I am so happy that I found your channel. I just did a cute cornrow protective style a few days ago..I paid $160..and I was saying I need to learn to do my own hair and save some money..as you said the hairstylist doesn't seem concerned as to how they treat your hair. Thank u again
Ghanafo!!! 🇬🇭 Also I realized that as someone with fine-medium strands, that extensions etc just aren’t for me because the buildup is too much when I take it out and I always lose a lot of hair. Now I’m just focused on doing twists/mini twists with my own hair because I also get to put in the moisture on a more regular basis and it’s lighter on my head since I’m located in Cali now. Plus it’s less work to put in and take out since I do my own hair.
I think that I have a different story to tell. I leave my protective style for 4 or 5 weeks before washing it and this is because I live in a very cold place. The good thing is that I do Water Only Method. That means I don't wash my hair with shampoo just warm water. So the sebum my scalp produces moisturise my hair naturally and this is the reason why after protective styling, I don't do any other thing to my hair until I washed it, apply fenugreek leave in, oil my scalp with sesame oil and go for another 4 or 5 weeks before taking it down. On the whole, I always leave my protective style for maximum of 10 weeks. My hair comes out amazingly great. I don't use shampoo, butter or cream. Just sesame oil, almond oil fenugreek. That is all. My sebum is taking care of every other thing. Thank God for this wonderful gift of nature
That's very fascinating, I've heard great things about all of those but I've never tried this water only method. I'll have to look into that. Thanks for sharing!
I do the water only method is summer, I basically live outside in summer so I wash my hair in the garden at the tap then braid it back up and do another sew in. My hair flourishes.
Yaay! I'm so excited I've discovered you. I went to hunt for more videos then realized you just started. So.... I'm one of your pioneer subscribers and followers.
Thank you so much and welcome to the party! Lol yes I am brand spanking new so thank you for taking a chance on me and watching the video hope you enjoyed!
I was so disappointed when I realized that she just started uploading. I'm subscribing to enjoy the ride with you. Continue to spread this much-needed message, especially to the new naturals. We all can test and keep the truth. Happy you are doing your part in helping this generation to accept the God-given crown. The truth and the genuine care for our unique hair type are gone in today's UA-cam streets. Nevertheless, I am grateful for Everything I've learned in the past 9 years. I will continue to love and embrace what is mine.
@@simplyandoime7344 lol I'm sorry I wish I had started my channel sooner! 😂😂 Thank you for your kind words and your insights, I agree it feels like it gets harder and harder to find more quality content on our hair these days but hopefully with time more voices will start speaking up about their journeys.
I had a really pretty, really bomb protective style sometime in 2019. Unfortunately, it took my edges. To this day, I still have significantly shorter edges than the rest of my hair. I swore that I would never again do any style that looks bomb short term and brings damage long term.
@@preciousfro it was ...we call them Ghanaian lines in Kenya, but I guess you can call them add in cornrows? Similar to NappyFu's most recent hairstyle which also took her edges. I avoid it like the plague.
You are seriously God sent,it’s as if you came here to speak my plans into existence. I am planning to have my hair in for 6 months but I was giving up cause of aging and growth. I was actually planning to revamp it(which is basically take it down then rebraid to cover the growth) and I will do very soon. I hope you come back here and shed some light. Will definitely check you out on Instagram. Thank you for also saying the truth about protective styling. They are both good and bad depending on how you put em in and how you take em out. Thank you again and can’t wait for tail bone length too seems we are so like minded in leaving our hair out then. Much love❤
I love your series of videos. I’ll be looking forward to your next videos. Would mind you doing a video of how you wash your hair during your protective hairstyles session? And if you have any recommendations for those of us who like to work out a few times a week and sweat.
Thank you for watching! Yes! I plan on doing that in late May. I'm in the process of getting ready to move and I want to film that in our new home. Stay tuned!
You are a brilliant, eloquent shining blessing. I combed out too much hard earned hair today and cannot sleep:( I had an awful buildup… from Uncle funkys gel yuck! Anyway I washed it tangled badly. Brished and brushed. Clumps! I greased and braided after. So my hair is still full but feel like I am starting over. Maybe exaggerating. My hubby thinks I am hair obsessed. I enjoyed this video. I adore your smart awesome content! Congrats in this huge success. Are you a virgo?
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm sorry to hear about your rough tangling session, have you ever tried incorporating finger detangling instead? And no I am a Taurus, but I don't really follow the signs stuff to be honest.
