Does Braiding Hair With Ext Prevent Matting With Sewin

summerof1990

Well-Known Member
told them I got matting and I didn't have a relax and I washed my hair a lot during the install ...

I'm thinking it should be ok with the relaxed I just got and hair added
 

RUBY

Well-Known Member
No it won't. I had matting at the back of my head when I had a sew in. The base was done with extensions. I did wash it and keep it in for awhile which may have contributed to it.
 

summerof1990

Well-Known Member
How long did you keep the install in? How often did you wash it? Did you wash it with shampoo?

I think the washing is what did you in.
A month a few weeks...
I washed 2 days a week bc I excercise ... I'm not walking around with nasty hair or unhealthy only bc of a sew in ...

I got a relaxer and think since it's straight it won't mar as much plus the hair added should help
 

summerof1990

Well-Known Member
No it won't. I had matting at the back of my head when I had a sew in. The base was done with extensions. I did wash it and keep it in for awhile which may have contributed to it.
How long did u keep it in

and we're u freshly relaxed (1 -10 week old relaxer)

How often did you wash
 

silverbuttons

Not Impressed
I stopped using extensions for my base. I found that making my braids a bit wider helped keep the matting and tangling at a minimum.
the extension hair would actually snap my real hair.
 
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