When shopping for a good edge control, you want to look for something that has good hold and nourishing ingredients,” says Kim Kimble, celebrity stylist for the likes of Taraji P. Henson and Zendaya. “You don’t want anything that is going to clog your pores because you want your hair to be able to breathe. You want something that doesn’t flake and has a nice shine to it.” (The pro, of course, kept all this in mind when she created her own edge tamer.) From salon braider to global beauty entrepreneur and inventor, Stasha M Harris, the award-winning, world-renowned licensed NYS Natural hair instructor, is breaking glass ceilings and inspiring her peers along the way. Known for the details in her stitch braids, in 2009, Stasha launched Magic Finger’s Studios, what started as a braiding salon in Brooklyn, and has since evolved into a licensing partnership with Ampro, where she developed and launched her own custom product line under the Shine n Jam imprint. Working closing with Ampro, Stasha’s Magic Finger’s Shine’n Jam has become the #1 product for braiders across the world. The success of the partnership led to product extensions such as mousse, sheen, combs, oil, and hair bonnets. The newest partnership added to the Trinidadian braiders resume is her pre-stretched braiding hair, Magic Finger’s Hair, made with 100% Kanekalon. She has also invented the Magic Helper which is a unique tool that saves braiders time on prepping hair. Here, seven hair pros weigh in on their 16 favorite baby hair products for all textured hair types to help you find the best edge control products for any style—be it a natural formula with extra hold or a mousse that delivers your sculptural dreams. Kim Kimble Healthy Hair Repair and Renew Edge Taming Pomade

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In addition to her numerous ventures, Stasha is currently the creative director/host behind “The Braid Up” and “Battle of the Braids,” a feature of Cosmopolitan Magazine where she invites other stylists to debut their talents.After spending eight-plus hours in the salon chair for braids, the last thing you want to do is cut the full length of your protective style short due to negligence. “Depending on your style, the suggested time I tell clients to shampoo and treat their hair if they don't have protective styles is every two weeks. However, with protective styles like knotless braids, I'd say between three and four weeks, especially if the front of your hair needs a touch-up,” Stasha Harris of Magic Fingers Studio in Brooklyn tells ELLE.com.