Detangling hair is an important part of maintaining hair health and appearance. Detangling can often result in hair breakage when done improperly. When your hair breaks, this can lead to uneven lengths and split ends, which can contribute to further hair damage when the frays continue to pull apart and weaken the strands. There are several methods to lessen the risk of breakage when detangling hair. Here is a list of different techniques and products that can help to make detangling hair easier and reduce the likelihood that you will experience breakage.
- Brushing curly hair when it is wet, and straight hair when it is dry can help the detangling process. For curly hair, the moisture works with the hair’s natural elasticity to help to lubricate the strands, making the comb or brush glide more easily through the hair. Make sure to use a detangler or leave-in conditioner when brushing wet curly hair, since hair is still most vulnerable to damage when it is wet. By comparison, experts recommend brushing straight hair when it is dry, due to the fact that dry hair can withstand tugging and pulling in its dry state more than curly hair can. Straight hair typically won’t knot up as drastically as curly hair will.
- Using hair tools specifically meant for detangling is important because this helps to ensure that the brush or comb you use will be gentle while removing knots to lessen the risk of breakage. Using the wrong tools to detangle your hair can result in breakage by being too harsh on the hair and pulling too hard on the strands. Keranique offers an Anti-Breakage Detangling Comb and an Anti-Breakage Brush and Detangling Comb set that can help gently detangle hair. Using the right hair tools for detangling as directed can help to reduce the risk of hair breakage while detangling since they are not harsh and abrasive when removing knots and matting.
- Keeping your hair hydrated can help to loosen it up and keep it sleek, which can make it easier to comb through potential matting without causing as much breakage. Using a shampoo and conditioner that provides deep hydration is a great way to lock in moisture and keep hair soft and malleable so that detangling is easier and results in less breakage. Keranique’s Deep Hydration and Conditioner Set helps to moisturize the hair and makes detangling more manageable. Frizz is a sign that hair is dry and imbalanced, which as a result, can make it more fragile. This imbalance can make it more prone to breakage than well-hydrated hair. When you reduce frizz by maintaining adequate hydration, you reduce the risk of breakage from the detangling process.
- Using gentle shampoo helps to keep your hair moisturized as it does not strip it of its natural oils. Hair needs oils to provide lubrication which makes detangling easier. Using gentle shampoo helps to keep your hair smooth and add more slip to it, which can make the detangling process easier and result in less potential for breakage.
- Repairing hair damage can help lessen breakage when detangling hair because when your hair is damaged, it has brittle, weak strands that are more prone to breaking. Keranique’s Damage Control Shampoo and Conditioner Set for Damaged Hair can help to repair damaged hair, making detangling easier and result in less likelihood for future hair breakage.
- Strengthening the bonds of hair can help to reduce the risk of breakage when detangling. This is because strong hair has more give to it and won’t break as easily when it is pulled on while being detangled. Keranique’s 7 Day Jump Start Infusion Treatment helps strengthen the hair, which can help reduce the risk of future breakage by making the hair strands more durable and able to withstand detangling.
Do you want to try some of the methods above to help detangle your hair? Keranique offers many different products to help you achieve your hair goals as well as lessen potential hair breakage that can often be brought on by detangling.
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