For the first time this hairdo was invented by immigrants from Africa, who, trying to sound like Europeans long and straight hair, made a lot of braids on their heads, each of which was weaved with vegetable fiber or other material capable of making the braid larger. So, the most important advantage of African braids is that they fit girls with almost any length of hair. In just a few hours you get a completely new hairstyle, and the choice of its length and color is limited only by your imagination, and, of course, the experience of someone who takes up the difficult business of weaving African braids on your head. In addition, this decoration, in contrast, for example, from dreadlocks, is completely reversible. Breuds can be untwisted and return to their length and color of hair in a matter of hours.
Before deciding how to make African braids, let's exclude unrealistic options. Do not even think about trying to weave braids out of your own hair. Regardless of their length, at best, you will not get an African, but a traditional Uzbek hairstyle that can hardly adorn a modern woman. The hair of Europeans is not thick enough to weave braids, so in order to make pigtails more dense, they add a special artificial fiber - kanekalon. This material is not chosen by chance, because it is hypoallergenic, comes in a variety of colors and is much lighter than a human hair. But the mass of pigtail is very important, so as not to cause additional stress on the roots of hair and do not harm them.
If your hair has a length of more than 4 centimeters, you can safely go to the master for weaving braids. No, of course, you can ask to do this and your friends, having pre-purchased all the necessary materials, but keep in mind that two experienced masters can process the process of weaving up to 8, and sometimes more hours. After all, making at least 250 quality plaits is not an easy task. Masters, by the way, willingly make African braids in the salon, and at home. After all, it's much easier to spend so much time in the stillness in a familiar environment. In addition, at home it is much more convenient to arrange a short rest. Yes, and the master will be easier to do his job, if he can from time to time take breaks for a cup of coffee. And imagine that in the salon you will not be the will of the object of close attention from all clients and employees, and this, at times, greatly gets on your nerves.
There are many variants of weaving African braids. For example, the tips of the hair can be sealed, knotted, curled or left fluffed. The color of the vykletaemyh strands of kanekalona can be chosen as close to your own hue, and brighter, or even extremely bright. In advance choosing a suitable hairstyle, you can only wait patiently for the hairdressers to finish their work.
Be prepared for some of the difficulties that will have to face after braiding African braids. The first days of scalp will ache a bit, as the tension of the hair itself causes discomfort, and also the braided hair will open the skin and make it accessible to the environment, causing irritation. Unpleasant feelings will go away as soon as hair grows.
But there are also positive moments. You can forget about daily washing your hair, combing your hair, styling and other tedious procedures. To wash a head it is possible not more often 1 time a week, and at desire and even less often. African pigtails can be worn for 3-6 months. Just count how much time you will save in the morning. And how much shampoo and hair care products?
In a few months the hair will grow back, and the hair will become more and more slovenly. But it's not a problem. In the cabin for a few hours pigtails will be unraveled and you will become like that again. By the way, do not be afraid of the abundance of hair remaining on the comb, after weaving African braids. It's just those hair that naturally should have fallen out of your head for the time you walked with the Breydas.
That's it. How to make African pigtails, you now know. In ours they have already ceased to be an attribute of informal club culture, as it was in the 90s of last century. Now such a hairdo looks quite natural even in the office, besides the brady can be assembled into a neat tail, which will give your appearance a more elegant look. So drop all doubts and allow yourself to be effective, original and fashionable.
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