Large Two Strand Twists

I let A wear her big stretched out hair for a couple of days. Her hair was starting to get quite tangled so I decided to do a simple two strand twist style.

To acheive this look, I grabbed large sections of hair with my fingers and dampened each section (one at a time) with a spray bottle. I then added some new Little Penguins products (review soon!) to each section of hair, detangled with our modified denman d3 brush and twisted each section. I held each section down/out to make sure it didn't shrink up as much. Her twists are definitely hanging a little more than usual so it worked out. I continued grabbing large sections, adding product, and twisting until I was finished. There are no rubberbands at the base or ends. To get the twists to stay, I simply rolled the ends between my fingers several times. She loves the results but she told me she'd like to wear a twist out tomorrow. We'll see! :)

Chunky Two Strand Twist Swimming Update

After 6-7 times swimming in the pool last week, A's Chunky Two Strand Twists did not do too well. The first picture above is what her twists looked like yesterday, they were quite frizzy and several twists unraveled. The second picture is what her hair looked like when I took the twists out and slightly detangled with my fingers. After detangling I put her hair in 4 large, loose single braids to prepare for washing. I was supposed to wash her hair earlier today but she ended up going swimming before I got a chance.

As you can see in the picture below, her big loose braids all came undone. lol She actually still had one braid in the back that didn't come all the way undone.



After she was done swimming I:

• Rinsed her hair with water and washed her scalp with Bee Mine Shampoo (our weekly shampoo wash)
• After washing her scalp and rinsing the shampoo I took about three handfuls of Herbal Essence Hello Hydration Conditioner and loaded her hair up with it.
• I left the conditioner in and we headed upstairs so I could finger detangle her hair. Her hair was quite tangled from swimming with it all out so it took about 30 minutes to completely finger detangle her hair. When I finger detangle her hair I first gently run my fingers through her hair to remove any big knots/tangles, I then section her hair into four sections and work on each section. I take about an inch of hair in each section, smooth the conditioner over her (wet) hair, and start to gently pull apart each curl "clump" that has wrapped around another curl. I then smooth my fingers over the section again, if it feels smooth I move on to the next, if I feel a knot/tangle or "lump" I continue to separate the curls. I am very gentle when I do this. When I come across a knot/tangle and it does not easily glide apart I will stop, pick up only that section, and gently pull the hair in an up and downward motion until it comes apart.
• After finger detangling each section I braided it up (conditioner still in) and placed a plastic cap over her hair. She took a nap so she has had the conditioner in for about 2 hours. I will be rinsing very soo then moisturizing her hair with Bee Mine Luscious Moisturizer then banding in about 4 sections with ouchless bands for the night.

It looks like we will be swimming a lot this Summer. Probably every day or every other day. Twists are obviously not our swimming friends. lol I think I will be restyling her hair tomorrow in some type of braids.

What's going on with your childs hair lately?

Chunky Two Strand Twists

For the last week of our Protective Styling Challenge I decided to keep it simple and do some chunky two strand twists in A's hair. I pulled it half up for the first day and added a bow. She has been swimming this week and they have held up fairly well.

Instructions:

• Start with completely (properly) detangled well moisturized hair (we used Bee Mine Luscious Moisturizer)
• Split the hair into two. Parting from the middle of the front of the head all the way back to the middle of the neck.
• Tie one side off with an ouchless ponytail holder to get it out of the way and begin grabbing large sections of hair. Parting with a comb is not necessary for this style. Add your product of choice to the section of hair (we used Bee Mine Curly Butter), split your large section into two and proceed to twist the two sections of hair around one another. Roll the ends between your pointer finger and thumb so they hold better.
• Continue grabbing large sections, adding your product of choice, and twisting the hair. Repeat on the other side until your style is complete.

As I stated, she has been swimming this week in our little backyard pool.



For now, her hair routine when she goes swimming is very basic.

Swimming Routine:

• Put hair into a lose ponytail while she swims.
• Cowash hair with Herbal Essence Hello Hydration conditioner after swimming. I actually used Bee Mine Avocado conditioner this time.
• Apply moisturizer/leave-in to wet hair after rinsing the conditioner. I used Bee Mine Luscious Moisturizer

Maintaining this style is very simple. Moisturize as needed and cover with a satin bonnet at night. Retwist any twists as needed with your product of choice. This style should last up to one week.