LeNghtyDreAms said:
Okay, so you don't comb your hair after it's airdried, I can get down with this. But can someone pulease explain to me how it's possible to comb your hair while its wet with no or very little breakage? My hair is massively thick and combing it out when it wet is so0o hard. Especialy since im 10 weeks post relaxer and my new growth is so curly. Getting to my roots is killing, and its so disheartening seeing clumps of my wet hair combing out in my comb.
Any tips?
thanxs!
I deep condition and pre-shampoo frequently so I keep my hair in top condition. This drastically cuts down breakage and in my case has eliminated it. My hair still sheds, but far less than 100 or even 20-50 hairs a day.
After rinsing out the deep conditioner, I put conditioner on my hair and let it sit while I wet my hair a little and begin to comb it with my wide tooth comb (seamless). I don't always go from ends to roots. Some times I start in the middle, some times at the root. But I'm always very careful; I never rush and never yank the comb through my hair.
I then rinse my hair, and continue to detangle without conditioner (unless there is a tricky spot, then I add conditioner there and do that spot again). I then add more conditioner and let that rinse. I towel-dry my first gently wringing my hair with my right hand only once. I drape the towel over my hair starting at the roots of the crown. I reach back and squeeze once and then pat my hands on top of the towel. No unnecessary wringing, tugging, pulling or rubbing.
I apply my leave-ins (Salerm 21 and Salerm Super Activo) and then detangle my hair once more and put it in a ponytail or bun. The next day, I take my hair down and without adding anything to it, comb it out with my seamless comb (not the wide-tooth shower comb) and put it back up.
I've gone 24 weeks without a touch-up many times and the key is to work in sections no matter how much your arms may hurt. let the size of your combs go from yoru largest (shower comb) to your smallest (rat-tail comb) when working in sections.