Textured hair refers to a tight curl pattern. Textured sets elongate the hair. Sets and styles are created on naturally curly textured hair. First, testing the porosity and elasticity of the hair is very important when determining the strength of the hair and moisture absorption. Furthermore, a couple things to remember is 1) the hair needs to at least be long enough to comb twisted. And 2) Hairline traction alopecia is caused by excessive pulling. Most importantly, personalize every service to enhance each client individual beauty/handsomeness.
Essential vs Botanical Oils
In addition, essential oils are highly concentrated plant extracts. And should be diluted in a carrier oil before using. Also, essential oils are typically distilled by water or stem from roots, bark, flowers, stems and leaves of plants.
Furthermore, botanical oils are also obtained from plants but unlike essential oils, they are cold pressed or extracted by heat. While derived from plants: fruits nuts, kernels, and seeds. Botanical oils are rich in fatty acids. Helps prevent dandruff, heal scalp dryness and itchiness, reduce hair fall and loss, treat split ends and heal damaged hair and breakage.
The main difference between the two is the part of the plant they are extracted from. And Botanical oils can be used on their own or as a carrier oil for essential oils.
Textures Sets and Styles
Natural texture sets and styles services are completed on damp hair. And last from shampoo to shampoo.
- Bantu Knot or Nubian Knots
- Bantu Knot out style – Knots can be opened to create wavy fuller loose curls.
- Braid Out Set – – Braid hair either wet or dry. Then opening the braid to create a crimpled texture on texture effect.
- Flat Twist
- Glamour Waves – – Flat twist set untwisted and opened to create a wavy texture.
- Spiral Rod Sets – (Rods, Flexi-Rods or Curl-Reformers) Wrap hair around vertical rod moving upward in a spiral movement.
- Coil Style – Small sections of hair spiraled with fingers.
- Comb Twist/Nubian Coils – Naturally curly or textured hair curled into cylindrical shape with a comb. Also used to start locs.
- Coil-Out – Comb twist coiled twist neatly unraveled.
- Twist Styles – Dry Hair: Twisted rope effect >> Wet Hair: Textured effect. Twist styles for Natural Hair, Transitional hair, Twist Extensions, Wigs, Weaves and Locs.
- Twist-Out – Unraveling the twist to add fullness and crimpled effect.
