i believe this is easier to say when you hair has more length

I think it's pretty clear that she is talking to people who think they can cover their hair for 2 years and have her hair yet have found they don't are are frustrated by it. If your regimen works it works, because all of our hair is different. I always wear my hair out and people are always surprised that I didn't have to do anything special to have so much hair. A lot of things people treat like rules don't apply to us all. A lot of women that I've known for a while always keep their hair braided or weaved or wigged up and then they wonder why they don't have a lot of hair too. A huge part of it is genetics but if you are person who thought you'd be wearing a wig for 2 years and then take it off and have a lot of hair and don't, then this video is for you. If the wig worked for you, you can skip this particular advice.

okay I could not get over this look and the background!

What if I tell you I wasn't really listening t what you were saying? I was lost in your hair and eyes. oh dear Lord! I LOVE your hair. I'm going to watch the video again so i can listen 😍😍😘😘

It's been working for me. I still wash my hair, deep condition and oil my scalp so that when I take the protective style out I actually still have hair on my head. 😂😂 It's really been thriving doing it. Plus I don't wear it all the time and give my hair a chance to breathe between protective styling at least 6-7 months at a time.

I swear by protective styling and so do others. I leave in for more than a month. I love protective styling and I recommend them.

box braids/individuals have done wonders for me.. I always retained more noticeable length with them. I can style them and still have fun with my look without finagling with my real hair.. But to each their own...

Temi I love your hair!! And I think where people go wrong is when they think that they can just completely forget about their hair while it's in a protective style. Sometimes it's not what you do, but HOW you do it

I also believe that when you protective style your hair back-to-back until your hair grows to a certain length, your hair will break off. hair needs LOVE to grow. don't love it when it gets long. love it where it is now....!!! I had APL hair up until two months ago. alopecia areata appeared in the back of my hair. I wish I would have loved and showed off my hair when I had all of it. don't protective style your hair so much...love it! show it off! cherish what you have. My hair HATES wigs. It hates being hidden away and covered up. my hair THRIVES in braids (with extensions) and natural styles. it doesn't like being covered. there is something about loving , embracing, and showing off your natural texture that causes it to THRIVE. btw that curly fro is sooo cute on you.

That lip color against your skin omg 😍

Looking at some of these comments, I think the title of the video may be the issue. It seems anti-protective styling. I would change it to, "If your protective styles failing to keep hair on your head, here's why..."Of course, if they watched the entire video they would know you are not against protective styling. For the negative/snarky commenters, I think the current title attracts people who think you are saying protective styling doesn't work at all. I love your videos and your hair.

Temi im loving the fro, you look stunning.

Hi Yemi, what I do may not work for someone else, but what I do is get what ever braids, crochet or individuals. once a week I oil or grease my scalp, I use a leave in conditioner added to heated water and spritz my hair every morning and I massage my scalp. My hair doesn't have build up because I wash my hair every 2-3 weeks. It works for me and I have new growth with no damage to my ends or any other parts of my hair.

Every head of hair is different. My hair loves cornrows and I put them in and let them stay in for a month under my wigs. Of course I moisturize it every day. Now what will break my hair out is me leaving it out all the time = no growth. So although I love your hair and the music in this video, to each his/her own. Peace.

Omg, you are so beautiful! Your hair, features and complexion are flawless!❤

The key to protective styling is letting your hair just be and rest after the fact!!! You can't just be all Willy Nilly and keeping a protective style for months & months!! Low manipulation & moisturizing will help your hair thrive. Thanks for sharing!!! BTW, your hair & makeup is beautiful!!

I've been looking for a video like this for so long. Thank you for this! I decided about a year ago that I had to let go of getting my hair braided. My hair stayed dry and it was too much tension on my thin edges. Plus, when taking them out, it's takes alot more time and effort to get the hair back to a healthy moisturized balance. I loved wearing braids as a protective style but I had to let it go! My hair is so much healthier now without it. Love your hair!

