Protective Styling: Braids

Braids Braids Braids!!
I think this style can be beneficial and help your hair grow. BUT this style can also cause balding around your temple area.

Braids are used as a protective styling because thats what they do, protect. They protect your hair from your ECD(excessive combing disorder)lol.  And since your not combing and brushing your hair as much, your mane gets to retain its growth! But for some people, like me, braids don't make their hair grow as much right? I was always wondering what was wrong and why my hair was not growing.And this can be caused by so many things.
 A couple are:
1. Your not oiling your hair in the braids.
2. Your braids are WAY too tiny and when you take them out, your hair comes out too.

Oiling the hair should not be that difficult at all. Actually it should be the most easiest and constant thing we do. As  black women, our hair NEEDS oils. There is no way to get around this.

As for the braid size.Look, I know you want the braids tiny so they don't look like braids, but what would you rather have, a bald head or a full head? You don't have to make your braids dookie braids, but damn, just up it a little bit. Your hair will thank you.

From this                                                                                          

To this                                              
 

Or, you can help you hair by doing Senegalese  twists! They are easy and very healthy. The twist put less stress on your hair and allow it to be a little more flexible and free. I love this style more than braids now!

If you don't know what they look like here's a picture.



Well. Thats it for today's segment on braids!!!

AlterEgo


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