I hate taking out braids myself; however I would rather do
it myself than endure the pulling of hair at the salon.
This time I intentionally asked for big braids so taking
them out wouldn’t be too much of a challenge for and I wouldn’t lose too many
hours in the process.
After the braiding was done three weeks ago, the lady used
moose to prevent the hair from looking untidy prematurely. Natural hair tends
to stick of the Kankalon fiber after a few days, so moose helps keep my natural
hair stiff in the braid.
When undoing braids in the past I’ve lost hair in the
process due to dry/stiff hair. So this
time I had to think of ways to reduce the amount of hair I could potentially
lose.
I got the idea of oiling my hair from a youtube video but I thought
it would be a better idea to wet or dampen the braids this would help loosen
the moose. Then I added oil to give it some slip. The oil I put at the base of
my scalp and sprayed on the braids too.
The oil on the scalp helped a lot as the slip helped undo
the knots that form at the base of the braid.
I would recommend this technique for taking off braids, the
slip and dampness helps save time by allowing the fiber hair come off easily
and undoing the knots too. The entire process took me an hour thirty minutes.
The tools I used include, rat tail comb, a wide tooth comb to comb my hair,
scissors to cut the ends of the braids, spray bottle with oil and water,
applicator bottle with palm kernel oil (the smelly one) and a plastic bag to put the old hair in.
Another advantage of this method is that in the process of
taking off the braids I pre-pooed my hair with the palm kernel oil.
Next time you are taking off braids yourself, try this
method.