What is your most protective day to day hairstyle?

[Allorapisma]

nautilus bun or loose braid

[bparnell75]

I'm curious how you do a no thumb Spock bun. I experimented for a bit but I seem to be a bit spatially challenged and I can't make a stable bun with only the wrap around the fingers.

To make a Spock bun with no thumb, start with the Spock Vulcan salute. Then bring the pony tail up through the two parted fingers, go under the the two fingers to the front of the head. Next start wrapping around the base of the bun very loosely actually forming a cinnabun around the base of the loop. Do not make a compact base stem like in a nautilus. To anchor, put the stick through the loop around the fingers and push up through the far edge of the cinnabun. Very quick and very easy.

[Glitch]

Mine is a very loose bun (for my headache-free needs) with a silk satin scrunchie, followed by a small claw clip to help keep it together.

[MoonLady]

I've just gotten the hang of the disc bun and that's been my go-to with a U shaped french twist pin

[LillyoftheValie]

How do we make sure that there isn't tension on the hair follicles? I try to style as loose as possible...

[PatchouliSoleil]

I usually go for:
- a single regular braid
- a single French braid
- two Dutch braids

I try to leave them in for a couple days (satin pillow cases help with this!) so I'm not fiddling with my hair all the time, which is where most of my damage comes from. Though, if I'm too lazy to brush out & detangle my hair I generally just throw it up in a messy bun with a satin scrunchie and that seems to also do well.

Since I get headaches fairly quickly from my hair being pulled up, the bun can be tricky to get right so I do try to go for some sort of braid more often than not

[sipnsun]

My go-to for 2 years has been the lazy wrap bun secured with a metal u-pin. It's loose enough that I don't get a headache but secure enough that it will hold all day unless I go for a run. For running, I put it in a braided ponytail.

[cinamio]

How do we make sure that there isn't tension on the hair follicles? I try to style as loose as possible...

I find that using hair sticks for updos helps distribute the weight of my hair better. If I use elastics I feel tension on the hair at the front of my head. I definitely agree with what you said about styling loose when braiding!