BRAIDING & BRAIDING EXTENSIONS

MILADY’S CH-16

PAGES 367-394

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Perform a client consultation and hair analysis with respect to hair braiding

• Explain how to prepare the hair for braiding.

• Demonstrate the procedure for invisible , rope and fishtail braid.

• Demonstrate single braid with and without extensions.

Client Consultation

• Hair analysis, hair diameter and wave pattern and feel of the hair.

• Facial shapes : Oval, Round, Square Diamond, Triangular, Heart shaped and Oblong.

Tools for Braiding

• Boar-bristle brush (natural hairbrush) paddle brush ,vent brush

• Combs wide tooth and tail comb and a finishing comb and a pick with rounded teeth .

• Blow dryer with pick nozzle and a diffuser

• Long clips and butterfly clips

Tools for Braiding

• Extension fibers kanekalon, nylon, rayon and human hair as well as yarn , lin and yak.

• Hackle

• Drawing board

Materials for Extensions

• Human hair is the gold standard for hair extensions.

• Kanekalon a manufactured synthetic of excellent quality . But it does not reflect light which means less shine.

• Nylon or rayon synthetic this product is less expensive than kanekalon.

• Yarn its made of cotton and a nylon blend

Materials for Extensions

• Lin this is a beautiful wool fiber imported from Africa has a matte finish comes only in brown or black

• Yak this is the strong comes from the domestic ox found in the mountains Tibet and central Asia .Yak can be used alone or its blended with human hair.

Braiding the Hair

• Visible braid

• Invisible braid

• Rope braid

• Fishtail braid

• Single braid

• Cornrows

Locks (dreadlocks)

• Locks also called dreadlocks are natural textured hair that is intertwined and meshed together to form a single or separate network of hair

Basic Locking Methods

• Comb technique

• Palm roll

• Braids or extensions