@@preciousfro i am taurus too its real!!! Lol I am only finger detangling now! So excited. I did not lose as much as I thought. Thank god. Going to mist daily wear high puffs for a while to take a break from protective styles.
I just came across your video. You have the patience of a saint with your hair. I have a lot of patience but not with my hair. I'm fully natural but my hair is long and not as thick as yours. It used to be like yours before relaxers. Your hair is beautiful.
@@preciousfro I began growing my relaxer out 10yrs ago. I cut half inch off monthly until it was gone. My hair is approximately 4-6 inches past my shoulders but a lot thinner than it used to be.
I love your Channel can u please tell me what kind of Jewelry u r wearing in your hair I want to accent my twist since I can’t have Blonde Color this is a good alternative to buying blonde weave hair it is so cute where can I get it please I feel like I’m bored with just black hair I need something else Thank You.
I loved this video so much! I relate to so many things you said and I also learned so much from you. I have a genuine question. I also wish I could wear my hair out every day of the year but I know it's not the best way to grow my hair due to quicker tangling and getting dryer so much quicker. My hair retains moisutre 100x better when I twist it and leave it alone. My quesiton is: does our natural hair in its most natural state do this so it remains short and off our shoulders since we are originally from a hot climate place? Idk if there is like biology or a specific purpose to the way our natural hair is and behaves before manipulation. I hope my quesiton makes sense.
It's an interesting question and I definitely can't say that I know the answer but I've heard some people say it was designed that way to protect our scalp from the very hot sun in those climates, but who can know for sure?
My hair is almost never in its natural state. It’s always braided (knotless low tension braids) or in twists. So I have noticed in a lot of hair growth in the past years bc of this.
“Protective styling” with crochet braids destroyed my edges. I’ve been trying to regrow them since 2017. Sometimes they look halfway decent then they break because the hairs in that area has just become fragile. When I look back at pictures of my thick full edges before I discovered “protective styling”, I despair. I’m still trying my best to baby my edges to see if I can get them back to even a quarter of their former thickness.
Love the content ,just what I needed to hear as I've just put in a protective style. I also used to think that the tight braids was a sign of growth .😂😂
@@samanthamaynard6491 aah okay cool! I don't like passion twists on my hair because my hair tends to tangle too much in them for summer reason, be I look forward to hearing your overall review on them after a your son weeks!
I wash my hair at most 2x per month, sometimes once a month. When I have my hair in a protective style I focus on just washing my scalp. When I'm washing my actual natural hair, I wash it only in around 8 braids, so that will happen at most one per 3 months since my hair is typically in a protective style for 6 months. Hope that helps.
Thank you so much for your advice I've seen so many UA-camrs and I can only say you are one in a million. I do have a question, how would you recommend we moisturise our hair in protective styles if we can't rebraid every month?
Thanks so much! I would recommend that you wash your hair in that protective style with a moisturizing shampoo and a conditioner so that you're able to get some moisture in!
I agree with you on crochets, I don't think that they're a good protective style at all unfortunately and also notice some breakage when i had installed them last. They're on my "bad" list. Thank you for watching!
Your knowledge is enlightening I have said forever there is too much emphasis on hair styling and not on haircare.
I completely agree, it's time for that type of thinking to change in our community.
Thank you
I am so happy that I found your channel. I just did a cute cornrow protective style a few days ago..I paid $160..and I was saying I need to learn to do my own hair and save some money..as you said the hairstylist doesn't seem concerned as to how they treat your hair. Thank u again
Thank you for watching! wow $160 for cornrows! You can def. learn to do those yourself!
Ghanafo!!! 🇬🇭 Also I realized that as someone with fine-medium strands, that extensions etc just aren’t for me because the buildup is too much when I take it out and I always lose a lot of hair. Now I’m just focused on doing twists/mini twists with my own hair because I also get to put in the moisture on a more regular basis and it’s lighter on my head since I’m located in Cali now. Plus it’s less work to put in and take out since I do my own hair.
I totally understand that, twists are def. easier maintenance that added hair styles
I think that I have a different story to tell. I leave my protective style for 4 or 5 weeks before washing it and this is because I live in a very cold place. The good thing is that I do Water Only Method. That means I don't wash my hair with shampoo just warm water. So the sebum my scalp produces moisturise my hair naturally and this is the reason why after protective styling, I don't do any other thing to my hair until I washed it, apply fenugreek leave in, oil my scalp with sesame oil and go for another 4 or 5 weeks before taking it down. On the whole, I always leave my protective style for maximum of 10 weeks. My hair comes out amazingly great. I don't use shampoo, butter or cream. Just sesame oil, almond oil fenugreek. That is all. My sebum is taking care of every other thing. Thank God for this wonderful gift of nature
That's very fascinating, I've heard great things about all of those but I've never tried this water only method. I'll have to look into that. Thanks for sharing!
