4beeeeees naturals & combs

[flower]

Do you ladies comb your hair? If not, does it help retain length?

 

[Pandora1975]

I do with lots of condish and my "wider-than-shower-comb" comb, then the shower comb, then the denman. If I don't the tangles cause me to lose more hair because they knot so tightly, they snap.

 

[msa]

I think there's this misconception that combs stop people from retaining length when really it's the way the comb is used that messes up retention.

Unless you can get all your shed hair out with your fingers (which takes extreme patience, just look at Sera's videos) then chances are you'll need a comb. Don't comb dry, use some type of lubricant, and avoid knots and tangles so that it'll be easier for you to comb.

 

[NerdSauce]

In my experience, what MSA says is pretty much true...

That being said I've found that I'm just not gentle enough, so I've banished myself from using combs (though I did have more knotting from using them) Plus i find that hair that generally stay's clumped (in the 4a curls on my head) does not tangle, because it's almost like its set--and combing it (because my curls are pretty small) just disrupts them. For someone without a curl pattern the no comb method might be more trouble than its worth at times, I suppose (I can't quite say).

I do think that if you feel your hair is feeling especially weak or brittle you should stay away from them, though.

 

[virtuenow]

Only finger combing; and wide tooth combing after co-wash & only when wet. Although my hair is naturallly very dry and tightly (and I do mean tight) coiled, it is never tangled when wet. The comb just slips right through my wet hair. Whoever told me natural hair would be tangled, nappy, and impossible to comb was completely wrong.

This is how I ended up cutting my relaxed ends off. I had about 4-5 inches of new growth after taking braids out. My relaxed ends were equally as long. It was my relaxed hair that was tangled knotted. My relaxed hair didn't stand a chance to the STRENGTH of my natural hair. I ran the comb through my wet, natural hair - and it was so strong - the comb just slid right through - until it got to the relaxed hair that was weak and wimpy. Both me and the girl doing my hair said "cut it"! It was a completly unplanned big chop.

 

[Lucky's Mom]

I finger comb/ detangle with detangler- then use wide tooth combs, then use my fingers again to smooth....

I think one has to know how to use combs. Tools in the wrong hands or misused - cause disaster, no matter what.

 

[tailormade84]

i comb, but i think its leading to breakage (my ends are thinner then my roots)....im actually trying to enforce a finger comb only method for a while (maybe i'll comb once a month).....

i find the longer my hair gets, the more hair comes out in a comb.....

 

[bellecheveux]

I use a shower comb and a Denman D4. I take out most of my knots with my fingers and use a shower comb for good measure. If I miss a few days of co-washing or I feel my hair isn't tangle-free, I'll use my Denman.

 

[chiliz345]

I comb my hair and also detangle with my Denman, but ONLY when it's soaking wet with conditioner. I really don't lose much hair this way unless I wait too long inbetween de-tangling sessions (as I have done these past few weeks).

I'm in for a long night

 

[Pooks]

I use a wide toothed comb when my hair is out of braids, canerows or twists, (which is not very often at all, this kind of PSing has been a way of life for me for some time ). If I make the mistake of combing dry hair, my hair responds by breaking all over the place, the little broken hairs seem to taunt me as they fall to the floor "if you know betta, do betta stupid!"

I also use a knockoff Denman to remove shed hair after I take down braids/twists, which I never do without pre-oiling since starting my HJ.

 

[that_1_grrrl]

I comb with a Goody comb, my Denman D12, or my Denman D3. My hair likes my Goody comb the most. I barely see any breakage with that.

I "pick" my hair through. I take a section and start picking the shed hair at the ends. I then move up the hair shaft until all my shed hair is gone.

 

[alexei]

I comb when I wash my hair. Whenever I try to comb dry (and I do sometimes out of laziness) the little broken pieces make me run for a moisturizer to drench it with.

 

[loolalooh]

Do you ladies comb your hair? If not, does it help retain length?

Maybe every 4b hair is different though we are in the same hair type category. I guess other factors come into play, including how thick/fine the actual strand is, etc. What works for one 4b may not work for another.

I stay away from the comb as much as I can. Majority of the time, I just use my hands to detangle and remove shed hair. It works really well for me and doesn't take much time at all. It certainly has helped me retain length. About 1x a month or couple of months, I use the comb for a real detangling session.

I think, in general, the less one combs the better. Low manipulation, right? Whether that means 1x a week for one person or 1x a month for another ... well, it depends on the person's hair.

 

[lisajames96]

Once a week I comb mine in the shower with lots of conditioner and water streaming down on it. I use a wide took shower comb.
If dry, I use any wide tooth comb, but each section has to have castor oil or shea butter smoothed on/in it.

 

[mscocoface]

I usally do detangling or use combs while in the shower with a shower comb. It is the simplest and easiest for me. I also use one of those hair catchers at the opening of the tub so whatever hair sheds it does not go down the drain.

These two things help me with detangling. When I am changing hair styles and my hair is dry I will dampen or at least spray my hair with something so that it is not bone dry when I am changing a style.

 

[Mook's hair]

I use a shower comb and a Denman. I take out most of my knots with my fingers and use a shower comb for good measure.

Sometimes (loaded with conditioner) I'll even use a finer toothed comb but that's rare.

But I only comb it when I'm preparing for a wash or cowash other than that I barely touch my hair at all.

 

[kryolnapps]

Maybe every 4b hair is different though we are in the same hair type category. I guess other factors come into play, including how thick/fine the actual strand is, etc. What works for one 4b may not work for another.

I stay away from the comb as much as I can. Majority of the time, I just use my hands to detangle and remove shed hair. It works really well for me and doesn't take much time at all. It certainly has helped me retain length. About 1x a month or couple of months, I use the comb for a real detangling session.

I think, in general, the less one combs the better. Low manipulation, right? Whether that means 1x a week for one person or 1x a month for another ... well, it depends on the person's hair.

IA

This 4b thing is not accurate at all! Our hair is so much more complex and amazing! My roots are undefined but the ends are clumped together and tightly coiled. My texture is cottony and my individual strands are fine. Overall my hair looks dense and thick, but when I strech, it looks thin.

I stay away from combs as well. I retained a lot of lenght when I stopped ripping my coils with a wide tooth comb. Instead, I detangle with my fingers on well oiled hair. Then I use my beloved Goody bruch from ends to root.

If all my hair was undefined all over and not just at the roots, I think combs would work better.