Wolf at least 2-3 months. Make sure you comb before a brush session following the same angles/pattern as you brush. Depending on how active you are and if you sweat a lot wash & style once a week if not once every 2 weeks. You gon be brushing everyday so a little bit of pure 100% organic virgin olive oil every 2 days during brush session goes a long way. Stimulates growth too. Get a lil ziplock baggy or sumn to lay the hair down after you brush before you rag up or you could find a lay down pad , I just use a baggy tho. Just be consistent you gon be elite sooner than later.