Help: Why is my Hair so Tangled?

Help: My hair is tangled! I asked why my hair was so tangled in a thread on BHP. As of yesterday I am 25 weeks post relaxer, whooo Hooo, and I have noticed that my hair is getting extremely tangled. Most of the knots were occurring around the crown of my head, and the relaxed hair tangles more easily than the natural hair. Here is the question I asked on the forum,

“My hair is 5 months post relaxer, and I am having lots of trouble keeping my hair detangled after I wash and condition my hair. I haven’t had this problem until this month and I use a detangling comb by Goody. No matter how much I detangle my hair it somehow gets tangled towards the roots after I style it. Does anyone have any tips and know which combs or brushes are best?”

I got angry at my hair and consulted Black Hair Planet’s forum, and most of the women said that I needed to detangle while my hair had conditioner in it. Well I was detangling with conditioner in my hair with a detangling comb made by Goody. This is the link to the thread if you want more information about detangling transitioning hair. (Help: My Hair is Tangled )

These are the best responses that I received:

Naomimaxine replied, “You should try detangling hair while it still has conditioner in it, like if you are doing a cowash, use a denman brush, and detangle your hair when rinsing it out.”

Leentora replied, “I had this problem when I stretch for 6 months last year and even now that I am 7.5 months post, what you need to do is ensure that if you use a shampoo it is a detangling shampoo that is step one and the other thing that I discover is that the tangle occurs as there are two different hair types on your head now so you need a good moisturizer to keep the natural hair tamed and tangle free, the one find that helps and make the combing a breeze is Kids Organics Shea Butter.”

I did switch to a Conair detangling brush this week and I used VO5 Moisture Milks Moisturizing Conditioner which helped tremendously! The VO5 moisturizing conditioner is extremely moist and aids in the detangling process because of the moisture. The Conair brush will fill my needs till I get my Denman brush. Also I will be doing a review over my Denman in a couple of weeks after I order it. Detangling transitioning hair is the most tedious parts of going natural, in my opinion. If you do not want to lose your hair please detangle from ends to roots very carefully without applying tension. If you brush through your hair too fast you will end up seeing clumps of hair come out and a sore scalp will result. This YouTube video was my inspiration on detangling my hair because this woman lost hair at the crown of her head because she was not detangling properly. Detangling is a top priority in natural hair care and please take care of your hair like delicate lace.

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