Detangling: Which Do you Think is Most Important?

[LocksOfLuV]

Which do you think is the most important detangling element?

The Shampoo?

The Conditioner?

Or the Leave-in?

Why?

 

[Isis]

For me, I want my conditioner to detangle as well as my leave-in. I am combing as I rinse the conditioner from my hair under the shower and I want to be able to comb through my hair.

 

[LovelyLionessa]

Oooh, this is a really good thread. To me they are all important as all products help each other. I use CON green poo which detangles nicely. I have different conditioners I use, but I have recently fallen in love with Paul Mithcell's The Detangler which is also excellent. My favorite detangling leave-in is BTZ Noodlehead because it provides a nice slippery texture. But my greatest breakthrough in keeping hair detangled has been washing in braids. So for me it's a combination of things, it's a big ol' process...

 

[Ms_Twana]

For me, it's which ever one I'm detangling with. I usually don't detangle with shampoo, but that's mostly because most of mines don't detangle well. But the best leave-in detangler that I've tried is Giovonni Direct. IT'S FYE!!!! So, it just depends on WHEN I detangle in the whole washing process.

 

[dynamic1]

My hair hates shampoo. There are only a select few that I can use without a massive pile of knots and tangles. So, for me the shampoo has to be the most important. The wrong shampoo makes even the best conditioner worthless!

 

[Ms_Twana]

You know what, my hair instantly reacts to shampoo too. What kind do you use??

Sorry to jack the thread!!! erplexed

 

[~*~ShopAholic~*~]

My shampoo is very important for me, because it is the starting process. If it's a drying poo then it just makes the whole process lengthy and tiring. That's why I'll try out a new cond. w/o a problem but I refuse to substitute my Nexxus Therappee.

 

[B_Phlyy]

My shampoo is very important for me, because it is the starting process. If it's a drying poo then it just makes the whole process lengthy and tiring. That's why I'll try out a new cond. w/o a problem but I refuse to substitute my Nexxus Therappee.

I agree. If the shampoo detangles, everything else is smooth sailing afterwards.

 

[Babygurl]

For me its most important that the shampoo detangle. When I detangle with my shampoo, it tends to stay detangled when I condition, rinse out and apply my leave-in. Ive tried to just shampoo and then detangle at the conditioner stage but its WAY too much trouble!

 

[Ms Lala]

I detangle before washing with conditioner. Then I wash my hair in 4-6 sections that I have in braids. This is the only thing that keeps my natural hair from being a tangled mess. I undo and redo each section to wash and apply conditioner or leave in/moisturizer.

 

[BrownSkin2]

I ususally detangle with the shampoo using CON in the green bottle because it has incredible slip, then I detangle again with my hair saturated with conditoner. By this time detangling is easier because I did it in the shampoo stage.

 

[Cheleigh]

Conditioner. My hair can tolerate a shampoo that makes my hair feel a little dry like Aubrey, so long as I use a good conditioner. I rely on 4 things to make my detangling pretty effortless:
-Conditioner
-Sectioning
-Denman
-Water

Giovanni Direct is a great detangling leave-in, if you detangle after conditioning. I use Giovanni, but I've already detangled (and retwisted) by that point.

 

[Angelicus]

None of the above-- A comb and some fingers. I always detangle my hair with a big comb and my fingers before washing.

 

[CAPlush]

Which do you think is the most important detangling element?

The Shampoo?

The Conditioner?

Or the Leave-in?

Why?

I would say the shampoo has to detangle if I have a lot of new growth, because I smooth with one of those shampoo brush thingies. That's not as important 1-4 weeks post relaxer. With the conditioner, that's more of the strengthening step for me. The leave-in needs to be detangling as well, because I generally comb my hair at this step. Ideally, everything would be slippery, I'd lose a lot less hair that way!