Post on 22-Dec-2015
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Braiding Roots
• This art form can require an enormous investment of time with some elaborate styles taking up to an entire day to complete. In some African tribes styles of braiding signified a person’s social status within the community.
Natural Hairstyling
• Using no chemicals, dyes, and does not alter the natural curl or coil pattern of the hair
• Braided hair designs can last up to three months with 6 to 8 weeks being preferable
• Giving clients a through and detailed consultation including analyzing the hair is the best way to avoid misunderstandings
Hair Analysis
• Diameter – coarse, medium or fine• Feel – oily, dry, hard, soft, smooth, wiry• Wave pattern / coil configuration – straight,
wavy, spiral, loop• Density – thick or thin• Condition – damage, breakage• Length – can style be executed properly• Scalp health – any disease / disorder
Natural Hairstyling License / Lockticians / Braider’s license
• Some states offer these licenses , NJ does NOT• These stylists CANNOT perform chemical
services
Blow Dryer w/ Pick NozzleDiffuser
• Pick Nozzle – loosens the curl pattern as it dries (use care because it can cause frizz)
• Diffuser – dries hair w/o disturbing the finished look and does not dehydrate the hair
Hackle
• Board of fine upright nails through which human hair extensions are combed. They are used for detangling or blending colors and highlights
Drawing Board
• Flat leather pads with very close fine teeth that sandwich human hair extensions. The pads are weighted down with books, allowing a specific amount of hair to be extracted without loosening and disturbing the rest of the hair during the braiding process
Human Hair
•Most expensive•The majority is imported from Asia•The most expensive is imported from Europe
Kanekalon
• Manufactured, synthetic fiber of excellent quality
• Some are heat resistant• Some are made for braided styles• Some mimic human hair• Durability – holds up from shampooing and
styling
Nylon / Rayon Synthetic
• Less expensive than many other synthetics• Drawbacks: 1.These fibers have been known to cut or
break the surrounding natural hair 2.Melt from high heat such as blow dryer
Yarn
• Available in many colors• Does not reflect light / gives a matte finish• May expand during shampooing but it will not
slip from the base
Lin
• Wool fiber imported from Africa has a matte finish
• Only comes in black and brown• Comes on a roll and can be cut to any length• Cotton like fabric is very flammable
Yak
• Strong fiber from the domestic Ox found in the mountains of Tibet and Central Asia
• Mixing human hair with yak hair helps to remove the manufactured shine
Wet vs. Dry Hair
• In general it is best to braid curly hair when it is dry
• If curly hair is braided wet it will shrink and recoil when dry which creates pulling and scalp tension which in turn leads to breakage or hair loss called Traction Alopecia
• Straight / resistant hair is best braided slightly damp or coated with a pomade to make it more pliable
Visible Braid• Is a three strand braid created with and under
hand technique (aka plaiting) in which the left section goes under the middle strand, then the right section goes under the middle strand. Technique used for cornrowing (aka canerowing)
Invisible or Inverted (French) Braid
• Is a three strand braid produced with an overhand technique in which the first side section goes over the middle one then the other side section does over the middle strand
Fishtail Braid
• Simple two strand braid in which hair is picked up from the sides and added to the strands as they are crossed over each other
Single Braids (Box Braids)
• Free-hanging braids, with or without extensions, that can be executed using either and underhand or overhand technique
Locs
• Separate networks of curly textured hair that have been intertwined and meshed together
• Hair locks in several slow phases that can take from 6 months to a year• Phase 1 – hair is soft and coiled into spiral configurations. The coils is smooth
and the end is open. The coil has a shine or glossy texture• Phase 2 – Prelock – Hair begins to interlace and mesh. The separate units
begin to puff up and expand in size. The units are no longer glossy or smooth• Phase 3 – Sprouting – A bulb can be felt at the end of each loc. Interlacing
continues• Phase 4 – Growing – Hair begins to regain length. Loc may still be frizzy, but
also solid in some areas• Phase 5 – Maturation – Locs are closed at the ends, dense and dull and do
not reflect light
3 basic methods of locking
• The Comb Technique- placing the comb at the base of the scalp with a rotating motion, spiraling the hair into a curl – offers tight coil and is excellent on short hair
• The Palm Roll – gentlest on the hair and works through all the stages. Place styling product on hair subsections and in between the palms of your hands than roll in a clockwise and counterclockwise motion as you move down the coil
• Braids or extensions – effective way to start locs. After several weeks the braid will grow away from the scalp, at which time the palm roll method can be used to cultivate the new growth to form the loc