I am 10 months deep into my transition and my hair is naturally very fine and dry and tangly. I have tried to follow all the 'healthy hair' suggestions eg airdrying, washing in sections, only combing with tons of conditioner in the hair and none really work for me.
I have to first of all make sure i blowdry the hair and keep it stretched until my next wash. Airdrying causes tangles before i even start.
When its wash day my hair is already tangle free but i do finger comb it out first.
I deep condition on dry hair and then rinse, then apply shampoo(make sure its sulphate and paraben free) to the roots only. This is important so you're not drying out and tangling the length of your hair. Washing in sections is something i cannot do. I seem to cause more tangling and no matter how i secure the ends it all unravels. I tip my head to the left and then to the right so in effect i'm working on just two sections with my hair hanging down.
I then lightly sqeeze my hair with a t-shirt to get the excess water out and apply a conditioner - one for very dry hair - apply in sections so every strand is covered. Working on soaking wet hair is a no-no for me.
I then finger comb in sections and then go over with my Ouidad comb and then rinse. I then wrap my hair up for 5 minutes.
After my leave-in's i apply a serum. This helps with helping my Denman brush glide through - again in sections and gets the last of the shed hair out.
I find not fully removing the shed hair in the first place contributes to the tangles.
Its not always about product but finding the right technique for you, taking advice from everyone and then forumlating your own unique routine.
Hope this helps.
