How to tame your natural hair edges

Rocking natural hair is great, but then edges getting out of control can be annoying. Baby hair as these edges are sometimes called can either make the hair look less elegant or be a straight outsource of inconvenience or irritation if they get unruly. So you want to keep them under control, keep them looking sleek and that tidy so you can wear your natural hair and look and feel great while doing it.  And here’s how to do it:

There are many edge control tactics for styling natural hair one of which is

 

You get the following items:

• A styling gel for edge control. Eco styling gel( the bright colored variety )comes well recommended in this regard
• A hard brush for brushing through the entire hair
• An edges touch for manipulating your boundaries

 

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First, moisten your hair a little, apply the gel, then you brush your hair taking care to brush all your sides out. Then with the edge brush, you can then begin to style your hair edges into positions that you like best. A style is to twist them into attractive curls. To achieve that, you put the strands around a finger then you turn them into flat beautiful looking curls. Done by first combing in a down, then taking a curve near the end with the edge brush. This is the style that the YouTube hair blogger, Eris the planet does, and the result does look excellent.

Another approach you can take to laying your hair edges is to first comb out the baby hairs. Done after moisturizing the brush into positions you want them to be. Then you apply the edge styling gel to it, Hazel beauty, a YouTube blogger who prefers this approach recommends ultra glued hair styling gel, with high praise for its long-lasting effect and the fact that it’s great for really curly hair types too. So you apply it, then comb the edges with the edge brush into styles that you prefer. A trick Hazel beauty recommends for really flat sides is to run the area over with your finger. In a smoothening forward motion immediately you brush it over, thus making it flatter and longer lasting.

 

So there, you have your hair edges looking all nice and without any frizzles to worry you or spoil the look.

Some general tips to make your hair control process more effective are combining edge control and gel. In small-sized amounts, as too much of it can leave your hair looking unattractively whitish, and that’s not great. Then always remember to moisturize hair as hair gels tend to work better on moisturized than on dry hair. Also, get the right equipment and try to invest in a brush that does the trick for you as well as good quality edge gels for better effects.

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