Since ancient times, it is considered to be a braid adornment of a woman. And today, with the help of many small braids, you can stand out in any situation without changing your image drastically. At the same time, they can be braided for both short and long hair. The correct implementation of this hairstyle and some useful subtleties will be discussed below.
What is the hairstyle of small braids?
Such braids are especially popular with young girls and little girls. However, they are ideal for adult women, especially when it comes to active rest or the desire to simply change their appearance simply and without great expense.
Such weaving of small braids along the entire length of the hair is called afoplethin, and the hairstyle itself is called African braids. Initially, this hairstyle, in view of the specific living conditions and hygiene, was worn only by inhabitants of African tribes, hence the name.
But so they are called ordinary people. Professional stylists and hairdressers call this rasta hairstyle. And today there are many options for its creation.
To get a lot of braids on your head simply and quickly, it is not necessary to go to the salon - you can create this hairstyle yourself at home. At the same time braids can be braided as usual, and with multi-colored threads.
How to braid?
On short hair
Before you start creating such a bright and unusual hairstyle, Necessary to prepare the necessary tools:
- two mirrors, preferably with an increase;
- comb with a thin and long handle;
- hair mousse;
- small elastics.
If the length of hair is less than 7 cm, then it is necessary to use overhead strands - kanekalony. They are attached as close as possible to the roots of their hair. This hairstyle may vary depending on what color will be selected artificial hair.
There is no significant difference between braid weaving to oneself and another person. The main difference is that when a girl does her hair by herself, she needs to start braiding small braids from the temporal zone. But when the hair is done to another person, then the work starts from the back of the head.
In general, the sequence of actions will be as follows:
- hair is carefully combed;
- they put a small amount of mousse on them, a drop of wax or hair styling gel can be used instead: these means will help eliminate excessive hair pulling and make the process of weaving easier;
- all the curls are divided into 4 zones, and the strands themselves are made very thin - no more than 1 cm in thickness;
- each strand is divided, in turn, into three, and proceed to the very creation of hair.
Pigtails are weaved with ordinary three-strand weaving. To do this, 1 and 3 strands hold the thumb and little finger. The first strand is poured into the second as close as possible to the roots, then the strands are interchanged. This operation is repeated until the entire strand is braided. At the end of the braids wear a thin elastic band. Instead, you can use special threads.
Two mirrors are required if weaving is done by yourself. They are set opposite each other in such a way that it can be seen exactly how the work is progressing during braiding the hair on the back of the head.
For long
In general, the process of work here will be the same as when weaving braids on short strands.The only difference is that the work will take more time and effort.
But in this case, there are options for upgrading hair. Instead of overhead strands it is possible to use different colored threads. They can be woven into each strand, or only in some of them - there are a lot of options.
And still very unusual look afrokosichki weaving a waterfall. But such work is only possible for the master.
Before weaving, it is best not only to visually divide the hair into certain zones, but also to tie them with elastic bands for the hair. So loose strands will not get in the way and get confused during work.
On long hair, Rasta can be performed a little differently. For this, already braided pigtails are combed to the other side with fingers. Hair, or rather, the ends fluff, and the hairstyle itself becomes more lush and slightly tousled.
Advantages and disadvantages
This hairstyle has a lot of advantages:
- it allows you to change your image, regardless of the length of the hair;
- braids can be worn for several months in a row, simply each time creating new hairstyles based on them;
- Rasta allows you to significantly save your time on creating the simplest daily styling.
She has some drawbacks:
- too long process of creation: depending on the length, thickness and thickness of hair weaving can take from 3 to 10 hours;
- first time, there is a constant feeling of tightness on the head due to the strong compression of the root zone of the hairs;
- if the pigtails are braided too tightly, the hair will no longer receive the nutrition they need.
Do not forget that this hairstyle will look beautiful only with proper care for her. Otherwise, in a month there will be no trace of the former beauty.
How to care?
The main thing is proper washing of the head. Experts recommend washing your hair with this hairstyle only once in seven days. At the same time it is necessary to choose shampoos for normal hair. Means 2 in 1 in this case are not suitable.
Special attention should be paid to thorough rinsing of the head: shampoo is clogged deep into the braids, and it is rather difficult to wash it from there. The water temperature should be no higher than 36 degrees.
After washing, the pigtails are slightly wrung out with their palms, and then the head is wrapped in a large towel, which is preferably preheated.
It is not recommended to use a hairdryer, but if there is such a need, then the air should only be cold.
Do not forget about the correction. Once a month and a half it is necessary to remove the fallen hairs and, if necessary, weave braids on the temporal and occipital parts. Otherwise, regrown hair roots will grow ugly and carelessly.
For information on how fast you can get many braids on your head, see the following video.