Idk, protective styles have helped me so much during this transition with growth and retention. I'm almost 1 year post relaxer, and I would not have been able to last this long without them. I have been unsuccessful with styles as I am at full APL when my hair is fully stretched, and the straight, relaxed ends just don't braid or twist as well as my natural new growth. I'm thinking of experimenting with clip ins, maybe I'll be more successful in the styling area. Btw: Love your fro in this vid, can we get a tutorial? :D

Some people have to realize that regardless if your hair is in a protective style you still have to take care of it. I totally understand your point but braids have worked wonders me... I'm looking forward to length for my own hair. Blessings

I am actually at a phase where protective styling is breaking my hair! I'm working on it now though and hopefully my hair bounces bacm stronger!

Sister your hair is gorgeous, Growing up most of us as African American little girls never heard of the term " protective styles " and we had long pretty ponytails, I've got mixed emotions abt " protective styles " especially if your suffering from hair loss or thinning edges I just don't see how that promotes hair growth , I understand that we as sisters wear " protective styles " for different reasons, I don't wear them and my hair is thick healthy, can't wait to get a mane like yours tho, beautiful!!

I've been seeing videos like this a lot and I was frustrated bc I felt like protective styling was my only way to smoothly transition. But I'm glad I actually watched this bc you made some good points. Team Wig! Lmao whip it off when I get home, as soon as the front door closes 😭😭😭 hope everyone is still oiling their scalps. Don't do your braids too tight either!

All this melanin 😢❤❤❤❤❤❤

Protective styling started breaking my hair off. I completely stopped doing any type of braids with weave because it was too heavy and stressing my edges so bad. I'm still nursing edges back to health. I can't even pull my hair back in a ponytail too tight or my edges freak out and break off. I stopped doing mini twist for this same reason. That was my favorite protective style but it really was breaking my hair out. The amount of hair loss when I took them down was unreal. I get maybe a small ball of hair every 2 weeks when I wash. But if I left mini twist in for 3 or 4 weeks I had golf ball or even tennis ball sized hair balls from loss. My hair is about mid back but around my edges are shorter and the back of my hair, where the texture is finer, has broken off by a good 3 inches from the rest of my length. I'm slowly trying to regrow that hair and I don't protective style anymore and it's working fine just leaving my hair out. And I have very thick course 4c hair except in the very back it's probably 4b. It honestly seemed the longer my hair got the worse protective styles were for me.

I agree... when I thought I was protective styling I was stressing my edges with the wigs rubbing on them, weaves being to tight and heavy and even just cornrows were too much manipulation. My sister does protective style and her hair is thriving (its very coarse) so I would just tell others to be careful,

The best protective styles for me has been to cornrow my hair straight back in about 6-7 braids and wear a wig with a wig cap. However, I would moisturize daily by spraying with diy oil mist and I would redo cornrows every 2 weeks. This really helped my hair grow fast and did not cause a lot of breakage. Remember though, whenever hair is in a long-term style it still sheds, so once the hair is taken down you will have that back up of shedded hair from over a period of time that happens daily! DON'T fret, it's normal daily shedding that has built up while in the protective style!

Love this... everyone with lengthy hair that I've seen on here follows this advice & I have 4c hair and have been seeing multitudes of growth FINALLY after properly moisturizing (I have to do the L.O.C.S method - i.e. extra moisture & extra sealing) then doing a twist out - and I don't have to do anything for a week and a half! If I want to go a few more days passed that without washing, like if its drying out, I put a lil coconut oil on my ends :) Best advice ever - love this vid

Protective styling works great for me! I get individual twist with added hair and I spray my hair every single day with a moisturizing spray and wash every 2 weeks. I have seen great growth from this and my hair has a beautiful sheen to it. I leave the twist in for 8 weeks and then let my hair rest for a month. I also found a very good braider that takes care of my hair while she is putting the twist in and doesn't make them too small around my edges. When my hair is out I manipulate it a lot because I retwist maybe twice a week due to my gym schedule. I think a regimen while in protective styles and taking care of your edges is key.

This video is spot on . I used to always do sew Ins and braids; and I have a fine 4a hair type. Let's just say that I had to do a second big chop. I guess my hair is not thick enough to withstand the tension. I had a regimen and all, but the constant manipulation was too much for my fine strands. The minute I stopped all of that and wore wigs (took them off every night), my hair flourished. It's a protective style but it doesn't add tension to my hair. I think that people should really be careful with the super tight, over manipulating styles like you stated.

