How to Do Mini-Twists on Natural Hair (Without Driving Yourself Crazy!)

[DimplesDeep1]

OMG!This was so cute!

[sikaja]

When It is time for the take down of the mini twists what is your method? I have just big chopped but I love mini twists and Dont want to loose lentgh breakdown hair after.How long do you keep them in for?  And do you co wash while your hair is in the mini twists?

[aliceabbott]

cute but way too much work for me

[AGB4able]

Hair looks great!! Thanks for the braid out tip. Do you have any videos on the styles worn with your mini twists?

[smartglam]

I'm curious about the take down method myself...

[nameless615]

They look great!...how are they to take down without getting tangled.

[hsfmi]

thnxs so much! i was dreading having to do mini twists on my almost-bra-strap-length hair

but you gave me a great tip on how to ease the process.

thnxs again

[antila30]

Is a 2 1/2 year old too young to do this with? and how do i go about taking them out later on with out completely tangling her hair up? Please help a white mom out here! My daughter is bi-racial and has very thick hair with tight curls and im looking to do something different with it.

[simplyevanescent]

Thank you sooo much for this video!

[ScoopWithCoop]

I am glad I watched this before trying my mini twist because I was going to do it the same way as Naptural85 but I think doing the braid out will be better...THANKS!

[ChristyChats13]

That bun was too cute!

[marsimone1]

Great idea.

[MsYoungmoney2]

@ThinkandGrowChick darn bc i have thin hair

[Stephster90]

when removing mini twist ... do ihave to unravel them one by one or can i put some conditioner and comb them out?

[ThinkandGrowChick]

@Stephster90 Definitely do not comb them out, that will cause unbelievable tangling. But do put conditioner, oil, or even water on them if it makes them easier to unravel. I *always* unravel them one by one, but depending on how dry they are I may or may not add something like conditioner or oil in oder to make the take down process easier.

[ksnewsome09]

I really want to try this technique, but I just need to know...how many braids did you start with initially? Thanks for the tutorial!

[ThinkandGrowChick]

@ksnewsome09 I think I started with around 30 or so braids.

[ksnewsome09]

@ThinkandGrowChick Ok thanks so much!

[madisoneli33]

Where did you start on th natural transition. Like what did you do first. Thanks

[ThinkandGrowChick]

@madisoneli33 I "went natural" about 8 years ago via a 1 1/2 year transition. The very first thing I did, not to sound facetious, was *stop getting relaxers*. I continued to straighten my hair, pressing the roots as they grew out for about 6 months. When I had equal amounts of natural and relaxed hair, I started to wear my hair in roller-sets and braid-out styles. If you go to bglh (dot) com and search for "courtney thinkandgrowchick" you can read my entire transition story. HTH!

[meishabell54]

Did it take you a long time to take your hair down .

[ThinkandGrowChick]

@meishabell54 Last time I did this, it took me a few hours (maybe 3?) to take them all down, but I did it leisurely while watching TV, lounging around the house, etc.

[TheDivalicious305]

I'm definitely doing this style this weekend

[GCY2012]

this is a great idea girl!! i am going to try it for the first time this upcoming week! ican not wait!

[facehappie]

What camera did you use?

[ThinkandGrowChick]

@facehappie Nikon Coolpix L110

[abowuel]

I see what you did .

[Bree0511]

I tried your technique for "small twists". I only split each tendril into 2( I had 26 braids, 78tendrils and now have 156 twists, exactly. It was a breeze compared to my usual losing clips, missing tiny curls etc. Thanks!

[Kynaa29]

I must say you made this

easy peasy, so thank you!

[msdarkchild1971]

great idea with the braidout and the tendrils girl!!

[Kamirarenee]

Wow! I'm so glad i came across your video. i'm thinking about trying mini twists for the first time and this method will be great for me! Thanks!

[14injune]

Very cool idea. Thanks for sharing!

[CaramelKinks]

I love this idea. I have yarn braids in right now and I am wanting to do another protective style and I've done mini twists in the past. Before the time drove me crazy! Thanks!

[Simpl3b3auty]

Love this method! I just did for the 1st time them on brow dried hair and they are too stiff so Im going to try your method to the tee next time.

[cutiecute64]

your so pretty!

[theGLAMlife01]

are mini twists good for showing the true length of your hair?

