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Ask Margo: How to Wash Your Box-Braids

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Box-braids are my jam—I feel extremely beautiful, regal and fly when I wear my hair in this protective hairstyle! I usually wear my braids for 6-8 weeks and during that time I want to ensure I keep my natural hair as healthy as possible, which means properly cleansing and conditioning my braids so they look and feel their best.

Here’s a tutorial on how to wash your box-braids.

What you need

  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Towel
  • Oil

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The Process

Note: I usually wash my hair in the shower since the braids can get very heavy when wet.

  • Rinse your hair with warm water.
  • Next apply shampoo and massage it into your scalp and run the product down to the ends of your braids. Give your scalp a good scrub with the shampoo and rinse all product from your hair.
  • Next massage conditioner into your scalp and work it down the shaft of the braids. Leave the conditioner on for about 5 minutes. Rinse and towel dry your hair.
  • Wrap your hair in a towel or cotton T-shirt until your roots are dry.
  • Lastly, lightly massage oil into your scalp using your fingertips. I use Olive Oil or Coconut Oil.

Once you’ve completed these steps your hair should be nice and clean and well-conditioned!

B&B friends, how do you cleanse your box-braids? Share your tips in the comments.

Ciao Bellas,

    • Thanks so much for the feedback! Appreciate you taking the time to stop by and check out the blog!

  • I just recently decided to get Senegalese twists and because my scalp is very dry it was necessary to wash them. I used the same method of in the shower with a shampoo to cleanse my scalp followed by a deep conditioner and olive oil. What else I used was my Curls gel to twist my frizzy’s back in place from my natural hair and let it air dry throughout the day.

    I love your blog, I found it yesterday and woke up to log onto it early this morning to read more posts 🙂

    • Thank you so much Erica! I really appreciate your awesome feedback. I’ll definitely have to try your tip to use Curls to tame fizz! I definitely have to check out your blog!

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