You hair will grow whether you leave your protective hairstyle for 2 weeks or 9 months, the thing is how do you handle your hair to retain length
@farahderisier2401 Жыл бұрын
This isn’t necessarily a hair growth strategy but for length retention
@hashtagblackwomen-ih6iu Жыл бұрын
Yea every 2 weeks taking all those braids in and out?? God id die!
@ladydiaspora807 Жыл бұрын
Yes,but I think the growth is more noticeable if you leave it for 3 months vs 3 weeks because if u take it down after 3 weeks your going to be looking for the length too soon.
@faithwilliams79789 ай бұрын
@mostlyqueenly Yes, but OBVIOUSLY if you're not manipulating it (especially detangling and restyling) you WILL retain length JUST BECAUSE you're not "traumatizing" it, so to speak. As such, this method would be far superior to one that requires constant brushing, combing, and manipulating to restyle all the time.
@Aniexo_7 ай бұрын
@@ladydiaspora807I agree
@redrose141522 жыл бұрын
9 months??? 🙆🏽♀️ I nearly died at 3 🤣😂🤣 I missed my hair
@EtherielleHB2 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@niquefarrington59402 жыл бұрын
🤣
@smallbusinessesinnigeriaof64262 жыл бұрын
😅😅😅
@rivqahnal2 жыл бұрын
😅😅😅 make patience a prayer item dear.
@redrose141522 жыл бұрын
@@rivqahnal lol
@guerlinedelva39382 жыл бұрын
hair always grows it’s retaining length that people struggle with. if it didn’t grow we’d all be bald with the amount of shedding and manipulation that hair grows through
@Themystergamerr2 жыл бұрын
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 I always comment this on videos promising some concuction/oil/product is gonna 'make your hair grow' lol
@sherriemarie96009 ай бұрын
I would rebraid my hair more often to prevent them from matting together. Makes life easier.
@scmnelspn10889 ай бұрын
I agree. Everyone's hair texture is different, and for me, I can't go beyond 2 months.
@Shalayah2010 Жыл бұрын
I just made it past the 2 week mark with these mini twist. Trying to shoot for two months but idk if I’m going to make it! 😅 It’s the frizziness that kills me. I like when they look fresh and neat.
@EtherielleHB Жыл бұрын
Yeah, same here loll
@NADINATURALS Жыл бұрын
I keep my mini braids for 2-3 months ..I will try 4
@jhssmith20042 жыл бұрын
you're gorgeous and your hair is beautiful. you have the patience of a saint and talented as a braider.
@EtherielleHB2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!❤
@angerleanhammond114318 күн бұрын
❤❤today is August 6th, 2024❤my hair is growing back from having breast cancer 🎀 twice and I started wearing mini braids in June ❤and I did my first rebraid last night August 5th, 2024❤I shampoo every 2 weeks and I oil my hair and scalp Monday, Wednesday and Friday ❤and i spray and moisture once a week with water and leave in conditioner ❤❤
@EtherielleHB16 күн бұрын
Wow!! Words really cannot describe right now how ecstatic I am for you!! I'm so glad that your hair is growing back after those tough battles that you've had with breast cancer!! You have a truly amazing routine and I can only imagine what the future holds for you!!^^❤❤❤❤❤
@sherrellejohnson34512 жыл бұрын
Your hair looks really nice and full.. especially Comparison to your video from last year. Great job!! I’m excited for you..
@EtherielleHB2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@CoilyCode2 жыл бұрын
I’m getting into mini braids! Trying for the first time at the end of this month 😍😍
@EtherielleHB2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! That's great! I'm so excited you're trying it for the first time!!♥♥
@Themystergamerr2 жыл бұрын
Girl, thanks for this vid. Long term protective styling is also my length retention strategy but without using extensions on my braids, I struggle with single strands knots. I think using water to hydrate might be the reason because I have an irregular curl pattern and water instantly takes away any stretch from my hair
@benitadiop27036 ай бұрын
Add some Afro human bulk hair to help and do it on stretched blown out hair
@SELFCAREMODEL Жыл бұрын
YES GLAD TO SEE SOME ELSE ON THIS JOURNEY. IT WORKS & I LOVE IT.
@sharj76ify Жыл бұрын
Great information sis ❤. I’m doing these on Sunday and was afraid because I have medium density hair but my individual strands are fine.
@sheilamorrison-wesley657 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. I do the same thing. I go back and forth between mini braids and two strands twist.
@EtherielleHB Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! :) Yes, same here! Those two protective styles are miracle workers I tell you!
@Chocobunnezz Жыл бұрын
I've kept mine in since last August. I don't plan on taking them down til August again.
@jennalud4748 Жыл бұрын
So you can safely keep these in for a year?? What about the tangling and dreading??!
@Chocobunnezz Жыл бұрын
@Jenna Lud I redo each braid as needed lol. So I detangle but I never take my whole head down.
@maemunahqaasim64943 ай бұрын
That will be massive, please update us when u take them down. I want to try this too
@curlsofamusician-my7iw Жыл бұрын
Your hair is so perfect, keep doing what you're doing!
