i do not recomond getting these braids

[Kayanna1212]

I dont recomonded getting these braids..

Lets Go Through The List of Why Not

• If you use a brush like this weave brush its PULLS AND MAKES YOUR ENDS THIN AND SHORT
  
• You can't wash it without getting hard even after putting conditoner on
• They don't last long only like 1 week
• makes your hair CRAVE mouisture
• Makes your hair very dry
• Have to keep retouching the braids there so soft at the tip wear the weave begins to insert your hair
  [*]Most of the time when the stylists ties it into a knot and its not past your real length of hair and your ends are still exposed,Your hair gets cut my moms hair was About apl now its shoulder..(Has very curly texture)
• They look very tacky after 1-2 weeks
• PLUS I WILL NEVER GET THEM AGAIN(vErY Very Very bad experince)
• SET BACK

Just thought i'd post this if you ladies were gonna get these braids
But if you are make sure the stylists have your ends protected and your hair above the knot..so it wont get cut!!!!!!

 

[LovinLea]

you mean you don't recommend we get box braids or use that kind of hair?

(i love my box braids)

 

[Mane Event]

Why Nots: Because the hair is parted and braided into small section causing tension all over which allows the hair to become more fragile and prone to breakage.

They look nice and neat but not worth it!

 

[Kayanna1212]

Why Nots: Because the hair is parted and braided into small section causing tension all over which allows the hair to become more fragile and prone to breakage.

They look nice and neat but not worth it!

Another thing
Many people arent tender headed like me So you never know !!
Im very tender headed sometimes it feels like i wanna cry cause of how bad it hurts and how much pressure the braider puts on my hair.
One thing about the african braiders there braids hurt like ....

 

[Nonie]

Uhmm...OP, you didn't answer LovinLea's question. What is it that folks aren't to get? Box braids or use that hair?

It doesn't look to me like the hair is attached on too thin a section. It looks to me like just enough hair was used per section.

Why would you be brushing the ends of the hair? I had no idea people brush braided hair.

Perhaps you should share what hair was used because the characteristics (like getting hard after applying conditioner) seem to be just unique to that hair, since I haven't had that experience with hair I've used. Is it synthetic? Coz now that I think about it, I have had that experience with synthetic hair that turned into a rough brush on getting wet. Was cheap too--showing that you sometimes get what you pay for.

 

[Your Cheeziness]

I've had these types of braids several times over the years. I only had one setback with them b/c the braiders did my edges too tight and I didn't speak up. As long as the knot is tied past your hair it should be fine. I also kept my scalp clean and used downward motions when washing my braids in the shower and mine stayed neat until I took them out. I only took them out b/c of the new growth. I'd never use a paddle brush on those braids, of course it will snag. A wide tooth comb should be used to comb through the loose hair and a boar bristle brush to smooth. You just have to be careful, you can't do your normal hair the same way you would do with these braids.

 

[ThickHair]

IMHO I think the issue is that her own ends were exposed. The braider put the knot before her natural hair ended. Other than that I don't see a problem with them. I would have went a little larger with the box braids.

 

[Blossssom]

 

[Kayanna1212]

Why would you be brushing the ends of the hair? I had no idea people brush braided hair.

Perhaps you should share what hair was used because the characteristics (like getting hard after applying conditioner) seem to be just unique to that hair, since I haven't had that experience with hair I've used. Is it synthetic? Coz now that I think about it, I have had that experience with synthetic hair that turned into a rough brush on getting wet. Was cheap too--showing that you sometimes get what you pay for.

Oh Ok my bad sorry i didnt answer both of you guys questions ok..The hair is called Batik anything syntethic hair which IS very close to HUMAN HAIR..and like in the first picture how you have the hair hanging down you have to brush or it will get all tangled & trashy looking.But your ends still may be exposed...! thats what got me i was brushing the left over hair thinking it wasnt my ends and guess what my ends were thin and had to cut those off..And yes the hair gets VERY VERY HARD(Synthetic) after 1 week.

 

[january noir]

My personal opinion is that these types of braids cause more damage than people think.
I had them several times in my 20s and 30s and will never get them again.

