Comments on: Type 4 Hair Tips Your Coils Can’t Live Without

By: Ohtwiddlesticks

Ohtwiddlesticks — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:50:42 +0000

Okay… although this has nothing to do with the article, i know that girl in the picture w/ the towel on her head. We went to high school together. Sorry just shocked to see that pic lol.

By: Natural Queen86

Natural Queen86 — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:53:09 +0000

Great tips. I now co-wash my hair more and shampoo it less often. Also finger comb my hair. It makes it so easy.

By: Fronomenal

Fronomenal — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:24:21 +0000

Careful handling–especially during detangling– is important for my tightly coiled, Afro-textured hair.

Before shampooing I section stretched hair into 12 parts, coat each section with conditioner, finger-detangle and twist. Then I wash my hair in the twisted sections.

This method lessens breakage and tangling for me.

By: KurlyKutie

KurlyKutie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:37:39 +0000

Try using Elucence Moisture Benefits shampoo and/or Elucence Moisture Balancing Conditioner. With minimal use of a exta-wide tooth comb, detangling will be a breeze.

By: newcurly09

newcurly09 — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:50:01 +0000

I always wet my hair and apply conditioner to detangle with a wide tooth comb. All my hair does if I try to begin detangling my dry hair is break or worse, tangle more.

By: roxymusic76

roxymusic76 — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:11:16 +0000

Somebody please fix ‘regiment’ in the tagline.

By: jazzih

jazzih — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:27:17 +0000

I hate detangling my hair and I try to wait as long as possible before I have to. I of course detangle before shampooing, but not always before co-washing. I don’t know if this is healthy or not, but I spritz my hair often with either leave-in or my mixture of aloe vera and water. Also, since it’s winter, I cover it with a satin scarf, then a hat, and then I go out. My go-to for detangling is the suave coconut conditioner, but I REALLY only detangle once every week to every other week or so and I most often use my fingers and a tangle-teezer.
Is this okay and healthy for my hair???

By: LisaMsLisa

LisaMsLisa — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:01:48 +0000

MsPooh I’m with you on that one…my hair is mostly 4A, medium density and some fine strands in the back. I have to detangle my hair in no fewer than 6 sections or else I too will be stringing together 4 letter words! If I’ve been lazy and my hair is very tangly (if that’s even a word!) then I have to use oil or it’ll end up matting when I put water on it. I finger detangle as much as I can, then I break out the shower comb, and if I really want to get it good from the root (once it’s been comb detangled) I’ll use my Denman paddle brush…twist and move on to the next section. I want a Heutiful Steamer for Christmas/Birthday so we’ll see if that happens.

By: MsPooh

MsPooh — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:51:29 +0000

I hate detangling my hair! It’s probably THE worst thing to me about having natural hair. Don’t get me wrong…I LOVE my hair with all it’s kinks and coils, but detangling is a 4-letter word…or at least it causes a string of 4-letter words to crowd my brain!

One thing that has helped me a little bit is using a detangling lotion and conditioner on dry hair and working in small sections. I have been using Taliah Wajid’s detangler (I’m not quite sure of the exact name of the product) and Cantu Shea Butter leave-in conditioner. I mix a small amount of both products in my hands and really work it into a small section of hair with my fingers. If it doesn’t feel like it’s saturated enough, I add a little more. I detangle with my fingers first, then I use a wide-toothed comb. Once detangled, I braid that section and move on to the next. This makes shampooing and detangling again much easier.

You may have to experiment with a few different products before you find something that works for your hair.

By: LisaMsLisa

LisaMsLisa — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:35:36 +0000

Good tips Robbieaj!! What kind of oil do you use? This may be something I want to try too!