Many braids on the head: hairstyle features and weaving rules

Since ancient times, it is customary to consider a braid as an adornment of a woman. And today, with the help of many small braids, you can stand out in any situation without radically changing your image. At the same time, they can be braided for both short and long hair. The correct implementation of such a hairstyle and some useful subtleties will be discussed below.

Such braids are especially popular with young girls and little girls. However, they are ideal for adult women, especially when it comes to outdoor activities or a desire to simply change their appearance simply and inexpensively.

This weaving of small braids along the entire length of the hair is called African braiding, and the hairstyle itself is called African braids. Initially, due to the specific living conditions and hygiene, such a hairstyle was worn only by the inhabitants of African tribes, hence the name.

To get a lot of braids on your head simply and quickly, it is not at all necessary to go to the salon - you can create such a hairstyle yourself at home. At the same time, pigtails can be braided both with ordinary ones and with multi-colored threads.

Before you start creating such a bright and unusual hairstyle, you need to prepare the necessary tools:

• two mirrors, preferably with magnification;
• comb with a thin and long handle;
• hair mousse;
• small rubber bands.

There is no significant difference between braiding yourself and another person. The main difference is that, when a girl does her hair on her own, she needs to start braiding small braids from the temporal zone. But when the hairstyle is done to another person, the work begins from the back of the head.

In general, the sequence of actions will be as follows:

• comb the hair thoroughly;
• apply a small amount of mousse to them; instead, you can use a drop of wax or hair styling gel: these products will help eliminate excessive hair frizz and make the braiding process easier;
• all curls are divided into 4 zones, and the strands themselves are made very thin - no more than 1 cm in thickness;
• each strand is divided, in turn, into three, and they begin to create the hairstyle itself.

Plaits are braided with the usual three-strand weaving. To do this, hold 1 and 3 strands with your thumb and little finger. The first strand is thrown onto the second as close to the roots as possible, then the strands are interchanged. This operation is repeated until the entire strand is braided. A thin elastic band is put on the end of the pigtail. Instead, you can use special threads.

Two mirrors are required if weaving is done on your own. They are installed opposite each other in such a way that you can see exactly how the work is progressing while braiding the hair on the back of the head.

In general, the process of work here will be the same as when weaving braids into short strands. The only difference is that the work will take more time and effort.

But in this case, there are options for modernizing the hairstyle. Instead of overhead strands, it is quite possible to use various colored threads. They can be woven into each strand, or only in some of them - there are a huge variety of options.

Before starting braiding, it is best not only to visually divide your hair into certain zones, but also to tie them with hair ties. So loose strands will not get in the way and get tangled during work.

On long hair, Rasta can be done a little differently. To do this, the already braided braids are combed with the fingers in the other direction. The hairs, or rather the ends, fluff up, and the hairstyle itself becomes more luxuriant and slightly tousled.

This hairstyle has a lot of advantages:

• it allows you to change your image, regardless of the length of the hair;
• braids can be worn for several months in a row, just each time creating new hairstyles on their basis;
• Rasta allows you to significantly save your time on creating the simplest daily styling.

It also has some disadvantages:

• too long creation process: depending on the length, thickness and density of the hair, braiding can take from 3 to 10 hours;
• at first, there is a constant feeling of tightness on the head due to the strong compression of the root zone of the hairs;
• if the braids are too tight, the hair will no longer receive the proper nutrition it needs.

The main thing is proper shampooing. Experts recommend washing your hair with this hairstyle only once every seven days. In this case, it is necessary to choose shampoos for normal hair. Means 2 in 1 in this case are not suitable.

Particular attention should be paid to thorough rinsing of the head: the shampoo is hammered deep into the braids, and it is rather difficult to wash it out of there. The water temperature should be no higher than 36 degrees.

After washing, the pigtails are lightly squeezed with the palms, and then the head is wrapped in a large towel, which it is advisable to preheat.

Do not forget about the correction. Once a month and a half, it is necessary to remove the fallen hairs and, if necessary, intertwine the braids on the temporal and occipital parts. Otherwise, the regrown hair roots will grow ugly and sloppy.

For how to quickly braid many braids on your own head, see the next video.