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Home / Wellness / Hair Care / Do These Popular Summer Styles Really Protect Your Hair?

Do These Popular Summer Styles Really Protect Your Hair?

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Are you looking for the perfect summer styles to protect your hair?

Summertime brings out the fun, sun, and style.

While you stay cool, you want to look fabulous and protect your hair.

Having a protective hairstyle saves time and keeps your hair healthy while you enjoy the summer festivities.

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What are summer protective styles?

A protective style is one that reduces tension on your hair strands and protects the most delicate part of your hair, the ends. A protective style requires very minimal combing, brushing, or manipulating of the hair.

In turn, this reduces breakage and hair loss due to over-manipulation.

Both natural and relaxed hair can be put into protective styles.

Box Braids and Tribal Braids are summer protective styles

Box braids and tribal braids are super trendy this summer and they’re my personal favorite. You can wear them in a sophisticated updo or you can casually wear them down for a family outing. The variety of colors available is endless!

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Do these styles protect your hair?

Yes! Box braids and tribal braids can provide protection for your hair when they are installed correctly. They provide protection for

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