Run your fingers through the hair when you’re finished evening out the ends to remove any knots that might have shown up.

When you’re pulling the hair, gently tug at small strands rather than big portions of hair.

If you want shorter braids, use fewer packages and cut the braid hair into halves or thirds. Women use a variety of hair extensions to make prominent braids. There are many different types of braids for black hair that it’s easy to get lost.

The longer and thicker you want your braids to be, the more packages of braid hair you will need. While braids are popular among women worldwide, African American girls are mostly known to wear the most beautiful and intricate braids.

Choose your braid hair in a color similar to your own, and get at least 2 large packages.

This will give the ends of your hair a more natural look, otherwise the packaged hair is blunt-cut straight across and your braids will look a bit unnatural when you’re finished. With a grip on the center and the 2 tail ends of the hair hanging down, begin pulling the strands on 1 side of the hair. Take each chunk of hair out of the packages individually, and hold them in the center, cutting off the elastic bands holding it together. Box braids use ‘braid hair’ – synthetic hair strands that are very long – to fill in the space on your scalp and give you plenty of fullness in your braids. See more ideas about feed in braid, natural hair styles, braided hairstyles. Below, you'll find scalp braids that incorporate other hair trends (like top knots and ponytails), as well as some outfitted with beads, charms and other accessories to help inspire your next look.Prepare your packages of braiding hair. Explore Mykelle Monroes board 'feed in braids', followed by 201 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about natural hair styles, african braids hairstyles, cornrow hairstyles. These stunning cornrow hairstyles celebrate natural hair, textured strands and the people the style originates from. Explore Patricia Shaws board 'Feeder braids' on Pinterest. See more ideas about african braids hairstyles, box braids hairstyles, braids for black hair. Many turned to wearing their hair in afros, dreadlocks and cornrows. Explore Sharmira Barness board 'feeder Braids' on Pinterest. It was an attempt to reclaim history and to reject a Eurocentric beauty standard. Despite the history of policing Black hair, during the 1960s and 1970s with the wave of the Black Power era came the first mainstream natural hair movement in the United States. Sadly, as beautiful as cornrows are, cultural styles have been regulated for centuries. Despite various languages, cultures and national identities, Black people around the world wear cornrows, and for many getting your hair braided is a rite of passage. It's reported that cornrows are the oldest hairstyle in history and the braiding technique has been around since about 3000 BC.

Cornrows are commonly worn underneath lacefront wigs ( Tyra Banks is known for her love of a lace front and wearing cornrows underneath to protect her natural hair). They are also the foundation for other styles.

Cornrows are considered a protective style because they're low maintenance, low manipulation and make it easy to care for textured strands and protect them from heat, dryness and breakage.

The technique can incorporate various patterns and styles while the hair is braided under and against the scalp. Cornrows are an essential part of Black culture and the history of Black hair globally.

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