Spetra Braid 10x Pre-Stretched Braiding Hair - Lightweight, Tangle-Free & Flame Retardant for UK Braiding Styles, 25 Inch, Colour TP30/1B

Ten packs, so this is a professional-quantity order, or the amount you want for a high-density install where the braid count runs well past a hundred.

TP30/1B is a two-tone, darker at the root running into a lighter tip, so the colour blend is built in rather than something you have to mix yourself as you feed. The gradient does the work.

The fibre is flame retardant, which is a standard safety marker on braiding hair and worth checking for, and it is Kanekalon, so it stays light enough to carry 25 inches without dragging on the scalp. Pre-stretched and pre-feathered means no prep at all. Straight out of the pack, taper already there, tangle-free through the install.

Box braids, knotless, cornrows, crochet braids and kinky twists all work with it.

Ten packs is a stylist's order, though it is also the right call for your own hair if you want the same shade batch for the next install. Two-tone fibre varies a little between production runs, and matching a top-up pack to an install you did three months ago is harder than it sounds. Buying deep means the front section you redo in month two still matches the back.