Do natural 4b/c ladies have single strand knots issues?

[CocoGlow]

This is EXACTLY the type of hair I was referring to. Truthfully, I would change texture any day if I it meant I could keep more length. I thought about it and I have been at this hair thing for three years now. I haven't had overly dramatic set backs so I feel like my hair should be longer. I love sera's hair from youtube AND the first thing I noticed when she did more close up shots of her hair was the absence of single strand knots. I don't feel like I will get to her hairlength (MBL goal) if I can't rid myself of the knot problem.

You mentioned Sera on YouTube ... the reason she doesn't have a lot of SSK is b/c of her routine-not her texture. She keeps her hair stretched & sectioned throughout her entire washing/styling process and does not allow her waistlength 4B hair to shrink up completely EVER, in order to avoid the knots.

Actually I believe 4Bs that do Wash n Go's suffer from knots more than others, especially if the hair is densely packed b/c the strands intertwine and loop onto themselves causing the single strand knots and the shed hair gets caught into the afro cloud with no where to go.

I just wrote about my horrific experience w/ knots after doing Wash n Go's for 2 weeks straight here in this thread:http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?p=10717216#post10717216

 

[sweetashoneybabyluv]

i get SSN. i wont say all the time but i get them enough. && there really not a problem for me i don't care about them. they might break off if i brush my hair, but i don't use brushes on dry hair. i detangle my hair with my fingers in the shower. my hairs natural. SL. they just don't bother me. are SSN unhealthy ? because i never get spit ends or anything. are SSN a sign of something bad ?

 

[Evallusion]

You mentioned Sera on YouTube ... the reason she doesn't have a lot of SSK is b/c of her routine-not her texture. She keeps her hair stretched & sectioned throughout her entire washing/styling process and does not allow her waistlength 4B hair to shrink up completely EVER, in order to avoid the knots.

Actually I believe 4Bs that do Wash n Go's suffer from knots more than others, especially if the hair is densely packed b/c the strands intertwine and loop onto themselves causing the single strand knots and the shed hair gets caught into the afro cloud with no where to go.

I just wrote about my horrific experience w/ knots after doing Wash n Go's for 2 weeks straight here in this thread:http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?p=10717216#post10717216

Couldn't agree more.

 

[zioninspiresme]

i get SSN. i wont say all the time but i get them enough. && there really not a problem for me i don't care about them. they might break off if i brush my hair, but i don't use brushes on dry hair. i detangle my hair with my fingers in the shower. my hairs natural. SL. they just don't bother me. are SSN unhealthy ? because i never get spit ends or anything. are SSN a sign of something bad ?

I dont think they're unhealthy, just ANNOYING. When Im styling my hair, if I have knots on some of my strands and accidentally rip them out, then that strand could possibly get a split, then the ends get all ragedy looking and rough feeling.

 

[sweetashoneybabyluv]

I dont think they're unhealthy, just ANNOYING. When Im styling my hair, if I have knots on some of my strands and accidentally rip them out, then that strand could possibly get a split, then the ends get all ragedy looking and rough feeling.

Ohhhh. thank you.

 

[almond eyes]

As my hair got longer the more of these ssks I found. I was very anti heat because of my fine strands. But I feel that I must use some heat on my hair because the twisting and air drying caused me more ssks in the end and hampered my progress.

Best,
Almond Eyes

 

[AmyRose92]

It's crazy how much SSKs I get lately! I picked my hair out after applying a generous amount of Care Free Curl in my hair and the ball of hair I got was probably the size of a golf ball and I saw at least 5 SSKs. I wear an afro puff for two days and this is what I get