AFRICAN AMERICAN HAIR
BRAIDING STYLES
With the
pace of the modern world and the ease of
instant gratification,
African American Hair
Braiding
styles
are
excellent
options
for a stylish and
low maintenance
hair-dos
.
Maybe
the
reason that so many youths flock to hair
braiding as their favorite style option
is due to the fact that it's easy to
manage and it comes in great
styles.
On just
about every
corner you can find Hair Salons, and whether
they look like they cater for a 'white'
clientele or not you can
bet your bottom
dollar they
do African
hair braiding styles
there. The popularity of
Africa
n
Hair
Braiding has
surpassed the race
issue.
In
other words people other than those of
African American descent also try African
Hair Braiding
styles.
There are
several types of Hair Braiding styles to choose
from. Some include: Goddess Braids, Micro
Braids, Pixie Braids, French Inverted Braids,
Pixi Pin Curls, Candy Curls, Bantu Knots,
Fishtail Braids, Flat Twist, Locks and
Undetectable braid and Corn row Extensions,
Invisible Braids, Tree braids, Senegalese
Twist, Silky Locks, Interlock Weaving, Latch
Hook Weaving, Silky Corkscrew, African Twist,
Kinky Twist, Two-Strand Twist, Nubian
Corkscrew, and Cobra Stitch.
Probably
the most
difficult part of braiding is learning to
keep the tension on the strands as evenly
balanced as possible. However, this only
comes with
practice. On the other hand
if you had some sort of machine to do the
work for you, it would be no learning
curve. I introduce to you the EZ
Braider.
During the Black Pride
Movement years
ago, hundreds of
African American beauty shops and salons sprang
up across the United States. These shops
delivered services exclusively, or as part of a
range of options, to African Americans who
prefer natural hairstyles. Many salons
specialize in hair wrapping and braiding
techniques, executing styles which can be
exceedingly time-consuming and
expensive and other hair braiding
styles
As a
matter of
fact a single, braided
style can take seven hours or more to
complete,
often requiring two or
more salon visits.
B
ut if you use the
EZ Braider,
that time can be cut
considerably.
The trade-off in the cost in time and money
expended is that a well-executed, braided style
can last a month or more without restyling,
once it's properly groomed and cared
for.
Corn rows
is probably
one of the most popular
types of African American Hair
Braiding
Styles
. It is a traditional style of hair grooming
which requires that the hair is tightly braided
very close to the scalp, using an underhand,
upward motion to produce a continuous, raised
row. Corn rows can be formed, as the name
implies, in simple, straight lines; or, in
complicated geometric or curvilinear designs.
The attraction to this style of braiding is the
easy maintenance it offers. Corn rows can be
left in for weeks at a time simply by carefully
washing the hair using a stocking cap or hair
net and then regularly oiling the scalp and
hair. Many african
american hair braiding styles can be
accomplished with the hair braiding machine so
check it out
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