Tangles, a woe of transitioning?

lunarising

I've been transitioning for about 5 months and all of a sudden my hair seems so much more tangly when it's wet. I haven't changed my routine at all, is this normal?

I'm trying to be very gentle but even with a ton of conditioner it's taking me a while to finger comb out the tangles. :?

SYB

Yes it is perfectly normal. To combat you hair from tangling, you should start doing deep treatments 1-2 times a month, if you haven't started already. And combing your conditioner through after applying it to your hair is also something that will help also.

lunarising

Thanks SYB

I do a DT 3 to 4 times a month, and also finger comb the conditioner through my hair after letting it sit for a few minutes.

It's good to know tangling is normal wry smile at least I know it's nothing I'm doing, I'll just have to persevere and be patient.

Please tell me it's all worth it!

soon2b

It may be time for a trim

SmallFry

whew! (just read its normal) i was just wondering the same thing. My hair has been getting more tangles (when wet) lately also. I now detangle while my hair is loaded with conditioner. this helps. also I'm doing DT about 2-4 times a month... depends how much time I have.

zahra

Hi, what product do you use for your treatments?

dsg-girlycurly

I have the same problem -- it seems my hair is tanglelicious and now I know why it seemed that my hair use to never grow very long; I was tearing it out while trying to detangle.

Now I co-wash and deep condition weekly. I've tried several different products but I find that whatever I use I have to resolve within myself that it takes more time (than I'm acustom to) to properly detangle. I've been using the combing, detangling and washing method on http://www.growafrohairlong.com/; it takes more time but I'm hoping in about another 6-7 months that I can master and expedite process with minimal hair loss due to tangles.

lunarising

posting an update

I'm glad to report that the tangles are a lot better I still have some but I found out by trial and error that by only finger combing I was leaving in some loose hair which was wrapping around attached hair and creating its own snarl.

I now use a wide toothed comb after applying conditioner and gently untangle, starting at the ends and working up to the roots.

I do find I seem to lose more hair this way which is kinda un-nerving though.

elliemay72

I just discovered that Trader Joe's Nourish conditioner does WONDERS for my tangle problem...if you have one near you, it might help.

holly8

i wish i knew how to detangle my hair months ago b/c i lost so much hair, like the size of a dinner plate.i mad b/c i kept my hair in weave to grow my hair but i end up losing some of it ,i was in a rush to get my hair done, we all have to learn from our mistakes.

SmallFry

zahra wrote:

Hi, what product do you use for your treatments?

(I think this is for me)
Sorry it took so long to respond... Well I use the Guava and protein DT from Curl Junkie once monthly. I then follow with a moisturizing treatment- similar to the "Love is in the air" recipie in CG book. I make it with conditioner, coconut oil, olive oil and then I'll add a little honey. Also I use heat cap for about 30 min. Other times I'll add coconut oil, olive oil to my conditioner and use heat cap for 30 min.

SmallFry

update:
My tangles aren't as bad anymore. I don't know what was going on before, it was like I was the tangle magnet. I guess now, I have minor to normal tangles.

I found that its better to let the conditioner sit on my hair for a few minutes before detangling. And I detangle with my fingers before I move on to using the wide tooth comb.