Lately everyone has jumped on the "box braid" trend, and I must say they look amazing! It's an awesome way to protect your hair away from the sun, straighteners, and annoying morning hair styles. Most ladies have made this trend so unique by adding length, beads, and color. We've seen celebrities such as Keri Hilson, Solange, and even The Queen B (Beyonce) rocking her braids. Even though these braids are stylish and protective they can sometimes also be damaging.
Now let me get down to the nitty gritty about these box braids.
The style's amazing, don't get me wrong! It's just the quality of the hair you're buying. Now I bet we've all walked into a beauty supply store and saw those cheap packs of hair for $1.99 a pack, and decided it was a great deal, since we only needed 10 packs. 10 X $1.99 = $19.90, how can you go wrong? You just picked up some hair for 20 bucks (where they do that at?), and you're probably about to get your girl to do your hair for mad cheap right?
What you're not understanding is that these $1.99 packs of hair bring damage to your natural locs. When installing these braids the friction of the cheap hair rubs against your natural hair, damaging it. The friction literally starts breaking each strand of your hair down causing split and damaged ends.Not only does it damage your ends, it also damages the roots of your hair. By having fake synthetic hair at your roots you'll begin to see the top of your hair drying out, which means more build up, flaking, and itching.
Now it's time to take out your braids, and you notice you have huge clumps of your hair falling out, your hair feels dry, and damaged. Baby Girl, it's the hair, loose it. No matter how much you moisturize your hair, trust me, it won't help. That $1.99 pack of hair will take every drop of moisture from your beautiful locs.
Now I'm going to tell you a secret, STOP USING $1.99 HAIR. Hair from $0-$9.99 will only cause damage.
If you're looking for hair that won't damage your hair try hair at your beauty supply store for $10 and up or even try avoiding hair that says "Synthetic" Your hair will love you for it!
-Your Girl
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The style's amazing, don't get me wrong! It's just the quality of the hair you're buying. Now I bet we've all walked into a beauty supply store and saw those cheap packs of hair for $1.99 a pack, and decided it was a great deal, since we only needed 10 packs. 10 X $1.99 = $19.90, how can you go wrong? You just picked up some hair for 20 bucks (where they do that at?), and you're probably about to get your girl to do your hair for mad cheap right?
What you're not understanding is that these $1.99 packs of hair bring damage to your natural locs. When installing these braids the friction of the cheap hair rubs against your natural hair, damaging it. The friction literally starts breaking each strand of your hair down causing split and damaged ends.Not only does it damage your ends, it also damages the roots of your hair. By having fake synthetic hair at your roots you'll begin to see the top of your hair drying out, which means more build up, flaking, and itching.
Now it's time to take out your braids, and you notice you have huge clumps of your hair falling out, your hair feels dry, and damaged. Baby Girl, it's the hair, loose it. No matter how much you moisturize your hair, trust me, it won't help. That $1.99 pack of hair will take every drop of moisture from your beautiful locs.
Now I'm going to tell you a secret, STOP USING $1.99 HAIR. Hair from $0-$9.99 will only cause damage.
If you're looking for hair that won't damage your hair try hair at your beauty supply store for $10 and up or even try avoiding hair that says "Synthetic" Your hair will love you for it!
-Your Girl
E