Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Styles In African Hair Braiding

By Darren Hartley


The traditional hair braiding styles involve detangling the hair with a brush or wide-toothed comb. A hair that is knot free is braided a lot faster. The comb that should be used is one that pulls easily through the length of the hair.

An optional step in hair braiding styles is the creation of a secure base. Braiding is easier to handle if the hair is tied into a ponytail or half ponytail with a hair tie. This technique also ensures that the braiding will turn out a little neater. Braiding loose hair at the nape of the neck can be an option once a woman gets the hang of this technique.

The next step of dividing the hair into three even sections follows in the execution of hair braiding styles. The sections must be made as even as possible as they are to become the three strands of the braid. After the left section is crossed over the middle section, the three sections must now end up as B A C after starting out as A B C.

From the B A C order of the strands resulting from the previous step, the strands are reordered into B C A. This is done by crossing the right section over the middle section. The execution of African hair braiding styles continues with the grabbing of the back section of the hair from one hand using the free index finger and thumb of the other hand.

With the use of a non-rubber elastic to tie off the end of the braid, the braid is secured. There may be instances that wrapping the elastic around the hair need to be done several times to complete these African hair braiding styles. The optional step of setting the braid with a hairspray can help in the avoidance of hair flying away from the braid as the day goes on.




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