Also, I washed this hair once while it was in! and I filmed how I washed it and how I care for my protective styles in general in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fPD7DKXSBys.html
I just started leaving my protective styles in for 3 months last year. I'm in my second three month protective style. First time I did cornrows.. Now I am on little three strand plaits, no extensions (we call them matutas in Kenya) The growth I saw after my last protective styling was phenomenal. I hooe to do this all of 2021 and finally get my hair waist length.
Thank you for doing the math out loud and saying how much hair sheds every day! I feel bad when ppl take out protective styles and get very sad about the shedding. It's natural and healthy and you did nothing wrong! ♥️
Less manipulation! Yes! I need to forward this video to my daughter as I've been preaching this to her for a couple years. Side note: Just watched your documentary on relaxers in Nigeria and that was a very well done piece of work, you should do more☺
Thank you for the recommendation to leave in the hair for 3 months. My hair had grown tremendously in the 3 months. I trust all your advice on hair sis, IMO you're the best on YT just pure honesty, realness and beauty. Thank you again for the tip love.
I followed your advice by not putting anything on my scalp while I had my crochet in, which completely eliminated itching and scalp irritation, AND I left it in for 7wks instead of 4wks, MAJOR DIFFERENCE in the hair growth and length retention and very minimal shedding. You helped me nail my crochet routine, thank you so much! Waist length here I come! 🙌
Do you wash your hair at all while it's in the protective style? And how do you maintain it as far as moisturizing etc If there's already a link with this information please share the link 😭
@@traceydumase I wash my hair while it’s in box braids and since I have low porosity hair, I spritz it with water every 2 days, apply castor oil to the scalp(new growth) and then use a heat cap and my blow dryer to let it absorb into my hair. If you have high porosity hair, no need for the heat cap and blow dryer. I now follow her( Seun’s) leave your hair alone to retain length method and guess what! I learnt how to box braid my whole head of hair because salons use comb to destroy my hair in the name of overcombing it.
From 2017 to 2020 I have had my hair consistently in crochet twists, and I've left them in for 3 months and a little after the 3rd month and man....I've seen so much growth in those 3 years!!! It was mind blowing, I was impressed and now I'm going to start again in 2021! And yes I did get shedding and I used to see some shedding hair and it freaked me out one time and then I found out it was normal🤣. And I also did not put any products except hair oil because I noticed build up with the products. I really appreciate this video and your content and its helped me out a lot! Thank you!❤
I subscribed based off of this video. I just took down a two month plait style and I had a huge ball of shed and I believe broken hair. It freaked me out to badly. I expected some but it still knocked me for a loop. Seeing how much you loss after an extended hair style puts my mind at ease.
I always swell with pride when I see your hair, like it's my own. I know that's silly but 🤷🏾♀️. I love it, and as always thx for sharing and the knowledge! 🖤💙
U are so right about the takedown! So important to carefully take down. Thanks for sharing Seun! I really enjoy your content u wer one of my inspirations to start my own RU-vid channel 💯♥️💕
I'm praying 🙏 my hair gets half of that length that you have 😩then I'll be satisfied 😌 thank you for your time and tips I really enjoy your videos 😊 🙏 ❤❤❤
You literally put this video out as I’m entering my 14th week of having braids in lol Next week I will be taking my 3 months old braids out, so I’m super glad I can see this, your tips were so helpful! Especially didn’t know you shouldn’t drench your hair in water while taking them down. That was a mistake I was about to make lol now thanks to you I can avoid it! :)
new update: I just took a shower after taking out my braids and IM AMAZED BY THE LENGTH OF MY HAIR !!!! thank you so much I did my braids after watching your videos .💞💞💞💞💞
Omg literally took my braids down yesterday!! When I washed I had a bit of shedding and tangling, more than I normally would.. but leave in conditioner helped a ton
I kept my braids in for 3 months after watching your recommendation in a previous video. I'm waiting to see how much difference it'll make when I take the down. Thank you
How do you do it?? It's the 5th week for me. My hair isn't even dirty since i wash the braids frequently but I'm just over them.. I really want to keep it for 3 months but i don't know if i can tbh..
@@ileri-tu2dk I don't think you should wash your braids frequently as you would your hair without the braids (my opinion) as you will be loosening the hair quickly and I think you want to keep them looking as fresh as you can. Keep spraying moisturizer ( I use creme mixed with water in a spray bottle) and put oil sometimes too but not too often. I stress on moisturizing your braids often. If you are in a warm environment you might need to wash your hair of you feel it's dirty but I just tried this and it's winter here, I have only washed it once in two months 😂 and planning to do it once more before I take them out in 2 weeks. Best wishes sis
It’s so hard keeping in these twist for the second month. It’s been a month and a week for me. Next time I will try crochet. I don’t like frizzy looking styles.
Thank you for making this video! Every time I take down my hair after a month of braids I swear I'm balding lol, but it seems its just normal after having it tucked away for so long!
I’m glad I found this video because I’m new to relaxed hair and I was wonder why I loose so much hair 😂😂 but now I know it’s not that serious. Thanks for the tips❤️
Thanks so much for sharing, your honesty is so reassuring. Thanks to you, I now understand the difference between hair that’s broken and shed hair. Great job, keep up the good work 💪🏿👍🏿
Thank you so much for this! I am going to put a reminder for myself to rewatch this when it’s time to take my crochet out! Also I’m going to remember not to make the braids at the front tight! Bout gave myself a facelift! 😂
OMGOODNESS so glad I watched your video because I just removed my twists which were in for 3 months. I was upset because of the amount of hair that came out but after watching you explain, I now feel somewhat better. Thank you
This really helped. I thought it was better to leave my crochet braids in in for 4-5 weeks so Ive been taking them down every 4 weeks. Ive been wondering why I cant grow my hair past a little off my shoulders.
