Naturals that try to avoid tangles

[scarcity21]

by keeping hair constantly stretched, how do u do this?
Im sorry, i know it probably has been discussed by the search button is failing me.TIA

 

[AfroKink]

I would like to know this as well. Some ladies say they don't get tangles. How do you manage this?

Lys

 

[hrtbndr21]

Recently I found that rollersetting after a wash is a good way to stretch out hair. I like it better than banding so far. I just butter the ends and roll it up.

 

[writtenthought]

I find washing my hair in plaits helps.

 

[Nonie]

Keeping my hair braided and washing it in the braids, only undoing it when dry to redo tidily, ensures that it stays stretched and doesn't tangle. I found this worked with twists too, and I can go for months without using a comb in my hair; just fingers. I suspect ACV rinse as final step does help smooth my strands too, making them less likely to tangle. Also I don't know if everyone does this but when I braid my hair, I'm constantly smoothing the strands with my fingers just before the cross-over, if that makes sense. So when I undo a braid to redo it, it looks like this:

So it's not at all hard to separate with fingers and rebraid. Because the braid keeps it stretched, the strands don't on themselves or around others.
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[scarcity21]

thanks ladies......bumpingggggggggggggggggggggggggg

 

[trini_rican]

I now only comb hair when it's loaded with conditioner. I tried combing under running water - still was tangling when I was done but after the conditioner - I have great slip Then I dry in low ponytails with bands every 3 inches. Airdrys nice and wavy HTHs -

 

[scarcity21]

bumpingggggggggggggggggg

 

[SoAnxious12]

first i dentangle under the shower with lots of conditioner, then when i come out the shower, i put my hair in a ponytail then i twist the hair hanging out the pony and i pin it up. after this i put on my scarf and allow my hair to air dry. once my hair is all dry its stretched out pretty nice while perserving my curl.
HTH

 

[nappity]

Before a wash- I separate my hair into 6 sections and hold each of the sections separate with a banana clip. I only comb through soaking wet hair when its loaded with conditioner. And i only comb from the ends up. Also I use a hand held shower (like water pik but with a filter) and that helps me deal with each section individually.

 

[glamazon386]

I just don't comb. I do wear my hair shrunken most of the time though. I rarely get tangles. I just hope it doesn't get worse as my hair gets longer. This year, so far so good.

 

[kellie7777]

i use the crown and glory method to deal with my hair. i braid it up b4 washing and use my fingers to separate any strands, oil rinsing is great here too. also detangle while in the shower with heavy conditioner. (sometimes i add oil to my conditioner). once i'm out of the shower i braid it up. and try not to use the comb. but if i do comb it is from the ends up.

 

[Bigghair]

I detangle with conditioner and water in the shower then twist it up in the show into 2-4 big twists. This keeps the hair detangled and ready to be styled.

 

[JustKiya]

Either my hair is soaking wet with some sort of treatment/ conditioner/ moisturizer, or it's in flat twists. I almost NEVER wear my hair out - and when I do, I accept that it's gonna be tanggggled. I'm still working on finding the perfect leave-in that is clear, dry, and yet makes my hair not tangle like my conditioner does. If I could find that (oh, Afro Detangler, how I want you) I think I would be set, tangle wise.

 

[Sweet_Ambrosia]

What works for me:

*Washing/Detangling my hair in braided sections
*Air Drying my hair in large braids, large twists, banded ponytails etc…
*Finger Combing (only when I’m not wearing my hair “out”)
*Braiding/Twisting up my hair at night (only when I’m not wearing my hair “out”)

 

[anherica]

I found out the hard way that in order to avoid tangles I can't let my hair shrink completely. I wear twists most of the time and I wash with them still in and detangle/redo each one.

If I'm going to wear my hair loose, I wash in 10 sections and plait each section up after I'm done shampooing and conditioning and let my hair air dry in the braids.

 

[Gryphyn]

I don't get that many tangles because I only wear my hair straightened out. I've been doing rollersets after washing for a while now, but I find that after a day or two, the ends start to revert and it gets a bit tangled again. I recently bought a flat iron so I'll be using that for now to see how long I can avoid tangles between washes when I'm use it.

 

[Poohbear]

I have found that blowdrying my hair in sections after washing and conditioning has helped reduce tangles for my hair! When I airdry, I get tangles and matting. If I'm going to wear my hair in it's shrunken natural state without blowdrying, I will put it into two coily puffs on each side of my head and call it a day.