In a previous post, I wrote about how heat styling is not good for your hair. I'm sure you guys are thinking, 'well, yeah, but what else can we even do?'
My favorite go-to style tip for when I want some natural wave in my hair is to braid it. I do not use product at all. No mousse, no gel, no hairspray. Nothing that would suffocate my hair. And it works!
This would require washing your hair the night before.
Okay, let's go -
Brush out the tangles using either a wooden comb or a boar bristle brush. I personally prefer a wooden comb.
Make sure you remove all tangles.
Wash you hair as per usual - shampoo, condition, deep condition. Whatever you normally do. There is no extra step to be taken here.
Don't brush it or comb it. This is why we did that step before washing.
Let it air dry slightly, till it is semi-damp.
Tie your hair into a loose braid. Or two, like Heidi. Or more. To get the effect in the picture above, I had tied 4 braids. Go crazy!
The more the braids, the tighter your waves will be. Mine actually had a crimped effect.
Sleep on it.
Since your hair is still a little damp, it'll take the shape of the braid as it dries.
Wake up, shake your hair out of the braids.
Revel in your awesome effortless wavy hair.
Note : After a few hours, when I had been messing with my hair and running my fingers through it a lot, it still looked like that; just the waves had loosened up a bit, and it gave a little more effortless air to it.
Follow me on Twitter and Instagram, and do comment below if you would like to know about more alternatives to style your hair with no product and lots of love :)
My favorite go-to style tip for when I want some natural wave in my hair is to braid it. I do not use product at all. No mousse, no gel, no hairspray. Nothing that would suffocate my hair. And it works!
This would require washing your hair the night before.
Okay, let's go -
Brush out the tangles using either a wooden comb or a boar bristle brush. I personally prefer a wooden comb.
Make sure you remove all tangles.
Wash you hair as per usual - shampoo, condition, deep condition. Whatever you normally do. There is no extra step to be taken here.
Don't brush it or comb it. This is why we did that step before washing.
Let it air dry slightly, till it is semi-damp.
The reason we do not braid it immediately after washing is because the hair is very porous when wet. This increased porosity leads to the hair being very stretchy, which in turn leads to hair being more prone to breakage and formation of gaps in the cuticle. Braiding it or styling it when wet can irrevocably damage your strands.
Tie your hair into a loose braid. Or two, like Heidi. Or more. To get the effect in the picture above, I had tied 4 braids. Go crazy!
The more the braids, the tighter your waves will be. Mine actually had a crimped effect.
Sleep on it.
Since your hair is still a little damp, it'll take the shape of the braid as it dries.
Wake up, shake your hair out of the braids.
Revel in your awesome effortless wavy hair.
Note : After a few hours, when I had been messing with my hair and running my fingers through it a lot, it still looked like that; just the waves had loosened up a bit, and it gave a little more effortless air to it.
Follow me on Twitter and Instagram, and do comment below if you would like to know about more alternatives to style your hair with no product and lots of love :)
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