Twist/braid/bun For Growth Challenge 2017 (no Extensions)
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MizzBFly
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I really envy you women what are able to bun with your natural hair. How do you get it sleek?
Anaisin
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Depending on the gel I use and the weather, a sleek bun can easily turn into a tangled frizz ball.
But anyway my night to morning bun routine
Night
1. Shampoo
2. Condition
3. Use turbie twist/towel until damp (70-85% dry)
4. Moisturize & detangle damp hair
5. Braid 4-8 sections. Wear scarf or bonnet to sleep
Morning
Take braids down.
Part hair horizontally.
Apply and smooth gel on back section
Part the front section the way you want your part to lay (middle, side). Clip one of those 2 sections away then start sectioning small parts, applying gel and smoothing.
Tie die with a scarf until I leave for work/school.
This description is a mess but a ton of girls on YouTube do it. Or you can try the hit or miss wet bun. Apply moisturizer and gel to squeezed out wet hair, bun and air dry.
Buns doing my night to morning routine with Oyin hair dew and Wetline Xtreme gel.
My hit or miss wetbun/ponytail. Moisturize and apply gel right out of the shower. I braided the ponytail here and let it air dry overnight then unraveled.
Skip to 2:00 to see what I mean by smooth the gel in sections
snoop
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I water washed/rinsed last night. I didn't have enough time to redo the twists, so I did them today. They are so quick and easy to redo (even though they weren't twisted tightly) and and they were easy to do a quick detangling session on. I'm not sure what changed (maybe the way that I twist?) Either way, I'm loving it!
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MizzBFly
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Thanks for sharing, is this done weekly or every other night?
Anaisin
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I don't really time it. Most of the time after wearing a bun 2 days I switch it to 2 braids simply because I can't keep my hands out of my hair. I wash my hair 1-2 times a week though
If I use too much gel I'll rinse it out and do it over. It depends. I could only wish to have a perfectly set regimen lol
faithVA
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I finally switched up my style a bit. I did well in doing the same style for two months.
I twisted the back towards the crown in 5 flat twist. I combined those into one flat twist to the right at the crown of my head and then put two more flat twists to the right in the front. This will be a nice change but will still keep it simple.
I have some styles in Pinterest I want to try. I think my hair is getting long enough where they may work out. But I need to wait until I stop swimming for the season so I can keep the style for more than 2 days.
I twisted the back towards the crown in 5 flat twist. I combined those into one flat twist to the right at the crown of my head and then put two more flat twists to the right in the front. This will be a nice change but will still keep it simple.
I have some styles in Pinterest I want to try. I think my hair is getting long enough where they may work out. But I need to wait until I stop swimming for the season so I can keep the style for more than 2 days.
ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
Hair is in 12 big twists pulled up in a ponytail. Will wear these for around 5 or so days.
Colocha
acne cream and afro dreams
And here is the resultant bun:
Used regular moisturizing products, no gel. Put a ribbon tie over the bun to hold it in place because my hair fork would not cooperate.
faithVA
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That's a lot of lovely hair.
ItsMeLilLucky
NotLucky no mo' just blessed.
When I was natural, my hair was really adamant on NOT laying down. The only way I could get my hair into a bun was if it was straightened. I envied them as well
Alta Angel
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I will post some pics soon. School is starting tomorrow and I just finished my classroom!
This summer, I have followed the following monthly schedule:
This summer, I have followed the following monthly schedule:
- Day 1: Wash/condition/steam and braid hair to air dry and stretch.
- Day 2: Twist using SM JBCO Leave-In and Curl Enhancing Smoothie. Each night, I "French braid" my twist into two braids and I bobby pin each braid to my head for maximum stretch. It takes me about 5 hours to twist.
- Day 3 thru Day 13: Spray with African Royale braid spray nightly and French braid. I use SM Moisture Milk as needed at night only. I moisturize my hair at night so it doesn't shrink up during the day.
- Day 14 (2 week mark): I use Sulfur 8 spray on my scalp and massage in. I then spray with African Royale and steam for 30 minutes. Afterwards, I moisturize with SM Hair Milk, French braid in two braids, bobby pin, and then tie down with scarf to reduce any frizz.
- Week 3-4: See Day 3-13. Or I will wear a twist out during week 4.
VictoriousBrownFlower
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When I did my twists this wk I did something a bit different. I really wanted to see what my hair looked like with "no product" for me which is leave in and sealant.
I did everything as I would normally but instead of twisting on wet hair when I applied my products I just let it dry loose. Here is a pic of my dry " no product" hair.
After I was done playing in it I twisted it up how I normally do. Sectioned combed through and twisted. It came out with more even looking twists. I was also able to put more twists in. I actually like doing my twists on dry hair better than wet.
