Deep wave conditioning will restore moisture, provide glide, increase shine, detangle, reduce split ends, and can improve the ripple / ripple pattern. I love doing it once a month, but if your hair is really damaged or dry, you can do it every week.
I like to take my favorite conditioner without silicone and wax, and add a tablespoon of olive oil. I liberally apply it to my wet hair and put on a bathing cap for an hour or two. Then CO wash off excess oil. Voila! Rising wave, no frizz, no tangles.
NaturallyCurly.com is a great site for deep treatment recipes and product reviews. You can buy a premade deep treatment or make your own.
Look for products and recipes that are as natural as possible for the best results. I am not against the use of silicones, petroleum products and waxes. Sometimes I use them when there is nothing else. But they are inferior and they dirty my hair. So clean and natural products are better. Probably better for the environment too. Also, you want moisture + oil. Moisture really is water, or plant-based products that dissolve in water (soluble in water). For example, aloe vera gel is soluble in water: it dissolves in water and its liquid is water-based.
The oils lubricate the lace frontal so that the strands slide over each other and seal the moisture. Popular hair oils are: olive oil (my favorite), jojoba, and coconut oil. Processed oils like mineral oil and petroleum are hard to remove and sticky to me. Some women use solid oils or butters too. Shea butter, unrefined coconut oil, mango butter, and cocoa butter are examples of solid oils. I have never used them because my hair is very fine and it would be too heavy. If your hair is extremely wavy and dry, you may want to try a deep treatment with one of these.

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