Box Braids For Bermy!!!

I aim to get Box Braids for my trip home, just for ease of hair care. It is so hot and humid and because my hair is frizzy-textured all I can ever do is pull it back in a bun or single braid or something. It is always scraped back from my face and I want to do something else with it.

Someone who has a daughter with hair texture similar to mine said she will do it for me as she us used to working on her daughter's head. Daughter is 15 so her mother must do a nice neat job, you know how picky they are at that age.

I don't want them done too small and I want the front done with a side part so I can have some tucked behind my hair. The main thing is my hair will be out of the way and I will have a nice "airy" scalp.

I suffer in the heat because my head gets too hot and I sweat a lot, With it scraped back it would be like wearing a tight hat on my head. The air just don't circulate folks and I know it looks awful.

I have been going through the black hair care sites to learn how to care for them so they don't look a hot mess. It seems I can wash them, paying attention to getting my scalp clean and allowing the water and shampoo to just run down. Then I must make sure they are thoroughly dry or they will smell moldy.

At night I have to toe them up in a silk scarf but I want to see if I can get some kind of silky night-cap. I use a c-pap machine and I have my head gear to bother with. Then I have to apply braid-spray to keep them nice and shiny.

My hair is about waist-length so I will have plenty to do styles with. I am looking forward to this. I have braided my own hair before but not being able to see the back of my head it isn't tidy.

There's nothing weight-related in this post except to say that if people look at my hair they won't be staring at my big, fat can :D