Braiding Hair in Roseville, MI

Our Roseville store at Gratiot and 12 Mile stocks braiding hair in the full range of fibers and codes, and it stays open until 8:45 PM most nights. Buying the hair is the easy part. Keeping a style looking good for its full run, and getting it out without leaving half your hair in the sink, is where most of the damage happens.

The first week

New braids often feel tight, and there's a difference between snug and painful. Pain, bumps along the hairline or trouble sleeping mean the tension is too high, and the fix is loosening the affected braids rather than waiting it out. A light scalp oil applied along the parts helps with the tightness that comes from dryness rather than tension.

Washing with braids in

Braids can be washed, and skipping it entirely for two months causes its own problems. Diluted shampoo applied to the scalp with an applicator bottle, worked in with fingertips rather than nails, then rinsed thoroughly and dried properly, keeps buildup down. The critical part is drying: braids left damp at the roots is how the smell and the itching start.

Knowing when to take them down

Most styles are comfortable for six to eight weeks. Past that, new growth at the root means the braid is pulling against hair that has shifted, and shedding that would normally happen daily has been trapped in the braid the whole time. Leaving a style in until it looks bad usually means leaving it in too long.

Our Roseville store

Our Roseville store is at 28800 Gratiot Ave, at Gratiot and 12 Mile, and it has the latest Sunday closing of our four stores, at 7:30 PM. It's the closest Kelly Beauty for Roseville, Fraser, Clinton Township, Mount Clemens and anyone coming down Gratiot or I-94 from northern Macomb County. Monday through Saturday it's open until 8:45 PM.