Imma Stop doing protective hairstyles when my hair reaches to back length

If my hair was like yours, I would never ever PS

I love the fact that you practice what you preach. The majority of you videos are of you with your natural hair. No wigs, weave ect... great inspiration for those who are beginning their journey.

This is so true. I learned this lesson the hard way. Now i do simply protective styles like buns (not to tight), and take down when needed, and my hair is thriving.

Thanks for this vid. It's refreshing to hear a different perspective. I've often wondered the same. I haven't done a protective style in over a year and my hair seems healthier, thicker and more nourished. I do prefer low manipulation styles and find them easier to maintain :)

I think it's all about regimen. I have my hair on a schedule for washing, deep conditioning detangle. I prefer keeping in protective style for 2-4 weeks. Lately I've been interchanging crochet styles and wearing wigs with my hair braided underneath. I change them up because I don't want to go 4 weeks with crochet and then do another set. That can really pull at your hair . So instead I'll wear a wig and give my hair a break. Prior to braiding it I detangle, moisturize while it's wet. My hair type is similar to yours. When I take my braids out my hair is still moisturized. Also I drink a lot of water.

I have to twist my hair every night because if I don't it will shrink and create even more tangles and knots.

I TOTALLY agree! Ppl swear protective styling grows your hair but it breaks mine !

When I protective style my hair first I deep condition I moisturize my hair before it goes down I do my own hair so if I'm protective styling it's not tight and I oil my hair and scalp I only leave in for 3 weeks I have grown butt length hair ...... I'm gentle with my hair I like to leave my hair be that's when it grows the best .

i love protective styling , my go to protective style is two strand twist . I wash and condition my twist , and keep my scalp oiled , my hair loves it! it grows so much while in the twist .

Great look but tbh I’ve just started listening to my hair than what other ppl say and I’ve seen more growth than ever😏🥵

Kind of was confused by the title. Now, I understand what you are saying, I'm taking it as poor practices of protective styling and damaging techniques. My hair hairs hates sew-ins but love crochet braids. I don't allow anyone to braid my hair tight. I moisturize 3x a week and shampoo every 2 week or so. I was able to obtain 3 inches in 2 months. I have shoulder length with on being completely natural over 6 months/transition for 1. At the end of the day, everybody has to do what works for them. 💞 TFS.

I underatand you are giving your point of view. Everyone has different results from different styling and care. I don't see why people can't just watch the video and take it, heed to it and live, whethrer it's for you or not.

You nailed it. Everything you have said about protective styling is true.It is our hair but we have learn what works and what doesn't. Keep the tutorials coming girl.😙

I wish I’d seen his when you posted it. I just discovered you today. I wore my hair in Havana twists on and off for damn near 6 months. I ABSOLUTELY experienced damage from now moisturizing my hair, etc. major setback. Smh. Thank you for putting this out there.

I can agree for me, realizing my type 4b hair can not take all that manipulation. The most simple styles work for me and with not a lot of breakage. Learning something new .

I think there is true confusion of what actual protective styles happen to be. Too many people think that means your hair is never out. That's false a protective style is whatever style you wear that protects your hair. So if you place your hair in a bun, ponytail, etc. in the morning. Then at night moisturize, and twist it up for bed. That's 2 protective styles, you've worn for the day. There is no reason that you should have to wear them constantly. You can enjoy your hair out as well, its not supposed to be restrictive.

Thanks for the video I had noticed the damage protective styles done to my hair about a year ago and I know longer do them. Your hair is beautiful.

For me personally..... it helps me, it help me retain length which is my biggest problem which is the reason for my set backs with my natural hair journey for 2 years BUT....... Like you said you got to take care of it under the the protective styling (which I also failed to do too in the beginning) now i Keep it moisturize, i do protective styling that last 2 weeks to a month(I perfer crochet) but most importantly 🔊 KEEP IT MOISTURIZE! when I do the two i get my half an inch of growth for that month AND BE GENTAL TO YOUR HAIR DONT BE ROUGH AND MEAN😉

You're gorgeous and I love your hair! I wish I would have watched this before I got my box braids at the African shop. Now I'm back to square one with a drastic trim.

protective styling vs. low manipulation styling -- tis the question. i think these options come with each hair stage of the journey, your hair goal and the season. Some protective styles can be considered low manipulation styles; but not every low manipulation style is a protective style.

