You’ve finally taken all of your aspirational Instagram style screenshots/saves and shown them to your stylist. Exhaling after she gives you an easy nod of approval, she begins to perform her magic with your box braids.
After 6 hours of swapping hilarious dating stories, a NetFlix binge + an GrubHub delivery, you walk out looking like you should be headlining every summer festival of the year! She nailed it + that’s why she is the most important contact in your call log (yes, even over your doctor/dentist/trainer combined)!
Now, it’s all you hun! She has officially passed the baton and it’s your responsibility to keep your protective style healthy. Here’s a quick cheat sheet on how to protect your hair + serve up your look!
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DRIPPIN’
Depending on which protective style you’re wearing, you can find numerous ways to keep your scalp clean! One of our fave beauty hacks is to dilute your shampoo with a tad bit of water in an applicator bottle, apply it directly to the scalp, then gently massage and rinse with warm water. This allows the shampoo to be light enough to really reach every nook + cranny of your scalp. We suggest our Peppermint Tea Tree Shampoo for a refreshing tingle + to keep your scalp breathing all summer.
Watch Cedya (@only1me.cc) care for her faux locs using our Peppermint Tea Tree collection!
TICK, TOCK!
Score! You literally cut down your beauty morning routine by 20 minutes by rocking a protective style. Even though you can spend less time styling your hair, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t spend any time caring for your hair. Contrary to popular belief, breakage can still happen with braids, twists + weaves if proper moisture isn’t provided regularly. A moisturizing spray for your scalp + hair works wonders. Shameless plug: our JojOba Monoi Spray is a boss when it comes to braid maintenance + moisture. Seriously.
NOW TIME TO SERVE!
Enough with the lecture of maintenance, we know your stylist gave you a full speech. The most important element to have with a protective style is dope and fierce energy to match! Let’s be clear, all of the screenshots + Insta saves meant nothing if you don’t have the personality to own it. So do all the hair flips, mega buns, bright accessories, + S-E-R-V-E.
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