Relaxed heads protective styles?

[MzV1991]

What are some protective styles you should wear your hair?

I usually pin curl my hair or wrap and tie it down with a satin tie head or if im im going out i put my hair in a bun or pin it up

But im wondering are there any other styles to be more creative...that i can wear on my hair and would protect it?

 

[Toy]

My Usual Style is a bun and you already mentioned it.

 

[SelfStyled]

Buns, ponies, phony ponies, half wigs, full wigs, french braids, french twists, cornrolls, individual braids.

There really are so many. My favs are half wigs, and french braids.

 

[nymane]

braid out & flexi rod set updos

 

[taz007]

I currently have my hair in French braids, but I like buns, and cornrows under a half wig.

My goal this summer is to get more creative with the protective styles.

 

[belldandy]

i used to wear a pony tail when my hair was shorter and it wasn't rubbing against anything. i am not sure if you guys would consider this a protective style though

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Right now....I'm Liking Wigs & Phony Buns. I am still undecided which I will do for the Summer Months?:scratchch

Protective Styles ROCK!

 

[gabulldawg]

Half wigs, sew-ins, and twist outs for me.

 

[panamoni]

Buns have worked well for me.
Right now I'm in a weave. My only concern is the leave out hair in the front -- I've been using too much direct heat on it over the past month...so make sure you have a good plan for taking care of that hair. I'm still learning.

 

[divachyk]

Bump --- anyone have pics, vids, fotki, links, etc?

 

[sunnieb]

Buns, buns, buns!!! Here are a few pics from 2009 when I was SL and a little beyond:

I had no styling ability (it's still a bit shaky), so I would just moisturize, twist, and clip with a flexit-8.

 

[Mjon912]

Side braid with braidout in a banana clip is my fave style, I wear it year round...I like beanies too but not all of the time, my buns are pretty boring

 

[JJamiah]

Buns, Wigs, Phony Pony's I am wearing a nice gelled up Phony pony right now. I think for the summer when I go on vacation I will wear a nice phony pony, CUTE as heck and off my neck

 

[IMFOCSD]

I love wigs, buns and updo wng's



My style today, 2twists pinned under and a hair zing.




















Last but not least...a bun that I never wear outside, maybe when my hair reaches bsb/bsl

 

[bebezazueta]

I'm just learning to Dutch braid & I either wear it like that or a braid out. Here are some pics:

ETA: my phone on crack. Sorry for all the Same pics being posted

 

[divachyk]

Two Strand Twist Out

Buns

Plenty more pics in my LHCF blog

 

[Loving]

For the life of me I can't get that Serenity bun down. I have watched many youtube videos to no avail. My go to PS style is a regular, boring bun...

 

[divachyk]

Loving, I'm hit or miss. I tend to do it over the weekend when I don't need my hair looking neat and well put in place. The messy hair look just doesn't flow with my business suits (IMO).

 

[KiWiStyle]

I love my boring inverted single french braid, its my best protective style. I bun for about 2 days after my weekly wash/DC to make sure my hair is very moisturized prior to braiding and then by day 3, I moisturizer and seal again and massage my scalp before braiding. I spray my hair with plain water and seal with coconut oil or hairveda vatika frosting twice a day. If when I feel through to my NG and it feels really dry, I'll take my braid down (only finger comb), spray my NG and the length of my hair with water, then M&S and re-braid. I'm looking for ways to accessorize this but nevertheless, this is how I am babying my nape and growing my fine strands to APL.

 

[Dee_33]

^^^beautiful braid...I need to tighten up my braiding skills.

 

[KhandiB]

You and your buns

Two Strand Twist Out

Buns

Plenty more pics in my LHCF blog

 

[JJamiah]

One day, I am going to take a trip to divachyk house and get a lesson on bunning LOL as always be u t ful buns

 

[lovebug10]

A high ballerina bun. I recently invested in some eco styler gel and a big scunci clip its like these: http://c3.diapers.com/images/products/p/acn/acn-201_1z.jpg but that size of all of them put together. It makes sure my nape doesnt fall down. And then with a cute headband I'm good to go.

 

[hillytmj]

I bun it up. I now do it with a jaw clip and take the length and wrap it around the clip to cover it. This gives me a fuller looking bun than the ones I used to have when I made buns with scrunchies.

I saw this bun product on the Today show and ordered one this week. I'll let ya'll know if it really works because I hate putting a lot of bobby pins in my hair.

 

[KiWiStyle]

^^^beautiful braid...I need to tighten up my braiding skills.

Thank you! I watched a few YouTube videos and got on the first try and have been doing it since.

 

[divachyk]

JJamiah, come on girl! Thank you KhandiB. KiWiStyle, lovely braid.

 

[divachyk]

@hillytmj, the bun thing looks interesting. I have something similar but never used it because the little teeth were digging into my hair more than I liked. Yours seem to be without teeth so that's a plus. You might should use a silk scarf and place it over the bun maker to avoid the material from drying out your hair. Please let us know how it works.

 

[hillytmj]

@hillytmj, the bun thing looks interesting. I have something similar but never used it because the little teeth were digging into my hair more than I liked. Yours seem to be without teeth so that's a plus. You might should use a silk scarf and place it over the bun maker to avoid the material from drying out your hair. Please let us know how it works.

Thanks, dyvachyk. I was thinking the same thing because the material looks like it's felt or something like that. I hope it works because I've had a lot of stray hairs hanging outside of my bun every since I added a few layers to my hair.

 

[Britt]

When my hair gets longer, I'll bun it. Until then, I guess it's not much protecting going on as I either wear it down or in a ponytail

 

[KiWiStyle]

JJamiah, come on girl! Thank you KhandiB. KiWiStyle, lovely braid.

divachyk,

Thank you.