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What is a TWA style?
TWA is a short natural hairstyle with hair length of maximum 2 inches. It’s the style you wear after a big chop resulted usually after heat damage or as a transition from relaxed to natural hair. TWA should never be boring or embarrassing. In fact, it can be very cute, creative and flattering.
What protective styles promote hair growth?
Growing Your Natural Hair While In a Protective Style
- Cleansing. A clean scalp leads to healthy hair so you want to make sure you’re starting out with a clean base before installing a protective style you may be leaving in for weeks.
- Moisturizing.
- Installing.
- Duration.
- Protecting.
How long does TWA last?
If your hair is tightly curled/waved and shrinks up anywhere between 50% – 90% expect to be in the TWA stage anywhere from 2 – 4 years. If your hair has medium curls/waves and shrinks up anywhere between 40% – 80% you can expect to be in the TWA stage for about a year or two.
Does your hair grow faster in a protective style?
Protective styles keep the ends of hair tucked away in order to discourage tugging, pulling, and manipulation. They are also meant to encourage hair growth and can save so much time since the entire idea is to touch the hair as little as possible.
How long does it take to grow out TWA?
How often should I cut my TWA?
Coily hair can go as long as every 8-12 weeks, but there is a catch. Before you start celebrating that you can go so long without a trim, there are a few things to keep in mind. While other hair types average a cutting cycle of around every 4-8 weeks, depending on the texture, coily hair can go a little bit longer.
Do protective styles cause hair loss?
That sounds like a detangling nightmare. Surely some healthy strands get caught up in this process and can result in an excessive loss of hair, preventing hair growth. Many black women wear protective styles to grow their natural hair long, but a lot of the results will hinder growth.
Why does black hair need protective styles?
Protective styling gives the ends of our hair a break from nasty weather conditions. These styles tuck away our delicate ends and usually group the strands together. This gives them “safety in numbers” says Audrey Davis-Sivasothy, the author of The Science of Black Hair: A Comprehensive Guide to Textured Hair Care.