Protective Hair Styling

The art of hair braiding and weaving is synonymous to several cultures across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe. It is a form of hairstyling developed from natural instincts by women to prevent hair from drying out and hair break. Logically, hair weaving does help natural oils from the scalp cells flow freely through to tips of hair strands that are straightened up in braided twines.

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Our African Hair is Curly and Coarse

Black hair is generally rigid, curly and coarse structured. That makes afro hair more prone to damage especially when rubbed against a hard objects like harsh combing, pillows, etc,. Hair plaiting is a protective hair styling solution to prevent such damage.

Other than the beauty, braids hairdo is often used in black hair styling not only to protect hair with strong conviction by some that it grows hair longer when pulled hard and tightly.

Does braids really help hair growth?