What To Do With Hair After Taking Out Braids

Prepping ensures your hair is free from any hair related issue like dandruff dry itchy scalp etc.

It eases braids management during and after installation. Then take a wide tooth comb and lightly detangle from the bottom of your ends to the root of your hair working your way to the shaft of your scalp. I know your gut instinct is to take a comb and work through all the knots tangles and shed hair but chances are you ll end up ripping out perfectly good and healthy hair in an effort to get out all the kinks and shed hair. Detangle hair from the ends and work your way up to your roots.

Prepping your hair at home saves you time and the time it will take your braider to do your hair. How we handle our hair when we undo braids can either make it or break it literally. The steam will open your hair s cuticles allowing for deeper hydration and product penetration. To remove build up after taking braids out miller recommends applying some loose pressure or rinsing hair lightly with water to hydrate the ends that were tucked away before shampooing.

Fight off the dryness and brittleness that can come after braids with a steamer cap. Jones leave in conditioner at least twice a week and when i took my braids down i did not have half of the shedding that i should have had. Prepping helps to nourish the hair and the scalp. This will help prevent knots and tangles while you wash your hair.

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After you have removed all of the braids take small sections of hair and comb through each section with a wide tooth comb. If you are like me you probably can rock your braids for more than eight weeks before you remove them. Keep your scalp moisturized keeping your hair and scalp moisturized will help to reduce shedding and breakage when you take your hair down. The first step to making sure your hair remains strong after taking out braids is to gently finger detangle your hair.

After taking down braids and clarifying your hair you need to apply a great deep conditioner. Cover your hair with a plastic cap and let it sit for 20 30 minutes. You should be able to comb through each section from the root all the way to the ends.