How to Grow Long Natural hair With Mini Braids| Tips For Faster Hair Growth Retention

Hey guys, I am sharing tips on growing your natural hair long with mini braids.Mini braids are a great protective style for my hair. Please watch the video to find out how they helped me in growing my hair.
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[@temitayoadedipe]

She is 💯 ! It's kind of like having locs that can be deconstructed. I've been doing this and glad to see others discovering it. I wash my hair weekly but refresh the braids every 1-2 months. The growth after this period is magical

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

You are 💯. Thank you for sharing.

[@cindychristian1700]

I tried braids but the time I took taking them out to wash my hair became a chore, I couldn't/can't leave them in when I wash because my 4c hair tangles so much! I'm glad it works for some people though!

[@pelomk9022]

I've never thought of taking care of my ends in particular while in braids. I'll start doing that now

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

It will help with length retention. Give it a try!

[@f.u.noseyassstalker7147]

If you have fine hair , work from the middle down.

[@abbeysnails]

I agree! Throughout quarantine, after cutting my hair into a blunt bob Halloween 2020, my hair grew back so fast from mini braids. From a bob to armpit by just washing and braiding it. I do stretch my hair though with either cool or low heat. When my hair is stretched less fairy knots. I leave my braids in for 2/3 weeks, let my hair out for a day or two, and then I wash it. 🙂

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thanks for sharing!!I agree when hair is stretched, they will be less knots and again if we leave our hair alone, it grows!

[@smilesunbroken6448]

It’s the skin for me! You are glowing

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you thank you mwah!

[@SimplyJuliaLauren]

Yes!! I can't have my braids too small, otherwise my hair gets matted really easily. I also like to have the easy access to my scalp. I need to work on keeping in for longer periods of time. I love doing my hair and had been doing it every week. I still grew my hair from bra strap to tailbone in a year, but I wonder if it would've grown longer had I kept them in for longer periods... So glad to see other naturals doing this!!

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

I experience the exact same thing. I don’t like my braids too small at all. I don’t keep them longer than two weeks at most. I want to keep my hair in mini braids a lot this year and see how much hair I will grow. Girl, your hair grew from bra strap to tailbone in a year😳.

[@doreenakello-dora]

I agree mini braids and twists are the magic. I am doing it now and the results are amazing Barbie. Thanks for sharing, love love your hair my afro queen.

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you so much Doreen

[@portadoradesugloria5639]

I did box braids on October 30th and took them out yesterday and my hair grew an inch it usually grows for me 1/2 inch I used the hair grease tripple gro and sulfur 8. Ah and don't forget pray about your haor too without his grace nothing can't be done. God bless.

[@bt9270]

How often do you wash ur hair after putting in twists

[@veelooolove4118]

This is super true mini braids do the job, it's even better in my opinion than using strand because the stands pull ur roots but mini braids you can easily control the tension

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

You are right! Thats why I use them.

[@jerandycraft3683]

I put mine in mini braids and then put them in bantu knots to prevent them from rubbing on my clothes. Gonna try this for an extended period to see how it goes.

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Please let me know how it goes.I will be happy to know it helped.

[@dearinsomniadontletthebedb9237]

Braids then bantu knots?? Imma do that! 😅😅 usually i put it in mini braids then put my hair into 2 big braids to keep them as stretched as possible.

[@richgirlmela324]

I did the same exact thing...everything you said I did.. and it really did grew my hairrr!!

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Oh wow! I am so glad to hear that. I ma happy it was helpful.

[@richgirlmela324]

@@BarbaraBirungiSunflower and you so pretty!

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

@@richgirlmela324 Thank you so much

[@kweikikwapong7045]

OMG your hair is absolutely incredible!! I love how it looks in this video. Would love to see a video of the process you go through to achieve this look, i.e. when you take it out of the mini braids

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you so much. I would love to show you what I do in a later video definitely. It super easy!

[@LeratoM33711]

Wow, I LOVE your hair! I've been cutting my hair ever since I went natural, but I want to grow my hair out and I'm so excited having learnt the different styles I can use on my hair and that it CAN be manageable naturally. I'll definitely try mini braids when it's long enough. Thank you and you're so beautiful ✨❤️❤️❤️

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you so much. I am so glad the video was helpful. I would encourage you to not cut your hair and let it grow out.

