Benefits Of Finger Detangling Natural Hair

(I recommend this, not just for you naturals, but for all of you with long hair)

5 Benefits Of Finger Detangling Natural Hair

I hate hair tangles. You hate hair tangles. Everyone hates hair tangles! But hair tangles are a natural occurrence in curly hair, aka natural hair. The natural tendencies to remove hair tangles are to either comb through it, or brush through it. This is all well and dandy if you use the right conditioner and the right tool, but most people don’t have the right tool, or conditioner or patience.

Then chunks of hair tear out as we comb angrily at the tangled knots, then we gasp and cry out. ‘WHY!!”.  6 months later, we are not happy that our hair has not grown even an inch. So I came up with the solution to ditch the comb and go in favour of finger detangling. Now, when I say ditch the comb, I don’t mean entirely. I still comb my hair about once every 3-6 months when I am doing a deep clarification to strip my hair of everything. But, in my normal routine, I have decided to go for finger combing.

I have been doing this for over two years now, and, whoa, I am very pleased with the results. Below are 5 benefits of finger detangling natural hair below.

1) LESS BREAKAGE
The obvious benefit of finger detangling natural hair is less breakage. This is because your finger can easily find knots and work its way around it, whereas a comb might have dive into a knot before you can feel it, which would make an even ‘tanglier’ knot.

2) EASIER TANGLES
Because your fingers can find knots more easily, it will result in less tangles. If you use a comb, it will make more of a mess of the tangle. And the tangle that could have been easily dealt with would now become a huge ball of an impossible maze, which you must cut because you cannot untangle it anymore… does that make sense?

3) HEALTHIER ENDS
Another benefit of finger detangling natural hair is that since you are gently pulling the strands apart, and not tearing it, your strands are healthier and the ends are thicker.

4) LESS PAIN
You all know the pain of yacking your hair with a comb! Finger combing eliminates that.

5) LONGER HAIR
AND all these results to longer hair. Whoo!


Now, I don’t want to write about just the benefits of finger-combing without coughing out some of the cons that might result in just finger combing. These are few cons that you might want to be aware of, and then you can prevent it.

1) More Tangles Over Time
Uh? Don’t panic. You see, since your fingers are the tool catching the tangles, it is bound to miss some hair that are mesh together (even though they are not tangled yet)… and, overtime, they might tangle. This is why it is good to comb your hair at least once every 3-6 months to catch those missed hair.

2) You Need More Patience
Finger combing needs more patient than combing. Yet, in my opinion, it takes less time because tangles are detangled easily than if combing with a brush or comb. But, again, it takes more patience at the beginning because you are working through your hair a few strands at a time.

A word to the wise – detangle your hair when you are not in a hurry to do something else.

A good balance of finger combing and (comb) combing is the way to go in getting healthier, longer and stress-free hair. If you like 5 Benefits of Finger Detangling Natural Hair, comment below, and don’t forget to share.

 
This article first appeared on KInkyCurlyCoilyMe