Wearing natural hair in finger coils, twists, bantu knots, and rod sets can make it a challenge to comb out and detangle, because the hair has been trained to coil or twist on itself. If your hair is hard to comb out and detangle you will get breakage and hair loss. I have found these 5 steps to detangle natural hair after wearing finger coils, twists, bantu knots, and rod sets have helped me to minimize the damage.
Pre-poo your hair
1) Do a heavy oiling or
pre-poo of your natural hair before you wash
your hair. This will set the stage for your further detangling before you
shampoo. Put your hair into several twists.
Finger detangle
2) Detangle
with your fingers. Work on only one section at a time. If you encounter
any resistance, carefully pull the tangled hairs or knots apart.
3) When you
feel you have adequately finger detangled, start to comb with a wide-tooth
comb. If you encounter any serious resistance, go back and finger
detangle this spot again until you can comb it through easily.
4) If hair
feels very dry and starts to break, add more oil, water, or even your favorite conditioner that has lots of slip. Anything
that will make the coils and knots release.
5) Be sure
you have enough time (and patience) to do your entire head this way. I
have found when I feel rushed or I get tired, I rip through my hair and cause
more breakage than usual.
After each
section has been adequately detangled, proceed on to your hair washing.
Prevent
breakage and hair loss and keep more of your hair on your head where it belongs
with these 5 steps to detangle natural hair after wearing finger coils, twists,
bantu knots, and rod sets.
courtesy of Alyce,
blackhaircaretoday.com
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