Quick Hairstyle: The Overnight Natural Hair Twist Out

clarissa
If you have natural hair and are looking for an easy do, the overnight twist out is one of the best hair styles around, and you don't need to be a hairstyle-pro. You need simple ingredients, a short amount of time, and you don't even need a whole lot of imagination. All you need is determination to stay up for just a few minutes and put your hair into this fabulous style.

To begin, you need water, a comb, and some kind of a good moisturizer. It is debatable whether you should use a cream or oil. This is because often, it's been said that cream moisturizers have so much water in them that they cause the hair to shrink. However, oils can contain mineral oil. And many people believe mineral oil dries the hair out. If I were you, I'd grab maybe some jojoba oil or some other oil that isn't mineral oil. Or perhaps I would grab a cream that didn't list water as its first ingredient. But in any case, you should use what works best for you. You also will need a silk or satin head scarf.

Here what to do. Make sure you hair is clean. Wet it, and towel dry. Then, grab the comb and part your hair in medium-sized sections, one section at a time. After have parted a section, grab it and put a little bit of the moisturizer through it. Take the section and split it in two with your hands. Take the two sections and twist them around each other using a good amount of tension. Twist all the way to the end of the section, and proceed to the next section and repeat the same steps.

Your sections shouldn't be two small. This is a hairstyle that should take you no more than twenty minutes to do if you don't have to wash your hair. Once you have a good amount of nice sized twists, allow them to air dry a bit before you put the scarf on. Doing this will decrease frizziness. After letting the hair air dry, tie the scarf on and go to bed. It's a good idea to only do this hairstyle when you have a long time to sleep. For instance, if you think you are going to catch about four hours before having to get up and go to work, this may not be the style for you. However, if your are looking at getting a good six to eight hours in, go for it. Wake up. Untwist gently, fingerstyle, and go.

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  • Berry3/28/2010

    Letting my close crop natural grow - I'm going to try this for a new look!!

  • Esther8/21/2009

    My hair is natural and full I know it, it works

  • Breezy8/20/2009

    Cool! I actually had this idea tonight but I didn't want to do it till I knew someone had already tried it! Now I'm determined! Thanx!

  • buttercream dream7/19/2009

    great article. yeah, a night won't do it for me either. I need at least a couple of days to get the right kind of twist out. But good article. thanks

  • lia2/25/2009

    great idea.... hope it works.

  • jacob10/10/2008

    im mixed race will i be abel to have twists im black and white with medium curl

  • Jackie6/8/2008

    going to be trying this right now hope it works

  • cathiesbloggs10/13/2007

    very great tips..my hair is so very curly!!..

  • Chandra Johnson-Greene10/12/2007

    Great tips...unfortunately my hair's too soft (especially in the front)m to achieve a curl this way...even if I did leave the twists in all night, I wouldn't be able to get any curl. Usually what I do is twist my hair in smaller sections (while still wet) with some loc/twist creme. I wear the two-strand look for 3 days or longer. Only then will I achieve a curl. I guess it all depends on your hair texture. Great read, though!

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