How to Wear a Doo Rag

Doo rags are worn for a variety of reasons. Some people wear them because it helps them to achieve a specific fashion image; others wear them to cover their hair or heads for casual or medically related reasons or to create waves in the hair, and others just like to accessorize. You can wear a doo rag and achieve whatever look you want.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Doo rags (bandanas)
• Personal style

1. Purchase a lot of different bandannas from the store. Bandannas can be found in beauty supply stores, department stores, and chain stores such as Wal-Mart, Kmart, and Target. You can usually find them for as cheap as $1 per bandanna. You can find them in a variety of colors and designs and even in different sizes.
2. Notice if you’ve purchased a doo rag that has already been folded. If so, you can just put the doo rag on your head and use the attached strings to tighten it as needed and to keep it in place on your head. These kinds of doo rags tend to make waves in the hair so, if you’re looking to create waves in your hair, this is the kind of doo rag for you.
3. Pull your hair back in a style that you can fit a doo rag over. Your hair needs to be in a flat style because you will need to tie the doo rag so it can stay in place. Doo rags will fit over braids, hair brushed back, ponytails, low hair cuts, bald heads, and any other style that isn’t bulging or sitting up too high.
4. Fold the doo rag into a triangular shape. Most doo rags are large square shapes. Take one of the corners and fold it over in a triangle so that the pointed end of the cloth is slightly past the middle of the doo rag and aligned with the other pointed end. Next, smooth out the doo rag and place the middle of the folded part at the top part of your head right above your forehead. Grab a hold of the ends on the left and right sides and tie them together at the back of your head right at the nape of your neck. Tie it in a knot to be sure it stays in place and doesn’t come untied.
5. Match your doo rag to your clothes to create a coordinated look. In addition to wearing doo rags on your head, you can create all sorts of looks with them. You can knot the ends of several doo rags together to create a belt.