45 Bold Protective Styles You Can Rock No Matter What Season It Is

Protective stylings are low maintenance styles that keep you from pulling and tugging on your hair every day. You see, too much hair manipulation can cause breakage so it’s important that to take care of both your scalp and hair. Protective styles come in many forms like braided styles, wigs, locs, and twists. That said, I have rounded up 45 bold protective styles that are perfect for every season.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A post shared by Stasha M Harris (@magicfingersstudio) on Jun 22, 2019 at 7:15am PDT

 

Which of the bold protective styles listed are you looking forward to rocking? Share with me in the comments below.