Your hair is gorgeous! And your video had points that I had not considered, put very simply. Thank you!

I️ do mini twist on wet hair and leave it in for two weeks or more, making sure I️ am moisturizing it everyday. When I️ kept my twist in for a month I️ saw the most evident growth so have seen. I️ can not do a wash and go, because it tangles easily, which leads to me combing every day and twisting. I️ am starting twist out, and they last about three days and braid outs. I️ am starting wear flat twist for a week or so then taking them out. I️ wash my hair every two weeks and I️ have 4c hair and my hair is slightly passed collar bone length.

My hair is doing AMAZING and I have been non-stop protective styling since mid-March 2018! I wash weekly, henna while braided, diy moisturize daily, use my virgin hair fertilizer daily and remove each braid and redo regularly! I have gone from a buzz cut mid-Dec 2017 to over 3 imches of strong growth and retention!

It helps my hair so so much... I’m gonna have disagree with you. You NEED to take care of your hair while it’s in braids, meaning you need to moisturize your hair and constantly wash it every 2-3 weeks. I use castor oil on my edges whenever I have my hair in braids and I pass the oil all over the small sections of my hair it really helps. Just please take care of your hair!

totally agree. I think using your own hair is best in a style you can take down regularly to moisturize

I love her hair and I mean nothing negative, but twist outs/braid outs/wash and go's are EXTREMELY high manipulation! And despite what was said here, protective styles are moisturized when done correctly all the time, including the ends, granted you gently seal and moisturize ends with water and then seal with a light or heavy oil based on YOUR HAIR. be gentle and you won't break anything when you gently separate shower stretched and detangled locks of hair, or section gently in the shower, once again gently stretching, or applying gentle tension, to prevent shrinkage, which is the MAIN CAUSE of breakage with 4 hair types due to the hair shrinking back into itself which creates knots. With twist and braif outs you touch (or "fluff" your hair too frequently to get the look you want, and many people use abrasive gells with wash n go's, leaving your hair dry and brittle, sick with breakage. When you leave your hair shrunken, you aren't making sure your hair is properly moisturized, the individual strands will block one another from getting moisture, causing many hairs to fall out.When you "fluff" your hair strands, they weaken. When you go two days with your fragile strands out in the elements with toxins, radiation, sun, and winter dry weighing and destroying your strands, you will ALWAYS experience excessive breakage.Without moisturizing, stretching, and protecting you are killing your hair! You have to PROTECT your hair. Ladies, I know you want to wear your hair out, but you have to protect your hair if you want your hair to continue to grow and retaining optimal health as well as length retention. Protective styles, when done CORRECTLY, are soooooo much safer than wearing your hair out will realistically ever be. You lose your delicate 4c strands to excess breakage as they rub against each other under your bonnet and break off, more so than in the most unkempt protective. Come on now, we all know we've been guilty of tossing and turning our bonnets off as we tumble around the bed in our sleep, and when that happens and your hair is not protected and put away, your ends WILL break. For all of you that don't know, if you lose your ends the hair that's left becomes more fragile and can break at the root eventually due to being weakened. The broken hair then tangles into other hairs creating more knots, creating more breakage. Ladies, please, please do your research thoroughly before believing a single KZfaq video, any advertisment anywhere. Watch your hair, you'll see. Then you'll discover the truth about what YOUR hair needs and then it'll be better from there. And as for this video, ladies take wearing your hair out cautiously, and sparingly, ALWAYS making sure you mosturize double what you usually do just because that hair gets damaged so easily... And as for my comment, don't just read me and believe me, RESEARCH. You watch KZfaq or you wouldn't be reading this, go look up the stuff I'm talking about. Be consistent always, even when it gets hard, and be gentle with your hair. Not kidding ladies, it's serious. It is the only head of hair you have and it is quite literally (by default) one of your greatest extensions. PLEASE do your research, not for me, in the end, my hair retains most of what it grows so I am good. You have to think about your hair as you research. Learn about it then find a gentle routine that works for you.

your hair is beautiful!

