Note To Naturals...

HappilyLiberal · May 10, 2018

It really is best to detangle your hair at least once a week. I have been really lazy with my hair. I got up this morning and decided to wash my hair. I haven't done anything to my hair except brush it into a ponytail and put a phony bun on it for last three weeks. When I attempted to finger detangle (thank God I didn't hop in and just wash like I usually do) it turned out parts of my hair were beginning to dread. I really have to be more proactive with my hair care--particularly since I am trying to grow it long (it's shoulder length in some sections now--when stretched).

And I'm 3B/3C/4A... if I were 4B/4C I just would have gone ahead and big chopped!

naturalagain2 · May 10, 2018

Yes! Once a week or every other week max. I did like you and waited three weeks to detangle this week. I broke hair that could have been prevented if I would have done my hair sooner. Will not do that again!!

I Am So Blessed · May 10, 2018

This is true.

My hair is begging for dreads *"Oh please can we stay knoted like this, we promise to be good. Pleeease"* every time I go to separate it.

I have to admit at times I think my hair is meant to be locked.

leona2025 · May 10, 2018

Have you all been naturals long? I love doing my hair and wash and go at least once a week sometimes more. I wonder if after time I will become bored with my hair.

CurlyRy · May 10, 2018

Definitely bunning your hair loose without detangling is the devil. You get a false confidence that it's fine since the hair is a bit stretched, but the hair at your nape is slowly matting/"building up"...yeah been there done that many of times lol

If you ever want to be lazy with your hair it definitely helps if your hair is sectioned and braided/twisted/etc, it really cuts down on tangling

CurlyRy · May 10, 2018

leona2025 said:
Have you all been naturals long? I love doing my hair and wash and go at least once a week sometimes more. I wonder if after time I will become bored with my hair.

Maybe, maybe not. I've been natural for about eight years now. My sister is a serial wash n go'er and has been for yeaaaaars. Me on the other hand, I started off with only protective styles like twists and braids with my own hair, then twist outs and braidouts, then rollers sets like curlformers and ryler stylers, and recently I've had my hair straightened on and off for the past few years for ease when I'm overseas (with "natural hair" styling in between presses).

I did really wanna experience my hair after being super strict but now it's definitely about being able to maintain it in a style when I'm really busy and can't baby it like I would like to. So I think it mostly depends on your mood, what you're able to do at the time and your styling preference.

HappilyLiberal · May 10, 2018

leona2025 said:
Have you all been naturals long? I love doing my hair and wash and go at least once a week sometimes more. I wonder if after time I will become bored with my hair.

Actually this is my fourth time as a natural. This time, my hair fell out because of the chemo treatments for breast cancer and I decided to remain natural because I didn't want to put caustic chemicals on my scalp. The problem this time is that I still don't have my pre-cancer energy levels back so my hair is suffering!

HappilyLiberal · May 10, 2018

CurlyRy said:
Definitely bunning your hair loose without detangling is the devil. You get a false confidence that it's fine since the hair is a bit stretched, but the hair at your nape is slowly matting/"building up"...yeah been there done that many of times lol

If you ever want to be lazy with your hair it definitely helps if your hair is sectioned and braided/twisted/etc, it really cuts down on tangling

Actually, the part at my crown was the worse part because that's the 4A part... the part in the back was easiest because that was the 3B part! If you can imagine semi-straight hair surrounding a big tangled mess in the middle!

Nightingale · May 10, 2018

CurlyRy said:
Definitely bunning your hair loose without detangling is the devil. You get a false confidence that it's fine since the hair is a bit stretched, but the hair at your nape is slowly matting/"building up"...yeah been there done that many of times lol

If you ever want to be lazy with your hair it definitely helps if your hair is sectioned and braided/twisted/etc, it really cuts down on tangling

Yes! The worst knots I ever had was after bunning loose hair. The experience was so bad that to this day bunning is something I will not do with loose hair.

