Protecting Your Edges Doesnt

Have to be Difcult. All You Need is

Strength and Support.
Falling Edges is a sad truth that man !ace. For most" our edges gre# !rail as
children" o!ten #earing tight braids or pontail stles. $oda" its time to claim our
edges bac%.
&ith so man stling options to choose !rom toda" it can be ver tempting to tr
stles that #e %no# our hair cannot #ithstand. 'ptions include( )arle $#ists"
Shingle *raids" Senegalese t#ists" and so much more" but have ou considered that
some stles could lac% support there!ore compromising the strength o! our hair+
&hen choosing #hich stles to #ear" remember that most hairstles re,uire support
to maintain itsel!. Stles #ith a lot o! support include smooth cornro#s and -at
t#ists utili.ing organic curl hair products. $hese stles have plent o! strands
along the length o! the braid" providing ma/imum support. A less supportive stle
#ould be the individual braids and t#ists. &hile braids and t#ists can be ver
bene0cial to the hair in providing much needed stling brea%s" e/tremel small
e/tensions rel on onl 123 strands o! hair there!ore causing brea%age. Similarl" a
regular si.ed braid #ith up to 45 strands o! hair" #hen paired #ith a bul% e/tension
does not provide ade,uate support. 6hoose a stle that #ill not put e/cessive
tension on our hairline" as this is the most delicate area o! the bod o! hair.
7t is #ise to consider the strength o! our hair and to choose stles that to not
stretch the hair beond #hat it can bear. &ithout enough elasticit" #hen pulled
taught" our hair #ill snap. Such is the case #ith pontails or A!ro pu8s. He also
a#are o! adding e/tensions #ith a contrasting hair te/ture" #hich could cause
damage to our strands+ 9emember #hen ou learned about ting our hair up at
night to prevent the !riction bet#een our hair and bed threads" #ell the same
notion applies. $ing our hair up in a sil% #rap ensures our hair is rubbing against
a !riendl te/ture. &hen adding e/tensions" it is best to choose a compatible hair
te/ture that #ill not compromise the strength o! our hair and also choose stles
that have built in support rather than reling on our hairline to support the stle.
Finall" #hen ou are still in the process o! gro#ing and repairing our edges" stle
our hair in loose stles and use organic curl hair products to hold our hair in
place to give the e8ect o! neat" and orderl #ithout the strain. A per!ect coc%tail is
the a#ard #inning CURLS Passion Fruit Curl Control Paste.
$hese tips can reall ma%e a vast di8erence in the long2term #ellness o! our hair.
For our edges to #ithstand stling ris%s" ou need a good balance o! strength and
support in our hair care and stling regime. 7nclude strengthening and elasticit
building products li%e :moisturi.ing; and ou are sure to %eep our hairline intact.