The Benefits of Stretching Type 4 Hair

Labels: 4a/b Textured Beauties | Hair Tips | stretched hair

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Type 4c hair, in all its glory and beauty, can admittedly present a bit of a learning curve to naturals who are still learning about their hair. It may take a while to fully understand what their hair needs to thrive, and how it may need a little extra love and care to keep it in its healthiest state. While stretching natural hair is a popular method of styling, it can be added to a regular 4c hair care regimen to make haircare easier and more efficient.

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The Benefits of Keeping Your 4c Natural Hair Stretched

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Type 4c hair, in all its glory and beauty, can admittedly present a bit of a learning curve to naturals who are still learning about their hair. It may take a while to fully understand what their hair needs in order to thrive, and how it may require a little extra love and care to keep it in its healthiest state. While stretching natural hair is a popular method of styling, it can also be added to a regular 4c hair care regimen to make haircare easier and more efficient.

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4 Heat Free Ways to Get Super Stretched Hair from Your Twists

Labels: Down and Out | frizz free twist-outs | Hair Tips | stretched hair | Stylin' and Profilin'

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by Ariane of BlackNaps.org

Many naturals prefer twists for stretching hair because they are less time consuming to do and are easy to take out. However, for those who have high shrinkage hair, twisting may not be enough to achieve your desired results. Here are some easy ways that you can make this method more effective and get more stretch:

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How to Stretch Natural Hair Without Heat

Labels: Down and Out | Hair Tips | heat damage | stretched hair


by Charlene Walton of TexturedTalk.com

Have you been trying to figure out the best ways to stretch natural hair without heat? Of course, every girl loves her natural curls but stretching your hair before styling can result in a totally different look. The problem most women fear; however, is heat damage! Growing out heat damaged hair is the most annoying thing I’ve ever experienced in my natural hair journey. Eventually, I cut the remaining damaged ends but, that option is off the table for a lot of women. As a result, here are a few cool ways you can stretch your hair without heat the next time you’re about to style your hair.

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How to Stretch Natural Hair Without Using Direct Heat

Labels: Down and Out | Hair Tips | straight styles | stretched hair | Stylin' and Profilin'


by Kanisha Parks of BlackNaps.org

Stretching natural hair has a variety of benefits: it prepares the hair for other styles, allows you to see your length, and can make for an easier detangling session. One of the quickest and most common ways to stretch hair is by simply blow drying all of your hair, but there are many ways to stretch your hair without resorting to this. Here are a few techniques that can be done on wet or dry hair to get your hair stretched out naturally and easily:

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Stretch Your Daughter's Hair Without Heat!

Labels: Curly Kids | Down and Out | Hair Tips | stretched hair | Stylin' and Profilin'

 
 
We all know that heat can be damaging if proper precaution is not taken. The banding method is great, especially for kids. It gives the hair some stretch, which not only helps to reduce breakage and tangles, but preps the hair for fuller, longer looking sets. 

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4 Heatless Ways to Stretch Your Natural Hair

Labels: Down and Out | Hair Tips | stretched hair | Stylin' and Profilin'


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Looking for a way to show off your hard-earned length this summer without reaching for the blow dryer?  Watch and learn as Tina Munzu stretches her natural hair with 4 heatless techniques!

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3 Ways to Stretch Natural Hair for Transitioners

Labels: current transitioners | Down and Out | Hair Tips | long term transition | stretched hair | Stylin' and Profilin' | Transitioning Tips and Resources



Although the transitioning process can be difficult, learning how to properly stretch your hair can make the journey to natural hair a little easier to digest. Proper stretching can help transitioners in a few different ways:
  • Easing the detangling process, and decreasing the amount of breakage from tangles. 
  • Providing flexible styling options -- transitioners can enjoy twist-outs, braid-outs, bantu knot-outs, Curlformers, flexi rods, and more on stretched hair. 
  • Allowing you to show more length. One of the hardest things about transitioning is when that shrinkage kicks in around months 4 and 5 -- your hair begins to seem shorter than it was. It can be quite a shock to ladies used to seeing longer, flowing locks as their hair grows. Stretching will help ease that.
How can you safely stretch your hair and prevent breakage at the same time? Here are 3 gentle ways to make it happen.

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Stretching Natural Hair: The Obsession with Elongation

Labels: body image | On the Couch | self-esteem | stretched hair

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by Sabrina Perkins of SeriouslyNatural via GlobalCouture 

It can happen to the best of us. You start off knowing it takes time for natural, coily, or curly hair to have any ‘hang time’. There are many products that promote creating curls but they also promote giving you longer curls, elongated tresses or fighting shrinkage. It sounds good, heck, it sounds great but is there honestly a product that can elongate your curls to lengths we can only dream of without straightening our hair?

Stretch Natural Hair by Wrapping It! #NoHeat

Labels: Down and Out | Hair Tips | stretched hair | Stylin' and Profilin'


Sawah was curious to see what would happen if she wrapped her natural hair.  Turns out, it's a great,  no-heat method for stretching your natural hair!

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