How To Find Good Hair Gel, Wax For Slicked Back Styling

When styling their hair, Black women often shape the baby hairs at the front of their hairline with gel or wax to lay them flat to the skin, the process is called laying edges and it requires an edge brush and an edge-control styling cream. Edge-control products function similar to a wax stick which can also be used to lay hair flat, but they’re not synonymous. “An edge control, I would scoop it out with an edge brush or my finger and then apply it,” explains Redway. “With a wax stick, I would apply it directly from the stick, like a roll-on deodorant. They’re different but they can do similar things.”