Ready to make yourself a beautiful set of tight braids? Making braids snug to the garment is a traditional art that anyone with a little patience can learn, but it takes some time and skill to perfect. This article will help you get started with the basics while avoiding some of the mistakes beginners often make. Read on to learn how to make tight braids.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Part 1: Prepare to Weave
Step 1. Plan your hairstyle
Keeping in mind what your end goal must look like will help you form a path to get there. Draw a design, or mark on a Styrofoam wig stand. The easiest amount to start with is probably between four and six sections from the front to the back of the head.
- Draw the way you want your pigtails to take. Do you want them to go straight from forehead to nape, or do you want them to curve?
- How big do you want the rows to be?
Step 2. Wet your hair
Sprinkle water, or water mixed with a detangler, on your hair. Comb or brush them to remove any larger knots. The hair should be slightly damp, but not too wet. The reason for this is that you don't want to have to pull your hair a lot to create the necessary tension to hold the hairstyle. Hair expands when wet and contracts when it dries.
Despite what people say about a tight braid, this is the best way to get it - by not pulling the hair hard away from the skull
Step 3. Part your hair
Start with a section of hair in the front, where you want the first braid to begin. Tie the parts of your hair you aren't weaving into two pigtails so they don't bother. Move the rest of the hair away so that you have an open path to follow. Then take a small piece of hair where you want the braid to begin.
- Don't get too many, especially near the hairline, or you'll have to pull too hard to continue.
- You can moisten the first part with cream. Continue to moisten as you weave your hair.
Method 2 of 3: Part 2: Weave the First Section
Step 1. Separate the first section into three strands
Step 2. Make a normal braid of about 2 "points" to start
Pass the right section under the middle section, the left section under the middle section, the right section under the middle section, and the left section under the middle section.
Step 3. Begin the pigtails
Keeping the two side strands aside, grab underneath this initial braid to add some hair to the middle strand. Blend this new hair into the middle strand completely so that they are part of it, and you'll have 3 strands again. Make a braid stitch with these three strands. Continue braiding, adding a little extra hair each time to the middle braid, and repeat until you have no more hair to add.
If you have reached the end but there is still hair left, continue with a regular 3 strand braid
Step 4. Secure the braid
You can use a snap bead, hair clip, hair clip, barrette, lace clip, or whatever you like, as long as you can easily take it off later.
Uncovered (elastic) rubber ties are not recommended, unless they are the type made specifically for hair. Those for office use will destroy the hair
Step 5. Start the next row
Loosen a section of hair close to the first one. Make sure it is the same size as the first strand. Moisten the new section of hair, then start the braid with 2 points. Braid the lock to the ends, then tie it up.
Step 6. Finish braiding the rest of the hair
Work methodically to create neat braids that run from forehead to nape. The pigtails should all be roughly the same size.
Method 3 of 3: Part 3: Taking care of the pigtails
Step 1. Keep your braids tidy at night
Wear a scarf on your head at night to keep your hair from coming loose. Your braids should be able to stay in place for a week or longer.
Step 2. Wash your hair every few days
Simply put a stocking cap over it, and use your shower head or sprinkler to force water under the braids. Use a water-diluted shampoo to wash, clean water to rinse, and spray your hair with a no-rinse conditioner or hair oil afterward.
Step 3. Pay close attention to the sun
It is very easy to get sunburn on the head, because the pigtails leave the skin exposed. Apply sunscreen or wear a hat.
Advice
- A precise weave, and not how hard it pulls from the skull, is what makes a hairstyle last. Pulling too hard does nothing to help a hairstyle last, it only leads to pain and hair loss.
- If you don't want to get your hair wet first, you can at least consider using a hair cream or mask, or leave the conditioner on (however, if you wet brittle hair you could cause it to break because the hair shrinks as it dries.). Some people don't like getting their hair wet, and that's fine. However, if you don't, you will need to pay extra attention to tension. You must have a very light touch.
- People with fine or soft, straight hair may want to use some type of braid spray to help make the hair more "sticky" so that the braid doesn't come undone when inserted into slippery, fine hair.
- Tight braids stay in place longer than large ones.
- For thick, curly or "puffy" hair, braids can last up to a month.
- If you tuck your hair underneath, you are doing an "invisible" trace braid, while if you grab the hair from the bottom out, you are doing a "visible" trace braid.
- People with smoother or softer hair may need to use something called "water wax" or a protein-based hair gel to help the hairstyle last over time, and to avoid the need for more tension during styling. styling.
- Don't pull too hard!
Warnings
- This hairstyle shouldn't hurt. If you see that the skin is raised, or the person complains that it is painful, go back and start over. Too much tension in the braids can cause traction alopecia (a specific type of hair loss), and it could become permanent; it can also cause infections and irritation.
- To keep the braids in place, use a moisturizing, flexible hair gel or hair wax when styling.
