Braided, Natural Hairstyle for the New Look Black Woman Written by Marquetta Breslin
Beautifying yourself by applying various braided styles has been an aged-old trend. All it needs is a creative mind that can provide a huge number of hairstyles through different stylish braids. Braids give your hair a fabulous look. They encourage hair growth and are a good way to hide thinning. You get a wide variety of braiding styles varying from cornrows, locks, closed cropped braids to individual braid plaits and coils. Celebrities are equally attracted towards braided hairstyle, which further raises its demand in market. The growing popularity of braids owes to their low-maintenance factor as well. You need to visit a professional for its adequate maintenance as it does require maintenance after all. Neglecting it may affect your hair adversely causing it great damage. Regular conditioning and moisturizing your scalp is least requirement. You should wear your braids anywhere between 2 weeks to 3 months but not after it. Women with thinning hair should wear braids with caution. It may cause undue stress on edges so using a moisturizer and conditioner would save hair from falling. Pamper your hair with braiding and give yourself a new look through a new hairstyle.
| | 10 Tips For Maintaining A WeaveWritten by Marquetta Breslin
Hair weave requires careful maintenance otherwise; you may spoil it much before its time. You need to be careful right from combing to washing it. Some of ten common tips you should keep in mind while dealing with weaved hair are as follows: 1. Most often you start to comb from base to end but to comb weaved hair you should start from end and then gradually move upwards to base. 2. Brush before you wash or shampoo your hair and rinse between tracks to remove residues. 3. You have to abstain from washing hair for two weeks to set weave. Always use mild water while washing hair, as too hot or too cold water may lock hair at base. 4. Avoid using harsh products be it for washing, styling or conditioning. 5. Use of alcohol based product mars sheen of hair and you should not use them. 6. Ensure professional weaver care and make sure you do not skip regular tightening touch-ups. 7. Use of cotton pillowcases and sheets may adversely affect shine of your hair so better use a silk or satin scarf to wrap up your hair. 8. During blow-drying, you have to apply higher temperature to straighten and dry hair. Use variable temperatures for natural and commercial hairs. 9. If you are on a seaside and wish to swim, either use a swim cap or saturate and rinse hair by applying a cream rinse before plunging in. 10. While you may undermine intricacies involved in undoing of weave, it is better to go for a professional’s hand.
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