Detangle vs combs…Does it make any sense to ask one not to comb their 4c hair? Isn’t that like asking them to start carrying dreadlocks? Not really and if you do not already know the answer, you will in this article.
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While combing your natural 4c hair, can you boast of a time the hair suddenly stood straight? Of course not, because as soon as you pull out the comb, the coils return automatically.
It’s not a trick, just common reasoning and you are going to find out if you are truly doing justice to your 4c natural hair or just preventing it from growing.
Detangle Vs Combs
Less Breakage
Have you been to the salons lately and watched the hairdresser try to comb your natural hair. You will be telling her ‘aunty small, small’ but her response will be your hair is stubborn and still go ahead to rip your hair anyway.
Try this experiment at home. Run a comb through your hair versus detangling with your fingers and you will see a clear difference. You retain more hair when you detangle instead of combing.
You notice the knot
When combing, you start from the tip, it shows you care for your hair and work your way up, but you do not know when to stop and toggle gently because you do feel every knot unlike detangling. When you use your fingers and the hair gets stuck in a coil, you can gently separate it with your fingers.
Reduces stress
Combs tug and pull at your strands that create static in the hair, which will eventually lead to breakage, rips, split-ends and even traumatise your hair.
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How To Finger Detangle
Use water and conditioner
You do not want to go through that process with your hair dry. Wetting and treating it to some nice oil of your choice will make the process much easier and leave your hair healthier.
Pull and uncoil ends
Part your hair into four, five sections, depending on how long it is. Work your fingers gently into the end roots and uncoil.
Thumb glide and separate
Use your thumb to slowly glide through the sections and work your way down, unravelling knots as you go.
Sometimes, you might want to try a style that requires combing your hair, go ahead, but you need to be careful to prevent less breakage. Also, note that using your wide-tooth comb is not necessarily a bad idea, but ask yourself, is there really a point to it? If you find one, by all means, use it.
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