Little knots!

[missyT]

Does anybody else have these in their hair?
I keep finding them. i think they are on about 70% of my hair strands. What do you do about them? I have just been cutting them off as I see them, well when I have a pair of sizzors handy. Am I finding them becasue my hair is natural and the ends seem to curl and tangle into each other. How can they be prevented?

Help!

 

[Healthb4Length]

I really don't think you can do anything about them, I get them too and I'm texturized. I just clip up my hair in sections and detangle with a wide tooth comb and try to get out as much of them as I can.

 

[mkh_77]

I get those ALL of the time, ususally toward the end of my hair strand. I just try to not manipulate my hair too much and keep it moisturized. The Biosilk serum is my favorite. Hope that helps!

 

[missyT]

Thnaks for the replies, so should I just let them be because if I keep cutting the, my hair will just keep getting shorter.

Do you know what causes them?

 

[tropicexotic]

I've been struggling with these alot over the last 2 months and I think it could be a number of things that cause them. MsPortugal's post recently cleared up a few things for me as well.

The knots seem like they could be from not detangling properly because some of them actually come from shedded hairs that tangle and knot with other hairs. A few just happen to find each other and knot up from wash and go's, some coils are prone to knots I guess. I think the method of detangling also can induce knots, like say you're combing out hair that is wet but doesn't have much slip and you notice your comb gets caught at the ends as you're combing or brushing it out in the shower (major hint you'll probably find some knots later). When I'm washing I like to pull my ends taught before combing them out, that keeps them from knoting at the tips.

I think the easiest way to stay clear from them is to detangle properly during or after a wash; don't comb hair while dry (spray or apply some sort of detangler or moisturizer before combing if your hair is dry); and use something like an oil or moisturizer on your ends so that they have some sort of slip when coming in contact with each other (serums products w/ cones are good for slip, but they tend to build up). I really find that protective styles (mainly twists and flat twists) that give my ends no room to rub together have REALLY cut down on knots. Even just giving the comb a rest and using my fingers has seemed to help some.

Oh and I cut out the existing knots, the single strand ones just sort of annoy me lol. I doubt they'll do much damage if you choose to stop cutting them out and fix the problem while trimming gradually (instead of search and destroy *which I find sorta fun*).

I'm soooo longwinded but HTH!

 

[LegallySpeaking]

There was a thread on this awhile back, check it out

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=50848&highlight=knots

 

[lynette]

I to WAS getting those little knots, but i don't know what I did because they are gone. I was getting them for awhile and now I see none. Go figure

 

[lsubabiedee]

i get them...they dont bother me anymore, i've just accepted the fact that my hair will knot at the ends...the only ones i cut are the ones that have shedded hair knotted around strands or the ones where the bottom portion of the strand under the knot is split

 

[cocoberry10]

See below. Also, the bottom of our hair is curlier than the top, so we have to pay extra attention to it...

I used to get them too, and then I figured it out. Before you shampoo or condition, finger separate your hair (finger comb). Put a protective oil on the hair, especially the ends (you may only want to do the ends). Make sure the hair is not tangled, wait at least an hour if you can, and then wash, condition, etc. I was having those same issues until I started doing this. Occasionally, I still get one or two. Your ends are the most fragile part of your hair. My hair was growing, but always breaking at the ends. The oil will protect your hair from the shampoo/conditioner's drying effects. Also, if you rollerset your hair or put it in a bun, make sure to moisturize the ends very delicately before wrapping it around the roller or pinning it with a bobby pin. Once I did this, my hair would come out of the roller set or bun much sleeker and feel like silk. Hope this helps.