The fact you have to rush to work in the morning may not give you enough chance to come up with creative ways to style your hair.
Sometimes, you’re too tired to come up with styles or visit the salon. If you find yourself in such a situation, you don’t need to panic.
Bad hair day: YouTube/ Anjeez
We got you covered! These hacks are certain to help you on such days to remain stylish and beautiful without doing too much.
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Below is a video that shows you some hairstyles that can rescue your bad hair day. These hairstyles are simple and can be achieved in a split second.
For those rocking their natural hair, there may come moments when you want to switch things up, utilising your hair’s adaptability. Or perhaps you’re curious about the length of your hair and want to straighten it out, but you don’t want to do it with heat. After all, with repeated use, heat can make your hair dry and brittle. Damaged, even. It can also make your hair look dull and without lustre. Thankfully, there are other techniques on how to straighten African hair without heat.
How to straighten African hair without heat.
Below are other techniques you can use to straighten your natural black hair. But before that, we’ll start with the items you may need. They include:
- Shea butter
- Wide-tooth comb
- Olive oil
- A bottle filled with water
- Leave-in-conditioner
- Detangling brush
The above items will aid the task of straightening your hair.
Banding
This technique is quite simple and produces outstanding results, which is exactly what makes it great. Be careful when choosing your band though. You may want to use a band that wouldn’t cause hair breakage. Use satin cloth or thread.
Procedure
- Divide your hair into two or more sections
- Then apply leave-in-conditioner together with either olive oil or shea butter.
- To make a ponytail, use a ponytail holder to hold the base of one of the sections.
- Hold the ponytail out so that it is straight and taut. Then wrap the satin cloth from the base of the ponytail to the root.
Bantu style
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The Bantu style was started by the Bantu people of eastern Africa. The style has since become widely practised among those who like to go natural because of its simplicity and its trendiness in stretching and even creating coils. For best results plan for generous drying. Plus, you should try to focus on the spot where each knot is completed.
Procedure
- Divide your hair into small numerous parts.
- Then wrap each section into a twist first, then knot it around the root of the section and pin in place.
- Release when it is dry. Your hair should have straightened.