I do the water only method is summer, I basically live outside in summer so I wash my hair in the garden at the tap then braid it back up and do another sew in. My hair flourishes.
Yaay! I'm so excited I've discovered you. I went to hunt for more videos then realized you just started. So.... I'm one of your pioneer subscribers and followers.
Thank you so much and welcome to the party! Lol yes I am brand spanking new so thank you for taking a chance on me and watching the video hope you enjoyed!
I was so disappointed when I realized that she just started uploading. I'm subscribing to enjoy the ride with you. Continue to spread this much-needed message, especially to the new naturals. We all can test and keep the truth. Happy you are doing your part in helping this generation to accept the God-given crown.
The truth and the genuine care for our unique hair type are gone in today's UA-cam streets.
Nevertheless, I am grateful for Everything I've learned in the past 9 years. I will continue to love and embrace what is mine.
@@simplyandoime7344 lol I'm sorry I wish I had started my channel sooner! 😂😂 Thank you for your kind words and your insights, I agree it feels like it gets harder and harder to find more quality content on our hair these days but hopefully with time more voices will start speaking up about their journeys.
@@preciousfro God's timing is always the best. Yes, many more voices with pure intentions will arise.
Greetings from Suriname 🇸🇷
@@preciousfro your attitude and quality of content are a God send - so privileged to be one of your Day 1 subscribers
I had a really pretty, really bomb protective style sometime in 2019. Unfortunately, it took my edges. To this day, I still have significantly shorter edges than the rest of my hair. I swore that I would never again do any style that looks bomb short term and brings damage long term.
Oh man that stinks but I've definitely been there. What kind of protective style was it if you don't mind me asking?
@@preciousfro it was ...we call them Ghanaian lines in Kenya, but I guess you can call them add in cornrows? Similar to NappyFu's most recent hairstyle which also took her edges. I avoid it like the plague.
New sub, awaiting those tutorials
Thank you! Mystic braids tutorial will be out Monday!!
5 minutes into the detangling video and I subbed. Your content is the truth👍👍
Thanks so much!
Love your channel already because you have my hair type, truly 4c hair. Keep going. The content is great.
Thank you so much!!! I hope you continue to enjoy my content❤️
You are seriously God sent,it’s as if you came here to speak my plans into existence. I am planning to have my hair in for 6 months but I was giving up cause of aging and growth. I was actually planning to revamp it(which is basically take it down then rebraid to cover the growth) and I will do very soon. I hope you come back here and shed some light. Will definitely check you out on Instagram. Thank you for also saying the truth about protective styling. They are both good and bad depending on how you put em in and how you take em out. Thank you again and can’t wait for tail bone length too seems we are so like minded in leaving our hair out then. Much love❤
Thank you so much! I plan on being way more active! I've missed this community!
I understand that tight braiding horror lol, my family is Nigerian and it's the same
Glad I'm not alone with that one! lol
I love your series of videos. I’ll be looking forward to your next videos. Would mind you doing a video of how you wash your hair during your protective hairstyles session? And if you have any recommendations for those of us who like to work out a few times a week and sweat.
Thank you for watching! Yes! I plan on doing that in late May. I'm in the process of getting ready to move and I want to film that in our new home. Stay tuned!
You are a brilliant, eloquent shining blessing. I combed out too much hard earned hair today and cannot sleep:( I had an awful buildup… from Uncle funkys gel yuck! Anyway I washed it tangled badly. Brished and brushed. Clumps! I greased and braided after. So my hair is still full but feel like I am starting over. Maybe exaggerating. My hubby thinks I am hair obsessed. I enjoyed this video. I adore your smart awesome content! Congrats in this huge success. Are you a virgo?
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm sorry to hear about your rough tangling session, have you ever tried incorporating finger detangling instead? And no I am a Taurus, but I don't really follow the signs stuff to be honest.
@@preciousfro i am taurus too its real!!! Lol I am only finger detangling now! So excited. I did not lose as much as I thought. Thank god. Going to mist daily wear high puffs for a while to take a break from protective styles.
