Ladies with BSL hair and longer, do you detangle.......

[MissMusic]

Now that I am BSL I no longer detangle in the shower because it takes longer. Its not that there are more tangles, there aren't, but I just prefer to detangle out of the shower now. What about you?

*Sorry to discriminate against ladies with hair shorter than BSL, there will be a spinoff, I promise.

ETA: Sorry ladies, I meant to allow multiple poll options

 

[JustKiya]

*sneaks in*

I'm barely shoulder, and I've always detangled out of the shower. Not trying to use up alla my hot water.

*dashes back out*

 

[naturalgurl]

I detangle out of the shower. Never thought to do it in the shower but it's easy to detangle while wet, not a problem yet. I know the pic looks like I'm APL but in the shower the water stretches it to BSL...

 

[naturalgurl]

*sneaks in*

I'm barely shoulder, and I've always detangled out of the shower. Not trying to use up alla my hot water.

*dashes back out*

You are so crazy!

 

[TexturedTresses]

i do it lightly in the shower because it is easier to do it under water. if i'm doing a rollerset set i comb through more thoroughly after while i'm setting. any other style, i only comb through lightly.

 

[prospurr4]

First, I detangle dry hair with my fingers. Then, while rinsing out the conditioner in the shower, I fingercomb my hair under the shower spray (just for a minute or two, though) to remove any shed hairs that are "hiding." I'm like JustKiya...gotta conserve the hot water.

 

[MissMusic]

y'all are funny (yes I'm southern)

 

[Vshanell]

I voted other because I do both. It just depends on my mood. If my hair is super tangled I will do it out of the shower on dry hair so I can take my time. I actually prefer to do it this way but if it's not really tangled I'll go ahead and detangle in the shower. I find that in the shower I feel more rushed so I'm prone to breaking off hair unnecessarily where as with dry hair I can take my time and work out each tangle. Actually when I detangle on dry hair out of the shower it really isn't dry because I'll slather it in conditioner and spritz with water if I need to. I don't think I'd be able to detangle without doing that.

 

[MissMusic]

I think that's why I detangle out of the shower, I can take my time. This has changed, when I s tarted I would always detangle in the shower, but the closer I got to BSL, the more I wanted to be sure that I wasn't tugging and just getting shed hair.

 

[Cichelle]

Usually in the shower. Occasionally I do it out of the shower, but I like the help of the shower spray.

 

[laCriolla]

i detangle in shower, or with water flowing over it in the bowl if i'm not doing it myself

 

[Evazhair]

I don't detangle in the shower. Didn't do it when I was natural either.

ETA: Both states I washed my hair in sections and detangled each section out of the shower with leave in conditioner

 

[Aggie]

***Sneaks in the room just to hear what the BSL ladies have to say***.

I have about 2 inches to go before I get there, so of course I'm picking up tips now. It always pays to be prepared ahead of time, you know?

 

[LovelyLionessa]

I chose in the shower. I either DC or pre-poo, allow the conditioner to penetrate then rinse in sections and finger detangle. After shampooing and conditioning I then comb/detangle under the shower stream.

 

[thaidreams]

I do it out of the shower. It's easier for me to see what I'm doing and I have more room tie up my hair.

 

[kblc06]

I typically wash my hair in the sink (detangle with a wide/long-tooth comb), and let my conditioner set. Then I do my MAJOR detangling in the shower (the pressure from the water detangles my hair effortlessly)

 

[luckiestdestiny]

Now that I am BSL I no longer detangle in the shower because it takes longer. Its not that there are more tangles, there aren't, but I just prefer to detangle out of the shower now. What about you?

*Sorry to discriminate against ladies with hair shorter than BSL, there will be a spinoff, I promise.

ETA: Sorry ladies, I meant to allow multiple poll options

Always in. Always! Viva in the shower!

 

[♦K.O♦]

Oops, I didnt know that the other thread had a sister-thread. I detangle outside of the shower.

 

[cocosweet]

Depends on how long it's been since the last detangling session. If I don't have a lot to do, I do it in the shower. Otherwise, I need to sit down in front of a mirror.

 

[gissellr78]

I detangle my hair everyday with a wide tooth comb....I will be nixing this starting today.....but on wash day I detangle in the shower while rinsing on my conditioner

 

[Toy]

I detangle out of the shower .

 

[HoneyA]

I voted dry hair. I pre-poo with olive oil before my washes overnight. I can then detangle quite easily before I wash and I don't get any breakage.

 

[blue_flower]

The best time for me to detangle my hair is when it has conditioner in it. It's wet, the conditioner provides slipability, and it's easier to detange with a pick.

 

[shtow]

My water pressure is low so I don't detangle in the shower. I detangle after I shampoo, towel blot, and apply my Kenra MC. I detangle as soon as I massage it in, section by section (before DCing with heat) because Kenra MC lathers on clean hair and is very slippy at this point (well for me, anyways). I have litttle to no breakage this way and it helps to further distribute the condtioner prior to dcing

 

[NYAmicas]

I try to in the shower but it's not really working. If anyone knows what works with Velcro/glue-like hair strands please PM me STAT!

 

[BioGeekChic]

I use to detangle only in the shower but as of late I've been having trouble doing this. Everytime I comb a section it just knots/tangles back up before I can even finish detangling my hair. It's weird. Now I'm finding it easier to detangle while my hair is wet but not under the shower.

 

[hillytmj]

I chose other because I wash and detangle in the bathtub under the faucet. The water pressure from a tub faucet is much stronger than my shower head. I also wash/detangle my hair in three sections; I use hair clips to separate each section and only wash/detangle one section at a time.

I used to have the worst tangles in the WORLD (well, at least in my world ) and it would take me more than an hour to detangle and I would lose three or four fistfuls of hair with each wash/detangling session!

Now, I don't detangle until wash day and only after I've had my deep cond on for 30 minutes. When I rinse it out under the faucet, I gently wiggle the comb through and VOILA, no tangles due to the cond and high water pressure.

After I get out the tub, I spray in my leave-in and very little detangling is needed at this point. These techniques have been lifesavers for me! I now lose very few hairs on wash day.

 

[EMJazzy]

I try to in the shower but it's not really working. If anyone knows what works with Velcro/glue-like hair strands please PM me STAT!

When you get the answer can you PM me please? You described my youngest daughter's hair.

 

[Lucky's Mom]

I detangle under the shower water...But that is after DCing...For an hour or two.... I just started doing this... It was the denman, it was dry hair.... Under the shower strem is best now..... Too much hair...
I was using the Qhemet detangler on dry hair.. But the new stuff does not work at all...
So I am back in the shower.

Also - My hair is twisted/plaited 99% of the time....

 

[Lucky's Mom]

I chose other because I wash and detangle in the bathtub under the faucet. The water pressure from a tub faucet is much stronger than my shower head. I also wash/detangle my hair in three sections; I use hair clips to separate each section and only wash/detangle one section at a time.

I used to have the worst tangles in the WORLD (well, at least in my world ) and it would take me more than an hour to detangle and I would lose three or four fistfuls of hair with each wash/detangling session!

Now, I don't detangle until wash day and only after I've had my deep cond on for 30 minutes. When I rinse it out under the faucet, I gently wiggle the comb through and VOILA, no tangles due to the cond and high water pressure.

After I get out the tub, I spray in my leave-in and very little detangling is needed at this point. These techniques have been lifesavers for me! I now lose very few hairs on wash day.

Right.... This is best... After I have DC'd, and just before I get under the shower head.....