Freshly braided hair look

[Patty lou]

How do you guys keep a Freshly braided hair look for a few days, as my hair on the next day is soft and fly away.

a lot of hair spray, a GEL, or some other trick.

I need your help on this, and looked at products in the supermarket and became totally confused.


Thanks Patty lou

[Heavenly Locks]

Do you mean without undoing the braid and re-doing it?

[Chromis]

Do you mean without undoing the braid and re-doing it?

That's how I do it! :agree:

[AJoifulNoise]

Slathering my hair in aloe vera gel holds it pretty well for several hours. But, I have to shampoo it out. And it still gets a bit fuzzy by the end of the day. Keep in mind that most of the pictures of braids you see here are of freshly braided hair.

[Auryn]

Try misting it slightly with water and rebraiding. I usually just run a comb through my hair and then re-braid.

[Gumball]

Like others have said your best bet is to redo it. Even if you used sprays and gels if you moved even a little bit while you slept it would rub some part and risk making it slightly less pristine than if you just did it.

[eadwine]

When I was in the hospital you should have seen my braid. I couldn't redo it myself so it only got done mornings and before sleep by a sweet nurse.

Braids will have fly outs, even if you slick it down with oil it will. Redoing for me is the only way :)

[scalawaggirl]

I braid my hair for bed and always have to redo, if I want to keep it braided. Either way, I respray with my defrizz spray and let it air dry into waves or rebraid/put up.

[Leabhar]

I would redo the braids. If you want them to look sleeker, oiling helps!

[kali_shey]

On days when it has to look good (which are very rare, for me) I tend to shellac it down with hairspray (which I loathe) and then wash it that night, otherwise it becomes a huge mess. The rest of the time, if it's not a big deal, I do rebraid, because I've got a few layers and eventually, if it's rubbing on my collar or my back, my braid starts looking like something a cat sicked up XD.

[Coriander]

I am a rebraider. I'll use oil for the ends if they fly away.

[spidermom]

My braid doesn't look nice beyond a few minutes.

[Gumball]

My braid doesn't look nice beyond a few minutes.

Hear hear! Chia Braids unite!

[Monchhichi]

I have to rebraid every morning. The only braids that I don't rebraid every day are small accent braids.

[Jessikinz]

I cannot keep a braid looking good at all what-so-ever. But usually what helps it look nice for a few hours is misting my hair before I braid. Then smooth oil on my braid to keep the layers down for a bit. My braids always look so fuzzy half way through the day. I just end up re-braiding.

[Katze]

My braid doesn't look nice beyond a few minutes.

me neither, but brushing my hair flat flat flat, and oiling it before and after braiding, helps a bit (it also changes my hair color)...

[Anje]

I re-braid mine. But a really greasy oily braid definitely looks sleek and shiny for a while.

[BunnyBee]

I've worn a french braid to bed and wrapped a silk scarf round my head and in the morning the braid looked practically the same as when freshly done, so maybe that's an idea?:)

[tinabcurly]

My braid doesn't look nice beyond a few minutes.

Me neither... I have to rebraid every hour or else it looks like I have brush growing out of my head. Braiding while soaking wet with gobs of conditioner gets me through a few hours.

[Xi]

If I put my hair in two braids while it's damp they usually still look presentable the next morning (no gel/hairspray/whatnot). I've been known to leave the same two braids in two days or so. It makes for some crazy braidwaves...:gabigrin:

[harpgal]

Being that I have very fine, fly-away hair, my braid looks like a furry caterpillar in about 5 minutes. That is why I wrap it up.

[MadPirateBippy]

1. Silk pillowcases and head scarves for the win.

2. Oil length.

3. Be willing to re-braid.