Pictures of your hair shed during detangling/wash day!

[Chasemi]

Alright, this may be gross...

But I cannot be the only person who collects my fallen hair on the side of the shower. It's a win-win, I see how much hair fall I have, AND it's less hair to clog my drain. I find it fascinating how much hair I can lose without going bald.

So anyways if anyone else does this, feel free to show your own personal hair ball from wash day, off your brush, or after detangling.

Here's mine (and your final warning if it'll gross you out)

[Hairy-Fairy]

I don't think it's gross. It's pretty reasonable. If I don't collect the hairs and stick them to the walls then they clog up the drain. But it does look kind of scary in there when I'm done. Kind of like those old cartoons where the animal gets so scared and runs so fast, all their fur just stays behind....
I'll have to remember to take a picture of my hair ball the next time I wash my hair.

[ETJ CURLS]

Chasemi, you need to watch curly/natural hair youtube wash day vids. All the girlies are quite happily showing off their shed hair balls. (Including me, lol, the following pic is a screencap from an upcoming vid where I dry detangled and was comparing my shed using that method vs wet detangling.)

[MissHair]

I roll my shed shower hair into small hair rats. I do this to measure how much I lose each wash. I know. Weird. But it's very helpful to track the progress. Basically I roll them into a ball in my hands and keep rolling them into elongated rats. The smaller the less shed obviously. I like when they are thin and small.

[LittleQuill]

I roll my shed shower hair into small hair rats. I do this to measure how much I lose each wash. I know. Weird. But it's very helpful to track the progress. Basically I roll them into a ball in my hands and keep rolling them into elongated rats. The smaller the less shed obviously. I like when they are thin and small.

It's not weird at all. I do this, too. And for the same reason as you, with the addage that it's also for my vacuum cleaner as well. I spend much less time spent cutting the hair off the brush this way. I've just passed my wash day, so I'll chime in too when the next one comes up!

[Chasemi]

Chasemi, you need to watch curly/natural hair youtube wash day vids. All the girlies are quite happily showing off their shed hair balls. (Including me, lol, the following pic is a screencap from an upcoming vid where I dry detangled and was comparing my shed using that method vs wet detangling.)

Ooo, if you have any recommendations for channels, I LOVE hair videos! That's such a cool comparison too! What'd you ultimately determine? I imagine wet detangling is better suited for your hair?

I don't think it's gross. It's pretty reasonable. If I don't collect the hairs and stick them to the walls then they clog up the drain. But it does look kind of scary in there when I'm done. Kind of like those old cartoons where the animal gets so scared and runs so fast, all their fur just stays behind....
I'll have to remember to take a picture of my hair ball the next time I wash my hair.

Haha I love your comment about the cartoons! My shower wall can definitely look scary too, especially when I forget to throw away the hair and its now dry and stuck to the wall... not so cute. I hope you do get a picture though!

[Chasemi]

I roll my shed shower hair into small hair rats. I do this to measure how much I lose each wash. I know. Weird. But it's very helpful to track the progress. Basically I roll them into a ball in my hands and keep rolling them into elongated rats. The smaller the less shed obviously. I like when they are thin and small.

Wow I've never even thought about that! So cool!

[ETJ CURLS]

Ooo, if you have any recommendations for channels, I LOVE hair videos! That's such a cool comparison too! What'd you ultimately determine? I imagine wet detangling is better suited for your hair?

Haha I love your comment about the cartoons! My shower wall can definitely look scary too, especially when I forget to throw away the hair and its now dry and stuck to the wall... not so cute. I hope you do get a picture though!

Sure! Here are some some curly hair channels I enjoy watching:

Amber Ansah
India Batson
Sophie Marie Curly
Coily Diaries
Coilette
Precious Fro
Swavy Curly Courtney
Fo Adunni
Seun Okimi
Manes by Mell
Simply Tamz
Shelly V
Miss Laurenleigh 11
Quick Silver Hair
Afro Lique
Shanika Corb
Mo Knows Hair
Bianca Renee Today

I'm sure the algorithm will suggest more once you watch a few vids from these lovely ladies.

I do prefer to wet detangle yes, since then I can use a comb, which is MUCH gentler on my ends. Dry detangling with the method I've discovered does work well for me, but the constant brushing of the ends is liable to tear them up, so I only do it rarely as needed. There's the adage that wet hair is weaker, which is true, but wet curly hair is MUCH stronger than wet straight hair, so you can get away with it. And my shed hair is about the same, so wet it is!

[MissHair]

I've just passed my wash day, so I'll chime in too when the next one comes up!

Do share pic next time!

[MissHair]

Wow I've never even thought about that! So cool!

Try it for yourself! 😁