Has anybody ever...

[FluffyRed]

braided their hair just to shampoo it?

I could swear I read this somewhere.

I am having some trouble tangling, between the new growth, texlaxed roots and straight ends.

I think I would braid it, put on a plastic barrette and then DC, cowash and unbraid.

I tried to do a search, but "braid and shampoo" brought up threads about microbraids.

Anyone done this or remember the thread?

 

[gloomgeisha]

My hair is too thick to braid before shampooing (and too short at this point), but I put my hair in two afropuffs to shampoo and condition.

Braiding IS considered a good method of washing hair that is delicate and easily tangled. The key is to dilute the shampoo and squeeze it into each braid/twist.

From here on you can either rinse the braid itself or unravel the braid to rinse and then rebraid quickly- doing this section by section. While I was transistioning I found the latter method to be a lot more tedious- but it reduced tangling significantly.

 

[feelfree]

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=249117

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/archive/index.php/t-127997.html


i co-washed in 8 braids last night.

since i am 6 months post, my NG and relaxed ends cause quite a bit of tangling. washing in braids reduces my tangles by about 75%. it is definitely a time and a hair saver.

 

[FluffyRed]

thanks so much!!

 

[winnettag]

Yep. As per the Crown & Glory method, whenever my hair is loose I braid it up before it comes into contact with water of any sort.

 

[LadyPaniolo]

The few times I have washed my APL 4a natural hair loose I have regretted it. So many tangles.

It takes a billion years to detangle and I find myself cursing that stupid decision. It makes it so much easier to wash in braids. When I wash it loose my ends take a beating during detangling. Braiding it up first saves my ends.

 

[Eisani]

So much easier to do it in sections! Lose less hair too.

 

[LovelyLionessa]

I always wash in braids and comb/detangle in sections. Works great!

 

[kurlybella]

I always wash in braids and comb/detangle in sections. Works great!

ditto. if i don't my hair is going to give me war and tears!

 

[TexturedTresses]

People who are relaxed.. how many braids do you do. If you rollerset do you do it like a mohawk. I have hair that tangles and would like to do this. Also, are you able to properly wash your scalp?