Protective hairstyles are the best way to keep your daughter's hair manageable throughout the school week. Once their hair is already done this reduces styling time in the morning before school and on the weekend. In addition, it's a great way to keep your daughter's hair healthy for a long time. Protective styles can get frizzy and old especially if your daughter is very active at school during play time, sports and/or extra curricular activities. To ensure their hairstyle lasts and looks fresh, here are 3 essential steps you can follow to preserve their protective hairstyle for school:
1. A Stimulating Scalp Balm To Nourish The Scalp
The foundation of any hairstyle starts with nourish the scalp. The scalp promotes hair growth and the sebum needed to coat the new growth. Applying a hair and scalp balm that is formulated with the right ingredients will nourish the scalp. It will prevent dryness, irritation, and itchiness which can wreak havoc on the scalp while protective styling. As well as, it can contribute to hair growth.
Our Bask & Lather Stimulating Hair & Scalp Balm is formulated with a proprietary blend of butter, oils, and essential oils. The ingredient blend provides vital nutrients to the scalp to promote hair growth Unlike traditional hair greases, the balm is petroleum and lanolin free therefore no pore clogging, flakes, or itchy scalp.
How To Use:
1. Part their hair in small sections
2. Apply the balm between the parts.
Note: A little goes a long way so don't apply a lot of the balm.
2. A Hair Moisturizer Prior to Styling
Moisturizing your daughter's hair in a protective style is very important as you need their hair to be moisturized for a long period of time. protective styles are usually into for 2 to 6 weeks depending on your daughter's schedule, and your schedule. Once the hair is moisturized, it will reduce breakage when styling and reduce fizziness throughout the life of the hairstyle. In addition, you don't have to worry about the health of their hair while it's under the protective styles.
To get the best moisturization, you need two products:
1) Leave In Conditioner - Apply the Bask & Lather Hydrating Hair Mist as a leave-in conditioner. The mist cis formulated with water as the first ingredient which we know ifs the best moisturizer for the hair. It also contains aloe vera which will moisturize the hair as well by deeply penetrating the hair shaft.
2) Oil - Seal with the Bask & Lather Scalp Stimulator Oil. It is formulated with cold pressed oils which act as barrier to prevent moisture loss. In addition, the oil blend is lightweight oil so as to not weigh down the hair so it's easier to style.
3. An Edge Control to maintain the longevity of the style
Edge control can be used to keep your daughter's edges and roots neat which will enhance the longevity of her protective style. Edge control provides strong hold without being too harsh on the hair. Every child is different, so using edge control in their hair is at your own discretion as their parent/guardian. 
Our Bask & Lather Edge Control is the edge control that you need. It's formulated to lay your edges and nourish them to grow and thicken. Unlike other edge controls it does flake or turn white. In addition, it's true to it's name as the hair will not move once it's laid. The edge control is free or parabens and drying alcohols so need to worry about the health of your daughter's crown.
Preserving your daughter’s protective hairstyle for school doesn’t have to be difficult. By applying a nourishing scalp balm, moisturizing her hair before styling, and using edge control to keep her edges neat, you can ensure her hairstyle stays intact and looks beautiful all week long. These simple yet effective steps will help maintain the health of her hair and scalp while keeping her style looking fresh and polished.
