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Loose Twists Is One Of The Best Protective Styles For Length Retention

Emily Cottontop by Emily Cottontop
October 19, 2022
in Hair growth, Hair
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Loose Twists Is One Of The Best Protective Styles For Length Retention

If You are looking for an amazing protective style that literally guarantees length retention, we recommend loose twists.

I first introduced loose twists here on the blog with this post but for the sake of quick explanation, it’s simply the installation of very loose two-strand twists to your hair.

The style keeps the fullness of your hair but “organizes” the length of your hair so that you retain more length.

How To Do Loose Twists

Tools/Accessories Needed: Clips to section your hair off, blow dryer (optional), your fingers 

To start, simply section your hair into 4-6 sections and start with the back section. Grab a small section of your hair and begin to twist your hair at the root tightly but loosen the twist as you move down the section. 

When you get to the end, twist the ends tightly so that the twist doesn’t unravel.

Watch this video to see what we mean

 

This stylist Does Great Loose twists 

We came across a Nigerian stylist that does this pretty often for her clients and I thought that was pretty cool since I have not seen this service advertised a lot.

check out a few of her styles:

In some cases, @opaglamz will braid and create tighter twists or she will leave it loose from root to tip!

Another example:

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Blogger/model Cipriana Quann has been installing loose twists in her hair for years and her retention is A1.

If you look at her hair closely you will see small twists everywhere!

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cipriana quan loose twists

Why Loose twists will guarantee length retention

If you ask a guru or a stylist or us about length retention specifically with 4C natural hair the best advice we can give is to keep things simple.

Natural hair thrives when it’s organized and unmanipulated. Twisting your hair and leaving it alone will prevent tangles which is the number one cause of breakage with kinky curly textured hair. 

Loose twists keep the hair loose so you can enjoy it but it’s a sneaky way to protect your strands at the same time.

If you are looking for a way to help retain length (because your hair is always growing) you should try loose twists.

Quick notes
1. Do the loose twists, 1- 2 weeks at a time, deep conditioning cleansing after each install.

2. Arrange your hair in the direction you want your twists to go. This way you can style them for the week without any issues.

3. Ask your stylist to help you with your first install so that you can get started quickly and learn the technique

4. Leave your hair alone, if you need to fix a twist or two during the week, then do that but for the most part, you do not have to manipulate the hair at all.

5. Fall in love with how your hair chooses to thrive. This is important because the temptation to manipulate the hair when trying something new is strong. Fall in love with your hair’s development without all of the extra manipulation.

More inspo:
loose twist protective style

loose twists for protective style

Teresa Sousa:

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Loose Twist on stretched hair, easy to do, takes less time to install comparing to normal twist & it last me 3 weeks without retwisting back especially when I maintain them properly before bed I moisturize once a week or two when I wear them down outdoors, focusing more on the ends, & of course stretching with African Threading ? method, easy to take out and my detangle process is way better now ?

A post shared by Teresa Sousa (@teresa.sousa.100) on Aug 26, 2019 at 1:22am PDT

loose twists for length retention

If you are thinking about length retention definitely try this protective style.

Oh and do not forget to read this post as well!

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Comments 5

  1. Latoya Menard says:
    3 years ago

    Love this hair style dose this style help protect your natural hair from breakage?

    Reply
    • Emily Cotton says:
      3 years ago

      it sure can!

      Reply
  2. Abena says:
    12 months ago

    I’m 6 years natural and sadly I just discovered loose mini twists. Overwhelmed with all the knowledge within the natural hair movement, I overlooked this simple technique because I am certain I was exposed to this much earlier in my journey. I have not been able to retain length in 3 years so im back to the basics: hair grease and loose mini twists.

    Thanks for the information

    Reply
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