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Hair Extensions - Water Wave Bulk Human Braiding Hair - Natural Black (1B)
Hair Extensions - Water Wave Bulk Human Braiding Hair - Natural Black (1B)
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Water Wave Sits Between Deep Wave and Body Wave
Tighter and more compressed than body wave but flows more openly than deep wave. Beachy, wind-tossed texture reading as effortlessly undone wherever it exits a braid opening. Specific aesthetic neither adjacent texture accurately replicates.
Humidity Enhances Rather Than Ruins the Wave
Water wave pattern interacts with atmospheric moisture by tightening slightly into more defined curl rather than expanding into frizz. Turns the environmental factor collapsing straight braids into an aesthetic upgrade.
100-Gram Bulk Format Feeds Directly Into Any Braid Style
Loose strands without a weft track. Split, fold, and portion into boho braids, goddess locs, or knotless styles without cutting apart wefts.
Virgin Hair Survives Beach and Pool Exposure
Unprocessed cuticle and cortex tolerate salt water, chlorine, and sun exposure without the rapid textural breakdown synthetic fibers undergo. Practical choice for vacation and summer protective styles.
Color-Liftable to Honey Blonde
Virgin cortex with intact melanin accepts lightener evenly up to shade 27. Dip-dye tips, scattered highlights, or ombre gradient before installation.
Waves Reactivate With a Simple Water Spritz
Spray bottle and a gentle scrunch reactivates the pattern between wash days. Hydrogen bonds in unprocessed hair break and re-form predictably with moisture. No curling tool or styling product needed.
Reusable Across Multiple Braid Installations
Cuticle and cortex never chemically weakened. Hair withstands removal, gentle detangling, and reinstallation across several braid sets.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Hair Style | Water Wave |
| Hair Weight | 100 grams / 3.5 oz |
| Hair Grade | Virgin Hair |
| Hair Color | Natural 1B |
| Coloring | Can lift to a #27 |
Water wave is the last stop before waves become curls. The pattern is a crimped, rippled texture that looks perpetually wet even when it is bone dry. That "fresh out of the shower" appearance is built into the wave structure itself, not dependent on gel or mousse.
The Tightest Wave in the Collection
Water wave is the tightest wave in the range, one step short of a curl. The bends are narrow, close together, and very defined. Looser waves create broader, flatter surfaces that reflect light in sheets. Water wave fragments that reflection into sparkle.
Volume and Shrinkage at Maximum
Of all the wave textures, water wave produces the most volume per gram and the most shrinkage per inch. That also means significant length compression, so a 22-inch water wave strand might display as 16 to 17 inches in its natural state. Plan your purchase length accordingly. For the best results, follow precise sectioning rules with parts smaller than half an inch and attachment points slightly above ear level to maintain even tension across the install.
Two packs of water wave bulk can create the same visual density as three packs of body wave. A single pack goes further visually than the same weight of a looser texture.
The Wet-Look Advantage for Braiding
Water wave has become one of the most requested textures for crochet braids specifically because the wet look eliminates the number one complaint about textured crochet installs: frizz visibility. On looser wave patterns, individual strands that separate from the wave group read as frizz. On water wave, stray strands still look defined because the tight wave pattern is visible on every single strand. The texture is self-correcting in a way that looser patterns are not. After washing, scrunching with a microfiber towel rather than terry cloth preserves the tight wave definition that makes water wave look wet without product.
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