BRAIDING AND BRAID EXTENSIONSSPRING EXAM REVIEW

NATURAL HAIR STYLING USES NO CHEMICALS, DYES AND DOES NOT ALTER NATURAL CURL PATTERN

HAIR ANALYSIS-DIFFERENCES FEEL- OILY, DRY, HARD, SOFT, SMOOTH, COARSE, WIRY WAVE PATTERN/COIL CONFIGURATION- STRAIGHT, WAVY, CURLY OR COILED **COIL IS A VERY TIGHT CURL WITH A SPIRAL FORMATION.

TOOLS FOR BRAIDING BOAR BRISTLE BRUSH- REMOVES DIRT AND LINT SQUARE PADDLE BRUSH- RELEASES SNARLS. ARE PNEUMATIC PNEUMATIC- COLLAPSE WITH TOO MUCH RESISTANCE PICK WITH ROUNDED TEETH- LIFTS AND SEPARATES BLOW-DRYER WITH PICK NOZZLE- STRETCHES AND ELONGATES CURLS

TOOLS FOR EXTENSIONS HACKLE- BOARD OF FINE UPRIGHT NAILS USED TO DETANGLE AND BLEND

DRAWING BOARD- FLAT LEATHER PAD WITH FINE TEETH USED TO HOLD EXTENSION MATERIAL

MATERIALS FOR EXTENSIONS HUMAN HAIR- MOST FROM ASIA. MOST COSTLY KANEKALON-HIGHEST QUALITY SYNTHETIC MATERIAL NYLON/RAYON- CAN CUT HAIR AND CAN MELT YARN-MANY COLORS, MATTE FINISH LIN-BLACK/BROWN WOOL FROM AFRICA MATTE FINISH. FLAMMABLE

YAK- WHITE FUR FROM OXEN. TIBET AND ASIA

TRACTION ALOPECIA HAIR LOSS CAUSED BY OVERLY TIGHT OR HEAVY BRAIDS OR EXTENSIONS

WET OR DRY HAIR? CURLY HAIR MUST BE DRY. SHOULD BE BLOW DRIED TO ELONGATE CURL

STRAIGHT HAIR SHOULD BE DAMP. ALSO USE PRODUCT FOR GRIP

TYPES OF BRAIDS VISIBLE- 3 STRAND UNDERHAND. POPULAR FOR CORNROWS INVISIBLE, INVERTED, FRENCH- 3 STRAND OVERHAND ROPE- 2 STRANDS TWISTED AROUND EACH OTHER FISHTAIL-2 STRAND IN WHICH HAIR IS PICKED UP FROM THE SIDE. SINGLE, BOX, INDIVIDUAL BRAIDS-FREE HANGING. PARTINGS CAN BE SQUARE, TRIANGLE, RECTANGLE.

CORNROWS/CANE ROWS NARROW ROWS OF VISIBLE BRAIDS LYING CLOSE TO THE SCALP. CAN BE WORN WITH EXTENSIONS.

TREE BRAIDSFAST WAY TO BRAID IN EXTENSION MATERIAL. MOSTLY FAUX HAIR SHOWS.

LOCKS/DREADLOCKS SEPARATE NETWORKS OF CURLY CHAIR THAT HAVE BEEN INTERTWINED AND MESHED TOGETHER. NO CHEMICALS USED.

3 BASIC METHODS◦ COMB TECHNIQUE◦ PALM ROLL◦ BRAID OR EXTENSION