my new growth does not shrink up (on most of my head except an area in the back where its tighter waves and a couple of coils) past the waves so it's easy to comb thru wet. I combed it after washing, added my leave ins which consisted of Infusem spray, pantene daily strengther spray, a small amount of african royal daily doctor for slip and a small amount of coconut,jojoba,castor and rosemary oil mix dotted thru out my scalp, and some shea butter on the ends. No brushing. put a scarf on and that was it. Thankfully, it gets skull flat real easy.still wavy but not puffy. I think its wearing the scarf at night. I also use profectiv root health to moisturize the new growth but I never use it on wash days so I didnt have any in that pic. usually I use it two days after washing depending on how dry the new growth gets or if I can't wash when I want to for some reason. I also use s-curl but not on wash day cause I figure it's moisturized enough for that night! thankfully, thats as bad as it gets. I probably could have gone longer between touch ups besides 13 wks but I got tired of the obvious hair pattern difference and started shedding more than I liked.