I have braided my hair lotsa times and what you said is normal.. they will loosen up once the hair grows, try running them under the shower... also you can get spray (maybe from the salon you had them done in) to put on your scalp to relieve the itchyness!
And when you do take them out dont be surprised when you have alot of real hair shedding when wash it out it's just the hair that naturally falls out everyday only it's caught up in the braid.
I assume you got tracks (cornrows) with wefts sewn onto them? If so,
they really are quite tight for the first few days, and then they
loosen up. If they're individual microbraids, the pain shouldn't last
more than 48 hours at the most either. I would only worry if your scalp
or hair looks damaged. A few little red bumps wouldn't be all that
unusual, but if you're bleeding/scabbing, your hair feels like it's
breaking, or the pain is unbearable, I would have them removed. (Some
itching is normal, too.) In the meantime, you should probably take some
aspirin or Tylenol.
Good luck!
:)
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Hiya hun, it sounds normal to me, just keep a close eye on the roots of the braids and make sure you cant see any white bulbs on loose hairs because that means it's being pulled out :)
If you still find it heavy in a few days time, why not try layering the braids like you would normal hair? this loooks REALLY pretty a lot of the time and makes a change from most peoples one length braids :)
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they probably used 4 or 5 pcks of hair to do the braids. that's a
lot of weight. It just takes some getting used to. Be
prepared if/when you wash that it will be really haevy if you get the
length of the braids wet.
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