How To Get Waves With Sportin' Waves Pomade: Wave Grease Hair Tutorial

[, MUSIC PLAYING ], Hey yo, what it do! It'S, your boy, J Lew.! You guys are just in time for a brand new video. In this video. What I'm going to be doing is showing you guys how to use the Sportin' Waves pomade, the gold can version of it. Before I jump that off. One thing I want to say is: I haven't used Sportin' Waves since I was in middle school.. I used to try to get waves back when I was a little kid. And as a kid, the only thing I knew about was going to Walmart looking to see what they had when it came to getting waves. And at that time the thing that caught my Eye that was on the market was the Sportin' Waves.. Now back in the day, I used the black can.. The black can has like this gel ``, gelatrol'' or whatever that's in it, and it has a lot more chemicals inside of it., And I really didn't want to go down that route.. I figured I'd just stick with the gold can., But I'm going to get into this video and show you guys how I would use Sportin' Waves pomade.. So let's not waste any time., Let's just jump straight into the video.. Now the only thing I don't like about Sportin' Waves is on the front of it. They say maximum wave-making formula goes on easy.. I have to give a disclaimer for everybody. That'S watching right, now.. There is no product that will give you waves unless it's a brush.. So this product doesn't give you wave, but this is a pomade. And this will help lay your hair down., I'm six weeks wolfing. So we about to see if this bad boy is going to lay this [ wolf, ] down. All right now. I know a lot of people may be wondering J Lew. Are you really about to put this Sportin' Waves stuff in your hair? After all this time about using natural hair products? The one thing I want to say - and I always try to make a mention of in my videos - is - I encourage the use of natural hair products and stuff like that., But at the end of the day I understand there are some people, especially there are a Lot of kids that watch my channel., They can't afford, or they don't have credit cards or things like that., So the only thing they can do is go to the store like I once did as a kid cop, some Sportin' Waves, or something like that and put It in their hair., But I'm going to show you guys the best way to put it in your hair.. As you read the back of the can, it says: `` Dampen clean hair with hot towel to soften., Rub a silver-dollar sized amount of Sportin' Waves pomade in hands until even layer, forms. Work into hair in direction of desired wave pattern. Brush into desired style. For best Results cover hair with Sportin' Waves, cap for a minimum of 30 minutes or overnight. Remove cap and finish styling.'' With the with the directions -- when it says `` Dampen clean hair ,'', a lot of people tend to overlook that.. The reason why my hair looks like this is because I just finished washing my hair, because your hair has to be clean.. Now I have a video that I linked right above of how I usually shampoo and clean my hair and things of that nature.. If you want to check that out., But that's the first thing you need to keep in mind., Your hair has to be clean, and before you use this product, your hair has to be damp. Now moving forward. Another thing I want to point out is: I don't always use a silver dollar size amount., Depending on the length of your hair. You want to use a certain amount. When you start off with [ four weeks ]. What you want to try to do is use a dime size amount and then, depending on the length of your hair, and how much you feel you need, you can move up to the silver dollar size, amount., I'm not about to waste any more time. I'M going to just show you all what I do. All right. So after the wash my hair is pretty wet.. You want to get your hair in a damp state and use a hot rag.. So before I do that, what I'm going to do is comb. My hair to ensure that I don't have a lot of water in my hair., Because when you're wolfing and you have a lot of water still in your scalp and in your hair, it can lead to over-curling.. So what I'm going to do is use a wide-tooth, comb and comb through my hair to make sure I get any water and things like this.. So, let's get into it. All right now, while I was combing my hair, you probably noticed I have a lot of water still in my hair., So what I tend to do to try to get my hair in the right state, making sure that it's damp in Not too wet, i take a shirt like this.. I got this from Walmart. And then what I simply do is just put it over my head, like this. And pat dry it., All right now. The reason why you want to pat dry is because you don't want the shirt to absorb all the moisture out of your hair.. Now, if you're doing that, what I try to do is go back into the comb routine and see if my hair is still too wet or whatever., And then once I find that right amount of moisture that is still left in my hair. What I'll do is take a hot rag and put it on my scalp. Now when it comes to the hot rag as a kid. What I used to do - and I thought I had to do - was take the rag run it underneath some hot water and then throw it into the microwave.. But one thing that can happen when you do that is it can get to the point where it will get too hot and you put it on your scalp it'll burn your forehead and everything like this.. You really don't have to do that.. What you can do is take the water and turn it all the way to the hottest that you can stand. And let the rag run underneath there for about 5 to 10 minutes.. You really don't have to do it for a very long time.. You want to make sure you do it to the point to where the rag is hot., As you guys can probably see, there's steam coming off the of this., So you want to put the hot rag on your head and basically just pat it down., And this Is where the original hot rag method originated? From. I've been doing this ever since, like I said I was in middle school. Just because this was the direction that I received on the back of the Sportin' Waves.. So you want to do this at least one or two times.. The reason why you want to do it at least two times is because this little small rag will not cover all of my head.. So what I'm going to do is put it underneath the water once again, let it get hot and then put it to the back of my hair. All right now that that step is over. One thing I want to insert right here is people tend to give a bad rep to products like these because they use petroleum in it.. But petroleum is a very great sealant.. So that's the reason why you