Protective Styling With Twists Or Braids

Protective Styling With Twists Or Braids

Wavy, curly, coily and chemically treated hair has the tendency to become very dry and brittle if not well maintained over long periods of time. Improper care of your hair while protective styling with twists or braids leads to hair damage, breakage, and permanent hair loss.

Your hair needs to stay moist and strong?with the use of natural moisturizing products, oils, and butter that will help protect the hair from breakage and keep your hair soft and elastic.

Health Hair Care Tips:

  1. Allow hair to rest for at least ?2 weeks to a month before re-braiding your hair. Do not braid your hair tightly. This causes tension on the hair follicles causing alopecia (permanent hair loss).
  2. Shampoo hair with a sulfate free shampoo. Sulfate-based shampoos strip the hair natural oils and considered very drying to the hair and scalp.
  3. Condition your hair weekly with an all natural intensive deep conditioner. Cover hair with plastic cap. ?Leave in for 20 minutes or more. Then Rinse.
  4. Apply a moisturizing and detangling leave-in conditioner. This will make the comb out process easy and hassle-free.
  5. For those with dry scalp issues. Lubricate scalp and hair using natural oils such as castor oil, coconut oil, olive oil, or shea butter or 100% natural styling balms. ?If you plan to keep your hair braided for more than a week. Use richer oils and butter such as castor oil or shea butter.
  6. To relieve dry itchy scalp use essential oils such as rosemary or peppermint oil. These can be found at your local health food stores.
  7. Do not wear hair braided for more than 1 month without shampooing, conditioning and oiling scalp and hair.

What is Protective Styling?

Alternative when not wearing your hair in braids or twists:
Follow the instructions above. Comb hair back into a ponytail or bun.?Furthermore, you can also style your hair using roller sets, straw sets, or braid outs.

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