@EtherielleHB Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@Astra737082 жыл бұрын
I'm a new subscriber! I like your method of protective styling.
@EtherielleHB2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much and thank you for subscribing!
@quirkyblackenby5 ай бұрын
I’m literally about to start my on long term protective styling journey to retain length. Thanks for the video!
@EtherielleHB4 ай бұрын
You're so welcome!^^
@YourMomLovesyouu2 жыл бұрын
I have mini twist and I've had them for almost a month and a week. Lol I have to take them down. I can't hang
@EtherielleHB2 жыл бұрын
Loll, I totally understand!! Do what works for you!^^❤
@joyh22249 ай бұрын
The crown is my most difficult area of my hair. I generally will take a hot towel over the clusters to soften them, then, take them down using the towel to clean up any build up. And proceed as per your instructions. As I have had Alopecia issues in the crown area. My hair just snap off. I have to be extremely careful and gentle to that area of my hair. I also have to use more butters than to keep my hair moisturized . The crown just seems to be a desert 🏜. All the other areas flourishes, not sure why.
@susandouglasАй бұрын
Thank you. This video helps
@154angel154 Жыл бұрын
My hair is not full enuf for mini braids as of yet. I will revisit it in 4-6 months after I wear these 8 cornrows (4 on each side and they are all connected). I will not be full on washing them, but I will be utilizing witch hazel, acv spray or Seabreeze (using a soft white micro fiber cloth). I wear wigs minus glue so I will see where this journey takes me. My hair is pretty healthy (little past apl; not caught up on the length as thickness/density is my goal).
@EtherielleHB Жыл бұрын
Gotcha! I understand, do what works for you! Also one thing that I incorporated into my routine that made my hair a lot thicker was lavender oil. It has worked wonders for my hair, hopefully it can do the same for you too when it comes to reaching your goal of thickness/density! :)
@154angel1544 ай бұрын
@EtherielleHB 👋🏾 Etherielle Sis!Back to say my micro braids are nearly 5 weeks old and I washed them yesterday. I redid my front perimeter as well at the parting area in the middle section! I am enjoying this mini/micro braids journey immensely! I will be wearing these til the end of Nov/Dec 2024. My hair was very very manageable during the shampooing process. I did not condition. When it dried enuf, I applied my peppermint/lavendar oil mix to my scalp and heavy shea butter mix on the ends (5 braided sections). I think I am on to something good Sis! Thank You for the motivation.
@claryndamontie3638 Жыл бұрын
Information and classy Thank you for your video
@christinamonica32 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna try this but when I washed my hair that way I had a lot of shedding. I just chopped my ends so I should be good.
@Astra737082 жыл бұрын
I love this video!😀
@after40california Жыл бұрын
Excellent 👍
@user-ee7jo5mg8f Жыл бұрын
Love your mini braids.videos.god.bless.and.thumbs.up.
@EtherielleHB Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@Astra737082 жыл бұрын
I love that!
@iAmaze87 Жыл бұрын
Very good detailed method. Gorg
@WTFVIDSok7 ай бұрын
I been down that road with mini twists and mini braids. It's not for me any more. For me, even when I rebranded, at the final take down, so much shed hairs used to come out. Now I clear away shed hairs once to twice a week using chunky twists or chunky braids.
@EtherielleHB7 ай бұрын
I get what you mean, this happens to me as well. I find that the reason why is because mini braids last longer, so most people have their hair in the braids for longer than two weeks which makes it seem as though more shed hair is coming out when you do the final take down, but it's essentially the same amount of shed hair that we naturally shed every day which is 80-100 hairs a day. So if that's the case, imagine how many shed hairs you'd have at the end of a month, or two, or three!!
@desertcruiser1910 күн бұрын
And how do you make it not to matte coz that is my challenge
@Astra737082 жыл бұрын
Did you used the LCO or LOC methd when you used the protective style in your mini braids? Also did you do protein treatments every four to six weeks? I'm considering trying the mini braid method like you had done. I've been washing my hair every week for the past four months, as a result, the dryness has subsided considerably. Now I can wash it every two weeks with minimum dryness.
@EtherielleHB2 жыл бұрын
Hey Allison, I tend to use the LOB (Liquid Oil Butter) method loll! My hair specifically doesn't like conditioner, but loves butters and oils. I don't do protein treatments on my hair mainly because I tried it before and my hair absolutely hated it unfortunately. I do deep condition about once a month though. That's great that you wash your hair each week! It does help a lot with dryness. I used to wash my hair once a week but I've recently gotten a lot busier so I had to change my regimen to once every 2 weeks. I also have a video on how I usually take care of my mini braids during wash day. The routine is only about 60 minutes and I'm usually good for the whole week afterwards. I'm not really tech savvy but I'm going to try to put the link in this comment somewhere! kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4KodaWpmp6WnJY
@Astra737082 жыл бұрын
What type of hair did you use for the mini braids?
@PackofDiscos2 жыл бұрын
It's all her own hair
@sibongilemtungwa10774 ай бұрын
My hair starts to met or lock with in weeks
@EtherielleHBАй бұрын
I understand, that's extremely unfortunate, but I do understand that this protective style might not be for everybody and that's okay.
