How to Do Two Strand Twists

What You Need:


  • A rat tail comb
  • A pick or a wide toothed comb
  • Shampoo and Conditioner
  • Styling Creme
  • Scrunchies or Hair Ties
  • Hair Moisturizer (Optional)
  • Styling Spray (Optional)

Preparation

First and foremost, wash and condition your hair. Doing your hair right after taking it out again is not good for it or for you. You need to give your hair time to relax and let loose. Literally.

After you wash out the shampoo, put the conditioner in and while you wait for it to set, comb your hair. This will make it easier to comb through your hair again when it's time to twist it. Make sure you go from the root to the ends, but if you find the comb caught in a snag, don't keep going and try to pull it loose. You'll tear your hair out. If you encounter a tangle or a snag, go back up to the root and try again, keep trying until it gets looser and you can comb through it completely.[1]

When you're finished washing your hair do not towel dry it. Let it dry on its own. If you want to get the process done quicker, you can squeeze the water out, but do not use a towel. That will make it frizzy and you might gets bits of towel in your hair. When your hair is damp, comb through it with the pick or wide toothed comb then continue to step one.

Optional Step

When your hair is damp, you can stretch your hair, so that the style will last longer and it will be easier to do. To stretch your hair naturally, part your hair into sections and tie it with multiple scrunchies. Hold the scrunchie at the top and criss cross it down until you get to the end.

You can also blow dry and comb out your hair.

Step One

If you did not do the optional step, part your hair into sections with the rat tailed comb, braid them and wait a day. Yes, a day. Your hair needs time to get the curles and crinkles in it.

The sections that you part your hair in, depend on what size you want the twists to be and how much time you want to spend doing it. But for this tutorial we will be doing small twists. (Not micro!)

Step Two

Undo one braid, and if you can pull the others braids back with a scrunchie or pin them down. When you undo the braid there will be three parts. Do not comb them out. Get some styling creme and apply it to the three parts. Make sure not to dig your fingers into the parts.

Step Three

Take one tendril and twist the other two together and move them back (pining or a scrunchie). Then separate the first tendril into three parts. Now grab one part and move the other ones away.

Step Four

Split the part that you're holding into two sections and begin to twist them around each other. Start at the root and end at the bottom.

Step Five

Repeat steps two to four.

When you're finished with your hair you can choose to leave it as is, apply moisturizer or spray it with styling spray.

When you go to sleep, be sure to wrap your hair in a silk scarf.

A note: I have only ever done this with natural African American hair. I do not know how it would work on non natural African American hair.

[1] Don't forget to hold your hair while you comb through it and comb it in sections!

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