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Create long, rope-like twists using synthetic hair extensions. The style is protective, elegant, and culturally significant.
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Senegalese twists are the medium-thick rope twisted protective style with kanekalon hair extensions worked in for length and structure. Distinct from Havana twists (larger and chunkier) and Marley twists (Marley hair texture, typically chunkier), Senegalese twists are smoother and tighter. The style originates with the Wolof people of Senegal and has been continuously worn across West African and African diaspora cultures.
They flatter oval, heart, and round faces — the rope shapes frame the face symmetrically. Type 3 (curls) and Type 4 (coily) hair are the styling's home; the twists install on natural texture with synthetic kanekalon worked in for length. The install takes 4-8 hours depending on twist size and length.
Low maintenance once installed — sleep with a satin bonnet, oil scalp weekly, refresh edges with mousse. Senegalese twists last 6-8 weeks. The styling has cultural significance and origin; the modern wearers represent both a continuation of traditional African styling and the 1990s-2000s Black American natural-hair revival. Ask for medium-thick rope twists with kanekalon extensions; specify length, knot-free start.
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