Tips To Take Down Your Protective Braids Without Damaging Your Hair

A protective style is meant to do just what its name suggests: protect against breakage and harm to your natural hair. But if poorly done, it may have more striking effects. While installing a style, excessive straining, the use of incorrect braiding hair, and improper detangling before and after can all lead to damage.

Yet how you implement these trends might be equally harmful. You might be eager to switch up your look after wearing the same style for weeks, but patience is the key to removing braids, twists, and even locs.

Most of the time, it will take a few hours, but with the appropriate combination of products, you can get them out without sacrificing the advantages of performing a protective style in the first place, that is, protecting your hair from damage.

So let’s get on with the some useful tips to help you protect your natural hair from damage while removing protective braids.

• Remind yourself that this will take time before you even start the removal of your protective style (braids, faux locs, twists, etc.). Rushing is the most undesirable thing to do because you risk doing harm to your hair. Furthermore, gently remind yourself that your hair will likely shed more than usual, so you shouldn't be alarmed if you notice more hair than usual.

• Make a concoction of your favorite leave-in conditioner mixed with a deep conditioner, oil, and water in a spritz bottle. Shake this mixture well, and your very own detangling product is ready to use. This will make the process of taking out your braids much simpler and remove any knots right away. Using DESIGN ESSENTIALS® BAMBOO & SILK HCO CONDITIONER will instantly moisturize, strengthen and detangle the hair.

• Start the detangling from the ends going to the roots. You can start with your fingers and then take a wide-toothed comb to detangle thoroughly. It’s important to detangle the roots; as leaving them will result in matted hair. You can pin the done section up and then move on to the next one.

• It doesn't matter if you've worn your protective style for two or four weeks; a lot of debris and product buildup have gathered on your scalp. In light of this, you should thoroughly scrub your hair several times before proceeding to the conditioning stage. Using INDIQUE HAIR CARE ESSENTIALS MOISTURIZING SHAMPOO will cleanse and condition your natural hair without stripping them of its natural moisture.

• This is the moment to incorporate deep conditioning into your routine if you previously disapproved of it. Your natural hair may grow weak and dry after being wrapped in the braid of your choice for the entire duration. You can replenish your strands' hydration and strength using a deep conditioner. DESIGN ESSENTIALS® COCONUT & MONOI DEEP MOISTURE BALM will deeply condition and moisturize your dull luster-less hair instantly.

• It's likely that you will need to get your hair trimmed if you didn't do it before styling your hair in a protective style. Regular haircuts are an absolute necessity to keep your hair looking healthy. The LOC Technique should be used as well if you want to keep your moisture during style.

• It's best to allow your scalp and hair some rest after removing your existing protective style, even though it could be very tempting to do so. Instead, try a low manipulation style during the two weeks between protective styles.

Once you follow these steps, you will must let your hair breathe and relax and choose a simple wash and go. All crazy hairstyles must be left out to let your hair and scalp recover and rest. You will find that your hair will love this and will be ready for a new hairstyle in a couple of weeks.

You can shower some love on your natural hair through two major things - one using high-quality braiding hair and using hair products that are very thoughtfully developed, keeping all your hair textures and problems keeping in mind, like what Indique hair does.