This super easy trick will make your buzz cut look more polished

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For all my curly/kinky haired ladies out there, if you thought shaving your head meant you would no longer have to style it… well, that’s not quite right.

Although you could do that, and I’ll be honest, most days I just hop in the shower, get dressed, and out the door, there are times when I want to give my shaved head that little something extra that makes it look even better.

Simple steps that you can follow every day to go from fuzzy and dull to (waay more) polished and cute.

FYI, I find this trick works best on hair lengths that range between 3 mm to 15 (ish) mm (or 1/8 inch to 5/8 inch). Beyond that, it’s just too long.

1. Wet your scalp every day

First things first, it’s best to start on wet hair. Or wet scalp if you prefer.

You will not believe how much wetting my scalp regularly has an impact on the health and appearance of my hair. If I don’t wet my scalp daily, and even more often than that, it quickly becomes dry, itchy, and even flaky, my hair starts looking dull and greyish, and every hair strand just sticks up like a fuzzy baby chick (but less cute).

Needless to say, not a great look for a baldie.

So, start by quickly running water over your head as you shower, or grab a spray bottle filled with water or aloe vera juice (or both), or simply wet your hands a few times and give your scalp a quick and refreshing massage before moving on to the next step.

2. Apply just a drop of oil or serum all over your head

This ensures that you lock in the moisture while giving your buzz cut a little shine. But use only a very, very small quantity! Or you risk having flakes.

Again, not the look we are going for here.

When it comes to beauty products (and everything else), my philosophy is “less is more”, especially since shaving my head.

I personally only use two oils for my hair:

• Organic sesame seed oil, and
• Nuxe’s Huile Prodigieuse.

Nuxe creates high-quality, precious botanical dry oils and my skin seems to love it. And as for sesame seed oil, I just love it! I use it on my face, hair, and nails and it does wonders.

You could use coconut oil, avocado oil, or any other oil that you prefer, but use it sparingly.

3. Wrap a silk or satin scarf around your head for 15 minutes while you finish getting ready

It’s important to use silk or satin, as cotton and other fabrics will just absorb all the moisture and leave your hair and scalp dry. And you are back to square one.

The shorter your hair, the less time you will have to keep the scarf on. Sometimes, just 5 minutes is enough, but if your hair is longer, you can also use a hairdryer to quicken the process. That is if you have the time. If you don’t, then don’t bother 😊

4. Remove the scarf and style your hair

Once you remove the scarf, you will be left will soft, shiny-looking hair but that lays flat on your head.

Not very pretty in my opinion, but if you like it… then stop here.

But at this point, I like to kind of lift the hair back up, “brushing” it using my fingertips in the opposite direction of hair growth. You can also use a wide-tooth comb…

Do it delicately and play around with it until you obtain a look you like.

FYI, I find that my hair looks even better as the day goes by.

So, you are left with more sleek, shiny, healthier looking hair that give an overall more polished look. It looks even better if you kept your buzz cut a little shorter on the sides, but longer at the top.

How about you? How do you style your shaved head?

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