QuoteReplyTopic: Braid Maintenance Posted: November 28 2007 at 8:42pm
How do you normally care for you braids? How often do you cleanse your scalp and / or wash your braids? What kind of moisturizer are best for braid user? If anyone cold pleas help me.
Hair Type: Relaxed 4a/C/i from the motherland
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1. To thicken hair ~ on going
2. S/L 07/08
Geriton Complete
Biotin 5mg
MSM 1000mg
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I can assume no one here knows how to care for braids, so I'm give up the information that I have found on other forums.
Washing: I washed my braids last night. First I purchased a wig cap then I diluted clarifying shampoo (You choose) . I put the wig cap on my braid to cut down on fizzies and I saturated my hair with water and some diluted shampoo. I massage gently between the boxes. I did this twice. After washing I conditioned! I too, diluted this with water. I rinsed and squeezed all of the water from the stocking cap and took a towel and soaked up the rest of the water.
I allowed my braids to air dry. Once they were dried I moisturized with moisturizer( you choose) and sealed with (you choose) .
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Edited by moonglowdiva - December 09 2007 at 6:19pm
Hair Type: Relaxed 4a/C/i from the motherland
Goals
1. To thicken hair ~ on going
2. S/L 07/08
Geriton Complete
Biotin 5mg
MSM 1000mg
looks like this part of the site is getting more attention which is good. when i used to post over here sometimes, i would not even get any responses. i guess i was also used to the activity of the 360 waves section
Please tell me more about baggy-ing hair ends BW. I hear the term a lot but don't understand what it is or how it's done. Thanks muchly!
Bagging is a technique used to keep your ends moisturized and healthy. First a water based moisturizer is applied to the hair and then sealed in with oil (I sometimes skip this step if I will be wearing my hair loose the next day). The hair is the gathered in a pony (I use 3 ponies to make sure I get my bangs too) and the ends are cover with plastic wrap, bag or cap.
This keeps the moisturizer in the hair for a long time and helps prevent split ends.
I dont like to wash my hair while I have braids on them
1. beacuse my hair is naturally frizzy and nothing seem to prevent this issue. So usually after 2 weeks of the braid my hair starts to stick out if I wash them I might as well take them out. I always keep my braids in for 2 1/2 weeks or 3 weeks on the dot.
Well I moisturize my hair twice a day using 2 of my favriote products. I have type 4a/b which means my hair tends to get very dry it just sucks up everything. I use a bonnet every night and drink alot of water.
Talking about braids I only had mines in for 1 1/2 week and it already look jack up. It so freaking hot that I just want to remove them.
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so I'm give up the information that I have found on other forums.
. I put the wig cap on my braid to cut down on fizzies and I saturated my hair with water and some diluted shampoo. I massage gently between the boxes. I did this twice. After washing I conditioned!
I too, diluted this with water. I rinsed and squeezed all of the water from the stocking cap and took a towel and soaked up the rest of the water.
and sealed with (you choose) 
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