24 photos of how I style my natural hair/Afro hair

Natural hair doesn't have to be boring, there are so many ways of styling the hair. Here are some pictures from late 2014 till about 2015 March. Some are protective styles (braids and weave), some show my hair straightened using heat, in some cases I have stretched the hair through African threading and in other snaps I am just wearing my hair unstretched. Yes I am one of those naturals who deffo embraces shrinkage ;-)

How to style braids(singles/box braids)

This winter I am enjoying a protective style in the form of braids. Here in South Africa we call them ''singles" but in America I think they are commonly known as box braids.

Here are some of my favourite hairstyles:

Style 1: a bit of a messy bun

Style 2: a French braid and bun at the back

Style 3: front twist swept to the side

Style 4: what I call fishtail!

How to re-grow edges/hair line

In 2014 July,  I got my hair braided into very thin Masaai twists. Unfortunately these braids really damaged my hairline. The good news is it took 3 months to fix the damage that was done and not much longer. Do you know why it didn't take longer for them to recover? As soon as I noticed the damage I removed the braids, this was after a month. On average most ladies keep the braids for a period of 3 to 4 months, thus damaging their hair line severely.

How to fix the hairline problem: I applied Jamaican black castor oil 3 times a week over 3 months; each time I would gently massage my edges for about a minute. The results are evident on the pictures below.

                                                       The Masaai braids:

The damaged hairline/edges:

The oil I used to revive the hairline:

The recovered edges/hairline: