Cutting My Matted 4c Hair

My hair has a bunch of small knots and one huge knot in the back.

Cutting my matted 4c hair.

Matted hair occurs when it has not been combed to remove shed hairs. To untangle severely matted hair start by applying a deep conditioner or a detangling spray to your damp hair. If you go to bed with only a bare bones fro overtime your hair will become matted tangled and the end result will be breakage. Next use a wide toothed comb to brush the ends of your hair slowly working upward to release the knots.

My first idea was to cut my hair to donate to locks of love but i wanted to see if there are other ways to untangle my hair first. My hair is severely knotted just two days ago i got my first hairbrush since 2013. Sydney s 4c natural hair became knotted and tangled almost dreadlocks because of swimming and continuing to keep it in o. You don t have to do anything special to 4c hair when you go to bed.

Loose hairs can knot several times around attached hair create a tangle and lead to matting if not removed. Put your hair in a sloppy ponytail or very chunk twists the goal is just to prevent your hair from matting. You can connect with her via facebook twitter instagram and pinterest. For some of us wet styling.

Now here is the deal. Some people are just prone to knotting while other may be suffering from a damaged hair cuticle causing more friction from the lifted cuticles.