Across Iowa, of the 29 braiding salons we list, 29 give a phone number, 3 publish opening hours and 10 have a website. No national chains here — every braiding salon on this page is independent. By what they offer: 2 do locs, 2 do hair extensions, 1 works with natural hair. Most often named on their own websites: box braids (3), knotless braids (3) and cornrows (2).
Top 5 braiding salons in Iowa
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play. Full 2026 ranking
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1Royal African BraidingCoralville
Mon-Wed 8:30am-8pm, Thu-Fri 8:30am-7pm, Sat-Sun 8:30am-9pm
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2Tesha’s Natural Hair & BraidsDes Moines
Tue 9am-12pm, Thu 9am-6:30pm, Sat 2pm-8pm
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3Braids by NadiaDavenport
Mon-Sat 9am-7pm
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4Braids GaloreDenison
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5Platinum BraidsStorm Lake
Cities
Largest first. Towns with a single braiding salon are listed further down this page.
Other towns in Iowa
One braiding salon each — too few for a page of their own, so they live here.
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Royal African BraidingCoralville
308 1st Ave Mysalon Suite, 115, Unit 108, Coralville, IA 52241
Mon-Wed 8:30am-8pm, Thu-Fri 8:30am-7pm, Sat-Sun 8:30am-9pm
Knotless braids · Cornrows · Goddess braids
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Braids GaloreDenison
1308 Broadway, Denison, IA 51442
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Platinum BraidsStorm Lake
508 Cayuga St, Storm Lake, IA 50588
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Authentic African BraidsUrbandale
3225 100th St Ste 117, Urbandale, IA 50322-3806
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Llovespell BraidsWaterloo
526 W Mullan Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701-1544