Protective Hirstyles

Protective Hairstyles

        Wearing protective hairstyles can help you grow your 4c/natural hair. It helps you from putting your hands in your hair all the time. Also choose styles that do not require much combing or brushing to maintain and hairstyles that is too tight.

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      Protective hairstyles should last up to a week, 2 weeks, a month or 2 months depending on what hairstyles you choose to do. If you keep doing protective hairstyles and take care of your hair you should see new growth within a month or two.

How To Stretch 4c/ Natural Hair?

HOW TO STRETCH 4C/ NATURAL HAIR?

Natural hair tends to shrink when your hair is wet. That's why we stretch our hair to show off our hair length and to avoid heat. You can also stretch your hair when it's dry. Stretching your hair is better than blow drying your hair because you can get heat damage. Also when you are stretching your hair add a creamy based products or any oil of your choice in your hair to get more stretch.

HERE ARE 2 WAYS TO STRETCH YOUR HAIR

1.African Threading Method
When you wrap your hair in crochet thread or sewing thread.

2.Twist or braid your hair and pin it back

You can use these methods after washing your hair or if you feel like stretching your hair.

Washing 4c/Natural Hair

Washing 4C/Natural Hair

        Washing 4c/natural hair is really easy. All you need is shampoo, conditioner, 4 scrunchies and a wide tooth comb. I prefer to just use conditioner when washing my hair because shampoo stripes the natural oils from your hair. So you can shampoo your hair at least once a month.

1. Start off by parting your hair in 4 section to make it easier for you.

2.  Wet your hair, with the four parts in your hair

3. Then you can shampoo and/or condition your hair section by section

4. Then you can blow dry your hair, stretch it, style it and do whatever you want to do with your hair.