Transitioning to natural hair is a process. It is about learning to grow and care for your own natural hair and remove the end of your relaxed hair slowly. Protective styling is a vital step in achieving your hair goals while transitioning to natural. The following protective styles can help you transition easily.

Clip-In Hair Extensions

Clip ins is knowing as a way to achieve longer and fuller hair easily and quickly. But now it is popular to use textured natural hair clip ins as a protective style while transitioning because it is even faster and simpler to achieve.

Clip-in hair extensions come in multiple pieces of hair that have small clips attached at the weft. While your hair is braided, you can install the clip ins into your own hair. Different from sew-in wefts, you can install them at home by yourself within few mins. Aide from them being quick and easy to use, clip ins as a protective style makes you continue to maintain your hair health.

See more protective style tutorials here: Protective styles using textured clip ins 

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Sew-in Weaves

The idea of wearing a weave should not be new to you. Different from clip-ins, Sew-in weaves will take about 2-5 hours to install depending on the style and skill level of your stylist but after installed, your sew-in can stay in your head for

last for 8-10 weeks which allow your natural hair enough time to breath. But be sure don’t forget to take care for your real hair.

 

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Wigs

Wigs can help you achieve a beautiful natural hair looks easily. A wig can make your natural hair being completely out of danger of any environmental elements since your hair is fully tucked away. Same as clip ins, you can put it on and take it off whenever you want. That way, you can get to wash your hair, condition it and oil your scalp whenever you want.

Cornrows

Cornrows with synthetic braiding hair is a good protective style if you keep your hair moisturized and don’t braid too tightly along the edges.

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Crochet Braids Hairstyles

crochet braids allow you to experiment with various lengths, colors, and textures, all while keeping natural hair safe and undamaged.
The most common method is braiding your natural hair into cornrows, after which extensions are looped through the cornrows using a crochet hook. The end result is a seamless style that lets you show off bold crochet hair styles while your natural hair takes a break.

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Bantu Knots

Bantu knots are styled by separating hair into sections, then twisting those individual sections into tiny knots. Bantu knots are a great protective style since they keep the ends tucked away.

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