The 90-Day Mini Braids Handbook

Your complete guide to caring for your natural hair in mini braids while protecting your strands, retaining length, and building a simple, consistent hair-care routine.

Mini braids can be an amazing low-manipulation style,but only when the hair underneath is properly cared for. This handbook takes you through the entire mini-braids journey, from preparing your hair before installation to maintaining your braids, checking your progress, and rebraiding with care.

Inside the handbook, you'll learn:

✨ How to prepare your hair before installation

Learn how to properly cleanse, condition, deep treat, detangle, trim and prepare your hair for a long-term protective style.

✨ How to install mini braids with less tension

Understand braid sizing, scalp tension, protecting your edges, and sealing your ends properly.

✨ Your simple weekly mini-braids care routine

Know what to do daily, several times a week, weekly, and monthly so your hair doesn't get neglected while it's tucked away.

✨ LCO & LOC moisturizing methods

Learn how to moisturize your mini braids without drowning your hair in heavy products, and understand which method may work better depending on how your hair responds.

✨ How to wash your mini braids

Follow a practical wash routine that focuses on keeping your scalp clean while minimizing frizz and unnecessary manipulation.

✨ How to protect your ends

Learn simple ways to identify, twist and seal loose or frayed ends before they become a bigger problem.

✨ Your nighttime routine

Discover how to protect your mini braids, edges and moisture while you sleep.

✨ How to check your progress every month

Learn how to monitor new growth, your hairline, your ends and your overall progress using consistent comparison photos.

✨ How to rebraid without unnecessary breakage

Get a step-by-step approach to safely taking down and redoing your mini braids, including the importance of working on damp, well-lubricated hair.

✨ What to do when something feels wrong

Troubleshoot common concerns such as dryness, flakes, itching, breakage, thinning and persistent frizz.

This is for you if...

You want to wear mini braids for several weeks without neglecting your natural hair.
You want a simple routine instead of constantly buying more products.
You're focused on length retention, not just chasing hair-growth products.
You want to learn how to moisturize, wash and maintain your mini braids properly.
You want to reduce unnecessary manipulation and breakage.
You want to actually track how your hair responds over 90 days.

Your mini braids don't have to be “set it and forget it.”

Healthy hair in a protective style comes from the small habits you repeat consistently: moisturizing, gentle washing, protecting your hair at night, caring for your ends and being patient during takedown and rebraiding.

Protect. Moisturize. Retain Length. See Growth.

Created by Hair By Ntina

@HAIRBYNTINA

MOLLENTINA SISUMA