Black Hair: Care for beginners - Tips for black women hair - Natural Hair - Curly hair (Black Hair Care - Black Hair Growth - Black Hair Secrets Book 1) by Taylor Clara

Black Hair: Care for beginners - Tips for black women hair - Natural Hair - Curly hair (Black Hair Care - Black Hair Growth - Black Hair Secrets Book 1) by Taylor Clara

Author:Taylor, Clara [Taylor, Clara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Author
Published: 2015-03-23T16:00:00+00:00


Chapter 4 - Hairstyles for African American Hair

African American hair can be styled into specific hairstyles meant not only to tame unruly tresses, but to protect them as well. These so-called protective hairstyles can help your hair grow stronger and healthier by protecting the fragile ends that are prone to damage. They also help prevent breakage that may happen from over styling and manipulation.

The Innovator of Protective Hairstyles

In the late 1990’s, an African American model named Wanakee introduced the concept of protective hairstyles to the general public. She was also credited for coining the term “protective hairstyle” to describe the specific way she wore her hair. The hairstyles she used helped her grow her natural hair to great lengths without using artificial weaves.

Protective Hairstyling

Protective hairstyles act as an extra barrier of protection against dryness and heat and air exposure. They can help protect your hair against split ends, breakage and brittleness that can result from improper hair care techniques.

African American hair is notorious for its fragility. The simple act of exposing your hair to the cold dry air is enough to dry out fragile hair ends and cause split ends. Having your hair rub against your clothes can also cause them to break off in small pieces. Wearing jewelry can also wreak havoc on your hair since strands can get caught between the hooks and clasps.

Benefits of Protective Styling

Protective hairstyles have the specific task of shielding your hair from everyday exposure to the elements. They help protect your hair from strong winds, sun and friction. They also lock in moisture to prevent hair breakage.

Putting your hair up in a protective hairstyle also lessens the amount of stress you apply on your hair. You will no longer need to comb or brush your hair after you put it in a protective hairstyle.

Over time, you will be able to grow your hair to surprising lengths since it can grow significantly longer and stronger due to the lessened amount of styling and manipulation.

Kinds of Protective Hairstyles

Though they are known as protective hairstyles, any hairstyle that lessens the amount of styling you need to execute on a daily basis can be considered as protective. A few of the protective hairstyle options include braids, buns, wigs, weaves, ponytails and many more.

You honestly have many protective hairstyle options to choose from. You can also make the hairstyles more fashionable and unique to your own style by adding embellishments such as clips, scarves and bands.

Styling Short Hair

Even if you have short hair, you can still reap the benefits of a protective hair-style. As your hair grows healthier from the aid of the protective style, you can eventually gain more hair length and have more styling options.

The best protective hairstyles for women with short hair are wigs and single braids. Cornrows and braided buns are also good options for short hairstyles. More frequent moisturizing will help your hair grow stronger and longer in no time.



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