What could be more simple than combing your hair? Just about anything, if you have a head full of tangles!

Getting the tangles out may sound like an easy thing to do, but this is not always the case. The problem of detangling is intensified when your hair is wet, because it is at it’s most fragile state. There are a few things that you can do that will keep your mane knot free.

1. Always start to comb your hair at the ends.  This is especially important if you have longer hair.
2. Use a wide-tooth comb. Don’t even think about putting a fine-tooth comb to your hair until you get all of your tangles out and even then, fine-tooth combs should be reserved for smoothing the hair out for rolos.
3. Getting ready to shampoo? Think that you’ll detangle while you’re in the shower? Well, you should actually start the process before you even wet your hair.Before you wet your hair, you should already have your hair detangled, to the best of your ability. This means getting the knots, tangles and braids, or twists out before hand. If your hair is super dry, then you may want to spray it or apply a small amount of serum, just to help glide the comb through with more ease.If you have flat twists, or braids in your hair and used gel, then wetting first, is the only way to detangle. You never want to even attempt to comb hair that has gel in it, as you are going to cause hair to come out unnecessarily.
4. Whether your hair is natural, or relaxed, you want to always comb gently. You should treat your hair the same as you would a newborn’s hair. You should barely even grip your comb; the comb should be very loose in your hand as you work through your hair.
5. Do NOT pile your hair up on top of your head while you’re shampooing. For the life of me, I do not know why commercials always show las mujeres with a pile of hair on the head as they shampoo. Not only will it make it more difficult to wash, but you are actually creating tangles.
6. Use a Jilbere shower comb to gently detangle while your in the shower. Use a creme rinse, or other moisturizng conditioner to help work the comb through.
7. Lastly, before you put your rolos in, remember to use a wide-tooth comb, work your way down to the fine-tooth comb and your tangles should be much easier to manage.

I have had only a few stylists that could comb my hair, especially after it was wet, that didn’t rip my hair out. There’s nothing than worse than feeling your hair being pulled out, because someone else wants to hurry, get the knots out, so they can get to the next client.

That’s the benefit of doing your own roller set. You keep as much hair on your head as possible.