CHEAT YOUR WAY TO LONGER NATURAL HAIR FAST!!| 3-MONTH MINI BRAID CHALLENGE!| WEEK 2

If you are struggling to grow your hair out as a 4C natural, I CHALLENGE YOU to grow your hair out with me using MINI BRAIDS!!
Mini braids are what grew my natural 4C hair to waist length, so now I want to share with you all of my secrets of how I managed to grow my natural 4C hair this long by using mini braids and what methods I used in the process to grow my natural 4C hair while in mini braids. This is LITERALLY a step by step process of how I did it!!
Thank you to all who have chosen to join me in this mini braid challenge!! This is the second week, which means it's WASH DAY, so I'm sharing with you my number one go to mini braid hair care routine for wash day!
MAKE SURE that you toon in to watch each mini braid video that I post throughout this challenge! In the videos there are very special gems that you can take with you for a lifetime!!
To do that though, you have to make sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell!! Trust me, you don't want to miss ANYTHING around here!!
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[@marie2298]

I am currently also in my 2th week, but i will do this challenge for 6 weeks. Best of luck to everyone. Mini braids are so easy to manage

[@EtherielleHB]

That's great that you're joining us!! Yes they are, I love em' ! :)

[@angelsweet9611]

Girl me too! I’ll be taking them down at the end of March

[@maramara7494]

So many videos about mini twists. Your the best when it comes to mini braids and promoting hair growth. I give time to mini braid army to discover you. Keep pushing Queen ✨

[@EtherielleHB]

Thanks so much maramara! I hope that they find and adopt me soon loll! ❤

[@vastya.3255]

You’d blow up on TikTok if you got some of your content up there

[@EtherielleHB]

Thanks Vastya, I'm actually working on a plan currently to make that happen on TikTok and on a couple more platforms!! You'll see me up there soon!! :)

[@k.5425]

I am 5 months into it. Will be re doing it again this weekend

[@k.5425]

I have definetely got some new growth

[@EtherielleHB]

Awesome! I'm so excited that you're getting new growth!!

[@letsbefruitful5457]

Great video, I have been on my mini braids challenge for 6mo now , and my hair has grown like crazy, I like to keep things simple and easy do to my busy lifestyle!

[@EtherielleHB]

Thank you!! Same here! When life gets busy, mini braids are my go to!! That's awesome that you've been on your mini braids challenge for 6 months! How's the experience so far?

[@nessaearthangel]

You don’t remove and redo the braids during the 6 months?

[@BelAge]

I washed my medium size twists yesterday! Not gonna lie, the base was very fuzzy and I had to retwist a couple. If there is too much fuzzyness at the roots in the next wash in 2 weeks, I might turn these twists into braids...

[@desireeboston7927]

Same here I am about to rebraid it looks really bad.

[@devinl8487]

Some people braid the root of the twist first to avoid the fuzziness

[@LondonLady24]

Great video. I started on the 2nd and look forward to your videos. ❤

[@EtherielleHB]

Thank you, and I'm grateful you're joining us in this challenge!❤

[@juidithegeffrard2737]

I appreciate 🙏 all of your videos 📹 it's very a good help for growing beautiful ❤natural hair 😍 Love it 🤗Love it 🤗Love it🤗

[@EtherielleHB]

Thank you, and thank you so much for watching!❤^^

[@graciouscutie5692]

I’m on second day install

[@EtherielleHB]

Awesome! You're almost done with the hardest part!

[@naturallyturah5060]

I'm on week 1 with mini braids,but I have religiously we're them since 2022.

[@thian-thian]

I am in ! 🎉❤

[@EtherielleHB]

Yay!! ^^

[@nicolabanda2231]

Thank you so much for this journey. I started on the 08th. ❤❤

[@EtherielleHB]

That's awesome Nicolabanda!! You are so welcome!!^^❤❤

[@JoiefulMarriages]

Hey love, joined the challenge today. Yayy till April ❤ What do we do to reduce frizzy braids?

[@EtherielleHB]

Awesome!! I'm so glad you did! I use a satin bonnet overnight and my frizz usually tends to reduce.

[@JoiefulMarriages]

@@EtherielleHB Thank you. Will keep at it ❤️

[@abundantambiance991]

Have you considered recycling your parts when installing or reinstalling your mini braids for the challenge and overall protective style?

[@EtherielleHB]

Hey abundantambience, no, but that is a great idea! I've only ever done it when I've had chunky braids or twists. Thanks for the tip!

[@lilijean5321]

Hi again ! I also see my washing routine as self-care 😊 I have a question though : do you not experience build-up ? Because from what I understand, you only shampoo your scalp and not the lenght of the braids themselves. So then, wouldn't all of the oils and butter that's been applied during these past 2 weeks still be on the braids ? I don't think that water only can remove them. In that case, it's not a clean slate for the hair so that you can remoisturize fully. Unless I missunderstood the routine... ?

[@EtherielleHB]

Hey lilijean, that's a really great question! My experience with buildup is a very complex one. But I'll try to make this as short as possible. The oil that is on my strands has not given me any issues with build up from what I've observed as of yet. It's acted as a protective barrier for the strands of my hair and I believe that's why my strands have grown stronger over the years due to this. I agree that water alone can't strip the oils off completely, but that is not my goal when I'm washing my hair considering that my hair dries out easily when I do the opposite. I've found that making sure that I cleanse my scalp and that the pores aren't clogged on my scalp is the most important, and shikakai does that without stripping my hair completely of my natural oils/sebum. The shikakai also goes throughout the strands when I'm washing my hair along with the water, so it does take the oils off to a degree, but not entirely, which is how my hair likes it. So in turn, my scalp and roots stay cleansed moisturized and nourished, my strands stay protected, and my ends stay intensely guarded by the butter. It's also because of this that I find that I rarely have to trim as well. I hope this helps! :)

[@lilijean5321]

@@EtherielleHB It definitly helps. Thank you for your thorough answer ! :D

[@dijasnaturals]

I'm trying to grow out my fine 4c hair most especially at the front, it's way shorter and thinner 😢 Do u think mini braids will help?

[@EtherielleHB]

Hey dijasnaturals ! It definitely can, my hair tends to be finer at the front perimeter of my head as well, I also used to have bangs in that area, and mini braids had grown them out waay past the length I expected it to grow out. It's almost caught up to the longer parts of my hair!

[@Irisesess]

Just subscribed 💕

[@EtherielleHB]

Thanks for subbing!❤

[@kayots]

So you go 3 full months without rebraiding ?

[@EtherielleHB]

For this challenge I didn't rebraid all my mini braids like I usually do every 2 months strictly for this challenge, just the front perimeter and the ones that were the frizziest at the moment. If it was a 4 or 6 month challenge, you would've been able to see me rebraid every 2 months. I was doing a challenge that was the easiest to follow with the quickest possible results.

[@StephjoyPrimary]

How do you make the shampoo

[@RonnieWildheart]

I’m sorry what is the butter you are saying? I am unsure of the spelling

[@EtherielleHB]

Hey, it's a mixture of butters that I use which is Illipe' and Mango butter. I named the mixture Malipe' butter