Stretched hair refers to natural hair (usually curly, coily, or kinky) that has been elongated to reduce shrinkage and show more of its actual length, without fully straightening it. Stretching methods include: • Twist-outs or braid-outs • Banding (using hair bands to pull sections taut) • African threading • Blow-drying (on low heat or cool) • Tension method (holding the hair taut while blow-drying) The goal is to loosen the curl pattern temporarily for easier styling, length retention, or just to switch up the look—while keeping the hair’s natural texture intact. Want examples of styles that use stretched hair? naturalhaircreator straightnatural lengthretention hairgoals dailyhair naturalhairjourney LTKGiftGuide LTKBeauty