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What to Ask Your Stylist for Knotless Box Braids

Knotless box braids on a woman with deep brown skin, side view
Knotless box braids on a woman with deep brown skin, back view
Knotless box braids on a woman with deep brown skin, seen from the back-left to show the style
Knotless box braids on a woman with deep brown skin, front view
Knotless box braids on a woman with deep brown skin, close view of the parts and flat braid roots
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Medium knotless box braids, about 1 cm square parts, waist length, in natural black, starting flat with no knot.

Front
Square parts about 1 cm wide, braids starting flat at the scalp.
Sides
Same size parts, braided away from the face so the edges are not pulled tight.
Back
Same size parts to the nape; length to the waist.
You need
Ask for no tension at the edges. Daily: a light scalp oil and a satin scarf or bonnet at night. Five minutes.
Lasts
Kept in for six to eight weeks, then taken out gently.

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