Braids Inc

Crochet / Tree Braid 1 attempt tutorial prt 2

2012-01-27T18:53:00.000-08:00

TUTORIAL: TREE BRAID WEAVE HAIR EXTENSIONS

2012-01-27T18:48:00.000-08:00

A Few Tips to Grow Natural Hair Fast

2012-01-23T19:23:00.000-08:00

Natural Hair Transformations by Khamit Kinks -Before & After Hair

2012-01-19T21:14:00.000-08:00

Lace Front Wigs and the Braiding Business

2010-12-31T18:32:00.000-08:00

I have been operating a braiding salon for over eight years, but recently I have really trying to find out what is the cause (s) for the significant drop off in the braiding business. I have concluded that a significant cause for the downturn in the braiding business is because of the economic downturn. With the current economic downturn, women and men are look for an alternative cost of braiding their hair, and in some cases at the detriment of their hair health.

Yes there are discussions out there about the effects of hair braiding and natural hair weaving on the health of ones natural hair, but braids and natural weaves have proven to be good for ones hair provided that they are not done too tight or kept in for too long. I digress, but I have found in my consultation with beauty suppliers and others in the business of braiding is that more people are using Lace Front Wigs and gluing weaves into their own hair as an alternative to the cost of getting braids done. Some time later, they do return to hair braiding, after there is significant damage to their hair line and broken hair follicles that are caused by Lace Front Wigs and self glued weaves. Hair line damage is usually permanent since the hair around the edges of ones hair line is the hardest place to regrow.

Beyonce, Naomi Campbell, Tyra Banks and several other African American super stars have help to popularize the lace front wig, and although they can all afford the best stylist, they cannot prevent the damages, much less YOU.

Lace Wigs VS Braiding

2010-11-13T08:53:00.000-08:00

Braiding salons, have you found that because of the economic climate that more women are using Lace Wigs instead of braiding or weaving their hair and have you found that a few months later, those using lace wigs are loosing the hair edges?

Can Anyone Help in Korean Translation

2010-11-13T08:39:00.000-08:00

Dear Readers,

Please notice the amount of response comments on this blog that are in Korean. I do not know what these comments mean but I know that it cannot be complimentry, since I am speaking the truth about how Black People are being used and manipulated by the Koreans as it is related to the Beauty Industry.

It is so unfortunate that our people are mear consumers in the multi-billion dollars beauty and hair supply business. The questions need to be asked, why can't we support our businesses, why are we being locked out of the importation and distribution of hair and beauty supplies. Why can't our people form a union and keep more of our monies in our communities. When was the last time that you have seen a Korean business person making a contribution to anything that is associated with Black Folks, have they made any contribution to the NAACP or any relevant organizations.

Hair Braiding and the Koreans

2010-09-19T10:44:00.000-07:00

Hair braiding is an art that is right out of Africa, yet more recently, people of other nationalities are attepting to buy us out just like the Africans that sold their brothers and sisters into slavery. I now see that several braiders are taking up shop in Korean owned beauty supply stores, this selling out.

Many of the Korean merchants refuse to wholesale hair to braiding salons at the lobbying of the beauty supply shops. The braiders that work out of these beauty supply shops must realize that they are being used, this is just like the Koreans now run many of the "Sould Food" restaurants in the DC metro area. Let us preserve what is ours.

The Business of Human Hair

2010-09-19T10:31:00.000-07:00

The business of Human Hair is a multi-billion dollar one, and the primary beneficaries of those dollars are the Koreans here in America. When has the Koreans made a single contributit on to the African American community, never, yet everyday we are making them rich by purchasing "human hair" that actually comes from an animal called the YAK.

I run a braiding salon, and at times have found it very difficult to purchase hair from Korean merchants because they want to keep the profits from "hair" with the Korean community. I am thinking that now that we know that these Korean merchants that sell us this Yak hair as human hair that we start a national boycott until the truth is revealed and the "human hair" pricing is normalize. I find that several of the synthetic hair fibers works just as well as the "human hair", food for thought.

