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Summary: Leaving any product in your hair before you braid it can be detrimental to hair health. Learn how to rinse out conditioner in this free hairstyle video about how to prepare hair for braiding.
"Right now, we're getting to rinse out the conditioner and this is very important. Because this is the last chance you have to get everything out of this hair to get it ready to be braided and stay in that fashion for a week. Two to three, it depends on how long they're trying to wear it. Braiding your hair is very good to help it grow. So some people leave it in there for a very long time. So this is very, very important. As you're rinsing, you want to make sure that the hair color is consistent and that there's no bubbles. You can kind of start to see bubbles and that means it's not rinsed. Get the whole head, get the whole scalp and just check it. You want to go like that to see if any kind of lather builds up again. Just to make sure that it's rinsed. Just make sure you get all around all the edges of the scalp. Get around to the front. Just don't miss any spots. This is very important, to make sure it's completely clean. Otherwise, lint can build up around the edges of the braids."
eHow Article: Rinsing Out Conditioner Before Braiding