[@jessymorel923]

The intro doe Barbieee 😍😍😍 it is the frooooo 4 me in your introooo 💋💋😩😩😩

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

haha Thank you so much.

[@risenshineofficial]

Is no one going to talk about how exotic and gorgeous and radiant you are!! Breath taking beauty!! 🙌🏿😍✨ I love your hair queen I too am going to be protective styling with mini braids.

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

I am Over the moon with this comment. Thank you so much. I appreciate your support on this channel and I appreciate you a lot.

[@anderafaith4948]

Wow, i love the way your hair looks, thanks for the advice, I'll do the same with my hair

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Yay! Thank you so much for the compliment

[@daberechionyemaeke]

My best protective styles is mini twist

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

I cannot say the same because my hair in twists as a long term protective style doesn't work for this hair. By the time I take them down, they are matted, tangled and frizzy. My hair can't have them in for a long time.

[@daberechionyemaeke]

@@BarbaraBirungiSunflower I don't keep one style for so long, I change my hairstyles every two weeks because I wash my hair every two weeks and I easily got tired of any hairstyle so I love switching my hairstyles maybe because I'm not paying for them that's why, I am my own stylist.

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

@@daberechionyemaeke Every two weeks sounds fine with me. Less manipulation, the better!

[@redrose14152]

It works best for me than braids. My hair is high porosity and taking down the braids is like hold torns 🤣🤣🤣 it hurts lol. I braid the root then rope twist the ends. I can get up to 2 months with them. I just redo the edges and keep them stretched.

[@daberechionyemaeke]

@@redrose14152 that's one reason I don't like braid (the take down)

[@lebotaniso4917]

Barbara, you have a beautiful head of hair😍 The care and gentleness you show towards your hair is surely paying off. You are making us fall in love with our own 4c hair because of the tips and advices you share👌My go to protective style is cornrows at the moment.

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you so much for the encouragement. I am glad to hear this because I want you all to fall madly in love with your 4c 4a 4b hair. I do not know how to Conrow girl. You better teach me how to do that.

[@bridget3163]

you skin is everything 🔥

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Oh really? Thank you so much

[@ladyofwisdom2]

New subbie here. Ooh, you are so pretty. I love your accent and your afro is beautiful. I agree wearing plaits does wonders for protecting your hair and they last awhile too. 😘

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@auburneyclarissa]

Love your video ❤️❤️ I do Mini braids and then braid them back into cornrows to put crochet hair. my hair has grown so much

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you for appreciating my video. Oh wow that’s really protective of your hair. I bet your hair is growing like crazy in that style. Nice👍

[@jblisilesueur763]

Yeas. I recently combed out my locs and my hair is wrecked! My hair has length, and it's thick, but my hair in a healthy state is much thicker.. since I've been natural for over 10 yrs and 4 of those yrs being loc'd I'm going this route to get my hair to recover. I don't want any kind of hair extensions in my head, so I will be leaning more on mini braids (also taking hairfinity pills) I co wash every wk, and I spray with water oil everyday. Wish me luck!

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Sounds like a great plan. I think mini braids help a lot as a low manipulative style and just for the sake of giving your hair a break. So making your regimen simple and consistent should help with your hair journey. I am wishing you the best of luck, I think you are on the right path of caring and growing your hair. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@godsamazing2090]

Same here with the regimen. I just use twist. Great video, Sis 🦋

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thanks for supporting this channel sis

[@marciawilliams291]

Your hard work and dedication to your Mane has paid off big time.You inspire me.Congratulation.Should be proud of yourself.👍💕

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

This is sweet😍 Thank you so much for supporting my channel and for appreciating the dedication and work I put in my hair. Thank you

[@Resume08]

'damn, she's GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you!

[@lashonteking8953]

Very nice I like your advice

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

I am glad it was helpful.

[@jasmines.2829]

Beautiful skin!!

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you so much.

[@jupiterscorner5423]

I always use mini twists. I need to try mini braids

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Sure! Try min braids and let me know.

[@mary-jaymandix1217]

You're so beautiful daughter. So down to earth. Do you use the plastic shower bonnet which will be hot but prevents messing pillows and sofas

[@4eb590]

Hey this is a great video and advice, do u have a link for the product you used to massage your roots with? I think that is something I’m missing out on 😩😩😩

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Hey- check out the video on my grease mixture. Thats what I used on my scalp

[@monie948]

🙂🙂🙂 Thank you for sharing

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thanks for watching!

