How to Get Tangles Out of Your Hair Easy

Pulling a brush through tangled hair can be painful.

For some people, hair tangles are a fact of life. For others, tangled hair may not happen as frequently, but can still cause pain and frustration to remedy. In many cases, simply brushing through the tangles may be ineffective and, if it does work, can cause damage to your hair. To prevent damaging your hair while still removing the tangles, you need time and patience. Whether you are removing tangles from your own hair or your child's, it is important to go slowly.

Things You'll Need

• Detangling spray
• Hair clips
• Wide-toothed comb

Instructions

1. Spray the affected area with a detangler spray. This spray helps to loosen the tangles and allows you to separate the hair more easily.

2. Pile the top layer of hair onto the top of your head and secure it with hair clips. Work on the tangles from the bottom layers to the top.

3. Hold a small section of hair in your hand, placing your hand as close to the tangled area as possible.

4. Insert the comb into the tangle near the bottom and work the comb carefully through the tangle. Move the comb gradually toward the scalp, working through the tangle a little bit at a time. Keep your hand between the tangle and your scalp.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each tangle along the bottom layer of your hair until you can comb through the bottom layer easily.

6. Release the top layers of your hair from the hair clips. If your hair is too thick, you can again separate out a layer and pin the rest back on top of your head.

7. Work through the tangles for this layer in the same way as you did for the lower layer, separating out small sections and working the tangles out from the ends of your hair toward your scalp.

Tips & Warnings

• Dipping the comb in conditioner can help work through tangles if you do not have detangler spray.

References

• Going Natural: The Art of Untangling
• Real Real Health Hair Center: Knot-Free Now -- How to Untangle Black Children's Natural Hair