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1) I have heard that it's not a good idea to comb your hair when it's wet because it's weaker. I'm not sure about that though. But recently I've been noticing a lot of hair in my wide-toothed comb. Around 15-20 hairs total after combing completely (after getting out of the shower and drying slightly with a towel). Of course, from what I've heard, this is normal, but I'm not sure. I've recently stopped using Garnier Fructis Long and Strong Fortifying Shampoo and went back to normal shampoo, because a female friend told me that the fortifying shampoo doesn't do anything.
2) Drying hair seems to take way too long. I don't like blowdrying because I don't like how it makes my hair look. I basically just put a towel over my hair briefly and then let it air dry. So yeah... of course it's going to take a while. Any thoughts on hair drying though?
you are correct. it is not good to comb your hair when it's wet, but you can comb it gently when it's damp.
But recently I've been noticing a lot of hair in my wide-toothed comb. Around 15-20 hairs total after combing completely (after getting out of the shower and drying slightly with a towel). Of course, from what I've heard, this is normal, but I'm not sure.
yes, this is normal--not sure what you're not sure about.
I've recently stopped using Garnier Fructis Long and Strong Fortifying Shampoo and went back to normal shampoo, because a female friend told me that the fortifying shampoo doesn't do anything.
a shampoo only "does" one thing--clean your hair. i use garnier fructis long & strong myself because i have "split ends and hard-to-grow" hair as it says on the bottle. i've found it more gentle than any other shampoo out there. i don't know what your friend expects the shampoo to "do" but if you like it, there's no reason to stop using it.
well, if you truly need to be using garnier long & strong then you shouldn't blow dry your hair. other than towel/air drying, i don't know what else you could do.
I happen to be a licensed cosmetologist so this comes straight from a pro. You need to use a WIDE TOOTH comb when combing wet then you could use a finer tooth comb afterwards. Brushing while wet will cause breakage. Allways use a good conditioner and preferable some sort of detangler or smoothing product before combing. You need to put some sort of finishing product in it whether you let it air dry or blowdry for it to look its best and nothings going to make it dry faster, but you could blot it with a towel first and then just blast it a little with the dryer to get some of the moisture out.
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1)Really bad idea to comb your hair when wet IMHO. I personally wouldn't go near my hair with a comb until it was at least semi-dry or unless I was using some kind of product that helped the comb glide through (all this is theoretical, though, as I never use a comb - I prefer a vent brush). 15-20 hairs isn't much to lose in a combing session though, so I wouldn't worry about that.
2)All I can suggest is squeezing as much water out of your hair as possible then wrapping it in a dry towel turban style and then doing as much of your other getting ready routine as possible before releasing it so that the towel can absorb the maximum amount of water before finger combing it and then using the wide-toothe comb. If you're simply combing your hair down, try tipping your head upside down while combing it, lift the hair out while combing it, anything to increase its exposure to the air. If you've got issues with fluffiness this could be problematic but trying not to flatten it until the later stages of drying will help.
