How effective are protective styles
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Topic: How effective are protective styles
Posted By: blackblondegrl
Subject: How effective are protective styles
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 10:19pm
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Ive always used protective low heat styles but never grew past sl now with con washes, vitamins, and good products im 1 in away from Apl and growing. |
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Posted By: longhairgrower
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 11:18pm
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Ive grown my hair past shoulder length without protective styles. In my experiences with protective styling Ive found that they make my ends feel dry and crispy. Whenever I would wear my hair in a bun or french twist my ends would feel like straw no matter how much I moisturized. ------------- longhairgrower |
Posted By: Sweet_Ambrosia
Date Posted: August 31 2006 at 1:40pm
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Protective styles work great for me.
I wear protective styles 90% of the time, they're great for retaining length.
Late last year I reached my first hair goal of BSL, protective styles definitely helped with that.
I dont think I'll ever stop wearing protective styles, my hair does well with them. ------------- *Transitioned Successfully (7-20-05~7-20-07) *100 Natural~3c/4a *Hair Goal: WSL *stretched/straighten* '08 |
Posted By: ladyflash
Date Posted: September 12 2006 at 2:12pm
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When I wear my hair in buns I feel like it kills my ends. The only "protective style" I wear is a ponytail to keep it off my cotton shirts! ------------- CHECK OUT MY PHOTOS! http://public.fotki.com/quietladyflash/ - My Fotki Album |
Posted By: crimsonvixen
Date Posted: September 14 2006 at 7:02pm
| I thought I was the only who felt this way. When I wear my bun, even with moisturizing, my ends feel dry and shed like crazy. I just gave up on my protective styles and my hair is doing fine now. |
Posted By: ladyflash
Date Posted: September 21 2006 at 5:30pm
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So you just wear your hair down all the time crimsonvixen? ------------- CHECK OUT MY PHOTOS! http://public.fotki.com/quietladyflash/ - My Fotki Album |
Posted By: crimsonvixen19
Date Posted: September 21 2006 at 7:01pm
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Yes, majority of the time unless I'm having a bad hair day I'll put it up. Otherwise, i just unwrap and go. |
Posted By: Lady_Lioness
Date Posted: September 30 2006 at 1:11pm
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Protective styles are great for retaining length. I went from shoulder length to brastrap length using protective styles. I wasn't really feelin' the whole bun thing...so what I did was pulled my hair back into a high or low ponytail, and tucked my ends under. That worked for me...and I saw length. ------------- 
Updated on 9/23/06: Touch up & Trim http://public.fotki.com/SxyLeolady - My Hair Album PW: tresses |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: July 01 2007 at 7:37pm
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Protective styles are very effective for ME. Even when I wear braids, twists and other stretched styles I keep them piinned up or something to keep them off of my clothes. Now my hair stretched is midback and may be longer, not sure. Protective styles are excellent and time saving styles for me. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Shermaine
Date Posted: July 08 2007 at 1:30pm
| I dont really like wearing protective styles, my hair grown nicely without them |
Posted By: MsMiamiLady
Date Posted: July 10 2007 at 2:21pm
| you can grow your hair out with protective styles by trying to protect the ends of your hair. make sure your regiment is consistant in retaining length |
Posted By: blackhoney112
Date Posted: July 15 2007 at 4:27pm
I love protective styles, I contribute it to being able to get past APL. I don't wear a regular bun anymore...I now baggy under a phony pony and I like this much better because it keeps the ends moist while still protecting  ------------- http://public.fotki.com/blackhoney112/hair_album/101505_.html - Hair album pw:Romeo |
Posted By: MsMiamiLady
Date Posted: July 15 2007 at 9:26pm
i'm doing that this summer and my ends are more healthier! |
blackhoney112 wrote:Posted By: BeautyWitch
Date Posted: July 15 2007 at 10:55pm
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My protective styles are mostly braids/cornrows, wigs and weaves. Buns do make your ends dry and frizzy if you don't tuck it under neatly and smoothly. I can't see myself not ever wearing protective styles. It helps to keep manipulation to a minimum and I def. retain more length when I wear them. ------------- http://www.fotki.com/beautywitch - My Pics 
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