How to French Braid Hair
Styling your hair in a French braid is a great way to wear your hair on what some people call a bad hair day. It is something you can do yourself at home and it can be worn to either formal or informal events.
French braiding your hair is not as difficult as you may think. It can easily be done by following a few simple instructions.
- Use a brush or comb to remove any knots or tangles that may be in your hair. The hair should be as smooth as possible.
- Brush your hair back and gather a section of hair at the top of your head and divide it into three equal sections.
- Hold the left section of hair in your left hand and the right section of hair in your right hand. The middle section should be between your thumb and one of your other fingers.
- Cross the right section of the hair over the middle section, and then repeat this same step with the left section of hair. Make sure you keep smoothing the hair down as your proceed.
- Before you begin to cross over again with the right section grab a little more hair from the right side to add to the section, then continue to cross over the right section of hair over the middle section again.
- Grab a section of hair on the left side to add to the left section of hair and cross it over them middle section.
- Continue to repeat steps 4, 5 and 6 until you have braided all of your hair.
- Secure the bottom of the French braid with a rubber band.