Slippery When Wet

A short blurb on how to wash/co-wash your hair… Here goes: Put the product in your hands/fingertips, focus on getting the product on your scalp. Massage the product all into/over your scalp, letting the remains gently clean your hair strands as it run down from your scalp. Now notice that I didn’t say swoosh and pile your hair on your head (like in the commercials!); to do so will cause unnecessary tangling that you’ll have to deal with eventually. When you’ve thoroughly massaged your scalp clean (not only cleaning but stimulating those hair follicles! *hint, hint = promoting hair growth!), rinse out the cleaning product you’re using. If it’s shampoo, ensure you rinse thoroughly; if you’re using conditioner, it’s not as important to rinse all of the product out, in fact, leaving a little in afterwards will give your tresses a little moisture boost. That’s it, the end.

But before you throw that towel around your head, detangle first! Curly, coily, kinky hair should never , …let me repeat that, NEVER be combed while completely dry! Better yet, do it before stepping out of the shower. The best way to detangle curly, coily, kinky hair is while you have loads of slippery conditioner still in your hair. The comb and/or fingers will slide easily through without holding unnecessary hair as hostage! And make sure you use a very wide tooth comb; better yet, use your fingers to detangle! Here’s one comb I use on occasion (can be found at Walmart, Target, etc):




But the VERY BEST detangler and curl definer, in my opinion, is the Denman brush (can be found at Sally’s Beauty Supply), shown here:



After detangling, rinse the extra conditioner out of your hair. I always apply a leave-in next or I’ll just leave a little of the regular conditioner in for moisture. Note: When choosing your conditioner, you must still read that ingredient list ya'll! Make sure the good stuff is in there and there’s not any of the “badness” hiding among the top ingredients!

*A Lil' Extra: When combing or detangling your hair, always start from the ends and work your way up towards the roots! This method helps prevent pulling tangles and knots to the ends of your hair.