African hair decent has been worn in protective styling for a very long time. We do so to reduce excess shedding and avoid damage to be able to retain more hair length. With pollution and other enviromental factors we are even more focused in keeping our hair healthy and strong! That’s why we mostly prefer protective way, it’s the easiest way to retain black hair length to especially for those with limited time in the morning.
Health of our strands is of much importance in this day and age, because for a long time there has been this notion that you can only have long hair if you’re mixed, that’s why we want to go beyond measure to ” prove” to blacks like us that our hair grows to but, it will require work put in and patience as well.We have to take care of it as natural as possible by using protective styling!
Protective styling for black hair
- Wigs
- Box braids
- Twist outs
- Weaves
- Bantu knots
- Cornrows
- Feed in box braids
- Senegalese twist
- Flat twist
- Cornrows with extensions
Protective styling has more benefits than most of us know, using the low maintenance regime we can definitely see our tresses growing long and strong. Our hair shows much growth when mostly left alone, you do not need to style it everyday which is a plus in maintaining moisture and reducing frizz. You just need to wap your hair with a satin/ silk scarf at night, apply a scalp oil or a hair growth oil and you’re on your way to longer healthier hair😍.
Benefits of protective styling
1. Saves time to do your hair daily.
2.keeps hair moisturized and soft.
3. It’s versatile- you can use creativity while doing your updos.
4. It reduces frizz and prevent formation of split ends because your ends are tucked away.
There are varieties of protective styles nowadays that you can choose from and can suit your face and your overall sense of styling & glamour
These are just some you can choose from!
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