some hair-help

The trick is to keep your wave pattern together without breaking it up. Have you tried using lots and lots of conditioner to help the wave pattern stick together? Adding a second, light conditioner such as Suave Naturals will help. (You would end up doing shampoo, conditioner 1, conditioner 2)

Wavies will probably want to avoid combs and brushes (opt for fingers instead). A leave-in conditioner might help too.

I hope this helps

Anais

edited to add suggestions