QUESTION FOR 4A/4B SHOULDER or BRA STRAPPED HAIR

[perfectpeace]

I have a question for those of you ladies with 4a/4b shoulder length or longer hair, who have underprocessed hair, who space your touchups at least 10 weeks apart, and who do the ponytail method of airdrying. (Sorry for the long criteria.)

DO YOU WET COMB?

If so, do alot of strands come out? I'm at week 5 post-touchup, I washed last night and pulled about 50 stands of hair(every strand had a bulb, but 2). I have to keep in mind, I don't comb my hair all week long, just smooth the outer layer in the morning, but that amount of hair to see at one time is kind of shocking.

I ask this because, a female author of one of the hair books, who has 4a4b hair, does not wetcomb and I am thinking "I need to learn to do this but how the heck does she do it?" Cause eventually you are going to have to comb that hair (right?) and combing dry tangled hair would be a disaster for me-it would just break off. So how do you all do it?

Or after you rinse the conditioner out, then what (in terms of manipulating your style into a ponytail, even at 10 weeks)?

Sorry for rambling, but I really want to stretch out my relaxer. Any wetcombing advise would be appreciated.

 

[Chaya]

Hi!
I am currently about 10-weeks post relaxers and I am due to touch up at the end of this month. I most certainly wet comb. My hair is easiest to comb when Im rinsing out my Kercare detangling shamppoo. RIght now it is working wonders! I also comb as I rinse out my Keracare humecto conditioner. I do comb very gently while my hair is still wet out the shower using a very wide tooth comb and with the help of my new favorite leave in which is by Herbal Essence INTENSIVE creme leave in. My hair is still hard to comb and gets very tangled but like yourself im trying to keep my hands out of it through out the week. Im am going in for a roller set this week, Ill let my stylist deal with it!!!

 

[sephora]

i think i fit your criteria (i'm not sure if i'm 'underprocessed'?), and i definitely wetcomb, but no, a lot of strands do not come out (in my opinion)...

then again, i just airdry, but not in a ponytail (pulling on wet hair liek that just cannot be good for hair, i think)

i don't know if that helps.

 

[perfectpeace]

Okay, I do have some Keracare shampoo. I am currently using Elucence, but Im going to switch and comb with the Keracare poo still in my hair. As a matter of fact maybe its time for me to take a break from Elucence and switch back to the Keracare all together. Thank you Chaya!!

 

[aqualung]

Re: QUESTION FOR 4A/4B SHOULDER or BRA STRAPPED HA

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perfectpeace said:
I have a question for those of you ladies with 4a/4b shoulder length or longer hair, who have underprocessed hair, who space your touchups at least 10 weeks apart, and who do the ponytail method of airdrying. (Sorry for the long criteria.)

DO YOU WET COMB?

If so, do alot of strands come out?

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I'm finger combing more in week 9 post relaxer. I've had my hair up in the same (surged, vaselined, air-dried, braided) wet bun all week, so there's a week's worth of shed hair in there by the time I wash my hair. Braiding my bun decreases the tangles, but that shed hair contributes to tangles.

I'm trusting the comb less and less lately and finger detangling more.

Saturday morning before church I'm generally rushed, so I:
1. Take the week old bun down.
2. Get in the shower, wash, and condition as usual.
3. Squeeze excess water out, spray hair thoroughly with Sta-Sof-Fro, and add a lot of serum.
4. Get out of the shower and blow dry hair til damp. I don't manipulate it or comb it. There's no comb attachment on the blowdryer. I just let the hair hang down. I haven't detangled or removed the shed hair, but the ringlets look good, so I wear them to church.

5. When I have a block of time on my hands later in the afternoon, I come home and while watching a DVD I stand in front of the mirror and separate the now completely dry ringlets with my fingers from tips to roots. The slightly greasy Sta-Sof-Fro and serum make this easy, and the shed hair is at the bottom of the ringlets. I can see it in the mirror as opposed to feeling through tangles in the shower.

I lose MUCH LESS hair to breakage this way than if I ripped through the wet tangles with the shower comb. I'm absolutely TERRIFIED to just wet comb through tangles near the crown while in the shower, but I can pull them apart during step #5 above rather easily.

6. After I've detangled with my fingers, I get back in the shower, comb through everything easily, and put in the next week's (surged, vaselined, air-dried, braided) wet bun.

Step 5 takes the longest, but being gentle with my fine 4b hair is important.

 

[Stylepink]

Re: QUESTION FOR 4A/4B SHOULDER or BRA STRAPPED HA

I go about 12 weeks in between relaxers, but my hair does not like to be combed when its wet. I have to wait until its damp. otherwise, I would have a comb full of hair!

 

[Chaya]

Re: QUESTION FOR 4A/4B SHOULDER or BRA STRAPPED HA

You're Welcome!

 

[perfectpeace]

Re: QUESTION FOR 4A/4B SHOULDER or BRA STRAPPED HA

Finger-combing is something I am going to try too. I may also try just raking with the tail of a rat tail comb.

Thank you ladies.

 

[Miosy]

Re: QUESTION FOR 4A/4B SHOULDER or BRA STRAPPED HA

I fit your criteria too. I comb while rinsing the conditioner off. My hair would break more easily if I combed while dry. I also don't comb my hair during my in between washes so when I do wash every 3 days I have more shedding than normal but I don't worry too much anymore because my progress pictures are telling me it's still growing so I'm okay.
The flow of the water helps me maniputlate my hair into a pony tail style. I usually wash my hair in two halves so when I detangle with the comb, I slighly manipulate my hair into a single pony tail in the shower. I usually have my scrunchie with me so I just put it in a pony tail right away. I find my hair looks smoother this way. Hope that helps.

 

[perfectpeace]

Re: QUESTION FOR 4A/4B SHOULDER or BRA STRAPPED HA

Thanks Moisy.

 

[sithembile]

Re: QUESTION FOR 4A/4B SHOULDER or BRA STRAPPED HA

I only comb after rinsing out the shampoo and conditioner, and putting in my leave ins - Biolage and Profectiv, then my Loreal serum. Thats how I minimise breakage, by only combing once using a wide tooth comb.