YOUR TOP 5 RECOMMENDED PROTECTIVE NATURAL HAIRSTYLES FOR WINTER
As winter approaches our hair and skin starts to suffer. A bad hair day becomes a bad hair season with such issues as frizzy hair, extremely dry hair, breakage due to lack of moisture etc. Winter is a good hair’s enemy as it gives us a really bad hair time.
Some of the problems we deal with range from:
- Dryness caused by blustery winter winds, snow, icy cold weather making the air frigid with very little moisture causing our hair to become brittle, dry and break easily.
- Heated appliances all around us – these heaters have a very drying effect on our skin and air.
- Use of heated hairstyling tools makes matters worse with blow dryers, curling irons, flat irons etc. Chemical processing during winter should be avoided as it depletes the protein in our hair and leaving the remaining hair structure to struggle for moisture which leads to excessive breakage at the least opportunity.
- Hat head is another issue we deal with as we are constantly trying to retain heat on our head so we end up stressing our strands of hair under the winter hat.
We at the Natural Hair & Extensions Professionals from World of Braiding & Extensions have been inundated with enquiries on what is best for the winter hair days.
We are proud to give you our 5 top recommended Protective Natural Hairstyles to keep the dry wind out of your hair during the winter months as well as leaving you looking glamorous for the season ahead.
Going from our most popular down….
1 SINGLE PLAITS WAVY INVISIBLE BRAIDS – Beyonce / Diana Ross inspired.
protective natural wavy invisible braids
Type of hair extensions: Can be done with 100% human hair or quality synthetic hair. We recommend Deeptwist curls from Aftress or Freetress for synthetic hair as it is tangle free, looks natural and last longer.
Client’s Hair type: Virgin Afro hair, Relaxed/chemically processed afro hair
Benefit: Full volume for fine hair, easy care and styling for virgin afro hair. Preferable especially for winter as you achieve both glamour and natural hair protection from the cold icy weather.
Time to put in: Takes between 7 – 9 hours to do depending on how small the sections are created, how tightly packed the style is created, the extensions type in use and the speed /experience of the stylist.
Wear Duration: Between 8 – 12 weeks depending on individual care and extensions type.
Care: Cleanse scalp with dry shampoo, distilled witch hazel or wash with mild paraben and sulphate free shampoo. Where possible avoid washing these extensions as they will tangle. Apply braid spray only on scalp preferably Better Braids. Do not use products on the extensions as it becomes too heavy and gets weighed down. It also looses its bounce and height appeal. Do not brush only finger comb.
Price: Depending on stylist experience, expertise and hair extensions in use.
2 MICRO BRAIDS 100% HUMAN HAIR TREE BRAIDS PLAITS
protective natural Tree Braid Plaits – Kawa Braids
Type of hair extensions: One of the most detailed natural protective hairstyle. Can be done with 100% remy quality human hair. We recommend Sensationnel gold premier plus 100% Human hair. For human hair, you can style it with flat iron for a smooth look or with curling tongue for a bouncy curl look – Kim Kardashian style. We recommend 18” for the basic length and 3 – 4 packs of hair extensions for a full look.
Client’s Hair type: Virgin Afro hair, Relaxed/chemically processed afro hair
Benefit: Full volume for fine hair, easy care and styling for virgin afro hair. Lots of straight hair texture for natural hair clients who want a change of texture without damaging their natural strands. Best for protecting the hair during winter without losing out on glamour.
Time to put in: Takes between 10 – 14 hours to do depending on client’s hair size, density of hair on head, small size sections, speed of the stylist and how many stylist works on the head.
Wear Duration: Between 8 – 12 weeks depending on individual care and extensions type.
Care: Cleanse scalp with dry shampoo, distilled witch hazel or wash with paraben and sulphate free mild shampoo. Depending on hair extensions type, dry with low heat dryer. Apply braid spray afterwards for moisturising the scalp – (preference – Better Braids) and leave-in conditioners for conditioning the scalp – preference (Infusium). Style hair with hot tools such as flat irons or curling tongue.
Price: Depending on stylist experience, expertise and hair extensions in use.
3 TREE BRAID WEAVE
protective natural Tree Braid Weave
Type of hair extensions: Can be done with 100% human hair or quality synthetic hair. We recommend Xpressions as it looks prettier, gives good volume and last longer. The hair extensions can be straight, wavy or curly. For human hair, you can style it to suit your face shape or requirement.
Client’s Hair type: Virgin Afro hair, Relaxed/chemically processed afro hair, Caucasian hair.
Benefit: Full volume for fine hair, easy care and styling for virgin afro hair. Good volume straight hair for natural hair clients who want change of texture without damaging their natural strands or compromising on glamour. Best for winter months.
Time to put in: Takes between 3 – 5 hours to do depending on how tightly packed the style is created, the extensions type in use and the speed of the stylist.
Wear Duration: Between 4 – 8 weeks depending on individual care and extensions type.
Care: Cleanse scalp with dry shampoo, distilled witch hazel or wash with paraben and sulphate free mild shampoo. Depending on hair extensions type, dry with low heat dryer. Apply braid spray afterwards for moisturising the scalp – (preference – Better Braids) and leave-in conditioners for conditioning the scalp – preference (Infusium).
