breakage styles/uneven hair lengths

[summerof1990]

I wear a lot of buns and im thinking this is what gave my hair breakage.
The type of breakage u know is really bad bc one length is bra strap and certain sections are like reallly short. Three to four inches. (Like towards top sides of the head not hair line)

what type of protecrive styles would u recco?
Will it be safe to ue a snap pin (instead of bobby pins ) to keep the hair from getting handled too much?

If the breakage was sl i would cut it but im def not cutting all my hair. There would be no way to style it.
I'll let it grow a decent length then cut it alllll.

If u have experienced this please enlighten me on your story.

IS THIS A CUTE STYLE? PROTECTIVE AT THAT?

 

[summerof1990]

I saw this realky cute styke karruechi did let me get my laptop!!!

 

[ChocolatePie777]

Yeah that's cute...just add weave hair if you want and remeber to moisturize the exposed parts and the length and tie it down at night to keep it tidy

 

[summerof1990]

Yeah that's cute...just add weave hair if you want and remeber to moisturize the exposed parts and the length and tie it down at night to keep it tidy

Thanks a lot.
I thought i was safe with buns....

 

[biznesswmn]

Hi there
I would second that - moisturize the exposed parts, and seal! I wore my hair this way, didnt moisturize or seal, and it got dry and broke along the braid. The hair in the braid was moist and protected. Im thinking of doing a similar style myself but with more braids to limit exposed hair.
HTH

 

[summerof1990]

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[sharifeh]

Thanks a lot.
I thought i was safe with buns....

what's wrong with buns?

 

[greenandchic]

summerof1990 - I fail to comprehend how buns are causing breakage. Are they too tight? In the same spots all the time? What kind of ponytail holders are you using? Are you using socks? Mesh "socks"? Tell me more.

 

[southerncitygirl]

sharifeh

buns don't work for everyone, especially if you have fine areas. my hair around edges is fine and even if i don't use a brush or comb to pull it back my stylist can tell (i only see her about 4-5 times a year). i never pull it back tightly either.

i hate that ppl on this forum forget that everything doesn't work for everybody.....especially with co-washing and bunning.

 

[sharifeh]

southerncitygirl

i was just wondering, buns actually aren't my best friend either, (neither is cowashing actually). that's why i asked the op, i was just curious ... no biggie

 

[summerof1990]

what's wrong with buns?

i think i wore them too long and it broke off some of my hair leaving it with short sections. it broke off where the most tension is i believe thats on the sides not the hair line but the center sides

 

[summerof1990]

summerof1990 - I fail to comprehend how buns are causing breakage. Are they too tight? In the same spots all the time? What kind of ponytail holders are you using? Are you using socks? Mesh "socks"? Tell me more.

nooo no socks and im just wearing a bun that is basically a curled under ponytail something simple. just a regular tuck in the hair pony no extra socks nothing

 

[Channy31]

Im forever in buns! Its a habit I can't seem to get out of, i'd love some new protective styles too!

 

[Enyo]

Bunning has been really good to the back of my hair, but not the front. I recently started wearing the front part of my hair in twists and the back in a bun to see if it helps. My hair is almost WL in the front and only collarbone length in the front and on the sides. I hope the manipulation won't make it worse.

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[greenandchic]

nooo no socks and im just wearing a bun that is basically a curled under ponytail something simple. just a regular tuck in the hair pony no extra socks nothing

My strands are on the finer side and I have to keep my buns/ponytails looser and change positions every now and then. I also use satin covered ponytail holders.

I actually experience breakage at the nape from my shirt collars.

 

[summerof1990]

Bunning has been really good to the back of my hair, but not the front. I recently started wearing the front part of my hair in twists and the back in a bun to see if it helps. My hair is almost WL in the front and only collarbone length in the front and on the sides. I hope the manipulation won't make it worse.

Sent from p

SEE!!! i guess some of us aren't bun friendly what I plan to do is give the sections that are really short extraaaa moisture at need and pin it down so avoid it being exposed...

 

[summerof1990]

My strands are on the finer side and I have to keep my buns/ponytails looser and change positions every now and then. I also use satin covered ponytail holders.

I actually experience breakage at the nape from my shirt collars.

remember those days

 

[Ms Lala]

Regular brushed back buns do not work well for me either on a regular basis. My edges can't take it. I usually do some type of tuck or twist in the front. I wouldn't cut my hair. Maybe a braid out updo with the ends hanging out at the top. The braid out should help the different lengths blend.

 

[Enyo]

SEE!!! i guess some of us aren't bun friendly what I plan to do is give the sections that are really short extraaaa moisture at need and pin it down so avoid it being exposed...

Whoops. I meant WL in the BACK, but I see you understood me anyway. This thread is very timely for me because I have literally been trying to get the front to catch up for a year. Because the back has gotten so long, I never thought it was the bun. So last week, I decided to wear twist in the front at least 4 days a week and a straight bun for the rest of the time. I also started using a sulfur mix 3 times a week on the front section of my hair.

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