Are you black? You already got texture to your hair. Brushing your hair creates uniform curls patterns. And the pomades hold the hair in place. Don't need to use anything besides a brush and durag when you sleep.
Korean hair store, Walmart, CVS, the internet, Wal-greens, it's a lot of places just depends.
Use what you like but you don't need a bunch of hair products for waves. They're literally dudes who use nothing but water and brushing to get waves. It's the brushing that creates the curls the products just holds the hair in place and using to many can create a build up and have yo shyt looking dusty and flaky.
It's not about how many brush strokes you're over thinking it. Just pick out a time and make it a routine to brush your hair. Brush the way your hair grows from the crown.
How fast your hair grows determine how long you should wolf. But you do that to thicken you waves you already have if they're nonexistent I don't understand the point. It's like going on a bulk before you build any muscle in bodybuidling. If you hair grows thick and you wolf it out before you he start getting any waves people won't notice and you'll just be making harder to condition the hairs to wave. You're jumping the gun if you start wolfing now.
I'd started with the Murray's podmade but later switch to the Hollywood Beauty Olive Creme it was healther for me and didn't leave as much back up.