How Often do you Comb Your Hair?

[*Muffin*]

Just wanted to get a general consensus. Also, just for fun, what kind of comb do you use?

 

[ceebee3]

I comb or brush everyday. I use a regular shower comb or one of those wide tooth combs from the bss.

 

[bluevalentine]

if i'm wearing it down, maybe twice a day. if its in a protective style, none. i usually use a bone comb and a shower comb to comb my my hair.

 

[ParagonTresses]

Once per week after I've deep conditioned but before I rinse it out using a bone comb this size

 

[Americka]

I voted twice a day or more because I style every morning and I roll my hair with satin sponge rollers at night which requires that I use a comb. I use a variety of combs including the Jilbere shower comb, an extremely wide tooth comb, and a rake style comb that I love.

 

[Shun34]

My hair is natural, and I normally wear it in a two strand twisted bun. I sometimes wear it curly. Either way, I only comb (fingers and/or Denman brush) my hair on wash day to detangle, which is once a week.

 

[Stella B.]

I'm glad you asked. This year is my year to put down the comb, and use fingers instead. This is so hard, when you're use to combing every day. *sigh* My hair is fragile, and can't stand too much combing. I've had way less pulling and breaking using my fingers. When I just can't resist the temptation to comb (for detangling/styling) I'll use my new bone comb. It works wonders on my hair! I'm trying to limit combing to once, not more than 2ce a week.

 

[BillsBackerz67]

every other day. trying to cut down to twice a week

 

[Firstborn2]

once a week now

 

[BrooklynSouth]

Finger comb separation when I wear a curly fro..otherwise only when conditioner saturated using my Sageman Magic Star.

 

[MizzBrit]

1x a month

 

[brg240]

I comb my hair everyday. If I'm wearing a bun I have to redo it daily. If I don't comb it out it gets all tangled.

 

[Triniwegian]

Every chance I get.
I need to stop because I hear it snap and pop every time I run the comb through it.

 

[Triniwegian]

I comb my hair everyday. If I'm wearing a bun I have to redo it daily. If I don't comb it out it gets all tangled.

I was ready to go stalk your gorgeous hair photos but you ain't got none.
That ain't right.

 

[TwistNMx]

Once a week (only when I wash, not co-wash).

 

[LaFemmeNaturelle]

I use a wide tooth comb once a week before and after I wash...idk the brand

 

[Toy]

I comb my hair everyday. If I'm wearing a bun I have to redo it daily. If I don't comb it out it gets all tangled.

Exactly

 

[Ishtar]

I voted twice a day or more because I style every morning and I roll my hair with satin sponge rollers at night which requires that I use a comb. I use a variety of combs including the Jilbere shower comb, an extremely wide tooth comb, and a rake style comb that I love.

Yep, yep, that's it right thur!!!LOL.

I use that as well. It's especiall good for new growth. It's like a pick/ wided tooth comb.

Oh, and usually twice a day. When I have a good amount of newgrowth I comb root to tip maybe twice a week at the most. I try to avoid it but not too much for fear of matted hair or worse locked hair at the roots.

 

[~VicTorIAn~]

Only on wash day whether wearing it natural/flatironed.

ETA: I use a wide tooth seamless comb.

 

[NaturalBoss]

Everyday. I co-wash everyday and I comb the conditioner thru my hair with a jibere (or whatever it's called) shower comb.

 

[Thiends]

I have no set combing schedule, but I do not like to comb frequently and tangles do not bother me, since I do not have the type of hair one should be running one's fingers through. I comb whenever the tangles in my hair threaten to turn to knots or affect the neatness of my hair, which is roughly every three weeks. Always, I use a wide-tooth comb.

 

[brg240]

I was ready to go stalk your gorgeous hair photos but you ain't got none.
That ain't right.

aww thanks and I'm sorry. I'll have to figure how to post to my album.
I've posted a few pics here, here and here. they're mostly progress shots though

 

[DrC]

Once every month/two months. I wear my hair braided up in extensions and less manipulation the more my hair thrives

 

[YaniraNaturally]

Eek way too much! I have a bad tendency to comb my hair when I'm bored. . .plus I like to play in my roots (I'm transitioning). I'm going to try to cut it down to twice a day- once in the morning to style and at night to wrap/roller set it.

 

[Jewell]

Yep, yep, that's it right thur!!!LOL.

I use that as well. It's especiall good for new growth. It's like a pick/ wided tooth comb.

Oh, and usually twice a day. When I have a good amount of newgrowth I comb root to tip maybe twice a week at the most. I try to avoid it but not too much for fear of matted hair or worse locked hair at the roots.

I use that same comb! Mine is by Goody, and it's black. I comb my hair only on wash days, which is every 3-4 weeks (transitioning & wearing hair braided beneath wigs). I agree with others, since I cut back on the combing and manipulation years ago, I have seen much beautiful progress with my hair.

 

[nymane]

I only comb on wash days...so about twice a week

 

[Sharpened]

Every 4-6 weeks...frequent co-washing, water and oil rinsing helps remove shed hair since I only have seven inches of hair.

 

[La Colocha]

Once a week on wash day to detangle, i use a goody shower detangling comb.

 

[Thiends]

I am amazed that almost 40% of people here comb their hair every day. How do all of you retain length?

 

[kmn1980]

Wash days, first with a very wide-toothed comb and then with a smaller-toothed comb to get the snags the wide-toothed comb may have missed.