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Curlykale,
do you think that banding with braids will work with twa hair for stretching? my hair is so so so so so so tight like it is 6 inches all around but when wet it is one inch and that is shrivelled bad but nice curl but extremely short. the curl is so pretty but you can not see it because it is sooooooo shrunken.
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bless57 definitely, I think braiding and banding works on any length and texture. the best way I have found for it to work is
- towel dry with a t-shirt each section and braid it. air dry without product. this way your hair will air dry quickly (in one or 2 hours usually) and stretched (like a sort of blow out).
- after that, undo each braid, apply product (leave in, then oil, then gel/butter... if the leave in needs a little water you can use wet hands or spray a little amount), smooth with your hands and braid from the roots.
- on top of each braid, use a (long) elastic band (headband) that has no metal parts and band it from root to tip. make sure you are gentle.
- wear a satin scarf to bed and undo in the morning.
- to maintain it, make many small pineapples or banded pineapples all around your head at night and wear a satin bonnet.
- if needed, you can re-braid the sections during the week with moisturizer overnight.
Since you like the way your hair curls, you could twist the final part of each braid when braiding, or you could apply perm rods, or even better, twirl with product (leave in, butter, gel). you can also braid, band and leave the ends free. then wet the ends and twirl with product.
Homemade flax seed gel works great on dry hair, it moisturizes and it never flakes/ it works really well overnight, in case you wish to extend your time between shampoos.
I hope it works for you!