@mattwey97352 жыл бұрын
I missed ur posts 😭💕💕
@EtherielleHB2 жыл бұрын
Aww thank you!♥♥No need to worry, I'm back and I'll be posting even more soon🙂
@estherajibaye5966 Жыл бұрын
Can you make regular hair extension braids on your mini braids? Like having to join 2 or 4 mini braids to make one extension braids?
@EtherielleHB Жыл бұрын
Hi Esther! Yes you can put mini braids in hair extensions, I did that starting out and honestly got the best results during that time because my hair wasn't affected as much by the weather due to the protection of the extensions, but I'm not completely sure about the joining of 2 or 4 mini braids into one because I haven't tried it out before, but I believe it's possible.
@Astra737082 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry! You actually braided your natural hair in mini braids. That's easier to take care of every two weeks consistently.
@juliemayfield75982 жыл бұрын
Make them bigger and also take a break I was wearing many braids and I grew my hair out a lot but it's in my ends but my ends are back healthy I took a break from it now my hair is longer I'm able to wear it in juicy or twist the hair needs a break cuz when it's tension on the hair from braids with your natural hair or extensions it's not good
@EtherielleHB Жыл бұрын
Thank you Julie! I'll keep that in mind! Thanks for the tip! :)
@tinalove8197 Жыл бұрын
Girrrrlllll I have no patience or time to do this myself. I pay African braiding shop $180 every 4 months.
@EtherielleHB Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣 Hey girl I understand!! Whatever works!!
@jennalud4748 Жыл бұрын
Do they take down your hair too and is there an extra fee?!
@tinalove8197 Жыл бұрын
@@jennalud4748 I'm sure she'll charge. But I always take down my own hair.
@jennalud4748 Жыл бұрын
@@tinalove8197 Oh okay...I just hate that part of the process!
@Ceebabi92 Жыл бұрын
A couple questions... How many braids do you have total? And second... Are you only using water when you rebraid? What products are you using?
@EtherielleHB Жыл бұрын
I had 215 braids in total and I use water and this herbal oil mixture that I created for my hair. I use water to help get any shed hair out and oil to sometimes get some stubborn mini braids to unravel.
@vastya.3255 Жыл бұрын
@@EtherielleHB 215? Wow!! 😭
@Itsgoodtobehere95 Жыл бұрын
Does the hair break when taking out the mini braids because of knots? That’s my fear
@EtherielleHB Жыл бұрын
For me it didn't, but I did get a lot of shed hair
@user-yx8jg2tc9n Жыл бұрын
Girl my hair will lock
@EtherielleHB Жыл бұрын
Try it out one time, you might be surprised !!
@feediefarouq1592 жыл бұрын
Is it normal to have a lot of shade hair after a month
@EtherielleHB2 жыл бұрын
Yes it's normal, people in general usually shed 80-110 hairs a day so the accumulation over a month would seem to look like a lot. I get a lot of shed hair too when I rebraid my hair
@feediefarouq1592 жыл бұрын
Ok thanks because I got freaked out about it Thanks to you am in my second month now let's journey together 🙂💗
@EtherielleHB2 жыл бұрын
@@feediefarouq159%22%22 No problem, and that's great that you're on your second month! Mini braid journeys unite!!❤❤😄
@pienke_12324 ай бұрын
Very loud music omg my ears
@EtherielleHB4 ай бұрын
Yes, I apparently have gotten a couple comments on the music in this video. It's so ironic how it has so many views though loll
@ophelia8351 Жыл бұрын
Couldn’t watch. Music is too loud and unnecessary.
@EtherielleHB Жыл бұрын
Thank you for commenting!❤
@chelseaanthony53318 күн бұрын
9MONTHS???!!! Are you trying to lock your hair 😂 The max I do is one month. Terrible advice!!! My hair grows more than an inch in a month. I do a lot of treatments and scalp massages. And no it’s not genetics. Everyone in my house has short hair. I used to have short hair all my life till I started taking care of it
@EtherielleHB18 күн бұрын
Hi@@chelseaanthony533. To answer your question, I'm not locking my hair. You must be new to this channel as the methods I use on my braids that I've shown before (and also in this video) is what keeps my hair from locking. Certain people tend to be shocked or confused when they come across this video for the first time, typically the ones who only watch certain parts of it. Congrats on learning about what works for you and your hair and learning how to grow it out! That's something that is always a joy to discover!
@libbylib18195 ай бұрын
You should be canonised as a saint. There's no way on God's green earth am I installing mini braids on my head unless it's in wig form. I can barely deal with the 10 or 20 odd braid- twist combos. Cannot deal with the nightmar tangles and knots. No sirrr!!🫡
@EtherielleHB5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 I'm definitely no saint, God has just taught me a lot about patience and it luckily has trickled down into my haircare routine
@libbylib18195 ай бұрын
@@EtherielleHB In my books, that qualifies you as a saint. Great content btw 👍❤️🎉🎊