are intricately beautiful, creative, and — they've been part of our identity since centuries before colonialism. While the options for these days are endless — from cornrow lemonade braids and buns to straight-back cornrows and cornrows with beads — caring for the protective style and making it last becomes the tricky part. Maintaining regrowth, hydrating your ends, cleansing and moisturizing your scalp, avoiding itchy patches, and fighting off fuzziness can feel like one big juggling act.
"Cornrows are adored as it's a low-maintenance and great — it helps protect your hair from moisture loss and breakage — but you have to upkeep a routine," Gail Waterman, cofounder of hair-care brand Watermans, tells PS. With that in mind, we asked experts all of our burning questions, like how long do cornrows last, and how to wash cornrows. They clued us in on how to care for both your scalp and your hair, and how to avoid damage and potential hair loss — as well as their recommended cornrow dos and don'ts.
Gail Waterman is the cofounder of . , BSc, MBBS, MRCP, is a consultant dermatologist based in London. is a hairstylist and Hask ambassador.
is an influencer and founder of hair-care brand . are the co-owners of London hair salon Simply Gorgeous. is hair department head and previously worked for Netflix's "The Harder They Fall.
" Yonkel Chamberlain is a curl expert and founder of . is a celebrity hairstylist. Cornrows are a protective style, but they can cause damage if there .
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