Got an appointment booked to get your hair braided? There’s a few steps we recommended you take, before you arrive to your appointment. You want your hair to be in good, strong condition, so it can take pressure and trauma. Hairdressers usually don’t spend time in untangling your hair gently, so it’s more likely your hair is going to break thanks to their next best option – blow drying.

Make sure you thoroughly wash and condition your hair. After this is done, detangle your hair yourself thoroughly. After you’ve detangled, moisturise with oil so it remains soft. After this is done, blow dry your hair on a cool setting.

If you have detangled and blow dried your hair enough to make it easy to braid, then you can request your hairdresser not blow dry again.