When wearing wigs....

[NikkiNee]

as a protective style or wig challenege, do you braid your hair wet or blow dry then braid?

 

[aa9746]

as a protective style or wig challenege, do you braid your hair wet or blow dry then braid?

I braid wet or dry but I braid dry most of the time. I don't blow dry.

 

[NikkiNee]

oooh ok..so you let your hair air dry first and then braid...hmm

I was gonna start and join in the wig challenege and wash and braid my hair up tonite and throw on my wig for tomorrow..but uhmm I am tired now so it won't happen until Saturday lol

 

[yardyspice]

I can't do neat cornrows so I do this cornrow-like thing in the shower so I don't hear that hair popping sound and so it'll be tight.

 

[winnettag]

I don't blowdry, but I let it airdry in braids so it'll be stretched out.....sometimes it's a little damp.
I did blowdry once because my sister was complaining about my hair being nappy, but I won't any more....unless it's the tension method.

ETA: Good luck with the wig challenge! HHG!

 

[aa9746]

oooh ok..so you let your hair air dry first and then braid...hmm

I was gonna start and join in the wig challenege and wash and braid my hair up tonite and throw on my wig for tomorrow..but uhmm I am tired now so it won't happen until Saturday lol

I keep my hair braided 24/7. I will either wash and condition my hair in braids then rebraid.

Or I will undo my dry braids, finger detangle, rebraid then wash or condition. It basically depends on my mood.

 

[Neala21]

I typically braid on damp hair after airdry for a lil bit after washing my hair. or I will 2-strand twist my hair on damp hair and wear under my wig cap. Both methods work for me while I'm on the wig challenge. I just keep my hair moisturized underneath and clean too.

 

[BeautifulNameX]

I wan2 know too, i used to air dry im plats then cornrow but i realized i can braid it wet it was less time consuming. . . .but either way i get knots and splits. . . Blow drying is defeating the purpose of protective styling cause of the heat. . . I don't know lol

 

[ResultsMayVary]

I let it air dry 50% in sections then I cornrow it

 

[Lady S]

I have short natural hair, so I just twist them in finger coils when its wet.

 

[Charlie555]

I blow dry but without the comb attachment until 80% dry then braid. I also do co washes during the week with the braids still in. My braids are also done in a bee hive pattern to keep my ends all the way protected.

HTH

 

[Urban]

I usually do pixie braids on damp hair.

 

[NikkiNee]

I think I am going to try to braid myhiar while its damp.. now I don't even know h ow to cornrow good but I will give it a shot..
I bought a wig yesterday and it looked good in the store.. I tried it on at home and i hate it...I think it is because I know its a wig and I am use to my hair..lol....
I have to figure out how to protect my ends. Meaning if I cornrow my hair back do I put oil or siliken seal on my ends and connect them? I know I am asking question that probably have been asked before..forgive me I am newbie and trying to learn the right methods lol

 

[Nya33]

So i don't cornrow my hair when i'm wearing a wig/half wigh and put it in a really low bun and off i go. I only cornrow if i'm wearing a weave. As i take my half wig off each night I like to really get to my hair each night moisture and sealing tips to roots.

 

[southerncitygirl]

i braid my hair wet no cornrows, individual plaits. i loosely pull them back in ponytail with an elastic and tuck the ends under like a bun. I only blowdry my plaits if i need to go out and they are less than 80% dry. the wig cap smooshes them so theres no bulk, especially cause i'm braiding when wet. i'm retaining length pretty well i hope to be bsl or longer by june 2010. Oh and i only do full wigs.

 

[hair4romheaven]

I keep my hair braided 24/7. I will either wash and condition my hair in braids then rebraid.

Or I will undo my dry braids, finger detangle, rebraid then wash or condition. It basically depends on my mood.

'I do the above

 

[LadyPaniolo]

I am a wig queen, lol. That's mostly what I did all last year is wig it up. I cornrow my hair in the beehive pattern while it is wet/damp. I let it airdry like that. I leave it cornrowed for a few weeks, then take it down, do a protein treatment and immediately redo the cornrows. [ ETA: Of course I am washing, moisturizing etc while it is braided.]

I *used* to cornrow my hair going straight back, and flip up the ends that would hang down. Doing this caused *major* breakage of my nape It was awful. My WHOLE nape broke off. So I'm trying to get the word out that it can rip your nape out to do it like I used to.

 

[yaya24]

Blow dry, then get it cornrowed