Finger Detangling Q&A for Philly Girl in London

Hello Peeps

A lovely reader called ‘Philly Girl in London’ reached out to me about my finger detangling process asking that I go into more detail about how I finger detangle successfully.   Here goes....

I tend to start off by grabbing chunks of hair and twisting without parting in around eight big twists. (never with dry hands) using a tiny bit of oil so that my hair does not snag. 

Then I  run a minimal amount of oil on the scalp that has been left exposed by the twists.

 l choose my styling product according to what my hair needs that day or the style I want to achieve and of course whatever  I have in the house.  For example, if my hair needs moisture I will go  with raw whipped African Shea Butter (I whip myself, see earlier posts) If want my curl pattern to have a more defined appearance I will use Twist and loc gel by Organic Root Stimulator.

I open one twist at a time and use a tiny bit of oil on the area's of the scalp that you didn’t get the first go- around it is really important that you do not over do, the oil as can cause...

·         Your scalp can become itchy

·         Product build up

·         Your fro’  can become hard to manage

 I use a clips to separate the hair and make two sections from one twist. I pin one piece out of the way. I  rake my fingers through the remaning hair, as your working your way through you may find a single strand knot or a tangle, use your forefingers and your thumbs to pull the tangle apart gently until it is gone then continue.  Take small sections within the section of hair that your are working on and and run your thumb and forefinger along the length of the hair to feel for any resistance from knots, shed hairs or tangles

Once the half of a twist section is detangled, apply the product of my choice and maybe a few squirts of water depending on how my hair feels that day then I will plait or twist my hair taking a little oil to seal the ends.  I like to be done with this by 7:pm as my hair sets better for the following day, In the morning I undo each plait or twist with oil on my fingers just a little bit to help prevent frizz, then I begin to separate each twist until there are no big chunks left; I can wear as is in a loose Afro or style.



Me with my teeny weeny Afro



Here is me about a year in, I did this on blow dried hair





This was taken last month . It was a freshly washed twist out
 using the above method you can really see the difference when
you compare how defined my hair is in this pic even though
I am really shrunken up



  

 

My hair is always soft and not too greasy as a result of all this TLC.  This process may seem time consuming and at first it was I ain’t gonna lie. Now I can do my hair within ten to fifteen minutes but I do not detangle every single night as once I detangle I usually rock a protective style which means the hair remains detangled.  However, if wearing you hair out your have to spend a bit more time.

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