Hair doesn’t stay wavy from braids when it’s been washed, I have curly hair, and yes we do use creams and gels and don’t brush it when it is dry, to get the best out of our hair. Wavy curly hair does not take kindly to a straight haired girls routine, using oils and creams is no less natural than running a brush through it, and blow drying it like straight haired people do. People have used creams and oils in their hair for thousands of years. Curl and wave definition doesn’t come from brushing your hair out, and that doesn’t mean your hair isn’t naturally curly or wavy, because wavy curly hair is cared for differently to straight hair! People comment without a clue don’t they. Brushing curly wavy hair leads to frizz and less definition, what’s more natural, to oil/cream it and not brush it, or to brush it and no oil or cream?
The more you care properly for your wavy/ curly hair, over time the more definition you have.
Just different methods for different hair. Brushing pulls definition out of wavy hair.
anyone that thinks washing your hair after braiding it keeps it wavy, that’s ridiculous, and if it was true, why would there be any need for heat tools to curl or wave hair, just braid and wash! Washing your hair resets it to its natural condition. Hence as a curly girl, I brush when the conditioner is in, rinse it out, put a bit of hair cream in, and let it dry, no heat, no brushing, and lovely wavy curls. Without the cream I have curly hair, just thirsty frizzy curly hair.