Microbraid styles for working out

[Chameleonchick]

Well I haven't gotten my braids yet but I was wondering which style would be easier to take care of if I work out a lot. Wet and Wavy or Straight. Also What is your regimen for that?

 

[Chameleonchick]

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[HoneyDew]

I have microbraids. Well not really micro because mine are a little bigger.

But the thing I like about braids is that I don't have to do anything special for working out! While I am working out I just put them up and do my thing. I can wash them as I need to and I keep them moisturized with a spray leave-in.

I have my braids with straight hair and loose at the ends. I have had curly hair and wet-n-wavy and there isn’t that much difference – I really don’t have to do anything special for working out.

Oh, I use Castille soap to wash my braids because it is liquid and rinses well. I still use a moisturizing one and a conditioner, but the Castille soap really works well at getting my hair clean while in braids. I actually use the one by Nasabb.

 

[BrownEyez22]

I love microbraids. I get them on & off every few years. Always get straight hair because you can make it curly with braid outs ect. JMO

It gives you more flexability, I would flat iron my micros back straight and spritz water/ moisturizer on them and do about 10 braids. When you take them down in the morning you have waves. If you need waves ASAP I would sit under the dryer.

IMO curly hair tangles and looks old faster. You can keep you hair looking fresh with braidouts.

Enjoy your micros and watch your hairline

 

[Nonie]

I love braids too. I am always unsure whether we're on the same page when we use the word "micro" coz while I call my braids microbraids, the additional hair is never attached to sections as small as these:

Even though the braid thickness may appear to be the same as mine, there's a difference. (I call those in that pic nanobraids, and would never encourage anyone to get them. The difference is the extension hair added per section in that picture is so much thicker than the section it's added to; so while they may look the same size as mine, they would cause more damage than mine. I always use less hair per section than the section's thickness. <--very important). .

Anyway, I don't think it matters whether you use straight or wet-n-wavy. It depends on what style you want to wear whenever. You can still get waves with the straight human hair by doing a braid-out. I personally like wet and wavy because when I don't have time to style them, I can just wet them and get waves at the ends, kinda like this:

When working out, I'd just put them out of the way in an updo or cornrow them on either side of my head.

 

[HoneyDew]

Even though the braid thickness may appear to be the same as mine, there's a difference. (I call those in that pic nanobraids, and would never encourage anyone to get them. The difference is the extension hair added per section in that picture is so much thicker than the section it's added to; so while they may look the same size as mine, they would cause more damage than mine. I always use less hair per section than the section's thickness. <--very important). .

I agree. I have to spend a moment every time I get braids trying to explain that to the braider. I want them to be a certain size, but the parts to be bigger than average for that size braid. Giving me less fullness and also using bigger sections of my hair to prevent breakage. I agree, there is a difference.

 

[Nonie]

I agree. I have to spend a moment every time I get braids trying to explain that to the braider. I want them to be a certain size, but the parts to be bigger than average for that size braid. Giving me less fullness and also using bigger sections of my hair to prevent breakage. I agree, there is a difference.

But you know, the less the fullness, the more natural the look. Don't forget, you are adding hair to a head that is already filled w/ hair. So any hair you add is "extra". So the less the hair added, the more "normal" the head looks. (If you were to braid your hair w/o extensions...that's the look you're supposed to sorta aim for.)

Whenever I hear people used six packs of synthetic hair on someone's head...I always cringe at the thought of how heavy that hair must feel...but it also makes the person look like a...er...mop...and the hair look very fake due to its size.

 

[Chameleonchick]

thank you ladies, now I used to keep them in for about 2 months at a time, do you think it would be bad to keep them in about 10 weeks? Of course I would get the edges redone. I have straight hair right now. But I was thinking to get the wet and wavy because for one, I saw this chick with some beautiful wavy braids. And Two my hair is texlaxed even though now it looks very similar to my natural texture and I didn't know if the straight hair would look right as time goes on.

 

[Chameleonchick]

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