[ThinkandGrowChick]

@theGLAMlife01 Absolutely! Mini twists are the "crème de la crème" way to see how long your hair has gotten if you do not wish to straighten or otherwise use heat.

[BeeNatural1]

I soooooo wish I would have seen this BEFORE I started my twists!! Thank You sooo much!!!

[AKIYIAKELLY]

Excellent Video...

Thanks for all this information.

I will be trying this method soon :-))

[jadazzboogie]

Wonderful job, will definitely try doing them this way next weekend when I start my protective styles challenge from Nov. 1 - Dec. 31. This was right on time, thank you and Be Blessed and I'll keep you posted on how it turns out!

[idontneedacosigner]

gosh im sure it come out great.. but i would have fell asleep

[MsYoungmoney2]

Does this work on Caucasian hair? 

[ThinkandGrowChick]

@MsYoungmoney2 I think one's ethnicity is not as important as is the texture of one's hair. If a caucasian person has very tightly curled, coarser hair then this style might be something worth trying. The more loosely-curled and finer one's hair is, however, then the more the twists are likely to unravel or "slip out". This principle hold regardless of one's heritage. HTH!

[danniv2515]

Beautiful hairstyle !!! Very informative

[taychambers6]

Thanks so much for this tutorial. I was planning to do nap85s method, so I really appreciate your ideas. This will be my 1st time doing it. Here's hoping that all goes well.

[mekialovedat]

New subbie. I am loving your vids

[kvhicks]

Thank you...lol...this should make my twisting alot easier

[1015yourgirl]

I have to try this

[auditab]

this is exactly how i did my hair.....b4 watching this video....GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE except that i finished in one day

[auditab]

this is exactly how i did my hair.....b4 watching this video....GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE

[ThinkandGrowChick]

@auditab I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought of this then. I randomly started doing this one day when twisting my hair in big loose sections got to be too daunting. Yes great minds think alike!

[potterylady1]

7minutes??? Oh dear :(.

[ThinkandGrowChick]

@potterylady1 Put on some great music, grab some tea and make an experience out of it. The time will pass more quickly :-)

[ylanda71]

This video is the one I have been looking for. I can't seem to get it. Your method is awesome. Each twist can't help but be close to equal side and I can't possibly get tired and "go big" to finish and get different size braids. Do all the math you want u made it "click"! thanx!

[hey1111112222222]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank I have my mini twists on now and it is all thanks to you. It has finally worked.

[sherrosgirl]

I don't have patience for this.

[Suthurnblkbelle]

Girl you are a genius...I have been wanting to do mini-twist but didn't want to do are the fuss of parting my hair and sectioning. I am most definitely going to do it now. Very smart. Love how you broke this down. I am subscribing right now. :)

[carameldelice8317]

genius!!!!!!

[1anelectlady]

Hey think and grow, where are you I enjoy your channel but you haven't posted anything for a while. Thanks

[momolicious21]

WHOA! Lots of math or well more like counting! Anyways.......how many braids do you start off with initially?

[jusam87]

Great video!

[frizzlemefloral]

OMG this is awesome!! I'm going to try this method :)

[SistaJMoe]

You and Naptural85 hv the best mini twist tutorials on the Tube that i've found. Peace*Love*Smiles

[Naturallyblessed313]

@SistaJMoe i agree and i would add Summyr1988 to that list also.

[blenper]

YOUR TWISTS LOOK GREAT! I GOTTA TRY THIS THANKS

[symills07]

Great video!

[dkblck1958]

hats off to u queen that takes too much time....lol....thanks for sharing.....

[611Kimmie]

Very nice, now what happens when it's time to take out?

[MzZophia]

amazingly helpful video! At first I was really scared about doing mini twists but I'll definitely try this method now. Thanks a lot! =]

[ashababe56]

So I saw this and starting doing my mini twists on Monday! I was so excited. This is a great method, but I was a fool in thinking that I didn't have to detangle my hair fully or part it properly. I ended up having to undo other plaits from surrounding areas, just to get hair for my mini twists... So next time I'll certainly detangle properly first!

[rasuocd]

Thank you for this method. I have done mini twists in the past, but they used to take me all day. Today, I put mini twists in my 10 year old's head (in lieu or extensions) in about 3.5 hours. A FULL HEAD of mini twists on 14 inch hair in 3.5 hours. I am so happy. Now if only the take down could be so easy.

