DIY: How To Care For Your Braids With Style

You’ve heard it said before, braids are a protective hair style and if you braid your hair it will grow better and faster.

That’s true but only to a certain extent – if you don’t braid your hair in the right way you will lose hair!

When it comes to braids you need to keep the following things in mind:

Braiding your hair will lead to breakage if:

To ensure your hair does grow when it is braided do the following:

Detangle your hair well before you go to the stylist as she will be less patient with detangling your hair for you; if your hair is all tangled she will break more of it than you would.
Deep condition your hair very thoroughly before braiding.
Make sure you don’t put a large hair extension on a small patch of hair. The pulling impact could lead to breakage.
Plait your hair without using extensions, e.g. by doing corn rows or single plaits and twists with your own hair only.

If you do use extensions, consider corn rowing the hair on the front edge. It tends to be more prone to breakage.

Ensure you treat your hair just as well in braids as you do when it’s not. This means washing, deep conditioning, and moisturizing every 7 to 10 days.

Continue to spritz it with water twice daily. This will ensure that when you unbraid the hair it’s not dry and brittle.

When you take the braids out give your hair a break. I think two weeks is a decent enough time to assess the state of your hair before putting on a new set of braids.

That’s all on how to care for your braids. We hope you find this informative. Please like, share and leave a comment.