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Is wearing braids in your hair over night a bad idea?

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    Posted: August 12 2002 at 1:30pm
I have thick, dry, wavy hair and find that wearing my hair in two or more braids overnight makes it shiny and more consistently wavy. I seem to recall, however, that leaving braids in hair can damage it. Considering the popularity of french braids and such, I find this hard to believe. Anyone have any thoughts/experience?

And if it makes any difference, I braid it when it is wet and sleep on it.

Thanks- S
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In my experience, braiding my hair to sleep on it has helped it to stay tangle free. That means less handling on my part, and less stress on the hair. I think *tight* braids could be harmful, but a loose braid is fine, imo. I braid mine wet too...

If you are concerned about dry hair, take a look at the book "Curly Girl" by Lorraine Massey, it`s in all the bookstores.

My hair is tailbone length and curly. :)
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Thanks very much, I`m glad to know someone besides me braids their hair at night.

I`ve never heard of "Curly Girl", I guess I`ll have to go check that out.
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hmmmm. I was wondering the same thing. :)
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