I Just Braided My Hair and Its Really Tight.. Is This Normal?

I Just Got My Hair Braded By an African Woman and its really expensive and took a long time to finish .. I had extensions added to it.. but after she was done it started to really hurt since it was so tight .. My mother said eventually it'll loosen up .. What Do You Think?

I Just Braided My Hair and Its Really Tight.. Is This Normal?

1) Never add more extension hair than the natural hair you intend to braid.

2) Always use a conditioner spray every other day. Just mist away. Your hair has to stay moisturized.

3) Use a light oil every 3 days or so. Make sure you add oil after the conditioner spray. Olive oil, tea tree, peppermint oil are all good ones. No petroleum products.

4) Because you're braiding your hair, there is no need to perm it. Never braid freshly premed hair. It will break while in micros. You must wait at least 2-3 weeks and do a deep conditioning first.

4) Wash your hair every other week at least, regardless of braids or not. Dry, dirty hair will break on you. I used a clear shampoo to avoid excessive slippage and no conditioner since I used a spray every other day. You also may want to air dry loose and tie it down with a silk scarf when slightly damp. Try to skip the hair gel.

5) After about 3 weeks you have to get your edges re-done. The fine hair around you nape and hairline are too fragile for braids to hang loosely from new growth. Also this area is where build-up mostly occurs. Build up will dry out these areas and get hard. The hard clumps make the braid less flexible at the base and more prone to pulling hair from the root.

6) Always tie your hair up at night with a silk scarf. If that's too much for you, sleep on a satin pillow case. You'll avoid overnight damage this way.

7) Clip at least a centimeter of hair between Micros. You also want to Deep condition your hair between micro-ing your hair. I usually, deep condition, trim and rest my hair for about a week to 2 weeks between Micros. My resting styles was a Fro', natural two strand twists or medium cornrows with extension hair.

7) Last but not least, insanely tight braids are not a good thing. It only hurts your follicles. Your braids only need to be so tight. If it hurts after the braider finishes, it's too tight!

I hope this information helps you. Share it with your mother.

You can find more great hair information at my favorite hair site Blackhairmedia. Thanks in advance for the 10 points.

Happy, healthy, long hair.

I Just Braided My Hair and Its Really Tight.. Is This Normal?

Ive been getting my hair braided for years and after about a week your hair will losen up. they braid it tight so that your hair dosent come out and you need it redone in a few weeks.

I Just Braided My Hair and Its Really Tight.. Is This Normal?

Yes it will loosen up. Start apply a hair oil around your hair line. Dont stratch your head. Pat it. Seriously it works.

I Just Braided My Hair and Its Really Tight.. Is This Normal?

yes it will loosen that how its so posed to feel once when i was little my frien got it done and she said it was so tight she wanted to get it removed but she cept it and after a few days it loosend

I Just Braided My Hair and Its Really Tight.. Is This Normal?

they should not be so tight that they are giving u a headache. even though most of the time when people get braids they are tight they actually should not be because it can pull the hair out of your scalp or damage it. they should be okay but next time tell the stylist to braid them looser.