Hair Braiding Preparation Tips

Series Summary

Hairstyles, for thousands of years, have been used to signify many things including economic status, social hierarchy, power, war, and beauty. Over the twentieth century many different actresses and performers including Audry Hepburn, Melanie Griffith, Madonna, and Jennifer Aniston have popularized different hairstyles. Today there are a vast array of hairstyles many communicating a certain idea. Some styles include French braids, flip, high updo, split hair, twist bun and the pony tail. Until the twentieth century women would never be seen in public with a pony tail; today women wear the pony tail commonly in public places, work, and when competing in sporting events as it is a practical means to keeping hair out of the face. The French braid is a more elaborate hairstyle that is created by braiding the hair from the crown of the head down the back of the head. In this free video series you will be introduced to the braid. There are several types of braids and in these clips our expert will cover the most popular ones including the basic braid, the French braid and the Dutch braid. These styles among others are perfect for young girls and can be learned and fashioned at home or almost anywhere you may be.

Video Transcript

"Okay, we have a nice clean head here and we are going to moisturize the hair with a little bit of Egyptian magic or an oil, or whichever you prefer. And just kind of run it through, so when you try to comb or run your fingers through it, the hair just separates nice and easy. What we are going to do here is a turning braid. I am going to do it on a large scale from the middle of her head, down to the side, just to show you how it incorporates into different styles, like any kind of zigzag or any kind of swirl. Turning, pretty much stays the same. This is just what we are here to teach you how to do so we can incorporate it into more complicated styles later on. So, now we are going to part down the middle, just get the hair ready for our big section an then we will begin on our turning braid. Use your big-toothed comb or your pick or a rat tail and just get the section going that you are going to utilize for these turn braids."