Experts explain the basics of crochet box braids, a protective hairstyle for natural coils that creates the look of individual braids in a fraction of the time.

A search on YouTube for ‘how to do your own box braids’ and it quickly becomes apparent that lots of women are doing this protective style themselves.

Box braids are far from new (who could forget Janet Jackson's iconic Poetic Justice look in the '90s?), but within the past year or so they've been popping up more frequently on celebrities such ...