Hey, beautiful people! With Michigan winter coming soon, I am moving back into more protective
styling, which means more shed hairs get trapped close to my roots and I get more tangling. I have to be careful when detangling because, even though my hair is high density, it is also very fine in most areas. Thus, typically, I just finger detangle 1-2 times per week. Every few months, however, I do a more thorough detangling session.
For those more thorough sessions, here are my favorite tools:
What do you use to detangle?
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styling techniques
styling, which means more shed hairs get trapped close to my roots and I get more tangling. I have to be careful when detangling because, even though my hair is high density, it is also very fine in most areas. Thus, typically, I just finger detangle 1-2 times per week. Every few months, however, I do a more thorough detangling session.
For those more thorough sessions, here are my favorite tools:
- A good rinse out or leave-in conditioner with a lot of slip. I like Herbal Essence Long Term Relationship Conditioner; Herbal Essence Totally Twisted Conditioner; Silk Dreams Wheat Germ Butter Conditioner; and Curl Junkie Curl Assurance Smoothing Conditioner. I have also used Oyin Hair Dew with my oil mix to get the job done.
- A wide tooth comb. After finger detangling and putting my hair in sections, I next use the wide tooth comb to get out the more easier tangles. I have two Hercules Sagemann Magic Star Rake Combs that I really like because they are seamless. However, sometimes I just use one of my $4 Diane or Annie Jumbo Rake Combs. They are not seamless, but I have never had a problem with them.
- Paddle Brush. After going through a section with a wide tooth comb, I go in with my Conair Paddle Brush to get out the remaining tangles and some of the loose shed hairs that I missed with finger detangling and my wide tooth comb. I have the old school square wooden handle one. I am not sure that they make still make it because I no longer see it in stores, but the plastic and "velvet touch" handle ones are pretty much the same. The only downside about my Conair is that it is big, which makes it hard to get close to my roots. I may try the Wet Brush as it appears a bit smaller.
- Tangle Teaser Or Similar Brush. This is my final step before braiding up the detangled section. I don't have a Tangle Teaser. I have a Goody Tangle Fix, which looks the same to me; is cheaper; and works great. This is good for getting any knots out of my ends, and for getting final shed hairs out of the length of my hair. I am careful with this brush, however, because I have had heard of other ladies getting mid-shaft splits.
I have tried some other tools, based on their rave reviews from the natural hair community, but they just did not work for my hair:
- Denman brush - I bought the original D3; the D41 with more widely spaced bristles; and a D4 (nine row). All of them just ripped my hair out. I could literally hear my hair ripping, as I tried to pull the brush through.
- Felicia Leatherwood Detangler Brush - I bought this brush because one of my favorite YouTubers raved about it. When it arrived, the edges of each bristle were jagged and uneven (see picture). I looked at it and instantly knew I could not use it in my hair without causing some serious damage.
- Evolve Dual Sided Boar/Paddle Brush - The paddle brush side worked ok, but not as smoothly as my Conair Paddle Brush. There was some definite ripping when I ran it through my hair.
