<p>Okay, so I have very wavy/slightly curly hair. Recently, I was talking to a favorite teacher of mine (who has the same kind of hair, very thick and wavy/curly, but not really ringlets), and she told me that I shouldn’t brush it because it takes all the curl out.</p>
<p>The thing is, I can’t STAND not brushing my hair because it feels so tangly and gross. She advised I get a comb and just lightly comb it to get the tangles out, but my hair is so thick that every time I try and comb it, it just breaks all the teeth.</p>
<p>Any advice/good detanglers someone can recommend? I’ve been using good Herbal Essences shampoo and conditioner and it’s helping a little, but I just love knowing my hair is smooth/soft/tangle free.</p>
<p>Comb it with your fingers and go get Aveda’s curly hair products. There is shampoo, conditioner and two styling products. They are all great and the people at the Aveda store or salon will help you get what is best for your hair.</p>
<p>think of your hair like a fine cashmere sweater
don’t mat it on your head to wash
comb through it in shower and then squeeze with towel to dry.
don’t comb until dry and then with your fingers</p>
<p>Thanks for the great advice EK-what a great web site!</p>
<p>I’m afraid I brushed my hair before I read this, but I’ll definitely start waiting until it’s dry to mess around with it. </p>
<p>I think the reason I’ve always brushed it is because my mom has board-straight hair, so she just wasn’t sure how to care for the thick, curly hair that my sister and I share. :)</p>
<p>back in the 70’s my H used a wide toothed cross of a comb and something that looked like an oversized toothbrush. I have no idea if that’s still something on the market… he doesn’t have enough hair to need a new one, but it worked perfectly for curly hair… maybe look in the african/american product section for new tools?</p>
<p>Mine is curly. I comb with a wide-tooth comb after washing & conditioning it. Then I put some styling gel into it with my fingers, fluff it out, and don’t touch it again until it’s dry.</p>
<p>Sometimes I dry it straight and use a straightening iron, but it’s a lot of work and hard on the hair.</p>
<p>My hair is wavy/ curly and my D’s is very curly. Both are very, very thick. We like the Osis line of products. Their Smoothie conditioner defines the curls but keeps it smooth, not frizzie. We both use it in the shower and then rinse, comb our hair out with a wide tooth comb, then put a dab of conditioner in and leave it in. She does not comb her hair out when it is long (right now she has it very short). I comb mine out and then add Osis Bounce, run my hands thru it and go. The Bounce gives it some control with out making it stiff or fluffy. Their spray wax is great too if you want a little more definition. Good luck!</p>
<p>There’s some stuff you can buy at the grocery store called Mane 'N Tale. It’s a leave in conditioner and the best I’ve used. My hair is so thick and curly even the hairdressers are astounded. And I second the idea of using your fingers to comb it. Brushng makes it look like a mop.</p>
<p>I have very curly hair, and if I use a brush, far from getting rid of the curl, it just completely frizzes. A good wide-tooth comb (and/or fingers) is the way to go.</p>
<p>I have <em>very</em> curly hair, and I don’t understand this not-brushing thing! If I didn’t brush my hair, it would be one huge tangle! And a comb will not go through it. The brush needs to have normal bristles without those stupid knobs on the end - those things make me feel like my scalp is being yanked off. I use fingers for any serious tangles that the brush can’t handle.</p>
<p>Really, I have found that most conditioners work just fine, as long as I brush my hair in the shower while the conditioner is in, and then again after I get out of the shower once the conditioner is out.</p>
<p>MidwestMom2Kids - my D and I both have very straight hair - D’s is medium thickness, mine is baby fine. One day, while her hair was wet, D put in some styling gel and started scrunching away and ended up with quite a head full of curls. It looked amazing. I tried it - and it worked on me as well! I was shocked because my hair has no body to it at all, so I wasn’t expecting it to work. </p>
<p>Sorry HGFM, I have no experience with thick, wavy/curly hair. It sounds like you got some good advice here though.</p>
<p>Do not get the herbal essence, my daughters hair started falling out in clumps, like a cancer victim, I bought it for because she liked the scent.</p>
<p>I love Aveda products they are all natural and do the job great! They are expensive, but worth the cost.</p>
<p>I have very wavy hair. the waves and curls never wanted to work together, I was taught a great trick to make ringlets so that you never have to add any product to your hair and have a great shine with great curls. All you need to do is twist small sections when your hair is wet until it is to the root…do it tightly. It takes about 5 minutes to it if you have thick hair, as they dry your hair will begin to uncoil with great shine, bounce and perfectly round coils. Also is better for your hair than brushing and causing stress on your roots</p>
<p>Buy the D’eva curl products from that curly girl website or aveda stuff (you can get the curly girl stuff from Avenue You website) I haven’t brushed my hair in years because of it, and now I just use the wide comb in the shower or once in awhile out of. I don’t do everything they say, but it’s made my hair go from friz to curls.</p>
<p>So what about frizz? My hair is just below shoulder length and wavy, but when I wash and dry it, the upper part is fine, but the lower part just expands into a frizzy mass. I like the wave, but the frizz makes it look really ugly. I am considering cutting it short again, but I kind of like it long, if I could get the frizz under control. Any other ideas on that? (I have tried several shampoos and conditioners that say they will control frizz, but none seem to do much.)</p>
<p>I should add that I don’t like to spend a lot of time on my hair. I wash, blow dry, and that’s about it.</p>
<p>I don’t blow dry, but try the deva hair stuff or aveda stuff to control the frizz. I did like stuff that was called stop frizz but they stopped making it</p>
<p>If you really have problems with your curly/wavy hair, and can afford it, the Yuko systems (and other similar) hair straightening products and services can be great. My D, now 19, had such curly/frizzy hair (and so much of it) that when she went to overnight summer camp she had to have it braided in corn rows so that she would not need to comb it or worry about it after swimming. She straightened her hair for the first time right before 7th grade and she has done it every six months since then. It was a life changing experience–as silly as that sounds.</p>
<p>Susantm: The problem is the blow drying. Let it air dry after putting on leave-in conditioner and that will help. Don’t brush. Use your fingers.</p>
<p>I just had the Brazilian Straightening (formaldehyde-free) and it is amazing. It costs $300 and lasts from 2-4 months but my hair is straight, healthy shiny and frizz free…even in the humidity! I highly recommend it.</p>
EK-what a great web site!</p>