Price: Depending on stylist experience, expertise and hair extensions in use.
4 SENEGALESE TWIST
Protective natural Senegalese Twist
Type of hair extensions: Can be done with synthetic hair. Recommended hair to use include Xpressions, Nina, Outre. It is best to work with straight hair.
Client’s Hair type: Long Virgin Afro hair or Relaxed/chemically processed afro hair
Benefit: Easy care and easy styling for virgin afro hair clients. Easy to take out as well. Do not use on clients with limp hair or very short hair clients as hair will come out quicker than braids. Best for winter months for protecting the natural strands.
Time to put in: Takes between 6-8 hours to do depending on how tightly packed the style is created, the hair extensions type in use and the stylist experience.
Wear Duration: Between 8 – 12 weeks depending on individual care and extensions type.
Care: Cleanse scalp with dry shampoo, distilled witch hazel or wash with paraben sulphate free mild shampoo. Depending on hair extensions type, dry with low heat dryer. Apply braid spray afterwards for moisturising the scalp – (preference – Better Braids) and leave-in conditioners for conditioning the scalp – preference (Infusium).
Price: Depending on stylist experience, expertise and hair extensions type in use.
5 LONG JUMBO BOX BRAIDS – Brandy inspired
protective natural Long Jumbo Box braids
Type of hair extensions: Can be done with synthetic hair. Recommended hair to use include Xpressions, Nina, Outre. It is best to work with straight hair.
Client’s Hair type: Healthy virgin Afro hair or healthy long relaxed/chemically processed afro hair or Caucasian hair.f
Benefit: Easy care and easy styling for virgin afro hair clients. Do not use on clients with limp hair or very short hair clients as hair extensions will be too heavy for the natural hair strands. Best for winter months for protecting the natural strands.
Time to put in: Takes between 9-11 hours to do depending on how tightly packed the style is created and the stylist experience.
Wear Duration: Between 8 – 12 weeks depending on individual care and extensions type.
Care: Cleanse scalp with dry shampoo, distilled witch hazel or wash with paraben sulphate free mild shampoo. Allow hair to dry naturally. Apply braid spray afterwards for moisturising the scalp – (preference – Better Braids) and leave-in conditioners for conditioning the scalp – preference (Infusium).
Price: Depending on stylist experience, expertise and extensions hair type in use.
Please drop us a line as we will like to hear from you the protective hairstyles you prefer to wear for winter in particular and why you choose the styles. We welcome all suggestions, advise or comments and if you need our help on any of the styles mentioned above, please feel free to email us. We are here at your service.
World of Braiding offers healthy hair extensions techniques as our client’s hair health is our passion and concern. We consult with all clients before taking on a service of hair extensions. We care for your hair and ensure there are no damages. We also train you with the best ways to apply all the different hair extensions techniques.
If any of the issues mentioned in this article has affected you, or you have an experience you will like to share with us, please feel free to do so. Also email us if you need our advice on any issues in this article.
Tel: +44 1702 339 858 , mob: +44 7946 439 057
info@worldobraiding.com
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Joy a mother with her four children
About your Trainer
Joy Phido is an internationally established Natural Hair and Extensions Educator, Specialist, & Designer. Joy is a mother with 4 children and has first-hand experience on how difficult it is to work and run a family especially in the Western world. After working in corporate Nigeria as a banker and corporate England in telecoms, Joy tried her hands on buy and sell businesses which failed. She eventually realized that to succeed in business; you need to have a skill in your hands first. In addition to her natural passion and skill in hair designing, Joy took series of professional training from across different continents and now has the mission to give students real skill of running a hair Business. This is why World of Braiding has become a success and it is this passion of owning your own skill that motivates Joy in helping people who come to World of Braiding & Extensions for training.
Joy has a BSc in Business Admin, a qualified Hairdresser, a State Registered Hairdresser (SRH) with UK Hairdressing Council, has over 20 years Natural Hair & Extensions experience. She is also a qualified teacher, an NLP practitioner with varied career experiences.
Before setting up World of Braiding & Extensions, Joy started teaching Braiding, Weaving & Extensions with the Newham Council Adult Education Department (Newceys) for 5 years at 4 Centres with some classes as big as 30 students. As the Chief Executive, Trainer and Artistic Director at World of Braiding & Extensions, her passion is to make Natural Hair and Extensions a professional skill as well as help stylist understand how to make money while designing glamorous clients.
Joy’s passion for natural hair is also associated with the fact that she experienced hair damage with chemical relaxers which made her start wearing natural hairstyles thereafter. She can be seen as a Doctor for healthy natural hair where all her children wear natural hairstyles and she is no stranger on the internet writing from her blogs, teaching on Youtube with step-by-step videos to constantly enrich students’ knowledge with over 1.5million views and over 6,000 subscribers. She is also a Natural Hair & Extensions Business Mentor and adviser helping students & practitioners not only on how to get into the industry but how to become successful and prosper in the industry. She brings a wealth of knowledge and personal experience to this training to enhance your learning. World of Braiding & Extensions is constantly exhibiting at Hair events, taking part in major projects and designing hair for fashion shows and events.
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