Avoid tangled hair

Do you have trouble with tangled hair?

Conditioning in the shower is always good, because that leaves your hair smoother when you’re ready to start styling. However, that’s not always enough. If you need something more powerful than a rinse-out conditioner, try a leave-in treatment each day or do a deep conditioning treatment every one or two weeks. If you have oily hair and worry about making it worse, just remember to only condition the ends of your hair, not the scalp!  Rinsing your hair in cool water is so much better than using hot water to rinse. That’s because cool water closes your hair’s cuticles so it stays softer and shinier. It’s easier to comb and it’s not as likely to get tangled throughout the day.

There are lots of products that help you detangle your hair, but if  you don’t want to spend money on detangling products, just take some of your old conditioner, put a tablespoon of it into a water bottle, and fill up the rest with water. Shake it up, mix it well, and there you are!

When your hair is wet and tangled, start with a wider toothed comb, because then it won’t tug through the knots as painfully. Once you’ve mostly worked them out, you can switch to a fine toothed comb. That way, you get all the tangles and snarls, which doesn’t always happen with a brush. Also, work from the bottom up, so you can smooth the worst knots first.

Remember when drying your hair, don’t bunch up it up when you towel dry. Squeeze out the excess water and pat it so it stays smooth.

 At night before bed, and if it’s not too uncomfortable, put your hair up in a bun, braid, or ponytail before you go to sleep. Sleeping on a silk or satin pillowcase works too. Above all else, however, don’t go to sleep with soaking wet, uncombed hair!