7 Tips For Successful Hair BraidingWritten by Marquetta Breslin
You need hands of a professional to have a flawless hair braiding. Hair braiding stays for a few months so you have to keep in mind some valuable tips to manage it properly. The seven tips that will help you to maintain hair braiding successfully are -1. The important thing that you have to do is to wash and blow-dry your hair thoroughly before you go for braiding. Braiding requires careful maintenance that may considerably hinder cleaning process so ensure scalp is clean before braiding. 2. It often becomes painful culminating into headache, immediately after you undergo braiding. The braids loosen not before next day. If you find headache unbearable and direly wish to minimize its effect, you may go for a hot shower. Steam from shower will ease your pain by loosening braids. 3. Sometimes people attach heavy braids to short hair and thus consequently lose braids when they least know about it. Do not commit such a mistake or else you will also be among them who lose a braid quite often. 4. While some people may suggest that wearing a stocking cap will help keep your braid in good condition, they might overlook that dirt will also remain attached to braids. You should wash braids with a moisturizing shampoo once a week to keep them clean.
| | How To Find The Right Hair BraiderWritten by Marquetta Breslin
Finding a good hair braider is not too difficult a task. You will find a flourishing underground braiding network in most cities. You can braid your hair by African women who have acquired their skills in their motherlands. Many natural-hair salons also have skilled people for hair braiding. Surfing through phone book can be a good way to find a good hair braider. You can also simply stop a woman on street who is sporting a gorgeous style and request her to give some information. You need to make clear a few points before you start with a braider. Ask braider whether she will come to your house or you will need to go to her place. The time braider needs to complete work is also important. Remember that some styles can take hours to complete. You may need to set aside an entire day or night to have such a style. Another factor is how many stylists would be working on you at a time. The process will take more time if a single braider works on you, while it will take much lesser time if many braiders double up on hands. Lastly, do not forget to ask braider whether cost would include hair or you will need to bear cost separately.
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