#HAIR SCARF HOW TO#

#HAIR SCARF HOW TO#

How to prevent damage from wrapping: Non-silk scarves can suck the moisture out of your hair while it’s wrapped, leaving it dry and brittle-so, you know, the exact opposite of protected.“You can also place a wig cap over your hair before wrapping to give the scarf something to hold on to and keep it in place.” Another pro tip: Play around with a velvet wig grip to prevent your scarf from tugging on your hairline and sliding off. How to keep your headwrap from slipping: “One of the things that works best for me is making sure the wrap is super secure and the ends are tucked in really well when you finish,” says Akilah.“A lot of people aren’t able to make it to a hair salon right now and are trying a protective style, and headwraps are a great way to not only protect your hair, but do it fashionably.” Akilah, whose “quick and easy headwrap” tutorial (check it below) has more than 7.5 million views, says she initially got into wraps because “I had just gone natural, and I wanted something quick and fun that didn’t really require me to style my hair,” adding, “now it’s my thing-it feels so regal, and it makes me feel like a queen.”īuuut if you’re not exactly at the same 10/10 queen level (yet!) with your wrap skills, rest assured there’s a vast, magical world of tutorials and tips out there, starting with some solutions to the most common issues:

“I have actually noticed a spike in views in my headwrap tutorials recently,” says Akilah, aka Kilahmazing, digital creator and founder of Kilah Crowns.

Fact: Scroll through the comments section on any headwrap tutorial or headscarf Instagram right now, and you’ll see dozens of comments saying, “quarantine brought me here,” and “I needed this while my salon’s closed,” and “it’s summer and my hair needs help.” So if you’re currently digging through the interwebs for tutorials on how to tie a headwrap, rest assured that you are most definitely not alone.

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