really have to follow directions, because if you don't, what will happen is if you go out of those steps, you will put this on your hair and it will coat your hair and coat your scalp when your hair doesn't have moisture In it., If you follow those steps that are listed on the back of the can, what it will do is it will help ensure that you use it the way it was intended to be used.. So that's what I'm I'm about to do., I'm about to get into next step of styling, my hair. As you all can see. This is a brand new canister.. I haven't used this.. This is the first time I've used it and everything like that.. So what I'm going to do, I'm going to take about a dime-size amount. About this much. And put this into my hair. All right now the directions say: put it into your hands, rub it into even layer. All right now with pomade what you want to do With pomade, is you want to just lightly tap it in the flow your pattern. Now? For me, I try to start from my crown and go out, but I don't go to my edges with this.. So what that means is I'm going to take my hands and apply it like this. Now? The reason why I do that is most people that's watching most likely have 360s, so you're going to be brushing your hair to the front.. You don't want to get those products all the way on the edge of your hairline, because it can tend to lead to getting these bumps on your head and things like that.. Now, with that said, that doesn't mean that only unnatural hair products give you that line of bumps on your forehead, because these bumps on my forehead actually came from using a natural product.. So, at the end of the day, I'll have a video in the future about how I get rid of that. Moving forward. What I'm going to do is also take a little bit more and apply it to my crown. So I can do the crown method and everything like this., So let's get into it. I'm going to take about that much more. And then just tap it in the flow of -- on my crown. Always wash hands before you grab your brush. And before I start Brushing one thing I want to point out is man: when I first opened this, can I smelled this product and it brought back memories. Like back in the day when we tried to get waves and things like that, and they didn't have all the products they have On the market. They didn't have have all these brushes and stuff like that.. Only thing I really knew was the Sportin' Waves.. So when you open a can and smell that same fragrance from back in the day, it brings back memories and stuff like that, when you were a kid trying to get waves., But it's 2017, and I'm going to show you all why this stuff is still on The shelves and how you can get waves with it.. So let's get this brush session in and I'm going to show you all what that brush do. All right. Today, I'm going to be using the Wave Enforcer 544. Because I'm using Sportin' Waves, I figured I'd, use a brush that you can also find at Walmart. Now, because my hair is freshly washed and still damp. It may take a little bit longer for me to lay my hair down., But at this point I'm going to brush my hair'till it's drier, just because I have products in my hair now.. It typically takes my hair about 15 to 30 minutes to dry, while I'm brushing it.. So that's about the right amount of time that you need every single day to be able to get waves.. So what I'm about to do is just finish off this little brush session and then rag up and show you guys how I ragged up with it. When I have products like this in my hair., So as you all can see, Sportin' Waves --, my hair is drying, so the definition is coming back a little bit more. The more I brush. And that's kind of what you want to look for. When you're wolfing. Your hair is going to be sticking up, it's going to be poofy and things like that, especially after a wash., But whenever I apply a pomade or anything like that in my hair, it's always good to do it this way, just because it locks in the moisture From the wash - and it also helps seal in that moisture. And at the same time I can actually see the areas on my hair -- on my head that I need to brush a little bit more to bring back the definition. Because, typically, if I don't see definition, it's mainly because my hair isn't fully dry or I haven't brushed enough in that area.. So just finish off this little brush: session. Plastic bag and then rag up. All right now. One thing: that's not on the directions, but something I highly encourage that you do is take like a plastic bag with or Ziploc bag or whatever, and then just rub your hair in the flow of your pattern to be able to help. Lay your waves down a lot better, especially if you're in a longer wolf like myself., All right now, once you've dumped the plastic bag. Before I put my do-rag on, especially once I put products into my hair, what I typically do is take a paper towel like this and then run it underneath some hot, warm water. And then once I have it like that, all I do is simply rub. My forehead to make sure that I don't have any products that will be on my forehead.. This is something I've been doing to try to avoid getting those bumps right, there. And then today, I'm going to be using a WaveBuilder do-rag.. Now I'm going to use this, because this is another product you can find at Walmart., It's very cheap and inexpensive.. I believe this is the seamless one.. When I put my do-rag on --, you don't want to drag it from the crown all the way to the front of the head.. What I do typically is put it right there. I just lay it on top of my head., Because if you drag it from the crown to the front, what you're doing is you're pulling the products from your hair all the way out to your scalp and everything like that., And that will lead you to getting More bumps on your forehead., So once I'm done with that, I'm going to also take a stocking cap. This is a Boo Boo cap put this on my head, like that. And then from there. What you do is take your hand and put it on your crown and then pull it down to make it snug and tight.. Once that's done, pull the stocking cap down to where you want it., Take the do-rag and make sure that the flaps are flat.. You don't want them looking like this, you want to make sure you take the flaps and spread them out to make sure that they don't dig into your skin.. Now that that's done, what you want to do is leave the do-rag on for at least 30 minutes.. For me, I'm going to try to leave it on for the rest of the day and I'm going to un-rag in the morning and show you guys what the results look. Like.! That'S it for right, now.! What I'm going to do is go work out and everything like that. And then I'm going to un-rag tomorrow morning and show you guys the results. All right. So it's the next day, and one thing I want to say before I jump start this video is, I appreciate you guys just for trusting me., Because something that you guys may not take into consideration is the fact that once this camera goes off or once I Start editing the videos there's a lot of things I can do on or off camera to try to make my waves look good.. But for me I try to keep it as real and as honest with you guys as possible.. So I say all of that to say when I first woke up, I was in a rush to get to work., So I wasn't able to shoot the video un-ragging to show my progress, but once I got to work - and I got to a point where I Could take a break and took these pictures and I'm going to show you all right now.. So, as you take a look at these pictures, one thing that you will notice is my hair looks laid, but at the same time it looks fuzzy and it looks kind of matted and things like that.. One thing I want to point out is: you have to keep in mind that I had just freshly washed my hair and whenever you have water in your hair, it makes it a lot more elastic., And what that means is you simply lose the definition of your Waves., So that's where the term bouncing back comes from and you have the let your waves bounce back.. So that's how my hair looked fresh out of the rag and everything like that.. Now, when I first woke up and took my do-rag off, my hair was very laid down., But I'm not going to lie. I did not like the way that my waves looked because they looked matted and they kind of look smushed., But, as time went on as my hair dried out a little bit more, the definition of my waves came back and I was able to make a better Decision. Now, with all of that being said, I just got back home from work and everything and, as you guys can see, my hair is still laid after a long day.. It'S a six week wolf., I'm going to comb my hair a little bit later, but I wanted to show you guys how my waves looked after a long day at work and everything. All right. So, as you guys see, definition came back and my waves normally look like this., You guys can go back and check my videos just to see., But for the most part this is how my waves, look. Now I haven't, been brushing as much as possible. Simply because I was at work and when I'm at work, I try not to brush., But with that being said, my hair is still laid down and with a six week wolf., Let me show you the length that my hair is at right. Now.. Let me just start from this side right here and comb up. All right, so take a look at my wolf., As you guys can see, my hair is pretty thick and long. So when it comes to judging this product, one thing that I can say is this Product does have maximum hold on it.. It was able to lay my hair down all the way through until I got off work and things like that. And it's still laid. And a lot of people tend to bash pomades and stuff like that, especially the unnatural ones.. Well, one thing I can say is once my hair bounced back from the wash and everything like that, the definition of my waves came back and I don't really have anything negative to say about this pomade. Now, with that being said, I'm going to brush my hair Back down because I ain't trying to look like Mister T for the rest of the video., Just give me a second. All right, so I'm back. As you all can see. My waves are laid back down and everything.. So for my final assessment, like I was saying, a lot of people tend to bash pomades, especially unnatural, pomades and everything., But I just showed you guys the results that -- how my waves will look by using this product. Now the feedback that I have about. It is you have to keep in mind that this is a pomade and because it's a pomade, it has petroleum in it.. Nowhere on this can does it say it will make your hair shiny.. The main reason for pomade is to help hold your hair in place.. So if you don't have trained waves to lay down this will help aid in that process, but is not going to lay your hair or your waves down., Because my waves are trained to lay down this product simply holds my hair in place. And, as you guys Can see it's the summertime as of right now. Normally, when I just only have oils and butters, my hair tends to poof out a little bit more because oils and butters don't have the same hold as pomade.. So for me personally, if I was trying to push a product or if I have my own product, anything like that. One thing that I would be trying to do is tell you guys. No, you shouldn't be using stuff like this. You should only be using natural products.. You should only be using my product., But that's only if I was trying to push something and get over on people. Now. The reason why I wanted to make this video is because there's a lot of people that come to me and they ask me questions about hey J Lew. Can you do a review of some products that are more affordable? Can you do a review of Sportin' Waves? Can you do a review on WaveBuilder pomades, So for me personally, I'm not one of those elite wavers that tend to think that I'm going to only use natural products and stuff like that.. It is just hair.. Your hair is not going to get messed up from one application of using this type of stuff. And the funny thing is a lot of people don't know, but I still use WaveBuilder's Cocoa and Shea pomade.. Now I don't want to deviate too much on that whole natural versus unnatural thing., To wrap this video up. The last thing I want to say is: when it comes to the Sportin' Waves: gold can edition.. This is a really great product for how much it costs.. When I went to the store it was about $ 2.50. Plus tax and stuff like that., But at the end of the day it does what it says that it will do, and that is give you the maximum hold for your waves.. If it was the winter time, my hair would be a lot more laid down, so it the fact that its summer time and I'm able to still hold my wolf down or lay my hair down. That shows me that this product is worth it.. Now, if there is another product that you guys want me to review, that comes [, INAUDIBLE, ], something affordable or something that's easily accessible, make sure you leave it down in the comments section below. To my side are some videos that I made for you guys to Help you all out and everything like that., But it's your boy, J Lew.. I appreciate you guys for watching this video. At the end of the day. I hope you guys have a great week. Salute.