*Just added pics* Of my tangled mess

[jd_bdfly]

Thanks guys.

i'm very grateful my thick natural hair is returning, I never thought it ever would again.

But the knots and tangling was truly ridiculous!!! (that's how we spell it in the UK!)

I don't blow dry my hair, it's wave nouveau and besides, I don't want to use heat on it before it's at it's healthiest, which definitely is not now! LOL.

I had knots and tangles mostly from the permed hair, and I know I should just BC now, but i'm just not ready... Looks like another set of braids for me.

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By the way, the hair texture coming in is NOT like when I was younger... will I ever get that texture back or is it gone for good?
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This is the same thing that's happening to me. My relaxed ends are defintely not friends with the new growth. However, I want to hang on to them at least a bit more because I will be lost as far as work styles go if I can't make my trusty bun. I recently started using Just For Me kiddie detangler. That works pretty well. In the meantime, hang on and be patient.

 

[SherryLove]

ok, charuk, was this just a ploy to get us to see your beautiful new growth?????LOL.....it looks very thick and healthy.....

 

[NGC]

Hey Char,

Your hair looks great to me! How do you wash your hair? Do you scruch it up while shampooing? If so, that may cause more tangles.

I made a habit of always washing "down" the strands when I shampoo and didn't have problems with tangling. I made the mistake of scrunching my hair while applying henna and indigo this weekend and oh my goodness, tangles EVERYWHERE! I was soooo upset. I'm talking tangles the size of golf balls. I finally worked my way through it and vowed to never again forget to wash "downward".

With your hair texture, it may take a while for your "real" texture to grow in. My hair was really fluffy when I first grew it out (to natural), but now it's not so fluffy. It took about 18 for it to settle (so to speak).

Good luck!

 

[CharUK]

Thanks for the replies ladies!

JD: I'll try that kiddie detangler if I don't have any luck with DDTA.

Sherry, you caught me out girl! LOL, no seriously though, it took me ages just to get a parting.

NGC: Thanks for the tips, I actually do scrunch my hair up, which looking back, probably isn't the best thing to do! i'm going to try your method this weekend, wish me luck.

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