The Drama: Tangled and Matted Natural Hair
I’m going to be very transparent about this subject. I post many pictures on social media and receive tons of praise regarding my hair. “Oh it looks so healthy!!”, “Love your hair!!”, “Your my new hair crush!!” What these ladies didn’t know was underneath it all, I was battling with matted tangled hair. I convinced myself that I was too busy to properly dentangle. The truth was, I'd gotten lazy. I noticed my hair becoming matted around September and tried desperately to detangle during my weekly wash. By December though, I had a mangled mess and I even considered doing another big chop. I began 2014, convinced that I would find a way to rid myself of this matted hair for good. I reached out to several women and did my own research. By mid-February I was able to run my fingers through my hair (sorta) again. So I’m sharing how I was able to successful detangle my thick coarse hair and a few things I learned along the way. Do’s and Dont's - Do not brush your hair - Do ...