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Box braids are a type of hair-braiding style that is predominantly popular among African people and the African diaspora. This type of hairstyle is a "protective style" (a style which can be worn for a long period of time to let natural hair grow and protect the ends of the hair) and is "boxy", consisting of square-shaped hair divisions.
Knotless Braids: A variation of box braids, starting with natural hair and gradually adding extensions, reducing scalp tension.Knotless braids do not include the knots. Crochet braids: Extensions are crocheted into cornrowed natural hair, offering a variety of styling options. French braid: A classic braid where hair is braided in three strands ...
Every naturalista knows that getting box braids is a great way to give your hair a break and protect it from all the pulling, twisting and combing... 25 Ways to Style Box Braids for Any and Every ...
A hair clipper attached to a vacuum cleaner removes free-floating hair clippings. [64] Haircuts also occur in the International Space Station. During the various expeditions astronauts use hair clippers attached to vacuum devices for grooming their colleagues so that the cut hair will not drift inside the weightless environment of the space ...
A braid. A braid (also referred to as a plait; / p l æ t /) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair. [1] The simplest and most common version is a flat, solid, three-stranded structure.
Using a latch hook or crochet hook, the synthetic hair (in the form of loose bulk or braiding hair) [4] is then attached. Parts of the hair extensions are grabbed by the hook and pulled through the underside of each cornrow, working from the front of the hair to the back at a 90 degree angle. [2] This process can take up to 4-6 hours. [4]
Cornrows are a style of three-strand braids in which the hair is braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to make a continuous, raised row. [1] Cornrows are often done in simple, straight lines, as the term implies, but they can also be styled in elaborate geometric or curvilinear designs.
A Dutch braid, otherwise known as an inverted French braid. The braid is above the hair instead of beneath it like normal French braids. The phrase "French braid" appears in an 1871 issue of Arthur's Home Magazine, used in a piece of short fiction ("Our New Congressman" by March Westland) that describes it as a new hairstyle ("do up your hair in that new French braid"). [2]