The Great Growout, Part 2

When you’re knee-deep in “transitional” hair (ie, you’re rocking two hair textures: natural on top, and relaxed at the bottom), styling your hair can seem impossible. According to Nedjetti, the relaxed portion of transitional hair is very weak, so the less actual styling you do, the better. Tuck your tresses away for a couple of months with hair extensions. “Have your stylist cornrow your hair and then add kinky hair extensions,” she says. “Kinky hair is fun to play with, because it’ll get you visually prepared for your new texture.”

Photo courtesy of Brooklyn’s Khamit Kinks Salon.