Box braids are three-strand twists that are created by parting hair into boxed sections.

Best protective styles for fine natural hair. You can even use a colored scarf to wrap it around your head for a more retro appearance. Well I decided to try other protective styles like buns but they pulled on on my edges too much twist outs a bit better than buns but there was too much manipulation every night flat twists these worked the best and updos on stretched hair liked these a lot. Buns require very little manipulation to do and you dont even need to thoroughly detangle your hair to bun save full detangling sessions for wash day.

Cold weather can be especially drying for textured hair as the wind dehydrates our kinks and curls and leads to breakage. Senegalese twists aka rope twists are a beautifully twisted protective hairstyle that originated from the Senegal area in West Africa. The crochet braiding technique requires you to install simple front back cornrows using your.

Flat twists make for great protective styles but since we are focusing on using low manipulation rolls work better. Loose roll and tuck on blown out hair is another cool way of creating volume in fine low-medium density hair. I have been doing this p.

You dont have to detangle your hair when you roll the hair versus flat twisting it. Protective hair braids are one of the most versatile protective styles and box braids are definitely one of the best protective braids. Two strand twists are the easiest form of protective hairstyle you can do on your natural hair because they are easy to put in and take down.

The twisted faux hawk is really a scenic protective hairstyle for relaxed transitioning or natural hair. Buns are a fine haired chicas best friend in the protective styling department. The lighter your hold the.

You can just grab sections of hair roll it tuck it effectively hiding your ends and pin it in place. An afro is a perfect protective hairstyle for natural hair that doesnt require a weave. Thats why protective styles like box braids Senegalese twists and.