Take a look at my blog on the Yak hair as human hair and you will see that most of the response are in Korean or Chinese, meny of them might be cussing at me because of this revelation.

Is Yak Hair Human Hair?

2010-07-18T20:04:00.000-07:00

Imagine the hair of this animal in your hair, well it might just be so. The Yaki Human hair the we pay so much money for might have taken it name from the Yak. The Yak is is found in the higher regions of China (Tibet) and India. There are about 14 million Yak in the area that produces most of the Human Hair that we us for braiding and weaving (95 percent black folks). Should our perception of the folks selling us this hair as Human Hair change, what action can be taken about these lies>

A Recruitment Venue

2009-11-14T19:37:00.000-08:00

Why do braiders and cutomers use braiding galleries as a recruitment venue. As the owner/manager of a braiding salon with a great deal of overhead and associated cost, it is unfair for customers and braiders alike to steal from the business. Yes, I said it, steal from the business. I would had to get clients into the business place, and clients recruiting braiders to do their hair outside of the salon is support a parasite (someone living off of someone's efforts).

Braids and Natural Hair Care

2008-07-21T18:22:00.000-07:00

Apparently there is the perception that hair braiding is separate to that of natural hair care like dread locks etc. A good braider is not necessarily good at doing dread locs but in many instances it is not the case. When our company first started a few years ago, we had a shampoo bowl and we developed a strong base of dread locs customers and after moving to another locations we lost the use of a shampoo bowl which resulted in the reduction of our dread locs base; the point is that proper natural hair care requires shampoo and other clean procedures that are not often common in a braiding gallery. At Braids Inc, we once again have shampoo facilities and we are welcoming back all of our Happy To be Nappy Sisters and Brothers for Dread Locs and other natural hair care.

Many Braiders are excellent and starting and maintaining Dread Locs, as well as, styling Locs. Braids falls into natural hair styling since chemicals are not used to create the style, and many salons that started off as natural hair care centers have integrated braids and twists because for those who are interested in transitioning from perms in many instances some extensions are required for the transistion.

African American Braiding Salon

2008-05-19T18:17:00.001-07:00

It is clear that a significant majority of the consumers of hair braiding in the USA are African Americans, yet there are very few braiding salons that are owned and operated by African Americans. We must first explore some of the perceptions about hair braiding: Only authentic hair braiding are done by Africans from the continent; not true, since where ever there are people of African decent, there is hair braiding, some places are better than others. Even on the continent of African itself, there are come countries that are clearly identified as "better braiding countries" that others. I would clearly have a preferrence for a braiding from Senegal as oppose to one from Nigeria. The point is that are braiders where ever that are Black folks, some are better than others, and some do some styles better than others: one should naturally prefer someone from Senegal to do Senegalese Twist as oppose to a Nigerian doing the same style for example.

A unique and successful solution would be for African Americans and Africans braiders to cooperate in creating the braiding enterprise with the realization that both groups are bring various strengths to the table.

Co-Existence: Braids and Regular Styling

2008-05-10T08:08:00.000-07:00

There is no reason why there should not be co-existence between braids and regular hair styling, in fact, the two should be complementary. I have experienced situation where hair stylist would "bad mouth" braids by saying that it is damaging to the hair but the fact is anything can be bad if it is done in excess -- like braiding too tight, keeping in braids for too long (over 10 weeks) etc.

Braids Inc Franchise

2008-05-10T07:11:00.000-07:00

In marketing branding is key and the Braids Inc brand is highly focused on providing quality solutions to a wide range of customers. We have been receiving a number of calls from around the USA with questions as to whether there is a Braids Inc located in there city, well with enough interest we might be looking to offer franchising opportunities in a city near you. Please provide feed back on the concept and visit us at www.braidsinc.com

Braids Inc of Laurel MD

2008-05-10T07:05:00.000-07:00

Braids Inc is a natural hair salon in Laurel, MD that is looking for national and international involvement in the braiding and natural hair community. You can visit our website at www.braidsinc.com and blog about our salon.