Hand drag

[loves2spin]

As my hair has gotten longer, I've noticed that I struggle not to tear it when doing things like twisting it up to put in a bun. If my hands are not just right - dryness vs. moist - then I end up snagging hairs. This morning, before I did my hair, I put a little cornstarch on my palms with the puff I keep in a container of corn starch that I use for bath powder. Rubbed it quickly to get off any excess and voila! It worked! No hand drag! :joy:

[Flaxen]

What a clever idea! :grin:

[squiggyflop]

hmm.. my hands dont catch on my hair but im going to use your cornstarch idea for when i put on pantyhose.. my hands always catch on pantyhose

[Cloverleaf]

Great idea for hair, loves2spin - and for pantyhose, squiggyflop! I'll try it for both!

[Islandgrrl]

What a great idea. I'll have to try that next time I have hand-drag!

[Haith]

Great idea! But I wonder, does any cornstarch end up in your hair? I have used cornstarch as a dry shampoo, which works nicely, but leaves my hair very dull-looking. So, does using cornstarch for this zap your shine?

[Anje]

Nice idea. My main trick is to make sure my finger is dry under my ring -- that's where my hair catches most.

[blue_nant]

I never have this issue with my hair, but I do on my microfiber towel. it always makes me feel rather like a troll ... errrr ...

[loves2spin]

Great idea! But I wonder, does any cornstarch end up in your hair? I have used cornstarch as a dry shampoo, which works nicely, but leaves my hair very dull-looking. So, does using cornstarch for this zap your shine?

No, I just put the cornstarch on and sort of quickly rub off any excess. It seems to take away any loose moisture and smooth things out. Nothing gets on my hair! :)

[spidermom]

I basically avoid running my fingers through my hair.

[coppercurls]

That is a good idea!

[chelles2kids]

I think I'll give this a try, especially next time I'm trying to twist my hair up for a bun, while wet.
I get "hand drag" really bad when my hair is wet. I end up with alot of lose hairs all twisted around my fingers, I hate that.

Thanks for sharing, loves2spin!:D

[Haith]

No, I just put the cornstarch on and sort of quickly rub off any excess. It seems to take away any loose moisture and smooth things out. Nothing gets on my hair! :)


Great! I am going to keep this in mind the next time my hair feels a little snarly and I want to put it up.

[Cantabile]

Great tip! This would be great for when it's so hot my hands are sweating, and just touching my hair seems to make it cling to the sweat...ughh. :p

[loves2spin]

Great tip! This would be great for when it's so hot my hands are sweating, and just touching my hair seems to make it cling to the sweat...ughh. :p

Exactly. Figuring this out has made things a lot easier!

[Curlsgirl]

I wonder if you could just use coconut oil or another oil as well if you were afraid of the cornstarch making your hair dull. I don't have the "hand drag" problem but it seems like that would work too :shrug: I get mad at myself because I forget to take my rings off and they catch :shudder: