Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Styles In African Hair Braiding

By Darren Hartley


With a brush or a wide-toothed comb, the hair must be detangled. This is the basic premise in traditional hair braiding styles. Knot free hair is definitely must faster to braid. For the purpose, a comb that pulls easily through the length of the hair should be used.

An optional step in neat 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 in hair braiding styles is the division of the hair into three even sections. These sections must be made as even as possible because they are to become the three strands of the braid. Over the middle section, the left section must be crossed, i.e., the strands should end up as B A C, if they started out as A B C.

The right section is then crossed over the middle section. This step in African hair braiding styles will set the strands in a B C A order from the B A C order that resulted from the previous step. The grabbing of the back section of the hair from one hand using the free index finger and thumb of the other hand is the continuous motion involved in braiding.

Securing the braid is a matter of using a non-rubber elastic to tie off the end of the braid. The completion of these African hair braiding styles may sometimes involve wrapping the elastic around the hair several times. As an optional step, to avoid hair flying away from the braid as the day goes on, the braid may be set with the aid of a hairspray.




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