Comments on: How to Get Tangles out of Hair

on 11/22/2005 After conditioning, blast your hair in ice cold water for a minute to close hair cuticles and make your hair shine like the Sun!

on 11/22/2005 I have very thick, very long, very tangly hair. The only way to stay on top of it is to comb it though thorougly every day. After shampooing and conditioner, divide the hair into different sections. Carefully comb out each section starting at the bottom and moving up towards the roots. If you miss even one day of this procedure, hair can get even worse. If this way is still to time consuming you may want to think about cutting or even thinning your hair.

on 11/22/2005 I have thick, long hair and the most common for me is a knot so bad that it looks like a birds nest. It always appears at back of my neck. So what I do is flip my hair over and gather up the under side of my hair, the part usually is even with the tip of my nose. Then you braid just that hair underneath in a fairly loose braid. It doesn't feel like you're sleeping on a rock (like when you braid all of your hair) and it doesn't make it very curly. Even if it does, no one will see it anyway.

on 11/22/2005 For really curly, really thick hair, be prepared to have a hurt head. Try to gently tease the knots out. Usually, it is helpful to try with your hair wet because you can find the knots easily and can put a lot of good quality conditioner in. And use a very good conditioner made just for thick curly hair. I would also suggest brushing out the knots before going into the shower or getting your hair wet. Try using a pick. That usually works the best. The the best way is to prevent knots from occurring. Brush your hair every day, and brush it in the shower with a waterproof or plastic comb or pick.

on 11/22/2005 I use Infusium 23, and it works great! You can use it on wet or dry hair, and it won't leave your hair greasy. The tangles comb right out, and it conditions nicely.

on 11/22/2005 With a wide variety of tangle-free sprays, creams, and gels, you can usually get the terrible tangle out! With the help of shampoo and conditioner (preferably Herbal Essence) you can get them out. Here are the directions:
1. Get your hair wet in warm water.
2. Use shampoo and scrub, (if possible) use a shampoo brush, which you can buy at a bath and body works store.
3. Use the conditioner and rinse well. 4. After showering comb hair until smooth. If the tangles are still not out, here are more directions.
5. Use tangle spray, cream, or gel.
6. Get a brush and brush out. If these directions don't help then you might want to think about cutting or thinning your hair.

on 11/22/2005 I have fine, straight hair, and a lot of it. It tangles and dents easily. The best product I've found for these problems is L'Oreal Kid's Tangle Tamer, which is inexpensive. You spray it onto wet or dry hair and the tangles fall out immediately. You can even use it on bed-head when in a hurry. It's the only styling product I take on trips.

on 11/22/2005 We use a detangler on our girls after shampooing. We comb the detangler through their hair, which makes it much easier to comb after rinsing. The girls always ask us to do this now, so I guess it is working.

on 11/22/2005 If it's really bad, put a lot of conditioner on the knot and leave in for about 5 minutes. Then, brush out the knot until it comes out. The conditioner I recommend is Redken Extreme Anti-Snap.

on 11/22/2005 It's always best to saturate your hair with water then apply a good amount of conditioner (best kind of conditioner to use is leave-in conditioners because they supply a lot of oils), rubbing it liberally into your hair or the knot. With a wide tooth comb, comb out the hair starting from the bottom and working your way up, using short strokes.

on 11/22/2005 Buy a good brush that has a billion spikes on it. Take some baby oil on your hand and rub it in your hair (it will smooth your hair). Gently do a 100 strokes in your hair. If you keep doing this it will be hard to get any knots in your hair.

on 11/22/2005 Put 1 teaspoon of conditioner in an empty, rinsed out, hair spray bottle. Fill the bottle to the top with water, shake, and spray on tangled hair. Start combing at the bottom and work your way up. This works on my five year old's tangled hair, and it also makes her hair smell great all day!

on 11/22/2005 Get some peanut butter and mix it with water until it is smoothly thinned out. Rinse your hair with this, and then wash your hair as you do normally.

on 11/22/2005 Put conditioner in the hair. Braid it (with knots and all) or put it in a bun. Then either next morning or at the end of the day, take out the braid, rinse the hair and brush!

Keep the hair wet, if possible, when the braid is in.

on 12/22/2005 Step 1: Wash hair and rinse thoroughly. Wrap in clean towel.

Step 2: Mix equal parts baby oil and a deep conditioning conditioner in a small microwave safe bowl. Heat in microwave until mixture is hot.

Step 3: Remove towel. Carefully message mixture though your hair to the roots, and to the ends.

Step 4: Wet towel in very hot water, as hot as you can tolerate, and wring out all excess water.

Step 5: Wrap hair in hot towel. Leave on for at least 30 minutes. Or overnight in a hair towel wrap if desired.

Step 6: Wash hair with shampoo, repeat, and use a touch of conditioner following.

Step 7: Rinse hair thoroughly.

Your hair will be deep hot oil conditioned, and you can repeat this process monthly or more often if necessary.

Tip: Works well if hair has been damaged by a perm or frequent bleaching or coloring!