Detangling Redefined

Hey Everyone!


I haven't blogged in forever so I'm back with some new tips.I've been super busy & tbh I have somewhat neglected my hair for the last several months. Studying, finals, boyfriend (well ex-boyfriend lol), and everything else came before the hair, but now it's the summer & I have nothing but free time to spend experimenting with my hair. Originally I wasn't planning on doing another "heat free" summer campaign like I did last year, but as the weather has become increasingly humid I'm beginning to give in & let my curls have free reign. To start off, I've made some adjustments to some of my hair care routines. One of the biggest changes has been my washing/detangling routine. So I'm basically "re-writing" my old detangling method & adding any new tips in red. I hope this helps.


Keep it natural,


Jackie

• Only detangle your hair when it's completely wet and saturated with conditioner. Natural hair is very fragile and tends to snap easily when you are trying to comb through it dry.
• Don't use a brush to detangle your hair. Instead use a wide tooth comb! Brushing your hair only damages it and makes the ends brittle. However, many naturals tend to use Denman brushes. I've never tried them myself, but if you're interested click here for more info.  Remember that your ends are your old lady hairs so you want to respect them just as you do your elders. 
• Gently comb your fingers through the ends of your hair before you begin detangling (you can even do this while your hair is dry). This will get rid of shed hairs. Sometimes shed hairs tangle into your normal hair, causing your hair to snap off. When you feel a shed hair beginning to wrap around a normal hair strand, try to gently work the shed hair away. If that doesn't work, use manicure scissors to cut away the shed hair. Do NOT snap your hair off.
• After you've removed shed hairs, hop into the shower. Section your hair into 4-6 sections and shampoo/condition each. 
• Use a lot, a lot, a lot of conditioner while detangling. It makes it much easier. Look for a conditioner with a lot of slip. Ingredients like Glycerin, Stearamidopropyle dimethylamine, and Silicones such as Dimethicone, Cyclomethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane (these silicones will evaporate into the air. They're not the bad type!) Ingredients such as these will help the comb to glide smoothly through your hair when washing.
• Always, always, always comb from the bottom up.  If you start from the top, this can also cause breakage to your old lady ends.  As you move up the section of hair that you're detangling, don't continue to pull your comb through your ends. This can weaken your ends. Instead move the knots towards the middle of your hair & after you have worked out all of the knots at the top of your head, you can once again move your comb through the knots in the middle of your hair & then down through your ends.
• Finally rinse out your conditioner.