This especially occurs in styles that take so long to put in that the mere thought of taking them down after only a few days seems like a waste. Thus, those women decide to leave in those styles for weeks.
Dryness of hair that is left untouched and uncared for too long.
Breakage from over manipulating the hair to create elaborate hairstyles.
Box braids is one of the protective styles that could be worn for weeks to give the hair a rest, but could cause dryness of the hair, which could cause breakage, dry scalp, and lead to psoriasis. So, constantly wearing protective styles that do not allow you to keep your hair moisturized and clean could raise health concerns.
Styling and moisturizing your hair should be the most enjoyable phase of managing natural hair. Styling your hair helps define your personality by allowing you to gain self-acceptance of your natural appearance. When styling your natural hair, it is more beneficial to use low manipulation styling. Low manipulation styling is different very from protective styling. Low manipulation styling does not tuck away your ends, as was previously stated; protective styling is any style that conceals the ends of the