If you have braiding basics down, but still haven’t quite mastered getting the right grip to apply your skills to braid extensions, the rubberband method may be for you. It allows you to have that tight neat look and while you are braiding you don’t have to worry about other sections getting in your way and messing up your parts. Here’s what you need to do to use this method:
#1 Stretch your hair before styling
You can blowdry
#2 Use a good gel or pomade
Gel
#3 Section your hair and secure
Section your hair into as many parts as you would like and secure the sections at the root with a rubberband.
#4 Begin braiding
Add the extension hair
When it’s time to remove your braids keep this in mind!
Rubberbands can be damaging to the hair, especially if you pull them through your hair. To remove the rubberbands without the risk of damage lift the rubberband up with a bobby pin or the end of a rat tail comb
Your hair is a fiber which can be either damaged or preserved, and once you damage it that’s that. So be patient when it’s time to take out those braids.
I just got the rubber band method done…and it’s really tight…is there a way I can loosen it…without messing the whole style up..if not how long will it be this tight..??
The only way for the bands to loosen up is for your hair to grow out. Each person is different and times vary. 🙂
you should use a braid spray and sleep whith you cap a little loose a night
The rubber bands is showing in my braids is there a way to fix this i dont want them showing
With the box braids and rubber bands be pulling my scalp and will it be easier to take down?
What happens if the rubber band pops while the braids are in?
That happened to me to a braid or two and you couldn’t tell when you looked at it since the rubber band gets concealed while braiding. The braid was still secure as well. This method makes life so much easier.
pull the weave over the rubber band and then re braid the top section
if you do the rubberband method it depends on how tight you make the rubberband in your hair. by doing the rubberband method you braids will stay fresh longer. it is very easy to take down just take the hair out then cut the rubberband being careful not to cut your hair, but do not pull the rubberband down or you will be pulling your hair out.