Keep Twists from Unraveling

So i finally think that my hair is long enough to do twists. I just have a problem with them unraveling or they just dont come out right. does anyone have some suggestions on how to achieve this?

My twist always unravel but I found putting some ORS Twist and Loc on my ends help me, I'm sure so other curlies can offer more options for you

Try using something with hold like a butter or adding a little gel to give it hold.

i was also thinking to blow out my hair to stretch it a bit. do you ladies think that's a good idea.

I don't think you need blow out your hair to do twists. Try just picking your hair out a little in order to some stretch. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Deva_87 wrote:i was also thinking to blow out my hair to stretch it a bit. do you ladies think that's a good idea.

You can twist your hair while its wet then when its dry you can redo the twists. Your hair will be stretched when you redo them.

Deva_87,

Since you just BC'd in April, your hair may be too short to hold a twist. I wasn't able to successfully twist mine until probably about 3 or 4 months after my big chop. When I do twist mine, I use either Jamaican Mango and Lime Loc and Twist gel (my cheap product), or Ms. Jessie's Curly Meringue (my expensive product). And then, I have to re-twist every night in order to maintain the definition. I hope this helps.

@curlybarbi48 yes Jamaican Mango and Lime Loc and Twist gel is a great product and its not expensive at all. I used to use it on my fiancee dreads. I never used it on my hair because I never thought about it. He has since cut off his dreads and we still have products left. I have to use that because Lord knows I can not do a twist out to save my life.

You may need to do your twist smaller. What size twist are you doing?

I blew my hair out a bit to stretch it and then i twisted it. I have about 5 inches of hair so i thought that would be enough to do mini twist but they didnt come out how i like them. but the twist out came out nice. i guess i will stick to wash n gos for a while longer

I put clips at the top of every twist to keep them from unraveling. The small 2 prong clips.

I twirl them around themselves & stick bobby pins in them like this:


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