You have to be very, very careful putting them in and taking them out. You have to have very strong hair to wear them if you do decide to get them.

A regular ol' plait is good enough for me and even then, you have to be gentle.

 

[MochaEyeCandy]

Sounds like you bought a crappy brand of hair...which has little to do with the braids themselves. I've used the crown and glory method to grow my hair past bsl several times, and never had a problem with synthetic hair. I've never used batik, so I don't know what their quality is like but all of your complaints seem to be about the hair you used, not the style chosen.

 

[leona2025]

I've had these braids also. My braider was also african. I told her from the start that I was tender headed and she was gentle and none of my braids were extra tight. I also only used human hair. My hair was long so she wasn't able to braid past my natural hair for me to achieve the look I wanted. My ends were left out, but she was very careful when tying the knots. I never had any setbacks and my braids lasted me at least 2months sometimes longer and I washed and conditioned them.

 

[WorkInProgress88]

I've had these braids also. My braider was also african. I told her from the start that I was tender headed and she was gentle and none of my braids were extra tight. I also only used human hair. My hair was long so she wasn't able to braid past my natural hair for me to achieve the look I wanted. My ends were left out, but she was very careful when tying the knots. I never had any setbacks and my braids lasted me at least 2months sometimes longer and I washed and conditioned them.

i totally agree. i've had these braids on and off for 2 yrs and have had no set back. It worked for me.

 

[Lucky's Mom]

This is a very confusing post.

Braids are not damaging, in and of themselves.

Poor braiding technique, and improper hair care, leads to damage.

 

[kiarai]

Maybe it was the aftercare, type of hair and method or braiding that caused problems. Ive had braids like these many times before and they've always done my hair well.

I love them, I use spray to keep moisturised and am gentle with the edges.

 

[SelahOco]

I've had micros and actually was able to transition in them. My hair is very thick, but my strands are fine, so my nape did suffer a bit with the removal of the braids. More than anything I learned these lessons about getting braids that small:

1) Deep condition your braids at least once per week. Treat you hair as you would if it were not in the braids. I did not do this, and I think this is where most of my damage came from.

2) Don't get braids this small unless your hair is natural or unless your strands are very strong and can take the stress. Taking these braids out are more difficult than having them put in, IMO - especially if you don't have help.

3) Insist that the braider braid past your hair. If your hair is too long, then you should get small individuals -- not micros. Do not allow a braider to knot or glue weave to your hair. Sometime they will try to say your hair is too long and they can't braid down, but they will offer not to do the knot. You don't NEED the knot, but if your hair is exposed, you will get splits most likely. The point of braids is to protect - so having exposed ends is a no no.

4) Use human hair only with braids this small. I use synthetic hair w/ my individuals, but micros are a challenge to remove and human hair is more pliable and responds well to moisture in the unraveling process.

5) Don't leave the braids in longer than 3-4 months if you grow 1/2 inch per month because the shed hair WILL dred up.

6) If your hair IS exposed, remove the knots now. Take about 20 per day and carefully remove the knots. If you wait 3 months it gets harder. Do it now, and then treat your hair as though you don't have braids. Baby the ends to minimize the damage.

7) Wear your satin cap or scarf no matter what.

These are just my experiences. My hair has gotten too long now, so now I'm doing corn rows and smallish individuals. They give me a hard time about it, because my hair is thick and it takes more time...but my braiders have short hair and no edges, so I don't take advice from them about how to care for my own hair. It's your money, and if they want it they will do what you ask them.

When they start complaining I just say "How much for what I want." They give me the price and I hand them the money and that's that. No discussion.

 

[Evalina1]

I am now returning home from a long long day!! I wanted to do invisable cornbraids with synethic hair!! I begged this african women not to braid my hair tight!! She replied "Ok No probrem". This women started braiding my hair from the back and OMG it was so damn tight!!! on top of that she was just puting 2-3 strands of hair in each braid..(Granted my hair is thin) but I asked her to add more hair!!! She told me no your hair is too thin and I said ok goodbye!!!! now what the hell should I do to my nappy thin hair now!!!

