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Braids & Natural Hair Care Essentials
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items My working list of the braiding and natural-hair products I actually reach for - edges control, braiding gel, mousse, satin bonnets, scalp oil, and the combs I swap into my kit. I'm a professional braider in Gaborone and these are the items that hold...
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Edges & Hold
Braid Styling & Tools
Edges & Hold
The edge-control gels, grooms, and oils I reach for first when doing clients' edges and baby-hair laydowns - the things that grip, shine, and hold without flaking or weighing hair down.
I keep Olaplex No.3 in my kit as a pre-wash repair step before any reinstall - it's the thing that keeps braided hair from feeling dry and brittle between styles, and I always prep clients' strands with it so the new braid sits cleaner and lasts.
N°.3PLUS Hair Repair Pre-Wash Treatment
K18 Renewal Oil is the light finishing oil I use to seal a client's edges after the laydown - it gives a soft, natural shine without heaviness or flake, so the baby-hair sits glossy and stays put without looking like product is holding it there.
K18hair products renewal oil
Braid Styling & Tools
The styling products and tools I use every braid day - mousse and gel for pattern and hold, plus the bonnets, oils, and combs that keep finishes neat and scalps happy between appointments.
K18's leave-in mask is my go-to for clients who come in with heavily processed hair - one 45-second application before the style, and the braid sits on strands that actually feel repaired instead of straw-like.
Full-Size Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask 50mL
Olaplex No.6 Bond Smoother is the daily leave-in I point clients to when I want their edges and baby-hair to stay soft without heaviness - a little smoothes flyaways right out and keeps the new style looking fresh through their first week.
Nº.6 Bond Smoother® – OLAPLEX Inc.
Olaplex No.4C clarifying shampoo is the reset I reach for when product build-up is what's dulling a client's edges - a quick wash before the reinstall so the new braid sits on a clean, light scalp instead of sitting on residue.
nº.4c bond maintenance™ clarifying shampoo full size
Olaplex No.7 Bonding Oil is the lightweight finishing touch I use on clients who want their edges to lay and stay laid without any crunchy residue - a drop warms in the palm and smooths flyaways down while giving that soft, natural shine that looks l...
OLAPLEX Nº.7 Bonding Hair Oil™ for Soft, Shiny Hair
Olaplex No.8 Bond Intense Moisture Mask is the deeper hydration step I reach for when a client's hair needs real moisture after processing - I'll do a No.8 treatment before a reinstall on anything that feels parched, and it's the at-home mask I tell ...
No. 8 Bond Intense Moisture Mask - Olaplex - EM Studio
K18's Peptide Prep Mist is the chelating pre-wash I spray on before the No.3 or No.8 so the bond-building actually gets in - I use it on clients who've been swimming or who have any mineral or hard-water build-up, because the mask just sits on the su...
K18 Hair Peptide Prep Mist