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1BlessedNatural: Natural Hairstyle: Connected Rubber Band Twists with Puff Happy Monday, my blessed naturals! I'm back with another new rubber band twist and puff style! This one was inspired by Little Sister Natural's rubber band twists and one of Alicia Keys' styles. My hair was in need of some serious TLC! So, this weekend I washed, deep conditioned, detangled, and banded it. I used the Fab Curls Moisturizing Shampoo and Tropical Coconut Conditioner by Suave Essentials, and my hair was loving it! If you look closely at the picture, you will notice that one side of my head is twisted and the other side is loose, lol. I didn't decide to twist them until I got to like the second or third row of rubber bands. I only kept the rubber bands for a day or so to keep my edges lol. For the past couple of days, I've been wearing the same style but without the rubber bands. The other side was two-strand twisted, and then I just did a big cornrow down each ...

1BlessedNatural: Protective Style Challenge: Another Rubber Band Twist and Cornrow Updo  with Finger Coiled Edges Hey, my blessed naturals, I was tired of doing my hair, so I decided to try doing another rubber band twist and cornrow updo   style with coiled edges. The challenging thing about this style is that it was done based on the problem areas of my hair. For one thing, I need my edges lol. I try not to braid them too tight, but it doesn’t take much for them to come out. The second thing is that I have a thinned spot at the top of my hair due to a perm (from 5 years ago), traction alopecia, and seborrheic dermatitis . I put a lot of stress on the spot by keeping the same part in the middle when I style my hair. Recently, I've avoided parting and putting much stress on that area to allow the hair to grow back. I also do scalp massages. Before styling my hair, the first thing I did was leave out about one inch of hair around my edges. I also parted a...

1BlessedNatural - New Video: Rubber Band Cornrow & Twist Updo Tutorial Happy Tuesday, my blessed naturals, I've just added the Rubber Band Cornrow & Twist video tutorial to my YouTube channel. This style has become one of my favorite protective styles this year. The items used in the video were Cantu Creamy Hair Lotion, 100% coconut oil, rubber bands, sectioning clips, and bobby pins/hair pins. The video is below! You can comment, rate, and/or subscribe if you like! Are you going to try the rubber band cornrow & twist updo? Related Article: Rubber Band Twist and Cornrow Updo                           Protective Style: Cornrows and Pin Curl Twist Updo                           Cornrow & Flat Twist (Tuck...

Day 4: Rubber Band Twist and Cornrow Updo Happy Sunday, my blessed naturals! I hope you all are having a great day. Today is day 4 with my rubber band twist and cornrow updo , and I'm loving this protective style! My cornrows are still intact, but my twists are a little frizzy. Many of you may know, I sleep on a satin pillowcase. I've had to moisturize my twists and seal my twists maybe twice in the past 4 days. 1BlessedNatural: back of rubber band twist and cornrow updo  on day 4 What natural hairstyle are you wearing today? Related Articles: Rubber Band Twist and Cornrow Updo                             Catching Up: Flea Market and Stitched Bang with Puff Style

1BlessedNatural: Rubber Band Twist and Cornrow Updo Hey, my blessed naturals, I haven't forgotten about you all! Because I've been super bored with my natural hair for the past couple of weeks, I had to switch it up a bit. Yesterday, I did the rubber band twist and cornrow (cornbraid) updo. If you're looking for a protective style, you might want to try this one.   1BlessedNatural: the back of rubber band twist and cornrow updo Style Details  The rubber band twist and cornrow style was done on dry stretched hair. I used my usual products for styling: Cantu Creamy Hair Lotion and 100%  coconut oil. I cornrowed the front and back. When I finished cornrowing the hair to the scalp, I used a black rubber band to secure the section before twisting it. Some sections were divided into two twists if it was too thick. If you plan to try this style, remember to not cornrow your hair tight. You want to avoid traction alopecia. The idea is to make your br...