How I Grew My Natural Hair While Protective Styling | Why Protective Styles Aren’t Growing Your Hair

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The Real Reason Why Protective Styles Aren’t Growing Your Hair

DO NOT use non-water based products. I adore my hair braiders; I really do. I go to a shop that is filled with nothing but happy Kenyan women. It’s a beautiful and soul-uplifting experience every time. In fact, there is really only one thing that I would change and it’s the Let’s Jam gel that they put on my hair as they are braiding it. I get that it smooths my natural texture down so that it blends in with the extensions. But, after a couple of weeks, it tends to create build-up. What that has taught me is if I decide to put any kind of other product in my hair (which is pretty rare, to tell you the truth), I make sure that it’s water-based. That way, it penetrates my hair without caking up as much. What’s a good example of what I’m talking about? A spritz bottle that contains witch hazel and a little bit of tea tree and lavender essential oil. It protects my scalp without any flaking or build-up.

DO NOT leave your protective style in too long. When it comes to protective styles, if there’s one question that’s consistently asked, it’s “How long can I keep mine in?” Although some stylists say four weeks and others say as much as 12, the standard is 6-8. Typically, if you leave it in for longer than that, not only is there going to be a considerable amount of build-up (even if you do wash it every few weeks or so), but the new growth can cause your braids/twists to put too much pressure on your hair; that can result in breakage. Remember, a protective style is designed to help, not harm your hair. If it’s in forever, it’s going to be working against, not for you.

DO NOT rush while taking your protective style down. This is the kind of mistake that happens that isn’t discussed nearly enough. One of the benefits of having a protective style is being able to take it down and seeing how much longer and thicker your hair is. Well, that can easily—pardon the pun—get cut short if you’re so in a rush to take your hair down that you end up cutting your own natural hair in the process. Listen, I know how tedious it can be to “dismantle” a protective style. But you’d be much better off binge-watching something on Netflix or Hulu as you do it than flying through the take out process and having absolutely no progress to show for it. You’ve been warned.

DO NOT immediately get another protective style. Most stylists will advise that once you take a protective style down, you should wait at least a week before putting another one in. Why? It’s so that you can pamper your natural hair and also give your scalp some time to breathe. I personally think that 3-4 weeks is even better because it gives you time to truly see what state your hair is naturally in (for instance, do you need a trim or a protein treatment?) so that once you do return to a protective style, you can be confident that your natural hair is in the best shape possible.

DO NOT do the same style over and over again. Sometimes people will take out a protective style and see more growth in certain parts of their hair than others. While some of that is due to how fast various sections of their naturally hair grows, it also could be because they continuously get the same style of braids and/or because they style their braids in the same way. Cornrows that are always pulling on your edges could lead to hair loss. Pulling twists up into a high bun could cause breakage in your crown area. That’s why it’s also a good idea to switch up your kind of protective style and how you style it once you have it. It will take some of the pressure and tension off of your hair, so that once you take your braids or twists out, your natural hair ends up looking better than ever!

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