Yesss I have been questioning my self about it... I think when you want to be natural...you have to enjoy your natural hair. Thanks sis I have figured out that I don't need protective styling. At the end it's a psychological problem.

I'm blown away by your makeup and your hair is so beautiful. I'm looking fwd to taking my braids down. I believe you're onto something with low manipulation styles but....I've gotta twist my hair down when I tie it up at night or it will be a tangled mess! Thanks so much for sharing

Very helpful! I'll be getting my singles installed tomorrow and definitely will be maintaining the upkeep . Thank you 😀🙌🙌

Girl!!! I love this video

i'm a new subbie, why i am only discovering you now, goodness knows, but really glad i have!!!! your hair is huuuuuh!!! just amazing!!!

My hair has been flourishing for the last two months. I've been rocking braids out. Low manipulation styles are my go-to for hair growth and health. 💕

afro's always go so well with large earrings !

A pretty black sister! Blessings.

Love this look! You are so right. I find that protective and upkeep it flourishes!!! Good tips.

Great video and thanks for sharing. I am enjoying my hair at each phase since my Big Chop almost a year ago! I had a bad allergic rxn to synthetic hair trying to "protective style" with crochet hair 😭😭 as a natural. Hence the same shizzle as relaxed but I didn't know...took it out in 4 days. I love low manipulation styles and they work for me. Happy hair care to all ❤️

Hi, Temi! Just discovered your channel and I LOVE it!! I was wondering how you keep your hair moisturised during the week if you don't retwist your twist-outs. After my wash day, I usually do a twist-out then moisturise and retwist with water and shea butter every night for moisture.

I realized that my hair wasn’t retaining length in protective styles cause I wasn’t moisturizing or taking care of it but once I did I was able to retain more length

I enjoyed this video! (: I just put some small marley twists in my hair (still have a few to finish) and I'm already over it. It's the first weave I've put in my hair in over 3 years and I stopped because of fear of damaging my hair. I'm ready to take this stuff out and probably will.

Well it’s worked for me so I’ll keep doing them. It’s the reason my hair has grown so much

Yeah my hair doesn't do well with protective style. My hair was dry and crispy although I was washing, conditioning, moisturizing etc. I had so much breakage and shedding for days. Hair stayed the same length for years. It's retaining length now since I stopped protective styling with extensions and style with my own hair. You're hair and you are so pretty!

Your hair is EVERYTHING,I LOVE IT!!!

What styles would you suggest for people who have to wear hard hats 👷? I work in construction and it's pretty impossible to safely wear a hard hat over my fro.

To each their own but I totally disagree. Protective styling is a awsome way to get your hair where you want length and health wise . Where it becomes hurtful to your hair is when you have a unskilled stylist pulling your hair to tightly, using improper tools and when you don't still care for your own hair and scalp

My protective styling is not small braids, or crochet braids. they are big french braids aka halo, four big french braids going back, updos..in all of these hairstyles my ends are tucked in. This causes less stress on my hair and scalp bc its less pulling and tension.my hair length is between my shoulders and apl. My goal is bsl, then waist length.

I feel like to each it’s own when it comes to doing hair protective styles do work wonders and I love them it’s all about the person and how they choose to take care of their hair if they don’t take care of it then of course it will break off and fall out because it’s not being taken care of properly people need to stop thinking that once their is in a style weaves or wigs or a natural hairstyle regardless of what ever style it is in it’s need to be taken care of it’s that simple and if you don’t take care of your hair then it won’t grow it’s just that simple 😌

I don’t know which makes me happier... your hair or your GORGEOUS face!

Girl I must say you made me go back do what I need to my hair lol. Good job on the tutorial!

