In this video I’m trying the “wash now, style later” routine for the first time (which is honestly wild because I’ve been doing my wavy hair for like 4–6 years). I filmed this on a super lazy Sunday in my pajamas because I didn’t feel like doing a full wash + style, and it’s been freezing here… so the idea of diffusing soaking-wet hair for 20+ minutes was a hard no. The whole goal was to get wash day out of the way, get some scalp relief, and then style the next day when I actually needed my hair to look good. For wash day, I tested a micro-exfoliating scalp treatment sample (it had little beads, which I wasn’t expecting) and then went in with the As I Am Dry & Itchy Shampoo because my scalp has been so itchy with some dandruff. It foamed up a lot (maybe I used too much, or maybe it was the exfoliating step), but my scalp felt soothed right away. The next day, I re-wet strategically with a spray bottle (not soaking—because stringy results), added a bit of leave-in, glazed and scrunched in gel, and diffused. My results surprised me: I got fabulous definition and shrinkage and it took about half the usual diffusing time. It wasn’t perfect (a little stringy/wonky in spots and a few stubborn casty bits), but overall I’m really happy—and I think it could be even faster if I skipped brush styling.