The Best 15 Products for Maintaining Your Protective Styles Leave a comment

POV: You’ve had your protective style in for the past couple of weeks, and it’s starting to hit that point. Your natural hair has grown out from the bases of the braids, the scalp is dry and itchy, and then there’s the frizz that won’t go away no matter how much gel you use. You want to make the investment of four-plus hours in a chair and the cost of the service worth it, but the style just isn’t holding up the way you’d like. News flash: You’re making saving our style a lot harder than it has to be. You can take steps every day to maintain your protective styles using the best products. If you want to restore your hair to the way it looked at the end of that braid appointment, identifying the right mousses, oils, custards, and styling gels can be a game changer. Wearing your braids with pride doesn’t have to be a challenge, nor does protecting and maintaining them.

Keep reading to find out which ones I gravitate toward as a beauty editor, veteran knotless-braid wearer (I’ve worn braids off and on since elementary school), and lover of products that give my protective styles the boost they need to stay looking and feeling fresh.