 

[tailormade84]

im sorry u had a bad experience...i hope u recoup soon

 

[Southern Belle]

I've had micros and actually was able to transition in them. My hair is very thick, but my strands are fine, so my nape did suffer a bit with the removal of the braids. More than anything I learned these lessons about getting braids that small:

1) Deep condition your braids at least once per week. Treat you hair as you would if it were not in the braids. I did not do this, and I think this is where most of my damage came from.

2) Don't get braids this small unless your hair is natural or unless your strands are very strong and can take the stress. Taking these braids out are more difficult than having them put in, IMO - especially if you don't have help.

3) Insist that the braider braid past your hair. If your hair is too long, then you should get small individuals -- not micros. Do not allow a braider to knot or glue weave to your hair. Sometime they will try to say your hair is too long and they can't braid down, but they will offer not to do the knot. You don't NEED the knot, but if your hair is exposed, you will get splits most likely. The point of braids is to protect - so having exposed ends is a no no.

4) Use human hair only with braids this small. I use synthetic hair w/ my individuals, but micros are a challenge to remove and human hair is more pliable and responds well to moisture in the unraveling process.

5) Don't leave the braids in longer than 3-4 months if you grow 1/2 inch per month because the shed hair WILL dred up.

6) If your hair IS exposed, remove the knots now. Take about 20 per day and carefully remove the knots. If you wait 3 months it gets harder. Do it now, and then treat your hair as though you don't have braids. Baby the ends to minimize the damage.

7) Wear your satin cap or scarf no matter what.

These are just my experiences. My hair has gotten too long now, so now I'm doing corn rows and smallish individuals. They give me a hard time about it, because my hair is thick and it takes more time...but my braiders have short hair and no edges, so I don't take advice from them about how to care for my own hair. It's your money, and if they want it they will do what you ask them.

When they start complaining I just say "How much for what I want." They give me the price and I hand them the money and that's that. No discussion.

Beautifully written. My thoughts exactly.

 

[WorkInProgress88]

I've had micros and actually was able to transition in them. My hair is very thick, but my strands are fine, so my nape did suffer a bit with the removal of the braids. More than anything I learned these lessons about getting braids that small:

1) Deep condition your braids at least once per week. Treat you hair as you would if it were not in the braids. I did not do this, and I think this is where most of my damage came from.

2) Don't get braids this small unless your hair is natural or unless your strands are very strong and can take the stress. Taking these braids out are more difficult than having them put in, IMO - especially if you don't have help.

3) Insist that the braider braid past your hair. If your hair is too long, then you should get small individuals -- not micros. Do not allow a braider to knot or glue weave to your hair. Sometime they will try to say your hair is too long and they can't braid down, but they will offer not to do the knot. You don't NEED the knot, but if your hair is exposed, you will get splits most likely. The point of braids is to protect - so having exposed ends is a no no.

4) Use human hair only with braids this small. I use synthetic hair w/ my individuals, but micros are a challenge to remove and human hair is more pliable and responds well to moisture in the unraveling process.

5) Don't leave the braids in longer than 3-4 months if you grow 1/2 inch per month because the shed hair WILL dred up.

6) If your hair IS exposed, remove the knots now. Take about 20 per day and carefully remove the knots. If you wait 3 months it gets harder. Do it now, and then treat your hair as though you don't have braids. Baby the ends to minimize the damage.

7) Wear your satin cap or scarf no matter what.

These are just my experiences. My hair has gotten too long now, so now I'm doing corn rows and smallish individuals. They give me a hard time about it, because my hair is thick and it takes more time...but my braiders have short hair and no edges, so I don't take advice from them about how to care for my own hair. It's your money, and if they want it they will do what you ask them.

When they start complaining I just say "How much for what I want." They give me the price and I hand them the money and that's that. No
discussion.

great points...another instrumental thing that is helpful is to re-braid your edges every 2wks

 

[SelahOco]

^^ Yes, I agree. My close friend did this with her braids and her hair always looked polished. I'm not a great braider, so I avoided re-braiding the edges and as a result it was more difficult for me to stretch the braids. I did it anyway But I was just a lil fuzzy. I'll see if I can find the pictures of my progress w/ braids and the setbacks I had from not keeping them moist or letting a careless beautician press it out.

