Ive been protective styling since Oct. I length checked every 4 months and so far so good. I have retained 3" in 4 months. I can't wait to see how much I retain in June. New Subbi
I did this while on a 100 day juice fast … I retained 7 inches😮while losing 50 lbs (swear to God) I couldn’t believe it either…the only difference is I wore twist instead of braids.. for easier quicker take down ( I have the same length of hair and this would take me 1.5 hours after wash day) ( wish I could add photos to comments 😢).. MY SCHEDULE *Every 3 days• i moisturized my hair with aloe vera juice (instead of water), oils and homemade flaxseed gel on the ends to finger curl. * Every 2 weeks• I retwisted the perimeter *Every month• I wash, condition ( with twist in), moisturize & retwist my entire head … The repeat the process !! THIS WORK LADIES
Twists would for sure be such an easy process to take down and they’re faster to put in too! I wish 😩😩 lol.. and congrats on your juice fast!! Juicing for 100 days is phenomenal and you had phenomenal results! 👏🏾🙌🏾💪🏾
righttttttttt I had it again today, but without the mushrooms. (sad face) but it was still very good. AND YESSSSSS to the scalp massager. I have a whole collection lol
I'm so excited for your hair journey, I'm around the same length and I want tailbone length so bad! But, I know once I reach that point I'm going to want hip length. I have been doing the same hair-oiling routine, msm and hair infinity as an alternative for nutroful and it's been amazing. (if you ever do a try out, I'd love to see you review it after all the hype years ago). Fingers crossed we continue growing these inches. 🤞
Right! I say I’ll cut it after reaching tailbone length knowing full well that I’m going to want hip length 🤣🤣 I’ve heard of hair infinity but I’ve never tried yet. I’m currently using the hair growth vitamin but MaryRuth’s and I like it so far. Planning on taking it for the whole year. I’m excited as well! It took a min for me to get to this point- failed wolf cut, excessive shedding/breakage (iron and vitamin d deficiencies), not caring at all. But I’m all in now lol and I’m so happy to have you along for the journey 🙋🏾♀️🫶🏾❤️
I'm so excited for you. I need to cut off 4 inches of dead hair from neglect 😂 trying to grow an inch every i cut off an then some! Def following your journey
Well, I mean if that’s your preference, by all means, take them out to wash it. This just saves me so much time. I’m redoing each plait as we speak. And I am however, gonna take them all out and redo the whole style next time. Not looking forward to it but I don’t want my hair to have the same parts all year. That can cause traction too lol how do you normally protective style?
Girl i got a little length to my hair and started wearing it out more smh if its not out in a twist out then i have in twists but i get so anxy i just redo it. Thats probably why I've been stuck st mid back for like 4 years now smh. I'm going to start keeping my twists in longer
ah yes... the annoying plateau... we've all be there. tbh, I think I'm pushing through one now. I had to get a lot of cuts to even out my butchered layers. and I stopped caring for it for a good minute. but im back and determined! good luck getting over that plateau!!!!
Sis. In high school my hair was to my nips! Then in 2022 in my hair grew soo. I've been trying to recreate what I did. I have to start putting my hair back in micro braids
“Recreate” … I like that… that’s what I’m doing now. My hair grew/retained a lot of hair but I had to cut it so I had to start over. Our hair is gonna be longer than ever Yurrah!!!
Oh boy! I’m not going to be able to do that for another 3 months cause that’s when I’ll take them all out a redo them. But I think that would be a cool video
I wear twists. They seem quicker. I don’t have a problem with them but do you think it’s better I switch to the plaits too? You said you wash every week, but do you re-braid every week too? Can you wash each week but just re-twist or re-braid once per month or will that just tangle it too bad?
Redoing the plaits in the video was my 29th day (basically a month) of having these plaits. I’m redoing them every 4 weeks but washing every week. Personally, I if I wash twists weekly they’ll start to knot and tangle so I’d end up having to redo every two weeks or less. Too much of a hassle lol so it depends on the hair type. But I wish I can do twists cause you’re absolutely right. Wayyyyy faster to install
I’m so happy I came across this video! I have fine hair, medium density. I’ve always hesitated to do styles like mini twists and braids without added hair because I’m self conscious about the thickness. I’m always seeing hair that plumps ups and my hair just doesn’t do that. Your hair is gorgeous and makes me excited to try it now.
Ima always do what’s best for me regardless of what someone thinks especially since they’re not the ones detangling and styling it lol y(our) hair is gorgeous, thin and all. So ima rock it lol
smedium twists will be your best friend i promise youu id recommend doing them on wet/damp hair to get the most volume and use a light moisturizer to twist and spray them with water everyday few days :)
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As far as installing, you just add conditioner and braid it up? Is it leave in conditioner? If you were starting from the beginning, would you blow it out first?
Yea when I redid them I just did it with leave in conditioner. When I first did these I did do a blow out (using cool air.. Issa no heat 2024.) I think when I take them all out and redo the whole style, I’ll continue to stretch it cause I would like to do a trim, possibly.
@@SharatiaBanks thanks for responding! Last question (hey, engagement is good right lol) when you first did it, and you blew it out, did you use any styler, cream or conditioner or anything, before you braided them?
