Braided buns: Do you tie off the braid before you bun?

[Loreley]

Most of the time. Otherwise it just unbraids itself.

[vampodrama]

Securing the braid is a must-have for me. An untied braid unravels almost completely in 7 seconds - yes, I timed it once

[GeoJ]

No, not often. The only time I will tie off my braid before bunning is if I think my bun is at risk of falling down, or I know I will need to take it down for some reason, and I don't want my braid to then come unravelled.

[RitaPG]

Yes, always. My hair is too slippery, the braid would be undone in a matter of seconds if I didn't tie it off

[catamonica]

I just use a bobby pin or two to pin near then end.m It stays.

[jojo]

I don't tie mine, I just seal the end with a bit of oil and it secures it for me, but I cannot do braid buns until day 2 or the whole braid just slips out!

[Stagecoach]

I always do tie my braids.

[catamonica]

I just use a bobby pin or two to pin near the end. It stays. Sorry about the first post . Poor typing.

[tuanyiji]

I don’t see the point of tying the ends when I can use the pull-over method, also the ends will be tucked to the base of the bun anyway. If I use multiple rope braids and my teeth aren’t available, I will fix it with bobby pins at some point and then take the pins down. I try to do one-stick bun most of the time.

[shelomit]

I tie it off and then take the elastic off of the braid before I tuck in the ends of the bun. Otherwise, in the process of bunning, a good portion of the bottom of the braid will come undone.