LaToya Kelly warns that knowing how to braid doesn't mean you can do sew-ins. Botched installations cause hair loss, scalp bumps, headaches, and extensions falling out. A second speaker lists the "side effects" with comedic exaggeration to drive home why you need a real professional.
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This is a public service announcement. Just because you know how to braid does not mean you should be doing a sew-in. Just because you know how to stitch does not mean you should be doing a sew-in. And just because someone asks you to do their hair does not mean you should be doing a sew-in. If you really don't know what you're doing, just say no. If you've been a victim of someone doing a sew-in on your hair that didn't know what they were doing, type in the comments below, just say no.
Disclaimer: side effects may include sudden and unexplained hair loss, scalp bumps resembling a mountain range, extensions falling out at the most embarrassing moments, lumpy installs causing half required situations, tender scalp from tugging and pulling on every strand, severe headaches from too tight braids, patchy blending resulting in what's happening back there moments, uncontrollable urge to fix your own hair after leaving the chair, a new appreciation for professionals who actually know what they're doing, tracks showing up like an exact