[MzZophia]

@rasuocd Prettydimplez had a video on the takedown. I think all she used was conditioner and it combed right out like magic! Check out her channel for it. =]

[Bobbi705]

Great idea! I will try this next time.

[MysTaria87]

yuP, this vid was really helpful and smart. lol Thank you. I may try this once I do my mini twists. :-)

[88niteowl88]

smart...

[BeaSiegal]

This'll give me a few days to complete if I need it.

[ManeChic]

This was super helpful! Thx

[goldentarheel]

How long do you leave the twist in? What is your routine while they are in? (do you wash them while they are in, mositurize them ....etc?)

[goldentarheel]

I love this video!!! I have always shyed away from mini-twist b/c the process seemed like to would drive me crazy....however you method is awesome....now I can't wait to try it!!!!!

[supercurlygurl7]

I think that is EXACTLY what I am going to do with my hair. It looks absolutley adorable and your method is greatly appreciated! I think i'll film myself doing them then post it as a video response, that is if I don't go crazy first! LOL LOL

[SpectacularlyMe]

Great tutorial... "Patience is a virtue!" I'm 7 months into my transition and I look forward to mini-twists after these two textures become one :)

[AfreensHair]

Utterly brilliant. No stress. Also, this is a lesson in fractals, i think.

[ThinkandGrowChick]

@AfreensHair Haha, yes, I perhaps went a bit overboard with the fractions lesson...I just wanted to make sure everyone understood what I was doing!

[jadar47]

You are one brave chica!!! When I saw that you were going to create NINE twist from one braid all I could say was wow!! I will be doing this method for my August twist but I think I'll do three per braid, to save my sanity! thanks for the vid very helpful

[FabolousChrisshonda]

i love your method i just unlovked my sons dreads and i have been looking for a way for him to wear his hair and this works out great for him thank you fdor posting this video

[belizeangyal71]

Love your technique...trying it on my eight year old as of right now.. Can't wait till I get a little length.. Just B/C'd April 28th. Rocking my T W A. Thanks for your time and effort really appreciate it. Keep them coming.

[kristenjdec]

Can you do another video on how to TAKE DOWN mini-twists (without driving yourself crazy)?

[ThinkandGrowChick]

@kristenjdec I'm definitely still working on perfecting *that* art ;-) Naptural85 has a good video showing her take-down process if you want to check it out.

[shurldapurl]

Great video...thanks for sharing!

[NaturalFoulks]

This is great! I can't wait til my hair gets long enough to do this! ! !

[MysticOne0713]

Love this! I will probably try it this weekend! Thanks for the info! :)

[gemini1028]

Doing this style today. Thanks for the inspiration!

[6e4life]

Thank you, I plan to try mini twisting my hair again next weekend. I am definitely going to try this method.

[Jamaikangurl]

I absolutely LOOOVVEEEEE this!!!!! And its looks great on you, you're very pretty! Thanks!

[mjgarner123]

Very pretty. I love the idea of hiding the braids that were not twisted. Great style esp for the Summer or all year long. :)

[DatFunkyFro]

This is a very helpful video sis! Thanks for sharing!

[napeakor]

sooo clever! I was thinking about getting them put in professionally because I didn't think I'd have the patience to do it myself. but now I might try after seeing this new method. awesome :)

p.s-love the music in the video

[lisaspics1127]

Very cute

[Nikkimae2003]

Great method for doing mini twist outs! May have to try this : )

[truth448]

What if you hair is short and thicker? Should we do more mini twist out of one tendril

[25kishkish]

love love love :)

[TheTinyDreamer]

THANKYOU! haha! soooo glad you've put this on!! <3

[bookishnatural]

Awesome! Maybe I'll give min-twists a try again using this method. What really drives me nuts though is taking them out!

[KnottyByNature1]

Love this method! Makes me think that I too could do this myself.

[mywrittenvoice]

I like this technique!

[VictoriousLat]

I use this method (but not with a precise amount of twists per braid), but i usually do it all at once, starting from the back so that the front is fresh when i am done

[whitneysolier1]

Nice vid. and technique for managing the instilation of mini twist. Thanks for sharing.

[TheGoodHairBlog]

LOVE THIS! Thanks for sharing! :)

[BeauGorgeousNatural]

I love Naptural85! She makes life so simple!LOL

[BeauGorgeousNatural]

Great Vid! So helpful!