Yeah it was a mess for myself. I actually got made fun of as a guy who had weave in his hair for 3 months. My hair isn't long enough for braids. Keep in mind the ones who made fun of me either had alopecia or have been getting braids their whole life and their hair still hasn't grown at all 😁😭🤣🤣🤣
Thank you so much for explaining breakage and shedding. I had a ton of shedding, but not really breakage. I was nervous with all that shedding. I feel so much better
Very helpful! The very first time I had braids (years ago) I loved them so much and left them in for 2 1/2 months and panicked as the shed hair piled up. But after a shampoo and blow dry, I called to make my next appointment😃
I just undid my 2 month old cornrows which I covered with wigs 😅 and the shedding..... the shedding.....even my husband freaked out but its cool now, its normal 😂😂. Luckily the amount of growth was impressive
I'm good if I can last #3 days with braids in. I'm try this year. I'm not use to updos. My scalp needs to breath. Thanks for showing/ sharing the after affect of braids. Keep them coming🙌💯💋🤞😊
I’m headed into my second month of these crochet passion twists and I’m so excited! Since they are crochet, there is minimal frizz and I’m in love🥰 My goal for this style is 2.5 months. I never seriously considered crochet styles because I didn’t like the look of it. But thank you so much Seun for these innovative crochet styles and braid patterns💕 You’re totally changing the game!!!
Great video, I want to do a crochet style but need to find braiding hair that doesn't itch. Can't keep it in that long as my hair starts to lock, 4-5 weeks max.
I am no longer wearing any form of extensions and see how far my hair grows naturally protective styling. I can't wait to see the results but i am inspired by how you retain your length by not touching it so i will try not to touch mine. I would like to see how to wash and moisturise the roots underneath during the whole process.
Thanks, Seun! I'm thinking about taking down my Tiana Passion Twists T30 too. Can't wait to see what hairstyle you do next... looking for inspiration and ideas! :)
I so love watching your videos, in started following you awhile back and I can see my hair growing, I'm currently trying to do a 2 month braid, keep up the good job 🥰
Will try that when I take down my hair.... Take a plait down with product/ pre poo, finger detangle, wide tooth comb then loose twist...... Wash the next day👍🏽
I'm having braid extensions in my hair. Because I make sure my scalp is healthy, my shedding is minimum. Hence I retain a lot of length: 2 to 3 inches in a month...no joke 😇
Hey, thanks for this video. I was wondering why my hair stopped growing despite the efforts I'm making. just got a tip from your video- 3 months is a reasonable time to get good length, I tried it sometime back but didn't realise it. Thanks Seun
Yes I find This exciting to listen to U share this tutorial 👍Theire is also a Tribe in Africa Who Practice Protective Syle Using a Clay like Paste to grow their hair to their buttocks or to the ground
Hello Seun. I totally enjoyed watching thus video. I'm natural and I've been watching your videos on your relaxed hair journey. Planning to relax my hair but I'm confused on what kind of relaxer will be best. Helppppp. o!!!
Great job, Seun! When I took my 3-month box braids off last month, my hair was a bit more than this even though my hair is like armpit length. Yet to relax it though...it is very due (just so busy)! But I need to, so that I can really see the length of my hair...can't wait.
Hi Seun... Update! My hair improved!💃 Not yet at bra length though but the goal still remains waist length! I am so glad..even with all the shedding.. Lol. I finally relaxed my hair last month (since July 2020) and my mum helped make your crotchet pattern for passion twist! I'm currently preparing the twists (mistakenly got Darling passion twists forgot to ask for a premade one😭)..can't wait to install my first crotchet hair myself... Super excited.👯. Thank you!
The second of January I did crochet faux locs, and I decided to just leave it for the next couple a months. I need growth....glad I saw this. Will be watching when am taking down...my hair. Do you happened to have a take down faux locs video...???? @Seun Okimi heeelp!!!!😄😄😄😄
@@SeunOkimi actually planned to keep my hair for three months but something terrible happened...there was a fire accident at home and my hair caught fire,luckily for me it was the crochet that got burnt. It affected my front hair tho. I'm still wearing the weave tho,I plan to keep it in for three weeks more before I take the whole thing down.
..wait, i found out what happened to me: " But for others - especially those with fine hair - even just a touch of excess oil can have quite the opposite effect. When fine or thin hair goes unwashed, it can start to stick together and look even finer"
I wear wigs and i leave my protective style in 3-4months and my shedding/breakage is about twice as this if not a little more 😅 plus a little more comes out when i wash it. My hair is about 22" but im getting tired of it because wash day is to much and i dont get trims and treatments as i should. Im yrying to do but and not give up because my hair just wont stop growing i wanna see how long i could get it. Also, im trying to get it a little thicker so we'll see
Tbh I have no idea what's wrong with me after 1 week with braids I feel the urge to just take it out and play in my hair that has caused my hair to break alot and get short...I'm only 15 btw my hair is healthy and thick but not as long and thick as it used to be up to 2018...so 2021 I'm growing out my hair and I'm planning to keep this crochet braids for alteast a month or maybe more so yh ☺️💅
Your hair looks beautiful. It’s very clear you take very good care of it. Well done on the video 👍🏽. Do you relax your hair your self? If so how often?
Thank u for doing these videos. I always watch. It's so hard 4 me 2 keep styles in 30 mo. I did 2 mo and surprised my hair didnt lock up 😂😂. What do u think about mini twits without added hair 4 3 mo? I love that olive oil lotion btw
