NATURALS..........HOW DO YOU DETANGLE/WHAT DO YOU USE?

[Mandy4610]

^^ Are they single strand knots or multiple strand knots?

I've tried many ways of detangling. Right now I detangle before washing. Detangling in the shower in the long run was not a workable option for me because it just takes too long to be standing in the shower all that time. I put something slippery on my hair and go through section by section and detangle. Most times I use an afro pick, but I am trying to get back to using my fingers 2 out of 3 times because there's so much less breakage. I twist each section up as a I go along and wash and condition my hair in the twists.

She has multiple strand knots, she has not detangled for months. The stylist told her that she should cut it. I want to try to help her so she won't have to go that route. She has BSL hair, the ends are texlaxed and the rest is natural.

Mwedzi, what slippery products do you use?
TIA

 

[dynamic1]

She has multiple strand knots, she has not detangled for months. The stylist told her that she should cut it. I want to try to help her so she won't have to go that route. She has BSL hair, the ends are texlaxed and the rest is natural.

Mwedzi, what slippery products do you use?
TIA

Search "Selah's tangle buster routine". It saved me on several occassions when I was a long term transitioner with long tangled hair.

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=2287

 

[discodumpling]

I saturate my hair with coconut oil (or some other oil concoction) and comb through. Then place me hair in as few plaits as possible. This works as a pre-poo, deep oiling treatment.

 

[Southernbella.]

I brush my wet hair with my Denman. Sometimes I use product (Cantu Shea Butter Leave-in), sometimes I don't.

 

[Wildchild453]

I make sure that my hair is sectioned and I detangle in the shower with conditioner

 

[JustKiya]

I soak my hair in conditioner (I'm talking so much conditioner that if I squeeze a section of hair, conditioner oozes out), and I detangle in sections, not in the shower. It takes me about 30-45 minutes to fully detangle my hair, and I'm not trying to use up that much water.
I start with my super wide toothed comb, then go to a medium tooth comb, and finally use the Denman, each time starting from the ends, and working my way through the tangles until I get to my roots.
Once each section (usually about 6-8 over my whole head) is detangled, I put it in a two strand twist to 'hold it'.
Then, I get in the shower, rinse each section independently, and brush through with the denman again - that only takes about 10-15 minutes, which is a reasonable shower time in my head. I usually turn the twists into fat braids at that point, so that my hair will airdry straighter.

 

[BillsBackerz67]

Use loads of conditioner, mainly Kenra or Elucence (trying to be cone free to see if that makes a diff with my hair or not)...

Do an intial run of my fingers through my hair for any big knots that can be easily removed.

Then detangle from the ends up using the Jilbere Shower Comb

Brush through with denman to remove remaning shed hairs.


Works for me takes about 5-10 minutes


ETA: I suppose since I detangle so much sections arent necessary at this point?

 

[Phoenix14]

I use a thick conditioner (whatever I have on hand) and my new recent discovery....my paddle brush. I can get through each section of my hair quickly.

 

[Dee Raven]

I'm almost 2 years out from the BC and for most of this time I've been combing the hair out with a plastic pick or wide tooth comb in the shower w/ lots of conditioner in sections followed by a few quick swipes through all the hair under the running water. But the last few times that I've washed my hair, just to save water, I actually get out of the shower, comb, then get back in rinse out the conditioner. And yesterday, I conditioned my hair, rinsed then get out of the shower and combed and styled. They both worked fine. So that's what I'm doing from now on because I was wasting too much water.

 

[dany06]

I typically detangle only in the shower. I've tried in the sink but it not as good. Also the shower ensures that your hair stays moist and out of your eyes during the whole process. Most times I just use a shower comb or my fingers. If your hair is long enough then use the denman brush to detangle and give curl. I like to use Elucence Moisture Balance Conditioner because a half dollar size will detangle all of my hair in seconds no matter what length. I hear from others that TIGI moisture maniac works pretty well; however, from my experience I have to use too much of it for it to work. Also I've heard that Aburey Organics Honey Suckle Rose is good to but I've never tried it.

The way I do it is as follows:
- rinse hair under the shower thouroughly saturating it with water if cowashing or if shampooing use a very good detangling shampoo like Blended beauty soy cream shampoo or their children's line blended cutie silky swirls shampoo and rinse out

- after hair is saturated then I put conditioner in both hands then run it from root to ends. Place a little more on the ends if you have tangles

- split hair into for sections and attempt to comb through with fingers, shower comb, or denman brush. Typically starting from ends and then gradually up

-make sure each section is detangled before moving on to the next

-I then rinse out the conditioner leaving 50 to 25 % of the conditioner in. I sometimes plait each section before rinsing out the condtioner or leave my hair as is.

From there is all up to what you do last. That what I have found that works for me. Hopefully it will work for you or atleast some of the other ladies' suggestions.