I think I will do it this way from now on. The only thing I will do different next time is apply more leave in per section before combing through the dry hair to see if it will cut down on tangles and hair loss.
I did everything as I would normally but instead of twisting on wet hair when I applied my products I just let it dry loose. Here is a pic of my dry " no product" hair.
After I was done playing in it I twisted it up how I normally do. Sectioned combed through and twisted. It came out with more even looking twists. I was also able to put more twists in. I actually like doing my twists on dry hair better than wet.
I think I will do it this way from now on. The only thing I will do different next time is apply more leave in per section before combing through the dry hair to see if it will cut down on tangles and hair loss.
ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
Rocking a very crooked French braid for the next 5 or 6 days. Silk headbands are helping to tame the fro that has formed around my roots & hairline 
faithVA
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Had to shampoo this week since I didn't last week. I decided to try the Nexxus Shampoo since I liked the generic Nexxus conditioner and the Nexxus Emergencee. I like the shampoo. It doesn't strip my hair. I bought a sample of some Nexxus masque with protein. I like that as well. After that I just threw a bunch of products in my hair and twisted it up.
I'm sticking to this style for August and probably September. I take the back and twist towards the crown. I do two flat twist across the front. I do a flat twist across the crown and intertwine the flat twist in the back into it. It doesn't get too much easier than that.
We have a new natural salon down the street. I am considering making an appointment and letting them do a consultation and maybe a flat twist style. We shall see
I'm sticking to this style for August and probably September. I take the back and twist towards the crown. I do two flat twist across the front. I do a flat twist across the crown and intertwine the flat twist in the back into it. It doesn't get too much easier than that.
We have a new natural salon down the street. I am considering making an appointment and letting them do a consultation and maybe a flat twist style. We shall see
VictoriousBrownFlower
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I find twists of all types to be so beautiful and they're flattering on anyone.Had to shampoo this week since I didn't last week. I decided to try the Nexxus Shampoo since I liked the generic Nexxus conditioner and the Nexxus Emergencee. I like the shampoo. It doesn't strip my hair. I bought a sample of some Nexxus masque with protein. I like that as well. After that I just threw a bunch of products in my hair and twisted it up.
I'm sticking to this style for August and probably September. I take the back and twist towards the crown. I do two flat twist across the front. I do a flat twist across the crown and intertwine the flat twist in the back into it. It doesn't get too much easier than that.
We have a new natural salon down the street. I am considering making an appointment and letting them do a consultation and maybe a flat twist style. We shall see
Does the Nexxus shampoo have protein in it?
faithVA
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I don't know. Let me check. I didn't read the label. I just picked it up.
VictoriousBrownFlower
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I looked up the ingredients and it seems the only protein in it is keratin which I'm not too worried about because it's low on the list. I was looking for a good sulfate shampoo to use when my hair needs something a bit more stripping without making it dry. It has really great reviews and ingredients so I'll try it.
faithVA
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Thank you because I didn't look at nothing.
it's good to know it has a little protein in it because I think my hair could use a little extra protein. I will hit ULTA at the end of the month to try some more samples before I settle on anything. Costco has the large bottles of Nexxus i will purchase it it works out.
VictoriousBrownFlower
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Thank you because I didn't look at nothing.
Yeah I understand that. I'm a stickler for ingredients. I look out for certain things that I know negatively affect my hair like too much protein high up on the list of ingredients. I was actually quite impressed by the ingredient list for this shampoo. I think my hair will really like it so thanks for mentioning.Yeah I think my hair needs a bit of protein as well especially because I'm protective styling most of the time. It shouldn't affect my hair too much because I only plan to use it maybe every other wk and using my shampoo bar the weeks in between.
Ulta has the larger size as well or at least on their website they do and it only costs 19.99. I am going to buy the smaller bottle to test out first. If I don't like it I'll just do what I do with all products I don't like and give it to my neice. So I don't have to worry about wasting money.
Alma Petra
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Alma Petra
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I still wear my wash and gos in a bun on a daily basis. I rarely wear my wash and gos down. But I will now increase the frequency of wash days. I will most likely be washing every other day instead of once a week. This is because my shedding is increasing again and detangling becomes more frustrating with more shed hairs to deal with the longer that I go between washes.
I cowash almost exclusively.
I cowash almost exclusively.
charmtreese
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I went to Houston, TX last week to hangout with friends. I knew that the humidity would be ridiculous so I decided to stay in my twist for pretty much the entire trip. However, for the last party I wore my hair in a twist out since I was going to wash my hair the next day anyway...when I made it back to the hotel I was shocked at how wrong TX did my hair....
Before
After
Before
After
faithVA
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It looks good both ways though.
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