How to Part Hair for Box Braids? Beginner's Guide

If you want to know how to part hair for box braids, this post is right for you.

The parting technique is among the most crucial elements of box braiding. Do you have difficulty parting your own hair for braids, especially big ones?

Keep reading! We are going to look at simple basic principles to master when parting own hair for big or jumbo box braids. For any other size, the same guidelines might be used.

Tools Used to Part Hair for Box Braids

Assure yourself that you are using the appropriate tools for the job.

Hair ties to secure and keep hair out of the way, a lifter to detangle hair, scissors, a rat tail comb for parting, wax to help hair sleep so we can part it cleanly, two mirrors, one in front and one behind, a mouse to smooth and secure the braids in place.

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Here is a step-by-step guide on how to part your hair for box braids.

Depending on the volume of hair, the shape of the head, and personal preferences, the first straight horizontal line should be about 2 cm high when sectioning the hair. To avoid being bothered, grab the remaining hair, then divide the first line into squares for the initial braids.
The second horizontal section above the first would be the same, but the braids must fall exactly between the braids below (the vertical side of the square will hit the middle of the upper side of the square below). It should be noted that the squares don’t have to be real squares with equal sides; you can use this method with triangles or rhombuses as well. Whatever head you’re working on, you must always adjust. When styling the braids, make the paths at the edges smaller so that there are no empty spaces.
With this approach, keep rising. The squares around the headline and edges should be smaller, and semicircles should start to replace the lines above the ears.
You’ll need to draw lines once more when you reach the calotte, and the squares will get smaller and smaller because they won’t get covered by other braids that fall in between those below, as you did for the neck area.
To begin braiding from the sides up to the middle, where the final row of braids meets on one side and the other, you’ll make a middle or side part when you’re close to the forehead. There will be a number of straight lines up, so if you carefully follow the instructions, both the middle and side paths should be effective because they are movable.

You can do perfectly full box braids with no empty spaces between them using this technique, regardless of the styling.

However, this is not the only attractive parting style for box braids; lines and spaces can also be very attractive when they follow a specific geometric pattern.