POLL: How often do you detangle?

[SmileyNY]

HOW OFTEN DO YOU DETANGLE?

I'm new to the practice of taking extra special care of my hair and I'm having a hard time figuring out how often I should detangle.

On one hand, I hear the more you manipulate your hair, the more opportunities there are for breakage

...Yet on the other hand I hear that waiting too long to detangle can lead to knots, which lead to breakage erplexed


ETA: Thank you everyone! I appreciate your feedback and votes!! Keep em coming

 

[theLovelyStyle]

I detangle anytime my hair is conditioned.

 

[chrisanddonniesmommy]

I detangle when I wet my hair (e.g. co-wash day, dc day). I don't detangle dry hair.

 

[LaFemmeNaturelle]

I voted once month but let my clarify: I do a full detangle in sections with a comb once a month. I finger comb my hair as needed. Usually once a week.

 

[TrueToHair]

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[ParagonTresses]

I do what LeFemme does...

 

[Renewed1]

With my new tangle teazer about twice a week.

 

[sweetlaughter]

I detangle only when I condition so every wash day.

 

[Renee29]

i detangle with conditioner in the shower every couple of days

 

[dlewis]

I detangle about every 4 days these days.

 

[nkb115]

I detangle when I co wash my hair, which is every week.

 

[Evolving78]

once a week with a lot of conditioner in the shower.

 

[cinnespice]

^^^ Yep pretty much.

 

[amwcah]

I voted once per week. I detangle either while moisturizing or prior to washing.

 

[ellehair]

2x per week with my mane and tail the detangler

 

[darlingdiva]

I detangle once a week. I detangle with conditioner & oil on dry hair, and I detangle when my hair is loaded w/ conditioner and avocado oil before my steam treatment.

 

[EMJazzy]

Once a week.

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[Louisex3]

by detangle, do you mean comb?

 

[BlkOnyx488]

I have been keeping my hair in cornrows for a month at a time. I only cleanse my loose hair at that time. And detangle then

 

[AlliCat]

I detangle when I wet my hair (e.g. co-wash day, dc day). I don't detangle dry hair.

this is like me. So i voted a couple times a week

 

[SmileyNY]

by detangle, do you mean comb?

By detangle I mean to make your head of hair completely tangle free. The method is open, but most would use a wide tooth comb to do so. Some may use a brush. I can't imagine being able to truly detangle a head hair using fingers, but some may do that as well.

 

[Krystle~Hime]

It's weird, but I haven't detangled my hair since more than one month ..
and it works nicely.

 

[SherylsTresses]

I finger-detangle biweekly with cowashes and comb detangle once a month.

 

[Aine]

I detangle once a week on my wash days with my hair slathered in conditioner. On my co-wash days I finger comb. It's not nearly as thorough as my "proper" detangling session, but this combo keeps tangles and knots at bay.

 

[WorkInProgress88]

i hardly ever use a comb to detangle, normally finger comb. I detangle once a week and i'm relaxed (if that means anything).

 

[snillohsss]

twice a week.

 

[ms-gg]

Once a week, or 2 two times a month or so.

I usually wear protective styles for 1-3 weeks at a time and whenever I take the style down I will detangle my hair.

 

[BERlin]

I wide tooth comb my hair every week, usually during my shampoo & deep conditioning session. I denman brush my hair maybe twice a month when I'm preparing my hair for a protective style (twists) or my hair feels really tangled.

 

[divachyk]

I either finger detangle or wide comb lightly detangle (not touching the roots) 1x weekly and do a good detangling (roots included) with my tangle teezer on wash day.

 

[CrueltyFree]

Once a week, or 2 two times a month or so.

I usually wear protective styles for 1-3 weeks at a time and whenever I take the style down I will detangle my hair.

This exactly