If there's one beauty hack we could all benefit from, it's minimizing the damage we inflict on our hair on a daily basis.
With the amount of brushing, drying, and knotting that we do throughout the day, it's not too difficult to see how we might be applying some undue stress on our locks.
Consider this: If your routine requires a shower in the morning and you regularly dry your hair, that's anywhere between five and upwards of 15 minutes spent applying heat directly to your head. And if you're like me, you run a flat iron through those strands on days when there's just no time for a stylized updo.
Instead, save your hair the heat and try this genius hair hack from YouTube user Vivian Vo-Farmer — she's been using it for five years, so it seems to be an effective alternative! Rather than applying a wand to your hair every morning, shower at night and let your hair air dry. Then, following her guide, twist your hair into two sectioned braids (similar to a French braid, with an added twist). Simply wrap your twin braids into buns and leave them overnight (you'll need at least 6 hours, she says), and ta-da! Effortless beachy waves in minutes in the morning.
Check out her full video on getting this look below, and SHARE it with your friends on Facebook so they can try it, too!
