Protective Styles: How to Care for Your Hair Underneath

Protective styles tuck your ends away and give your hair a break from daily styling. Done right, they help you keep your length. Done wrong, they cause the breakage you were trying to avoid.

Popular protective styles

• Box braids and knotless braids: low maintenance for weeks
• Two-strand twists: easy to do yourself
• Cornrows: classic and great under wigs
• Buns and updos: quick and keep ends tucked
• Wigs: let your natural hair rest underneath

Before: prep your hair

1. Wash with Chebe Shampoo, or Scalp Reset Shampoo if you have build-up.
2. Deep condition with Peach Deep Conditioner.
3. Moisturize with Leave-In Spray and Shea Butter Moisturizer.
4. Seal your ends with Chebe Hair Oil before they get tucked away.

During: keep caring for it

• Oil your parts 2 to 3 times a week with Scalp Elixir Reset Oil.
• Refresh your length with a light mist of Leave-In Spray.
• Wrap at night in a satin bonnet.
• Watch the tension. If it hurts, it’s too tight. Your edges will thank you.

After: take it down gently

Don’t leave styles in longer than 6 to 8 weeks. On takedown day:

1. Coat your hair in Chebe Conditioner for slip.
2. Undo each braid or twist slowly and remove shed hair with your fingers. Losing some shed hair is normal after weeks in a style.
3. Reset your scalp with Scalp Reset Shampoo to clear weeks of build-up.
4. Deep condition before your next style.

Give your hair a week or two to rest between styles. Shop online only at krownedco.com.