I just came across your video. You have the patience of a saint with your hair. I have a lot of patience but not with my hair. I'm fully natural but my hair is long and not as thick as yours. It used to be like yours before relaxers. Your hair is beautiful.
Thank you so much for watching and for the compliments. Are you still using relaxers?
@@preciousfro I began growing my relaxer out 10yrs ago. I cut half inch off monthly until it was gone. My hair is approximately 4-6 inches past my shoulders but a lot thinner than it used to be.
Thanks so much for this amazing information, will definitely take my time when taking down my braids.
Awesome! Glad I could help!
I love that you have started hischannel.
Just my natural hair it going good so far
I love your Channel can u please tell me what kind of Jewelry u r wearing in your hair I want to accent my twist since I can’t have Blonde Color this is a good alternative to buying blonde weave hair it is so cute where can I get it please I feel like I’m bored with just black hair I need something else Thank You.
How do you moisturize the hair in the braids during the month??
Great, information!! Thank you.
Of course!! Thanks for watching Nelida!
I loved this video so much! I relate to so many things you said and I also learned so much from you. I have a genuine question. I also wish I could wear my hair out every day of the year but I know it's not the best way to grow my hair due to quicker tangling and getting dryer so much quicker. My hair retains moisutre 100x better when I twist it and leave it alone. My quesiton is: does our natural hair in its most natural state do this so it remains short and off our shoulders since we are originally from a hot climate place? Idk if there is like biology or a specific purpose to the way our natural hair is and behaves before manipulation. I hope my quesiton makes sense.
It's an interesting question and I definitely can't say that I know the answer but I've heard some people say it was designed that way to protect our scalp from the very hot sun in those climates, but who can know for sure?
I'm at mid back length also I currently wear my hair in twists because I don't know what to do with it lol looking forward to your tutorial.
Twists are such a good protective style. Congrats on reaching mid-back length! Tutorial will be out Monday, hope you enjoy! :-)
My hair is almost never in its natural state. It’s always braided (knotless low tension braids) or in twists. So I have noticed in a lot of hair growth in the past years bc of this.
Absolutely! long term protective styling is a BEAST at retaining length. Happy for your newfound growth!
“Protective styling” with crochet braids destroyed my edges. I’ve been trying to regrow them since 2017. Sometimes they look halfway decent then they break because the hairs in that area has just become fragile. When I look back at pictures of my thick full edges before I discovered “protective styling”, I despair. I’m still trying my best to baby my edges to see if I can get them back to even a quarter of their former thickness.
I understand that, edges are very fragile, i'm super careful with mine otherwise they'd break off. How are you doing with yours now?
Love the content ,just what I needed to hear as I've just put in a protective style. I also used to think that the tight braids was a sign of growth .😂😂
Okay I'm glad me and my sister weren't the only ones who thought that!! Lol! What protective style did you put in? And thank you for the support!
@@preciousfro I put in Passion twist. Looks so good and it's very light on my hair, hoping to keep them in for 4-6weeks ☺️
@@samanthamaynard6491 aah okay cool! I don't like passion twists on my hair because my hair tends to tangle too much in them for summer reason, be I look forward to hearing your overall review on them after a your son weeks!
@@preciousfro fingers cross I don't end up with a tangled mess🤞🏽🤣
When do you wash your hair and what is your routine?
I wash my hair at most 2x per month, sometimes once a month. When I have my hair in a protective style I focus on just washing my scalp. When I'm washing my actual natural hair, I wash it only in around 8 braids, so that will happen at most one per 3 months since my hair is typically in a protective style for 6 months. Hope that helps.
Thank you so much for your advice I've seen so many UA-camrs and I can only say you are one in a million. I do have a question, how would you recommend we moisturise our hair in protective styles if we can't rebraid every month?
Thanks so much! I would recommend that you wash your hair in that protective style with a moisturizing shampoo and a conditioner so that you're able to get some moisture in!
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I only wore extensions once when i was a child. Then in my 30s i decided to get braids. Thinned out and pulled out so much of my hair. Smh
I don't understand why they do this to little girls!!!do they have to suffer for hair?
I think its just ignorance but hopefully the world continues to wake up!
Crochets destroyed my hair. There I was thinking I was doing a “protective style”. Turns out I was wrecking my hair.
I agree with you on crochets, I don't think that they're a good protective style at all unfortunately and also notice some breakage when i had installed them last. They're on my "bad" list. Thank you for watching!
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