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How do you prep hair for braids?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Brush hair but not too much. If your hair is too soft and silky, it wont hold a braid very well. It is best to not wash your hair before deciding to braid it because clean hair is much harder to style.

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