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#Straight invisible micro braids how to

This way, it’s not loose and has not chance to frizz. Instead, opt for styles where your own hair is braided all the way down to the end. It would look better on relaxed hair, but your own hair will frizz over time and the style will no longer look neat. A style like micro braids is a bad idea anyway, but it absolutely won’t work for natural hair.

In this video, they explain staggering the ends of the extension hair- they call it feather tips.

This is one of my favorite ‘how to braid’ channels on YouTube- WorldofBraiding. By staggering the hair a lot, the ends will blend together. Obvious layers will stick out from the ends of the braids. The end of the braid should look like a gradual tapering and not chunky layers.

If you stagger the ends of the extension hair, by hanging the extension hair over your hand and pulling down on random pieces, make sure the ends are very tapered.

If you are braiding yourself, this is something controllable, however, if you go to a braider you probably can’t truly control the quality of the extension braid. I notice a lot of people hold the hair in their pinkies when braiding, if you do it that way, the braid will be too loose and will frizz- guaranteed. I’ve been meaning to write a post about hand position while braiding.

I have an article here explaining what makes a good braid versus a bad braid that will frizz. As with braiding hair without extensions, the braid should be tight enough along the length (not the root) so hair cannot slip out of it and cause frizz. The most important thing to consider is how the braid is done.

#Straight invisible micro braids how to

Here’s my opinion on how to reduce and eliminate frizz on extensions including- box braids. This blog receives a lot of traffic, however, from readers searching for ways to reduce frizz while wearing braided extensions. I prefer to wear my hair in braids without extensions for several reasons…I have a post about that here. I am far from an expert at braided extensions.