How To Stretch Very Short Natural Hair
- Posted on 26 April, 2012
- Short Hair
- By Anonymous
This is a video on how to make VERY short natural hair (twa) longer without using heat. The method is called banding and it is very effective. Please let me know if you have questions.
Twist Out Tutorial:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DPv9We...
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Hey brothers and sisters: how are you guys doing I'm here in the video on banding short natural hair, um banding is basically a method of stretching your hair out instead of using a blow dryer making your hair longer. So you can do like twist outs or braid outs or any type of style, that you need your hair to be a little bit longer for um. Typically, I've never been before, but I've been so eager to do stuff with my hair. Now that I'm I'm starting to bend my hair, so this is how long my hair is: it's not very long. Okay, see it's, it's actually really short and don't mind this middle section. That'S the part that I cut off: um, okay, so I'm about three and a half months, natural okay. So it's really short, so I want to stretch this out enough to do twists out with it. So what you're going to need is rubber bands. I prefer the ones that don't have anything um, no like metal, nothing like that and um just clips. If your hairs a little bit longer, you can get Clips a section off your hair. My hair is not long enough to even use clip, so I'm not going even bother with that. Okay, so um, you want your hair to be a little bit pliable, so make sure that if your hair is dry, cause mine's dry right now that you have some sort of moisture in it of some sort. Now you don't want it to be too wet because that's hard to stretch it it's better to try to stretch it on dry hair um. So you can spray just a little bit of something in it, just so that when you grab it, it's not snapping and breaking anything. So you know start off with a section of hair. I'M going to take the section right here. You can take the sections as big as you want, I'm taking about I'm going to take about this much hair. Okay about that mature, so you're going to grab your hair you're going to take our bure bands and what you're going to do is you're going to try to create some hold right at the bottom. So I'm going to take the rubber band and I'm going to just continue putting the rubber band right around the bottom to keep it stiff. So I'm doing it over and over at the bottom and then I'm going to start moving up the hair strand, taking the rubber band. Let the guy grab some hair, take the rubber band and moving up this strand. Okay, like that, just twisting it up the strand and what we're trying to do is hold it straight as straight as possible doing it slow. So you can see all the way up to the tip and it should be able to stick up just like this. Okay and you see how we got it to be as straight as possible, so it's not all like rump crumpled - it's not all stuck down here. Okay, so I'm going to go ahead and do another section like that and then I'm going to come back to show you what it should look like when you're done. So I'm taking another section - and I know the lighting is kind of weird, but I'm going to take. I'M gon na try to grab as much as I can because sometimes grabbing more is just easier, and I know my hair so short that you really got to try and grab as much as you can and just use your fingers to kind of pinch it down. I should stick up just like this now um make sure that you try to, and I look like the devil right. Oh gosh make sure that you use rubber bands that you know are are like this only because if you try to use those really really tiny on plastic bands, some people use those for my hair. They they can snatch my hair out and then, when I try to take it out, it's really hard. You have to cut it and we all know what happens when you cut show hair so um, I'm gon na go ahead and finish banding up the whole thing and I'll be right back okay, so my hair is all banded up. This is how I look when I was five years old um and the key to banding short natural hair is making sure that that bottom part is really secure, and that bottom part is super. Super super tight and stretched um. So when you have your hair stressed like this, you can you need to go to sleep. Put your satin bonnet over over your head um, I've worn my hair stretched like this to work, and I like this, though I put a wig cap over the band and put a wig over it, but I had to wear a wig that was like an afro Like a poofy way, so that way, I'm you can see that it was so big right here, um with your hair being tight. Sometimes the bands are so tight that my head starts. Hurting me so um just make sure it's not too tight because I've had it. So tight, where I had to take it out, I had to take out like the front bands cuz. It was just giving me a huge headache, so just be careful with that, especially with the new rubber bands. So once your hair stretch like this the next morning, you can just unto you know, take it out or whenever you're going to do here, take it out, and you can see you'll see that your hair will stretch to this length, and so this is what it Looks like and that's how you stretch short short natural hair, have any questions. Let me know if not big kisses, not and I'll, put pictures at the end of the difference from the before and after see you later bye, you
Comments
jellibean011: "this is how I looked when I was 5". So darn cute! I love your videos and the fact that we have the same issue with the right side hairline. I watched your vid on emu/black castor oil, tried it and have been following you since. I actually have some fill in now. Thanks and keep em coming! God Bless :)
1cakesz: Thank you so much! I forgot that I could do this. I’m starting to get used to the short hair but needed to stretch it out to make it easier after wash day. Thanks for sharing! Now my twist outs will be so easy to do. ❤️
Greta Davis: I love this tutorial! Now I have found a way to style my twa and to help it to grow faster! Thank you so much! Keep up the good work.
tishushu: You know, I only have 2 inches of hair and I never even thought to try banding/stretching it. Great tutorial!
Tracy Hardaway: Thank you so much. Life safer. This is my first time going natural and it has been a scary process, but you made it so much easier for me. Warm regards, this was very helpful.
imthatpisces18: idk why I feel as though women look better with natural styles or with short hair because you're so gorgeous!
Venus G.: Thanks for the tutorial! You made banding easy!
TheMsKaori: Amazing video!!! -3 you've encourage me to finally take out the weave and rock my short natural hair! God bless
Sha Bell: Great tips on banding short hair. Beautiful!
lorettalynn Davis: That was awesome, what a difference! Hey, thanks so much for sharing this with us. Oh, and you're very beautiful :)
Kay Dallas, TX: You are just so gawgeous!!! and you definitely inspired me to color my hair after i take this protective style out. No bleach, just dye!