Yes my hair loved protective styling at first but as I kept getting weaves, it got thinner. Now trying to do low manipulation styling and trying different products for strengthening and moisturizing my hair. Also working out again which also helped my hair growth tremendously

Love your hair . The protective styles you’ve mentioned are good for some one who is already natural , so what styles would be best for someone who is transitioning that won’t stress the hair

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I'm glad that I saw your video have been thinking alot about protective styling you make alot of sense and I will be applying your advice, by the way your hair and face are extremely beautiful.

if my hair is out its a habit 4 my hands 2 b n my head. idn y but i do. i recently cornrow my hair n small braids n i wear my sikk scarf n tyrban r tshirt turban like 2 keep my hands out uv it. wash day is so quick n easy. cornrows ben n for 2weeks now. got tied uv crochets n braids cuz i tend 2 pull on my hair. still luvit but tryna let my hair do its own thng naturally.

Your hair is beautiful🌻...I like the thickness and it looks so healthy. 👌🏽

How do you keep tangle free while your hair is out loose? I spend hours detangling after I leave my hair loose no matter if it is in a stretched or shrunken state :(

Nice tips. I have been wearing Marley twist for about 2 weeks I have been moisturizing them and putting JBCO on my edges and nape. I am going to wash my hair this weekend. This is my first Protective Style. I'm transitioning.

My twist out turns into a shrunken fro by the end of the day. How do you maintain your twist out without re-twisting at night? Thank you in advance.

I think it's important to find out what works for your hair and while protectives styles such as braids, twist or weaves may work for some people everyone may not have the same results while wearing these protective styles. I know for my hair I have always had problems with extension braids, extension twists and weaves no matter how well me or my stylist attempted to try and maintain my hair underneath these particular styles the end result has always been the same for me dryness, shedding and breakage. What I have found to be the most successful for my hair is braid outs, twist outs, and wigs and usually I have my hair either in braids or twist while under my wigs and apply oil to my hair daily and I can say that this has been the only method that I have had continued success with .

I've been protective styling every since I was transitioning I'm fully natural now but I have so many set backs with them as well as other styles. My New Years resolutions is to go back to my twist outs and braid outs and when I do care for my hair and when I do protective styles as wigs take care of my hair underneath which is something I was neglecting big time

I have fine strands, and I do loose more hair when protected! So I know the best protective for me are wigs!!!

Your hair is gorgeous. My sister gets a sew in and leaves it in for ab 4 to 5 months 😲. I can't do it but it helped her hair grow to be down her back in 2 years. The disadvantage is her hair is thinning out at her crown and edges. She's so lazy when it comes to her hair. I'm trying to get my hair to her length but ain't rushing it either. I hardly wear sew ins and things like I use to cause I don't want to suffer later and I usually start missing my own hair. Do you oil your scalp when you have it out for that whole week?

So help me understand if you do a twist out isn't your hair out most of the time? How is that protecting it?

I do my own twists and braids and I have been protective styling like this for years with no issues. So I totally disagree with your video.... BUT sister girl your hair is gorgeous. We have the same hair texture ❤️❤️. Beautiful!

I frequently protective style my hair but on a week to week bases it's simple styles using only my hair (typically some sort of twists into a puff(s) or a bun) I just make sure I loc and baggy method on alternating days. If I do protective styles with extensions I wait at least two weeks in between those (but I typically go longer) and even then I still moisturize my hair. I typically opt for wigs so I can easily slide it off and get to my hair

Girl, your hair is gorgeous!

I loved this video. It was very informational and I enjoyed hearing you talk! Lol

I'll do my natural hair braided up to a bun, feed in braids or a half wig as protective styles. In those styles I'm still spraying my hair with conditioning braid spray and or leave in conditioner mixed with a tad of water. One thing that is important is to switch out and let your hair rest. I never get braid styles back to back.. For myself, that's too much stress on every part of my hair. I keep my body very hydrated as well. You can put away your ends BUT there still getting dry but not getting moisture. This is what works for me tho..

I am curious how do you then keep your hair at night? I am afraid to do twist outs regularly because I don't know how to maintain them throughout the week and I really want to stop wearing cornrows and singles-my hair clearly isn't thriving with those .

Protective styles, keeping our ends tucked in, and off our shoulders, makes our hair grow.