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Sometimeas, I can go for 5 days without washing my hair and it generally becomes VERY dry and is a tangled mess...when I try (TRY) to brush it, I am able to painfully pull out a dozen hairs. |[ I have recently been washing my combs to make it wet and I have noticed no more breakage! My hair only (for some reason) gets tangled at the back, btw.
Is this a good method to comb?
I don't know about the wet comb; anyway, you should begin combing from the ends, holding the hair firmly so that you are not pulling "all" the length from the scalp, but just from where your hand stays. Do not "force" nasty knots but try to detangle them gently, using your fingers. Always start from the ends and go up a couple of inches at a time.
This should prevent pain, pulling and breakage; I usually end up with a big hairball in my brush, but it's made only of stray hairs.
Hope this helps.
I agree w/ you 100%, ale! A friend also told a long time ago (WAY before I first grew my hair out loooooooong, starting in the early '90s) to never use a brush on wet hair; but instead, combing wet hair is better and easier on it (rips out less hair, because hair is weakest when wet). The woman who told me this had been a former airline stewardess, ex-beauty queen, etc., and had hip-length hair.
Steve NoVa, one of our regular users here who has a GREAT head of hair past his belt, told me once that he does use a brush when his hair is wet, though, --- although I don't think he meant that he brushes it repeatedly, like the evening or morning dry-brushing rituals of my grandmother's generation (if he gets around to reading this, maybe he'll reply and add more comments or correct me if I said anything inaccurate).
Anyway, that's my input on the topic!
- Ken
Take a few steps back abit
Here is what I do with my hair when I have a shower.. (which the ladies on yahoo seem to love so far!)
When I put my hair under the water I slick it back with my hands. I do not use a comb... and before I run shampoo in it or conditioner I make sure my hair is completed detangled using my fingers. This allows water to run smoothly through your hair as well as allowing the shampoo and conditioner to rinse out easier.
Also this helps your hair to dry faster when you come out of the shower. If your hair is long enough you can make gentle strokes on the back of your hair to rinse the water out.
Before I run a comb through my hair I get a towel and gently pat my hair to absorb some of the water out of it. Your hair is most fragile when wet and you want to remove some of the moisture before combing it.
Use your fingers to make sure you have detangled as much hair as possible then I would recommend a blow dryer if you don't want to wait around for 1 hour to let your hair dry. Blow dry the layers of your hair on a low / warm setting. Do this for a minute or so and then use a wide tooth comb and gently comb your hair. Starting from the back and working your way up.
If you start from the top of your hair and work your way down you risk damaging your hair on a greater level because your comb will catch more strands of hair.
Hope this helps
Peace
Ryan S