Ms Tanish1 does the same thing for her 4C hair and in the below video she moisturizes her twists from week to week and kept them in for five weeks, check it out below:
Some things to remember
Some women opt to stretch their hair using heat before installing the twists, know that you can decide to do that since you are probably not going to touch your hair again for a few weeks, but also realize that heat is not required for this to work.
We always encourage you to get your cleanse game on point when wearing long term protective styles and you do not plan to wash your hair for the time that you are doing the style. When you actually get to cleanse your scalp ensure that you focus on it and remove any build up that may have happened while wearing the style long term.
Always deep condition your hair to help with moisture retention so that while you are wearing the style long term you don’t have to dunk your head in a bucket of water every second to feel as if your twists are somewhat moisturized.
By all means do what works for you but make sure you are being smart about how your hair behaves and have patience with your strands, you will get to your goals soon enough if you are consistent.
I know this post is video heavy but we have just one more from Cipriana, as she talks about length retention for her 4C natural hair and we encourage you to listen very carefully:
Well that’s it, patience ya’ll!
WoW!! Gorg!!
Im wearing mini twists right now. 🙂
A question… would I need to do this on stretched, dry hair? I am thinking it would work best if I maybe tension blow dry first. What do some of you do to prep for this style? Today is my wash day and I am thinking of trying this.
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When it’s time to take this out, there is going to be so much breakage because she has so much hair. It’s going to be a hot mess and in need of an ends trim and a treatment. Never put this many twists in this much hair. The same thing happens when people get very small kinky twists or micros. I would not recommend this to anybody. Smh
Zelekah, she has waist length hair, gained using this method… I’m guessing she knows what she’s doing… smh.
Well she has waist long hair, so clearly she has her own formula of doing things. I had micro braids in High school and never had an issue. It wasn’t until I had to chop my hair and went into the Navy. Sheesh the hard water was horrible. Thank the lord they allowed me to get cornrows as long as I kept them front to back and my natural color and I could bun it up when I was in uniform. That saved my hair. I think it comes down to people knowing what their hair can and cannot do. if you know that your hair is prone to tangling then no maybe you shouldn’t do it, but if not I say go for it. Just take it a step at a time.
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Zelekah, Those are very loose twist she does not damage her hair. Check her tutorial on you tube
I’ve had mine in mini twist for 14 months retwisting on wash days. I plan to keep my hair in twists for 2 years. It’s really working for me.
Omg her hair!!! LOVE!
The only thing that doesn’t really work for me is the always detangling. I have had issues with always detangling, sometimes it make sit worse. I actually like my 4 type hair, but it was just rough getting used to. I’m still getting use to it. I just got my hair to cooperate with twist outs. Now if only I can get the curlformers to work with me. Yes I do need to protect my ends more, but I have a hard time finding styles that I can do and not have done for me. I’ve always been partial to corn rows. It helped me out in the military. I never thought about loose twists. I should give it a try. I could wear them for my sisters graduation coming up this June. I look at the DIY video.
Nice photo
Nice one i like your hair
I wear loose twists 3 months out of the year.
Totally gives me life!! Chantelle Lewis Crashay Lewis
So,… my issue with this style is, that after a few DAYS, the twist roots start to tangle. The hairs start to wrap around one another and the roots start to somewhat ‘dread’. What to do about that?
Do you guys blow out yr hair before twisting? Do you lube it up with an oil, or with shea butter when starting to twist? What to do about that. I don’t want to start with a braided root, because it’s a ragged mess after a week or so. My hair is 4B-4C but it just die not stay this neat as with Cipriana or Ms. Alicia James, or MsTanish.
Any tips on preventing the dreading or tangling in this style?