[@monicamay2450]

Making sense sis

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

🤗

[@katrinaharvey95]

You and your hair are beautiful

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you so much Katrina

[@nickydancy4087]

Tfs. I will be doing this on my wash day.

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Hope you like it!

[@nickydancy4087]

@@BarbaraBirungiSunflower so i did the mini braids today. I will keep them in approximately 4-6wks max then a protein treatment and rebraid it. Meanwhile i will wash every 2wks with a thermal cap deep conditioning. I hope i see some growth by yrs end.

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

@@nickydancy4087 You will definitely see growth. To add to what you have mentioned, I encourage you to moisturise your scalp and the ends of your braids as often as you can.

[@nickydancy4087]

@@BarbaraBirungiSunflower yea i got that aunt Jackie's quench i thinks it called. I will put that on the shaft and ends and my hair grease no more than twice a wk. I measured it yesterday. I will come back with an update. I hope I'll have a positive result to report.

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

@@nickydancy4087 Great!

[@obianujuchris579]

Hi Barbara... Love love your hair😍 What country are you from if you don't mind me asking?

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

I am originally from Uganda.

[@obianujuchris579]

@@BarbaraBirungiSunflower Awww...love from Nigeria💞

[@Rami-xk5fh]

My hair grew a lot from wearing them, I made the mistake of wearing my curly without getting a trim for 2/ months and I lost a lot of hair due to breakage. Got it cut, now they are going into braids until my next cut.

[@peepla7]

I have had good luck with me twist. Because after 2 weeks my hair starts to lock so when it's twisted I can take a loose a twist comb it, put the twist back and do that all over my entire head you know as needed and wash it all it and all that stuff while they're in the twist.

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

I get it. Twists tangle up easily for me too and they can be annoying to detangle after awhile of having them. I can’t keep twists in for a week because I know that’s going to be hard for me to get the tangles out. But I like washing my hair in twists for sure

[@GreenBanana675]

Omg, my hair grew so much in two months of doing the mini twists. I found out for me, protein treatment before shampoo and conditioner helps soo much! Blue Magic and a leave in are the final touches. I add shea butter or blue Magic as my oil! LCO ‼️😊

[@vivianwinnie]

Wooow🥺🥺 is your hair naturally brunette ??coz it's soooo beautiful!😍😍.ps I lk ur videos ..I'm a new subscriber🎉🎉

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thanks for joining the fam on here. My hair is naturally brown even when I was still relaxed.

[@shannonarmstrong6364]

Keeps the hair moisturized and easy to take down but I'm too lazy to do them or take them down... lazy 😔 New SUBBIE since I'm watching all of your videos 😀

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you for watching all the videos, hope they were helpful.Mini braids keep my hair moisturised for longer. Now I like to do four braids in my hair for easy take down and braiding.

[@shannonarmstrong6364]

@@BarbaraBirungiSunflower exactly Watching again okkaaayyyy 🤣🤣

[@abenigold7003]

Your so beautiful😍

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you so much

[@monicamay2450]

All eyes on moni braids

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Yass

[@swisdom9117]

Hey Barbara, do you have the issue of coarse/matted roots despite detangling and deepp conditioner? Please help, this is driving me crazy

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

I do sometimes especially when I have not detangled my hair properly but if you have this problem more often, it is very important that you care for your hair first by detangling it well from the roots to the ends paying more attention to the roots that are matted. Matted roots can also be used by the styles that you are putting your hair in. You want to make sure that after washday, your hair is put in a good protective style that cares for your roots and ends. Make sure to pay attention to your matted roots by moisturising them. Try putting your hair in medium braids using your hair after washing and deep conditioning your hair and let me know how that goes.

[@swisdom9117]

@@BarbaraBirungiSunflower I have tried all that before, but now my hair is in twists. I'll try to get a steam cap or heat up my DC before using. My hair is at bra length (just above) so I must be going something right overall lol. I don't want to relax my hair, and I dont think I will, but I just need to find a solution. I ordered a revlon blowdryer so we'll see how that goes

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

@@swisdom9117Yeah heat cap will help. I usually leave my deep conditioner on for longer and I think with a little bit of heat, it does help a lot.

[@daisiesandpandas1218]

Do you stretch your hair before installing braids? Is it dry and stretched when braiding or do you add products that make it really moist before you braid? And how long do you leave it in before you start noticing tangles roots?

