Is there a way to prevent knotty hair?

[~clover~]

Try it in 2 plaits all the time. My DD2 has really thick hair & as soon as its at shoulder length its a nightmare. I don't let them wear it out if we leave the house. If they do wear it out, I'll wash & condition it before I brush it. I have occasionally used the 2 in 1 kids shampoo's in DD2's hair, but thats not enough. If we use that, we still need conditioner after.

When I brush, I start at the ends of her hair & work my way to the top. Then I seperate her hair, starting at the bottom layer & working my way, again to the top.

[Moi]

Has anyone tried the Dtangler Brush? It looks like a similar concept to the Tangle Teezer but it's cheaper. I just found it while I was searching for a good price for the Tangle Teezer.

[veus]

I think I was recommended something similar (might even be tangle teezer) at like hairhouse warehouse or something like that. The lady was giving child grooming advice.


Sorry, fat fingers syndrome might occur.

[Nai]

The tangle teezer isn't cheap but it is well worth the money, 4 of my friends have tried ours on knotty kids hair and have gone on to buy their own. It really made my life so much more bearable without dd1 screaming blue murder every time I came near her with a brush! The travel one with the clip on lid thing would be my pick though.

[Novella]

Well you've inspired me to get a tangle teazer. Asos have one for $14 something including free delivery using the code extra10. Hopefully it will help!

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

I remember sitting as a young child in tears because of the knots and how my mother's brushing hurt so much. I wasn't allowed to brush my own hair until I was about 8ish though, my mother liked playing with it and putting it up. I also have thick hair which can't decide if it's curly or straight.

What helped, as an adult.
1. Chopping it all off. An option my mother never gave, and only took me to hairdressers who took her instruction. No hair means no knots and it is BLISS. I have wigs for when I need long hair (although it's currently below shoulder-length).
2. Ponytails/braids for bed (depending on length). Doesn't have the option of knotting then.
3. Hold the hair in your hands and brush only the ends until they are knot-free, then brush the whole thing.
4. Finger-comb it in the shower after conditioning. I lose a lot of hair, but it's all the hair that wants to knot.
5. Keep a brush about your person and brush at least once in the day. If you brush once in 24 hours you have a LOT of knots. If you brush morning, noon and night you have fewer knots per brushing.

[Cally]

The brush we got was DuBoa (from Price Attack). It is the same as the hairdresser uses. I think was about $30 - so you can imagine my reaction when that afternoon it had Playdough squished into it.......

[Moi]

Thanks so much for all the tips and ideas! I ordered a tangle teazer. I wish I'd seen your post earlier Novella. I got mine for $17. Though only $3 extra so I can't really complain. Here's hoping that works. And I'm going to go and buy some detangling sprays.

What about the brand of shampoo and conditioner? Does that make a difference to knot prone hair?

[black_rose]

I have found a good detangler spray from the supermarket! They only had the kids ones which don't work too well but grabbed a garnier fructis one and it's awesome halfway through the day and no tangles! I am waiting for the tangle tweeze to arrive too.

[Moi]

Thanks black rose. I'll have to try the garnier detangler. I can't wait for the teezer Tangler to arrive too!

[Moi]

black_rose - What's the name of the garnier fructis product you got? I went looking and couldn't find any detangler.

I also couldn't find the Gaia baby detangler or the Palmolive one!

I spent ages in the hair care section and finally found one made by Pantene so I got that to try and it's better than the spray in conditioner we've tried.

[onthefly]

My DD has the same problem. Her hair isn't long enough to actually do anything with - I'm considering shaving her head It works for DS

[black_rose]

Moi it's called garnier fructis instant detangler with nourishing milk it was at Coles.

[minimatron]

I just got my Dtanglers x 2 pink ones in the mail today. I had a quick brush of the girls hair this arvo and they seemed ok with it. I'll see how they go tomorrow after a bath. Mine cost $23 for 2 on ebay.

[Moi]

Thanks again for all your help! Hair brushing is going so much better now!!

The tangle teezer arrived and she doesn't complain when I brush her hair with it!!

I'm using the Pantene detangler (can't find any of the others!) and it's working really well to ease knots out.

Plus I now use conditioner when I wash her hair, which I wasn't using before.

Thanks so much. If it wasn't for your help, brushing her hair would still be a nightmare.

xx

[minimatron]

Just thought I'd add that I like the dtangler too. I can brush their hair with ease, although brushing through food still causes some grief but hopefully dd3 will gtow out of smearing it in her hair soon. Highly recommend a brush

[Nai]

Yay glad the tangle teezer is doin the trick!

[Tinks]

I wish I'd known about the tangle teezer. I ended up keeping my girls hair just below their shoulders to avoid the knots.