Help!
I had box braids installed by a girl at my local hair shop a little over a week ago. This style is new to me as I usually let it grow but just whacked it all off a few months ago. My natural hair is about 3 inches long.
I am absolutely clueless as to why they are coming out already. I have been wrapping them perfectly at night and keeping them moisturized.
I was hoping they would be in for at least a month but they are already pulling loose at the edges of the triangle part of each braid and also 3 inches down the braid my natural hair is coming out.
Does anyone have any advice as to why this is happening?
A few ideas I have were that I got them too long.
-I had her use the full length of hair without trimming it. Maybe my hair was too short and the synthetic too heavy?
-My hair is loose curls. I'm mixed...so it's not the tight kinky curls that are ideal for keeping in heavy braids?
-I pull them up in a bun on top of my head, maybe this is too much stress for them?
I just don't know and it's embarrassing for me, my family is pretty much all white except me so I didn't grow up knowing anything about my hair or braiding styles at all. I am just trying to figure this all out now so any help or advice that anyone has for me would be so appreciated. Thank you, Blessings.
I had box braids installed by a girl at my local hair shop a little over a week ago. This style is new to me as I usually let it grow but just whacked it all off a few months ago. My natural hair is about 3 inches long.
I am absolutely clueless as to why they are coming out already. I have been wrapping them perfectly at night and keeping them moisturized.
I was hoping they would be in for at least a month but they are already pulling loose at the edges of the triangle part of each braid and also 3 inches down the braid my natural hair is coming out.
Does anyone have any advice as to why this is happening?
A few ideas I have were that I got them too long.
-I had her use the full length of hair without trimming it. Maybe my hair was too short and the synthetic too heavy?
-My hair is loose curls. I'm mixed...so it's not the tight kinky curls that are ideal for keeping in heavy braids?
-I pull them up in a bun on top of my head, maybe this is too much stress for them?
I just don't know and it's embarrassing for me, my family is pretty much all white except me so I didn't grow up knowing anything about my hair or braiding styles at all. I am just trying to figure this all out now so any help or advice that anyone has for me would be so appreciated. Thank you, Blessings.
