Braid wearers what do you do before getting your hair

[Curlykutie]

braided? This is for information purposes. I was trying to do a poll but somehow I messed up....

1. Do you do a protein treatment before or after?

2. Do you do a moisturzing conditioner or deep conditioner?

3. Do you buy your own hair?

4. Do you take your own tools...ie. comb,styling products etc....

 

[ToSelahWithLove]

I'm in kinky twists, but the preparation is pretty much the same thing:

1. Protein treatment before and after.

2. Steam treatment with AOHSR/AOGPB in lieu of deep conditioner under a dryer

3. Buy my own hair

4. Have never had to take my own tools, though I'm sure I could if I wanted to.

HTH!

 

[fiyahwerks]

I have braids currently, but they are a little bigger than tie zillions.

1. Do you do a protein treatment before or after? After maybe. Depends on the condition of my hair.

2. Do you do a moisturzing conditioner or deep conditioner? Deep Conditioner

3. Do you buy your own hair? - Yes

4. Do you take your own tools...ie. comb,styling products etc.... - Yes

 

[Nonie]

1. Do you do a protein treatment before or after?

I personally don't do anything special. I keep the same regimen when in braids as when out of them. So I just make sure my hair is clean before I put the braids in and I do like to put the when my hair is shrunken (so it's like prewashed jeans and there'll be no shrinking when I wash which can make braids look bad).

2. Do you do a moisturzing conditioner or deep conditioner?

I will usually put braids in after my weekend wash which does include a reconstructor and a moisturizing conditioner. I always DC with a reconstructor on the weekend and I always follow that with a moisturizing conditioner so the answer for me is yes.

3. Do you buy your own hair?

Yes, and I do my own hair.

4. Do you take your own tools...ie. comb,styling products etc

Nope, I don't take anything anywhere. I braid my own hair as I watch a few movies and I stop when I get bored to pick up when I next feel like it. So it's never a chore. If I do it in one sitting, it can take 8 hours. Otherwise, I usually stop, and put on a hat letting the finished part hang out of the hat (since I start braiding from the back and sides moving forward) till I'm next in the mood to continue.