Taking care of my singles/Braids
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Topic: Taking care of my singles/Braids
Posted By: MinnyMiss16
Subject: Taking care of my singles/Braids
Date Posted: September 05 2006 at 12:16am
I still am not sure as to how I'm supposed to take care of my braids... I kno that I am supposed to put oil in my scalp and I am supposed to get moisture to my ends. ..but how? Also, how do I keep my edges from fslling out besides not habvin m braids too tight?? ------------- Love makes the world Go Round... |
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Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: September 05 2006 at 9:05am
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Have you looked at http://www.growafrohairlong.com - www.growafrohairlong.com ? ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: SugarCube
Date Posted: September 05 2006 at 5:46pm
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just put oil on the whole length ------------- JESUS is The Way the Truth and The Life! |
Posted By: MinnyMiss16
Date Posted: September 05 2006 at 10:17pm
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yes i have. many times lolz.. but the problem is that half the videos i need dont work.. so they r of really no help (this is to cmesweets comment) ------------- Love makes the world Go Round... |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 9:21am
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O, sometimes the videos work and sometimes they don't. Well I know she recommends using a spray bottle mixed with a infusium and African Royal. I'm sure you could use any light leave- in conditioner and oil for a mist that, that would be considered the scalp oil and the moisture for your hair.
What have you been doing since you had your braids? ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: blackhoney112
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 12:19pm
Grow afro hair long is a great method to use, it helped me retain my length and maintain my ng. I would advise that you not put oil on your scalp or braids that would lead to major build-up(oil does not moisturize-it seals in moisture)...what I did was combine a creamy leave-in, castor oil (or any other vegetable oil you like), distilled water, s-curl and glycerin and used this spray to moisturize my scalp and the length of my braids. Also growafrolong has a great method of moisturizing ends...you use a sponge or cloth to squeeze braid spray into your braids (which allows your real hair to get moisturized). There really isn't a way to not have the front pieces from falling out but I keep it in check by spraying it with my mix and then tying down the hair with a scarf. You can check out my fotki HTH  ------------- http://public.fotki.com/blackhoney112/hair_album/101505_.html - Hair album pw:Romeo |
Posted By: MinnyMiss16
Date Posted: September 06 2006 at 11:15pm
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Now that was soo informative for me! Well i got my braids done yesterday, it was sucha bad experience, but besides that i guess that the braids look nice, even though they aren't my style. at least i got one thing right so far; earlier today i sprayed leave-in conditioner. Now that i read this, im sure to add that oil you say is good.well i'll keep you informed on my hair journey and quiestions, thanks guys!!
P.s what is s-curl and what is it used for? ------------- Love makes the world Go Round... |