Taking Care Of Natural Hair In Braids

Braids are a great protective style and can last up to two months if taken care properly but what about the damage to your natural hair.

Taking care of natural hair in braids. Whenever i get to a point and place where i don t feel like doing anything to my hair and or i want some extra length and or i would like to keep my own hands out of my natural hair which can be hard for me to do at times medium sized box braids are my immediate. Here is how my aftercare routine looks like to help you out. Detangle and conditioning that hair before re installing those few braids you took out.

We ve written a couple of articles over the past few weeks about some trending protective styles for naturals including bob box braids colored box braids faux locs and ghana braids it s one thing to rock a cute protective style but an entirely different thing to properly care for the style so here s some advice on how best to care for your natural hair while wearing protective. Refresh your braids and keep your hair hydrated with lightweight products such as the ones below. Grab one ripe banana 2 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil 1 4 cup of plain greek yogurt and one.

Bananas can restore hair shine and strength with vitamins like potassium and vitamin a. Your edges are fragile and not taking care of them properly while in braids can cause some serious eye drama if you know what we mean. How to take care for your hair after removing braids.

Great advice for me i braid my hair and use hair extensions on to my natural hair very often. I now use oils natural oils caster oils olive oil and peppermint in fact i use these three oils in a deep warm. Remember that your edges are already fragile so they need a little bit of extra care and attention.

1 option for controlling edges. These maintenance tips are designed to make sure your braids look fabulous for as long as you. Thembeka mgobhozi stylist and owner of sphalaphala salon in durban shares 5 ways to make sure your natural hair is taken care of while with braids.

After you take out the braids along your edges and before you head to your stylist take extra care to detangle and deep condition before reinstalling your braids again. Protectivestyles listen i will be the first to say that i am a card carrying member of the box braid fan club. Let s take care of this by simply taking out the braids along the edges.