moisturized and has enough slip. You can kind of feel any previous product has been removed. Then I rinse completely.

 

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Step 2: Condition

I use the same $0.78 vo5 conditioner to condition.

How I use:

I add more into my hair by doing the “squish to condish” method. I scrunch for a full minute, maybe even more to help my hair form a better wave. The reason is that my hair can get weighed down from co-washing, so this helps with definition. Especially since, spoiler alert, I won’t diffuse my hair at all. Then, I rinse out completely. If I don’t, my hair gets limp. If your hair needs a lot of extra moisture or you have a tighter wave pattern, rinsing out 95% may work better. That allows the conditioner to act as a leave-in. I don’t use a leave in, so I completely rinse it out and finish by flipping my head over and rinsing with cool water to help combat frizz. 

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Step 3: Styler

Since the budget is so tight, I had room for one inexpensive styler. I chose to do a mousse because those give my hair the best hold without weighing it all down. I used the Herbal Essences Totally Twisted Curl Boosting Mousse. It’s $2.99 from Target {link!}

How I use:

After I have rinsed my hair with cool water, my hair is typically in clumps (if there are tangles I carefully rake through and immediately scrunch for several seconds). Then I scrunch in mousse. My hair is shoulder length and I probably use a palmful total. I just go in about a quarter sized amount at a time and cover the hairfrom root to tip in clumps. I take care not to add too much into the roots.

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Step 4: Plop overnight

I plop my hair in a t-shirt quite tightly and then immediately go to bed. My hair takes forever to dry, so when I wake up it’s still about 10% wet.

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Step 5: (More) Mousse and Clip

My hair is 90% wet at this point, so I add in a bit more mousse on any clumps that appear to have any frizz. I also then clip my roots with metal clips I got at Dollar Tree for $1. These look very similar to Deva Clips but cost $1 vs $14. SAVE YOUR MONEY. They are just metal clips either way. So I clipped my roots and allowed to air dry.

How I Clip My Hair (clips from Dollar Tree!)

 

 

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Step 6: Scrunch out Any Crunch

Depending on how much mousse I’ve added, there might be a cast from the mousse to scrunch out. If there is a cast, I lightly scrunch that area out until it is touchable. Be careful not to over-scrunch or you will lose the definition. See my “before and after” from scrunching.

BEFORE scrunching or doing any styling. This is just after taking out the clips.

 

Step 6: Scrunch out Any Crunch

Depending on how much mousse I’ve added, there might be a cast from the mousse to scrunch out. If there is a cast, I lightly scrunch that area out until it is touchable. Be careful not to over-scrunch or you will lose the definition. See my “before and after” from scrunching.

BEFORE scrunching or doing any styling. This is just after taking out the clips.

The Final Look: $5 Full Wavy Hair Routine

Pretty happy with this! Everything looks and feels clean and defined.

 

Hope that gives you an idea of a really affordable hair routine! It’s hard to beat a $5 full wavy hair routine. Let me know you’re favorite REALLY affordable products or routines! Another great option is flax seed gel, but I didn’t have any made up at this time (click here to see how to make flax seed gel)

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