EfikZara Magazine · by Zara Simon-Ogan

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Hair & scalp · 25 September 2026

Can Y’all PLEASE Just Maintain Your Mini Braids?

My full mini-braid refresh: what I use on my scalp, what I put on my lengths and ends, and why installing the braids is only the beginning of caring for the hair inside them.

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