[@barbaraboakye777]

Hiiii....love your hair .....I'm also called Barbara

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Thank you so much Barbara

[@barbaraboakye777]

You are welcome dear

[@paulina.2973]

Thanks, let me also try this. I want my hair to grow healthy. My hairline is kind of damaged.

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Great! This channel will help you achieve that darling. You can do this. Don’t lose hope. Your hair will grow if you find simple things you can do to your hair.

[@shantaejohnson5937]

I love mini braids

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Me too!

[@ReCoverr]

What do you do when you need to step out? Are you able to rock the braids or you use a wig or anything else?

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

a wig always works but I think they helped a lot during lockdown where I wasn't going anywhere

[@Aniexo_]

My hair flourishes but with mini twist I leave them in for 3 weeks ♥️ mini braids take too long 😩

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

True true! Twists great too many tangles for me but now I have learnt to put on a few mini braids for easy take down and also doesn't take me long to braid my hair. I keep the mini braids for as long as I want.

[@Aniexo_]

@@BarbaraBirungiSunflower Oh wow i feel the same with mini braids the take down causes so many tangles for me lol

[@adaiyah-zerahbahtyahudah7860]

If your pillow cases are always satin, do you still need satin bonnet? Ty.

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

No you don’t. One or the other can work.

[@noxolosakang6547]

What and how do you use for conditioning after washing

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

I have a video on washing my hair in braids please take a look at that- It will answer the what and how I use conditioner after wash. Thanks

[@faithmbyami571]

What's your hair type pls, your hair looks exactly like mine, just longer

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

My hair is a mixture of type 4b and 4c

[@NthatuwaTshabalala]

I’ve had my braids in for 2 weeks and I just washed them but the ends are literally becoming locs (like the coil at the end) and the hair is frizzing so much. I wanted to push for 1 month or more like I typically do with other styles but I’m a little concerned now. I don’t know what I did wrong because I’m used to keeping protective styles in for months but this is different.

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

It could a lot of things happening. You may need to dust your ends a little so they don't tangle up or mate up. You may also need to focus your moisturiser on your ends mostly. The frizz Is normal when you have your hair in mini braids as long as your hair is moisturised. That's what matters. When I wash my mini braids, I will automatically experience frizz but that's why I have them on for two weeks then re-do them afresh for the next two weeks. The whole point for me with mini braids is to grow and protect my hair. I know they won't be cute all the time and I expect frizz because its my hair- not extensions!

[@abbieroberts3093]

Next time twist the ends up. If I don't do that the same thing happens to me. Dust your ends if needed (cut any straggly strands) then keep the ends moisturized and tucked.

[@daisiesandpandas1218]

I second twisting the ends or just braiding way down. I started twirling my ends whilst moisturising and sealing, leading to coils and I couldn't help but notice they were difficult to unravel than when I just Moisturised and left my ends loose and didn't essentially finger coil them

[@pinky-ud1rt]

I hun im struggling with my hair...i have your hair type its 4c so when i wash my hair then it drys out...it tgin good for our type..im gonna do this mini braids deffrnatly...x

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

I’m sorry that you were struggling with your hair. Our hair can be challenging sometimes. I definitely have seasons when my hair is dry. We are all learning so you will figure it out eventually. Mini braids keep mine moisturized for sure so try that and see how it works out. I am not sure about Tgin because I haven’t used it before on my hair.

[@pinky-ud1rt]

@@BarbaraBirungiSunflower im just lost hun theres soo many products out there...so whats do you use to shampoo your hair then to condition your hair? I struggle when iv washed my hair it gets really dry so what can you suggest after iv cindition my hair a good moisrtriser to get my hair soft again? I some times use a steam cap its heated but i might not do that now becouse i think that might be drying out my hair probaberly a good hot oil may be? Is your hair 4c? So if my hair drys out a lot is that high prosity? Or high?

[@paulinek1858]

How about conrows

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

Conrows are amazing too! I just don’t know how to do them on myself.

[@eniyemission474]

My hair is fine and I don't feel confident wearing them

[@bl8ckberry]

I have finer hair. I use the mini braids underneath my wig caps and wear wigs

[@BarbaraBirungiSunflower]

I think you can still find styles that work for you but if you want to grow out your hair. Mini braids are the best. when I am wearing these mini braids, I like to wear a satin scarf or style it with scarfs and all to look cute.