3. Finger detangle when restyling
Our fingers are the cheapest and most gentle tools we can use to detangle our hair. There are the tangle teezers*, the wide tooth combs and Denman brushes* but all can yank out more hair than your own ten little wonders you have attached to you. Use them and gently detangle your hair especially during restyling sessions.
Some of us restyle at least once a week and by finger detangling to remove shed hair at this time we can prevent full blown tangles by the time our usual wash day comes around. Don’t put detangling off until the end of the week or even further away because you are only giving your hair more time to coil all around itself and other hairs as you go through the motions day by day.
4. Co-wash instead of using shampoo
We know not everyone subscribes to co-washing method but one of the biggest pros for co-washing is keeping your strands moisturized and moisturized hair means less tangled hair.
Comparatively shampoo can have a drying effect on our hair which means it can create higher chances for hair to coil up roughly together and tangle. If you must shampoo at least pre-poo prior to help your hair to prevent stripping during the shampooing and at the same time combating tangles and knots.
5. Use a conditioner with great slip
A good conditioner is nice but a great conditioner is an a real gem. A great conditioner has tons of slip or glides through your hair easily as you detangle. Some conditioners can literally slide tangles out of your hair or make it easier to remove them without tearing or breaking your strands.
Investing in a pricier conditioner may not be necessary if you add a few drops of a carrier oil to your good conditioner to turn it into a great one. For instance I add either Shea Moisture* Reconstructive Finishing Elixir or Organix Coconut* Milk Anti-breakage Serum to my conditioner to help hydrate my strands while co-washing and to allow my conditioner to work even harder at eliminating tangles and knots.
6. Wear stretched styles
Stretched styles are a winner in the battle against tangles because your hair has less of an opportunity to curl and coil around itself while stretched. Stretched styles do not always require heat, there are other heatless styles like banding, African threading, curlformers* or rollers. These styles keep the strands stretched and out of their natural coily texture and their natural tendency to tangle.
Heat is another way to stretch your hair, but it is absolutely necessary to protect your strands when heat styling using heat protectant*. It is also important to give your hair a break between heat styling applications as improper usage of heat or using it too often can create split ends which, as we mentioned creates tangles. Nobody likes a counter productive Nancy.
Well that’s all folks, comment below and let us know how you prevent tangles in your natural hair.
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