 

[Pandora1975]

Braids are what saved my hair- although I do them myself to control tension. I also don't knot the ends (never even occurred to me). I tie the fake stuff around my hair and get to braiding. It doesn't stress my hair nearly as much, the initial join spot gets the support it needs from the added hair, not my hair, and the weight is distributed throughout the section. Keep it moisturized and you are golden. I never brush it, just replace any that get tangled or ratty looking. HTH

 

[MyAngelEyez~C~U]

I've used these braids to grow my hair out over the past year. You don't use a brush on them, you finger comb it. You put it up in 6 bigger braids to wash it a la C&G method. You spray it daily to keep it moist and and you can really spray it good without sacrificing your style. You re-braid your edges as they grow out. and Mine always last at least two months.

 

[RubyWoo]

Excellent posts and advice has been given! No need for me to repeat. However, I have to say that my experience with Outre Batik braiding hair has been excellent. That is the only brand of hair that I use for braiding my hair. My hair always remains super moist when I rock them. Please keep in mind that I kept my hair and the braids washed and deep conditioned weekly and the hair remained soft; definitely not hard imo. I also used leave-in conditioner or braid spray daily. I've always felt that the hair could be reused every time I took down the hair.

 

[diva24]

Ocolove had some good points I'd liek to expand on them.

I am a liscensed braider and I agree with much of what you have to say and differ on some things.

1.Too much product or the wrong products will increase buildup at the root of the braids where the additional hair is attached. Use light conditioner and I always tell people to dilute it and use a spray bottle in the shower. If you spray it in, you can leave the conditioner in until the next day and once a week is best to maintain neatness of the style.

2. Its best to braid past the hair like you said. We all know retention comes from the ends so protecting them is what the growth game is all about!

3. If you have really long or thick braids be careful when wetting your hair, the braids can get VERY heavy. If you are uncomfortable wetting your hair seabreeze or witch hazel can be used on the scalp applied with a cotton ball to cleanse the scalp. ACV rinses are also very helpful.

4. I agree with not leaving braids in for over 3 months. Common sense, your hair grows 1/2 an inch on AVERAGE a month so in 3-4 months you will have 1 and 1/2 to 2 inches of new growth at the base of your braids, uncombed and harboring buildup. Ateya recently had a disaster ebacuse after wearing her hair cornrowed for some time she didnt comb out the buildup and shampooed and matted her hair. To get out buildup I recommend after EACH briad is removed that it is combed thru and conditioner added and after all braids are removed that more conditioner is added, the hair is sectioned off into 6 or more sections and it is allowed to penetrate, THEN using a very gentle shampoo, cleanse the hair and scalp as you normally would shampoo (NOT BUCNHING IT TOGETHER).

5. For cornrows I suggest a nozzle tipped bottle ONLY beacuse manipulation with the fingers causes alot of frizz. Tell the braiders to be careful around your hairline because everyone can't be the editor of Essence :-/ If they give you grief LEAVE! Do not pay for someone to damage your hair! NEVER allow anyone to put glue in the ends of your braids to keep them from coming aloose. Never allow anyone to run a lighter or candle or scissors up the sides of your braids to trim away frizzies. That means they didnt braid properly in the first place. If the ends of SYNTHETIC braids are frizzy a CAREFUL dip into boiling water will smooth the hair out and keep it from unreavelling. Use a braid spray instead of heavy oils. If you use oils use them sparingly, overuse only makes buildup worse.

6. Use a satin cap like Ocolove stated or some type of scarf. It protects your style and your hair. Bonnets work as well.

7. Very small braids should be done on natural hair or relaxed hair that has atleast 1 inch of newgrowth and I recommend a protien treatment a few days before braiding.

8. Treat your hair as if it were being pulled on because it IS! Hair is meant to be able to withstand very little pressure. Its biological function is not to hold weight. Loading on water and conditioner only adds weight in addition to the added hair. BE CAREFUL WHEN DOING THIS. Otherwise yes it needs to be cleaned and conditioned and moisturized!

Sorry for the rambling but braids can be a great style and means of protecting your hair IF AND ONLY IF you wear them correctly. ANY style when treated imporperly can damage your hair.