JoyToTheWorld: Wow, I love the results! Your edges look fuller in the "after picture." How did you achieve that?
ijonyeka: Thanks for this video! Its so hard to find styles for short, natural hair!
ThriftyDiva Tiffany: Thank you so much for this video. Helped me so much..I didn't think it was possible unless you had a lot of hair...I'm pleased to now know I can do this on my hair..stretching this weekend..Yaaayyyyy
Dr. Michelle Daf: thanks for watching my videos. And I used to do that when I was young as well. I think I might try it. I've seen a lady at the airport with her hair done like that and it actually looked really good. So I may give it a shot, thank you :)
Royal and Reserved: I've only banded my hair once I think it was around thanksgiving time 2010 LOL. And I never tried it again. My hair was really short I didn't like it at all I got the headache too. I blow my hair out now though. I don't like to sleep with anything in my hair it drives me crazy, but I think I want to try this method again just to avoid so much heat on my hair. Your hair is looking good.!!!
ElleT: Your hair is growing very well!
Michelle Ramey: May God continue to bless you. Again thank you for the prompt response. I have one more question. I just started my transitioning phase April of 2012 and I am now into my 4th month but the issue that I am getting now is at the crown of my head. It has taken on a whole new texture, and it is not as long as the top/front, back and sides. Is there anything special that I can do to get that part of my hair to grow? Any and all advice is accepted. How long have you been growing your hair out?
Yolanda Webb: I am going to try this I have been looking for ways not to use heat .. Thank u I loved the after.. Very pretty
Ashley Robinson: Do you know what's the shortest amount of time you can leave the bands in ?
Rena Keys: love this, cuz it has helped ma short hair situation i was worrying about....thanks a lot.
DanielleTiaraEmpire: this was helpful. im now a new subbie
LexStonyaVlog: You making me miss my twa I use this method sometimes :)
Niya Newell: your hair is just too cute! love it lady
Rya B: I always go back to your videos. lol I have a question, though. Do your ends feel dry and raggedy after your band your hair? I am having that problem. :/ It makes me not want to band it.
Dr. Michelle Daf: that's the word I was looking for, thank you :) And I love them!
tito jones: Ur twist out came out really cute!!!!
Tangala Ray: thank you very much for the tip
Quana Finney: Helped so much, thank you love! Yeah, I thought you look similar to Elise as well, you look so beautiful
Michelle Ramey: I hope that I can get a response from you asap. When you take this banding down in the a.m. is there anything else that you do to it? Thanking you in advance for your prompt response. Be Blessed. BTW you are very pretty
Kosi Njoku: If I twisted my hair and then banded the twists, would it still have the same effect?
Whitney Michelle: what's the name of the color of dye in your hair? its so pretty
Dr. Michelle Daf: thank you and yes I just take it down and style it into whatever style I had planned
ThePenelopeDark: that hair & color is so pretty on you :)
Dr. Michelle Daf: Yes hunnie, I cut it again :)
malaysia stallings: great tips sister
Dr. Michelle Daf: thank you dear, I just gently combed the curls out and gelled it back with black beezwax
brenda ongori: i love banding my hair ,but can i do it every night?
Phebeisrael: Omg I just big chopped and the shrinkage is real like I don't know what to do but I am going to try this
Dr. Michelle Daf: I think I remember you banding yours. well you don't HAVE to sleep with them. I usually don't. I keep it in for about 3 hours. I just get scared of heat damage so I don't blow dry too often. And thank u love.
Ceelyn: omg i do this all the time but i didn't think it was a reeal technique lol, just thought i invented it :p
Kesha F: You are very gorgeous Thanks for the video.
Dr. Michelle Daf: thank you sweetie
Destini Mcginty: U will look even prettier with a sew in
Sandra Coleman: Awesome Ghana Goddess I like this style as well you are beautiful
Tekishia Chambers: I will try this
ͅ: Parting hair is so hard :(
Shirl Vaughn: What size rubberband?
MeMe: Lol you're too funny, I sooo HAVE to subscribe.
Derby C: what happened to your edges? if you dont mind me asking :/
Beautifully Blessed: Natural hair is so beAutiful
Patricia Phillips: Thank u for that information because I have short hair I am 2 months natural I will try that style
Brandi Jackson: You look like Elise from Bad Girls Club.. I love her lol.. Thanks for the tip
Dr. Michelle Daf: No I don't mind, They got taken out with my Wave Nouveau perm
Hannah Mullings: was expecting longer
turie06: Hey, I was wondering what camera you use?
Princessaue83: maybe pulling your hair like that is not good for your edges
Catherine Wylder: You're beautiful!
Dr. Michelle Daf: Yeah, the children love those :)
Simi J: You're so gorgeous my God :P
Yoshibelle: did u big chop again??
hompalai: Does this work on jewish hair
Bee Mari: Hahaha @3:48 was funny. Exactly what i was thinking before u said u look like the devil lol.... Thanx for the idea... Im gonna try this asap :)
Kia Maria: I peep that Michael poster in the back and I approve, lol.
Dr. Michelle Daf: lol I know right? And you're welcome :)
starbunnyxoxo: nice your so pretty
Dr. Michelle Daf: lol you didn't, well that's great, you're ahead of the game
khaya Jonas: i like your accent sorry if i spelt accent wrong
Dr. Michelle Daf: yes ma'm
myisha the natural funny one: I wanna faint from my the prettieness
The Holy One Of Israel: I look like the devil... OH GOSH! haaaaaa!!!
i.heartjk: Is that little Michael in the back
Dr. Michelle Daf: LOL!!!!
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