CurlyRy · May 10, 2018

HappilyLiberal said:
Actually, the part at my crown was the worse part because that's the 4A part... the part in the back was easiest because that was the 3B part! If you can imagine semi-straight hair surrounding a big tangled mess in the middle!

LOL yuuup

! My nape gets stretched straightened out too but for some reason it like meshes together :whyme:

(I can't find a better word lol)and it's so weird to detangle and yeah my crown is my kinkiest too at 4B

LiLi · May 11, 2018

This happens to me but now I don’t worry since I started using the Soultanicals Slip n Slide Hair Detangling Glide. This stuff is amazing. The dreds pull apart so easily. I pray they never stop making this stuff. It is expensive (in my opinion) but it is worth it to me.

cocosweet · May 11, 2018

Timely thread as I have been pulling my hair into a twist out puff all week. I guess I’m detangling tonight before things get really interesting.

sweet_silvia88 · May 11, 2018

HappilyLiberal said:
It really is best to detangle your hair at least once a week. I have been really lazy with my hair. I got up this morning and decided to wash my hair. I haven't done anything to my hair except brush it into a ponytail and put a phony bun on it for last three weeks. When I attempted to finger detangle (thank God I didn't hop in and just wash like I usually do) it turned out parts of my hair were beginning to dread. I really have to be more proactive with my hair care--particularly since I am trying to grow it long (it's shoulder length in some sections now--when stretched).

And I'm 3B/3C/4A... if I were 4B/4C I just would have gone ahead and big chopped!

Girlllll.... I've been there!!

Thank God you went ahead and detangle :spinning:

Atthatday · May 11, 2018

@LiLi: Mind posting the directions for the Soultanical? I couldn’t find any directions online.

NaturalShe94 · May 11, 2018

This is so true. I went two weeks once, just plaited bun... Everyday I would just spritz with water, brush and roll the plait right back up. My hair tangled so bad when I finally decided to wash. With mine, I have to detangle twice a week because shed hairs will rack up a serious knot in the back of my head.

Good post!

guyaneseyankee · May 11, 2018

YES. I had my detangling session last night. I couldn’t go another day without detangling my hair
Lesson learned. Thank goodness, I was patient and used Knot Today. My poor crown. But I managed to not break off any hairs. But those shed hairs were like, oh we doing dreds again? Ok

blackeyes31626 · May 11, 2018

When I was comb detangling my hair I could go weeks and weeks and weeks but not anymore.
My hair is so tangled and matted...smh I lose so much hair.
Maybe I should start comb detangling again.

ThatJerseyGirl · May 12, 2018

HappilyLiberal said:
Actually this is my fourth time as a natural. This time, my hair fell out because of the chemo treatments for breast cancer and I decided to remain natural because I didn't want to put caustic chemicals on my scalp. The problem this time is that I still don't have my pre-cancer energy levels back so my hair is suffering!

Hugs to you on your recovery. I have a best friend who is going through the same thing now and like you, she says that she feels tired all of the time.

CurlyWhoCrux · May 12, 2018

I detangle every few days. Maybe like three times a week.

Saga · May 13, 2018

This is exactly why I can't do any long term protective styling. 4 weeks is my max, maybe 5 if I'm really diligent, but there is so much matting potential it's not worth it. Every-time, it never fails, I have to extensively and carefully get the shed strands out. My hair is too fine to be detangling multiple times a week, but definitely 1x a week before wash day.

caribeandiva · May 13, 2018

HappilyLiberal said:
Actually this is my fourth time as a natural. This time, my hair fell out because of the chemo treatments for breast cancer and I decided to remain natural because I didn't want to put caustic chemicals on my scalp. The problem this time is that I still don't have my pre-cancer energy levels back so my hair is suffering!

I pray you’re ok :bighug:

Soaring Eagle · May 14, 2018

I detangle and wash my hair every 3 weeks. I keep my hair in 8 - 12 braids or twists(with my own hair) for weeks at a time. This has been my routine since September 2016. I also only finger detangle. Keeping the hair stretched AND sectioned is pivotal.

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