Ever notice that your weave just becomes so stiff and unmanageable? What do you do when your bundles start to feel like Brillo? Most folks toss it and shell out another crap load of money for fresh bundles. No sir, not me.
Good hair is way too expensive to continue to repurchase 18″ every 2 months. I started doing research and came across something that helped me a lot, and hopefully it can help you as well.
Stripping the bundles: you can do this with a few different products. A very popular product is bleach. (I can do a tutorial on this in another post. Some people use Apple cider vinegar as well. Both are very good to being you back to the original virgin like state. But it doesn’t end here….
Next you will need to: Moisturize! Just like real hair weaves often get dry and brittle. The difference with weaves and real hair is our scalps make natural oils that help our natural hair stay moisturized or at least help retain moisture. Bundles don’t have the ability to do that. This is what causes the hair to become so dry. I highly recommend using a deep conditioner on the hair and washing it out thoroughly. Don’t worry about how long you leave it in, the longer the better. My go to deep conditioner is silicone mix. It comes in a jar and it works for all my bundles. Curly, straight, body wave, etc.
Next you would want to let the weave air-dry. The last thing you want to do is dry it with a blow dryer after reviving it. Give it a few hours to dry. It’ll dry fast if you let it sit open meaning stretch it out rather than piling it up in a corner. This would take anywhere from over night to a full 24 hrs. depending on the length of the hair.
Finally always use a heat protestant when blow-drying, curling or flat ironing the hair. Most human hair can take but so much heat at a time. Be mindful of this.
Feel free to let me know if you have any weave related questions.
Omayra L
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