@@luvleestars Ima always respond (if I see it lol) when first installed them, because I used a leave in conditioner to stretch it, I didn’t see the need to use conditioner again to braid it. So I just parted and went on to styling. I hope that make sense
@@SharatiaBanks girlie, it's me again 😊 can I ask for some advice. I currently have my hair in braids. It's been two weeks since I've done my hair and it looks like I've had them in for a year already! Can I ask how you massage and wash your hair/scalp while your braids are in so they don't look so messy? Honestly, I *wish* my hair looked like yours did at the 4 week mark 🫣
I would imagine it’s the same parting so it lays in between to make it look full. But then again, twists naturally have a fuller look. I’ll see what I can do. I won’t be for another 3 months though cause that’s when I’ll redo the whole style
Yea henna is good, tried it a few times but to wash it out of these braids was tedious. I’ll go back to being consistent next year when I wear my hair out of these plaits lol
Indeed! My scalp loves it… I put it in the freezer to use in the future. Actually, you’ll see what I used it for in my next upload. Should be up Prob tomorrow or Sunday
Yeaaaa same! That’s why with my hair type, I don’t do twists, especially this small. Plaits are the sweet spot. It stays stretched so no tangles/knots. The only things is, depending on how often I wash, I have to monitor near the roots to make sure there’s no buildup. But yea, no twists for me
Trust me it is lol I’m reminded when I don’t use any product. And the very front is heat damaged. Idk how and when especially cause I don’t use heat frfr but after awhile it started to straighten out 🤣🤣 and the longer the hair the more it stretches so it’s a mixture of all that
Great video! Thank you so much for sharing! Will definitely try out your techniques! Your hair is gorgeous! Question : where’d you get your oil applicator bottle 11:41 from? Thanks for sharing! @SharatiaBanks
@@hi.goodbye2167 tbh, I don’t, sorry. But im sure you can buy a bottle like that one on Amazon or at a local health food store. The ones in the health food store are primarily Amber glass
Mini braids is a sure win to attaining healthy hair & length retention. Amazing video❤ how many braids do you typically install for your protective style?
@@SharatiaBanks omg thank you! & helped a lot lol I wasn’t expecting a reply so fast but thank you! Up now about to put faux locs in but didn’t want to put so many small parts in this time! But the video was good to see, pause and count. Thanks again!
Don’t wish…be diligent. Start off slow by committing to a specific task more routinely. Reward your self every time you do thing you said you were gonna do. Add more to your routine (as you see fit) Next thing you know.. you’re diligent
@@shellymo1974 it’s def easier when styling but keeping them in for a month and washing them weekly, not so much lol my twist tangle/knot/loc 🤷🏾♀️ been on this journey for yearssssssss and this is what works best 🤙🏾
Hi I’m 13 years old and my hair has been the same length for 3 years now and i oil it and do everything to make it grow and it just doesn’t grow can u help me pls
dear pls help I don't know how often I should oil my scalp.......I wash my hair every week I have 3c-4a hair type and high porosity.......so how often should I oil my hair.
start slow, but it also depends on how thick the oil is.. if it's a thinner oil, often is okay. if it's thicker, limit the amount. I'd say start by doing it a couple hours or the night before wash day to see how you react to it. then increase it to 3x a week. also, take in consideration the state/ condition of your scalp.
Can me wearing my hair in a puff be a protective style. Also girl thanks for all the tips ❤❤. Also I really don’t know what else to do to like grow my hair 😭 I’m like 14 with like 8 inches it’s so tough because I can’t style my hair like how I see on like social media.
Technically the ends have to be tucked away in some form to prevent tangles, knots, or friction for it to be a protective style. So if you wear a puff, twist the ends and make it a bun. Hope that makes sense 🙏🏾
How do you prep your hair before installing your braids? Do you do a protein treatment ? Do you also detox? Read the comment section , and I realized you leave for your braids for 4 months before redoing them again (freshly). How long have you been doing that, do you think that also contributed to your hair growth?
Since my hair is in this style, my focus is moisture not protein. When I take them all out to redo, I’ll do a protein treatment then but as of now, deep conditioning weekly and redoing each plait every 4-5 weeks 6:00 I’ll redo the whole style 3-4 months. And I just did a full soak, just allowing my hair to sit in water last week. It was relaxing 😌😌 but I use a clarifying shampoo so I don’t think it’s needed as much 🤗🤗
Girl… you just edited 🤣🤣🤣 AND YESSSSSSSSS I’ve noticed so much growth and retention doing it this way. Normally I would have to trim a lot but doing it this way I only had to cut (not exaggerating) 10 strands!!! Like what!??!?! 😮 there were single strand knots/split. And since my hair tangles so easily and knots, there braids make it better
@@SharatiaBanksyes I edited🤣🤣. I will incorporate this in my routine, and see how it goes. I am trying to reach waist length hair, I am currently at back length ☺️
I noticed that a Lotta people claim that they have waist length hair but only to them because i will agree about how our hair draws up so until i see your hair from scalp to waist i will agree with you so get your tape and lets do the length check together
using a measuring tape would skew the claims as our bodies are different. the waist is the smallest part of our tummy area and it's different for everyone. if I put my hair on someone that's 5 feet tall, the hair would be longer. if I put it on someone 6'2 then it would be shorter. so, no. im not gonna measure it that way. I am however, will continue to do what you see at the end of the video 🤗
