Weave is popular now as it is no longer a taboo. As more and more women are opting for sew-ins, there’s more of a need to be educated on how to take care of them. A lot of times, different hair rules may apply when it comes to keeping your weave intact. Check out some great tips on how to take care of your extensions and the hair underneath.
Below Are Few Tips To Care For Your Weave
Comb And De-tangle Your Weave
It’s all in the technique. Don’t rip your comb through your weave. Remember that the tracks are sewn onto your hair. The more you pull and through the extensions, the more you can damage your hair to fall out from tugging on the extensions. As you would with your own hair, always detangle from the bottom up and preferably while wet. Weaves can get tangled badly.
Washing Your Weave With Your Hair
You can’t wash your hair like you normally do. But make sure you wash your hair underneath too. Using a bottle with a nozzle attachment really helps. Add your favourite sulfate-free shampoo and mix with water. You can get the shampoo mix into all the different crevices and in-between your braids. After that, take your fingertips and lightly massage your scalp in between the braids. Rinse and repeat at least twice.
Dry Your Hair Before Putting On A Weave
If you take anything from this, make sure you dry your hair completely when wearing a weave after cleansing it. When you wash your braids get wet underneath, if you don’t let your hair dry completely, your hair will smell like mildew. Sitting under a dryer and letting your hair completely dry will combat that horrid smell.
Scratch or Not Scratch Your Weave?
Don’t scratch with your fingernails, the end of a rat-toothed comb, or anything else that will irritate your scalp more. Your scalp can get scrabs. Since you generally don’t wash your hair as much while wearing extensions,you may find that your scalp itches more than usual. You can use items such as the scalp itches more than usual. You can use items such as the scalp soother for quick relief. It doesn’t disrupt the braids and it literally soothes your scalp. Also you can use that same bottle with the nozzle attachment and use oils such as tea tree oil, which is great for itchy scalp. Whatever you do, just don’t scratch until you get scabs. You will be disappointed at yourself when you take your hair out.
