The first step to making sure your hair remains strong after taking out braids is to gently finger detangle your hair.
How to get matted hair out after braids.
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I m taking out my braids little by little and i have noticed major matting in the back.
After getting the hair damp put a generous amount of conditioner into the hair.
And here is the huge pile of braid hair after about 3 hours i would say of taking them out.
It may seem cumbersome but the best time to detangle wet matted hair is in the shower itself.
Here is how it looked.
So onto the bad part i took my braids out and the part where the braid started was a matted tangled mess.
Work with wet hair after shampooing.
To remove build up after taking braids out miller recommends applying some loose pressure or rinsing hair lightly with water to hydrate the ends that were tucked away before shampooing.
I m soaking my braids with evoo as usual but the matting is still there and i m afraid to comb it.
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Then take a wide tooth comb and lightly detangle from the bottom of your ends to the root of your hair working your way to the shaft of your scalp.
After waiting several minutes gently untangle the easiest knots with your fingers.
Next use a wide toothed comb to brush the ends of your hair slowly working upward to release the knots.
Here are some steps to help you untangle wet curly hair.
I know your gut instinct is to take a comb and work through all the knots tangles and shed hair but chances are you ll end up ripping out perfectly good and healthy hair in an effort to get out all the kinks and shed hair.
When the hair is matted you can t really part it.
Get big knots out in the shower itself.
How to detangle matted natural hair.
Because in 4 her step by step instructions this beautiful queen named sehvynn shares how to detangle matted hair after wearing braids and how to take down matted braids without causing damage or breakage to your natural hair.
Of course because i have been using products throughout there was buildup at that point.
I m not totally in a panic because it doesn t seem to be hard enough to need cutting but i want to lose as little hair as possible.
When you come across particularly bad knots.
Use a plastic pick to gently comb through the hair in the shower.
You will need the following.
Today i am demonstrating how i detangle and remove build up from my natural hair after wearing braids.
Matted natural hair is a little bit more difficult that knotted hair.
Therefore you need to focus on getting the hair softened first before trying to detangle.