[BeauGorgeousNatural]

Awwww HEY SIS!! Missed You much! You look GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanx for sharing!

[dbercy03]

This is awesome!!!! I love it!

[HOPROPHETA]

GREAT idea. Thanks!

[LuvnDaNaturalMe]

Wonderful video, I guess I missed the vid Naptural85 did on how to use this method. Anyway, just subbed!!

[naturalwhisper]

That has got to be a PAIN taking out. I did small twists last week--not mini ones- and they gave me CRAZY tangles at the ends so I can imagine what mini ones would do! I wish I could do minis, but I would be asking for toruble. Great video, though!

[cat3375]

Great method! I will have to try this. Thanks!

[LovingMyOwnSkin]

Great method, I haven't tried mini twist yet since my hair is short with 75% shrinkage, but I may try it, great video!

[kuumba60]

LOVE!

[sungbird2000]

very smart! i like this!

[selah21740]

About how many braids do you think you used?

[selah21740]

Love this...I'm about to install some mini-twists, and I definitely needed an organized method to do so...thanks!

[kikicouture10]

This was super cute, thanks for sharing

[UniquelySheree88]

so how long do your twists last? how do you maintain them? do you wash often or wet often? how keep them stretched? thnks

[NaturallyConscience]

Why do I like the word Tendril!..lol

[nae0420nae]

Great technique thanks for sharing!

[zheahra]

Nice results. Def going to try. Thanks so much 4 sharing.

[jackiecan04]

Is there a easy way to take them out? I would love to do this style, but it seem the take down will be murderess if thats a word. lol

Excellent technique.

[Purpleola]

@jackiecan04 I was thinking the exact same thing!! Great technique.

[manyangels300]

How long have you used this method for mini twist? How long does it take to get them out? If you have a genius method for getting them out please post that.

[manyangels300]

Girl you are a genius!!!!

[kiwi0686]

Very smart!

[yattamook]

great idea thanks for posting

[csb2414]

They turned out fabulous! Shout out to you and Naptural85 for my continuous summer look!

[TiniTaylor]

Loves it! :D

[Naptural85]

Great method! Love it! And thanks so much for the shout out! <3 <3

[tdbrown88tdb]

thank God cuz right now i have mini twists but they look a hot mess but i'll do it like this the next time

[Bluepainkiller]

goood idea! now I don't dread doing it, I'll try this next time I do mini twists. :-)

[LoveMaiCurls]

So smart!

[melsue40]

How do you take them out easily, w/ minimum breakage?

[simplyevanescent]

This is a really good idea. I like that you can adjust the size of the twists, like say you don't want them as small, just don't split the hair as much. Cool :)

[mrsheyward1]

Great technique!! So helpful!

[xmaneeventx]

this is the most helpful mini twist video ive seen

[wugambina]

very nice!

[dallasgurl1989]

really cute!!!!!!

[spritzfire009]

awsum method! cute hair chica

[Nykita07]

very helpful! i've been wanting to do mini twists again, and I will definitely try this method. great tutorial!

[Chrissy4281]

Your method is genius. Love it!!!

[TheSupasweet]

Such an entertaining video (on a subject that's, let's face it, rather bland)! This is a good way of keeping even sections for anything (braids, twists or coils). The big braids themselves looked good on you also. Thumbs up!

[bellaboucles]

this was a very good video and I really enjoyed watching it. you should do more vids though i know you are busy.

[NappyCrafty]

And this is why I love your videos. :)

[adassa]

great method! i tried mini twists last summer and it took forever! this method gives me hope. thank you!

[Larisiahott]

looks great :D

[Lifeisagift1990]

This method is genius! I may just try mini twists in the future because of this vid. Thanks!

[miazcurls]

do u find that the part that colored is thinner the roots? i need help with that

[ivoluv3]

Awesome technique. Thanks for sharing!

[Napsagain09]

Very cute! Same process I use. My hair isn't as long so I HAVE TO FINISH in a couple of days...no bun for me. Nice vid!

[smilechild96]

Glad to see you back making videos! That is a great way of doing mini twists. Thanks for sharing

[CurlyShan09]

You are so beautiful and so encouraging, I just love watching your videos and reading your blog. Your hair looks so gorgeous also!! =))