For the last week I have been wearing mini twists as a protective style. I was hesitant about this style in the beginning, but it has definitely grown on me. For my hair type, they are starting to look like locs even though there are no signs of locking. I love the versatility and the ability to continue to style my hair even with the twists in. Before, I didn't like wearing twists because they were just there...not much flair or pizazz. But now, I am able to pin them to the side, throw on a head band, do flat twists, etc. The possibilities are endless, just like with natural hair.As of now, I plan on keeping the twists in for 3-4 weeks.
For the first few nights I experimented with ways to keep my hair stretched and moisturized overnight.
Night One: I tried Naptural95's (YouTube) hair wrapping method... I had a feeling that it wouldn't work because my twists are not nearly as long as her's are, but I figured it was worth a shot. I ended up using a leave-in conditioner mix to mist my hair and make the twists hang.
Night Two: I did four flat twists going all the way back. This also left my hair poking in random directions leaving me no choice but to spritz and reshape my hair.
Night Three: I followed Keythema's (YouTube) Moisturizing routine which involves making hair damp (not dripping) with a leave-in conditioning spray, followed by Shea butter or a Shea butter mix on the hair, focusing on the ends. I then chose to put the twists into 3 ponytails, banding the ends. The hair is then covered with a clear shower cap, and then reinforced with a hair wrap. This is also referred to as the "Bagging method."
This has become my ritual and I love the way that my hair feels every morning and throughout the day. My hair has remained moisturized and healthy. In the morning I just take out the bands, shake my hair and finger form the hair to fall the way that I desire. Because the hair is still moist, it is easy to rearrange and will dry in that form.
I don't have pictures yet, but plan to take some for the remainder of my mini twist term.
Until next time, stay nappily happy!
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