Maintenance

 How to Take Care of Your Weave - Daily Care

Daily care consists of 3 parts - protecting, styling & maintaining.

Protecting - Before you start styling your hair in the morning the very first thing you must do is moisturise. The amount of moisturising you need to do is dependent on how good your night time routine is, the type of virgin hair you have and how old the hair is. Spray your virgin hair with a light moisturiser (you can mix conditioner and water in a spray bottle to make your own). If your night time routine is great and you've followed all the tips below then this should be very easy for you. Spray the hair very lightly and rub in with your fingers, comb through the hair with a wide tooth comb then spray again until the hair is softer. Complete this stage by adding 2 drops of Argan oil or Olive oil (or any oil you prefer) to your palms and rubbing it all over especially on the ends. Make sure this is done before styling your hair - if done well you may not even need to style the hair at all - it just falls into place. 

Styling - When styling your virgin hair make sure that you are using the right tools for the job. Try to avoid tough bristle brushes to style your hair as this can scratch the hair cuticle. Once the hair cuticle becomes excessively scratched or damaged the hair will start to clump together, tangle and matte. Virgin hair is less resistant to the scratching of the bristle brush than your real hair is. So if you want to keep the hair strands smooth and silky, avoid the bristle brush. Great alternatives include a paddle brush with coated tips and wide tooth combs. 

If you choose to tie your hair up, make sure you avoid using elastic bands. The elastic band is any type of hair's worst nightmare. It grabs the hair and rips it out, even if you are really careful. A great alternative is to use a medium/thick hairband without the metal grip or grips and clips.

Avoid using heat tools without heat protection, especially on the ends. Heat protection has elements that help protect the cuticle when heat is applied. Nothing damages the cuticles quicker than running heat through the hair constantly without any heat protection. And you know what happens when the cuticles are damaged - tangle time! You can bypass using heat tools altogether by using bendy rollers before you sleep to give big beautiful curls. And if you need straight hair, before bringing out the hair straighteners - ask yourself - could a blow dryer and a comb do this? If so - minimise straightening your hair to once or twice a week maximum. 

Maintaining - you worry that your hair may not keep its style throughout the day so you carry in your handbag a collection of combs and tools to attack the hair with every 30 minutes without realising. Stop it! Stop brushing it so much, stop running your hands through it all the time just leave it alone and let it look pretty. Remember - virgin hair cuticles are not attached to a scalp so they will not be getting any of the natural oils and nutrients your scalp would normally give your real hair.

Now i'm not saying you should go around looking like a wild animal, if your hair needs taming then do so. Always see if you can sort it out with your fingers first and if not then bring out the brush, but make sure you start from the bottom and work your way up with the brush or comb.

How to Take Care of Your Weave at Night

For short to medium styles with straight hair:

  1.  Brush out any tangles or knots  with a wide tooth comb

  2. Use a light moisturiser to re-hydrate the hair (Be very light, the  product build up can happen very quickly and compromise your style, use this step only as needed)

  3. Use a moisturiser on the nape and edges of your hair, if you have any hair out, be sure to gently moisturise that as well and try to reach your scalp at least twice a week. 

  4. Wrap the sewn in hair in a circular motion using a large paddle brush around the head and secure with pins if necessary.

  5. Secure with a silk or satin scarf or tight satin bonnet.      *If you have a longer style, wrapping may be cumbersome and large flexi rod rollers to secure the hair may be a better option. They are quick and will not alter the bone straight look, but will give your hair body and protect the style while you sleep.

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HAIR Weaves require some maintenance and care in order to get the best longevity from their store. Some women wont go ahead and take extra precautions into taking care of their weaves including wrapping their head of hair through the night and not washing and caring for them properly.

Listed below are 5 quick ideas to help you look after your curly weave.

1.) Tend not to brush or comb your curly weave when its dry. A lot of people do not realize the damage this may do today to wild hair. Wild hair is more susceptible to breaking off so when you try to comb through the curls when its dry you happen to be just begging to break off some hair-ends by tugging on knots and tangles. Only comb using a wide tooth comb when its wet.

2.) Your weave needs deep conditioning. Conditioner must be used on your weave if it is human hair so that hair moisturized. Unlike your real human hair, weaves and hair extensions cant seem to freeze natural moisture and oils created from the scalp. So to keep your weave its best, you need to pick a cold wash which uses cold water in support of conditioner. No shampoo.

3.) Utilize a curl activator, curl cream or serum. The products are formulated especially for curly textures to help smooth hair and leave gorgeous, silky locks.

4.) Tend not to blow try your curly weave. Heat and air combined will cause the head of hair to frizz out. Instead; towel the job and allow the weave hair dry naturally.

5.) After the tresses are dry don't let yourself be influenced to run your hands through the hair or handle it excessive. Touching your hair often will eliminate the moisture in the hair and cause your hair to frizz out.For more info click site

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