question for fine haired, tanglies, past waist :)

[joyinc]

For all you fine hair's, what helps to stop tangling?

I have been debating cutting my hair for ages now because I simply cannot wear it down anymore without having massive tangles in 5 minutes... I'm a frizzball lol

I've used different conditioners, ACV rinses, no poo, only poo, CO, leave-in's, you name it.

Am I missing something? I see other women with what I am guessing is more medium-coarse hair who can wear it down and it just falls into place... me i have one big glob of hair

I wont use any product that is tested on animals, and I know that limits me, but thought I would ask anyhow

[harpgal]

joyinc, before you do anything drastic, I would try two things:

1. put coconut oil on the lower part of your hair, while it is still damp, after washing.

2. a very small (1/4-1/2 inch) trim.

[danacc]

I have mostly Medium texture hair, with a few Fine thrown in for good measure. I'll add a third item to harpgal's list of things to try before doing anything drastic:

3. Try a clarifying wash (followed by a moisturizing conditioner)

Also, my waist-length mostly Medium hair will develop some tangles if I leave it down all day, although it won't usually look tangled.

[FrannyG]

I agree with all of the above, including the small trim. When is the last time you had a trim?

[Arctic]

I agree with Danacc, sounds like you might have build-up. My hair was very tangly at the beginning of this summer, and I managed to pinpoint the culprit, it was one of my deep conditioners that had protein. It took a while, clarifying, lots of moisturizing, a small trim and S&D missions, gentle handling, oiling... Now I'm in love with my hair again, it's not tangly anymore. (I'm at APL, not waist yet)

[Bloodflower]

I'm at classic and have fine to medium hair. While I do all the things mentioned above (oiling, trims and so on) my hair is always a bit tangly. It has improved quite a lot, but I have accepted that with my hair type it is always going to be somewhat tangly.

[joyinc]

hmmmm... well it's probably a good time for a little trim, its been a couple months at least... my hair sometimes likes oil and sometimes doesnt, so it's hit and miss... definitely likes the solid oils like coconut moreso in the summer, so i will dig it out and give that a try!

i clarify lots, so i'll start with the others and see what i can do! thanks everyone!

I really want to get to classic, so sometimes i just forget about it

[AlleyKitten]

I use a vinegar rinse, a lot of conditioner, and a little bit of oil after washing. Really, what keeps my hair from tangling is putting it up but that stuff helps if I'm going to leave it down. I think, at least for me, it got to a point where it was just too much hassle to leave it down all the time, and I started putting it up more to keep it from tangling and being in the way.

[amiaow]

When I had hair between waist and tailbone, I found that really the only thing that stopped it from tangling was wearing it up or combing it frequently. I think it's just one of the problems we fine-haired people have!

I do remember having some really really good hair days when using Mastey products, which seem to have disappeared under the radar on this board since I last visited. The products are all vegan and not tested on animals.

HTH!

[dor3girl]

When mine seems out of control & super tangly it's either because:

1. I forgot to use ACV after a protein treatment
2. My daughter has touched my hair with something edible on her hands *not fun*
3. Too many split ends *time for S & D*
4. I haven't used a clarifying shampoo for a while & there is too much build-up in my hair
5. Beach & Camping are murder on my locks!

I could go on. . .but maybe you have something similar going on. . .