Do detangler sprays really work? My daughters long hair is constantly getting tangled

[Anonymous]

I need a quick solution. Something that works fast. I do not have all day to detangle my daughter's hair.

Any suggestions?

I have always kept my hair short for this very reason. Short like Ellen DeGeneres.

But my daughter insists on having long hair.

What should I do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I need a quick solution. Something that works fast. I do not have all day to detangle my daughter's hair.

Any suggestions?

I have always kept my hair short for this very reason. Short like Ellen DeGeneres.

But my daughter insists on having long hair.

What should I do?

[Anonymous]

A spray bottle with water and conditioner is the same as detangler.

[Anonymous]

No. I struggled for years until I realized I needed to use leave-in conditioner in DD's hair (we tried the one from Ceremonia). It's much better, the scent is a little strong. The next step is oil, maybe, but I don't want to get oil stains everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Keep it in braids or buns during the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I struggled for years until I realized I needed to use leave-in conditioner in DD's hair (we tried the one from Ceremonia). It's much better, the scent is a little strong. The next step is oil, maybe, but I don't want to get oil stains everywhere.

And it still takes time. It's just that I break less hair, and the hair stays untangled for longer! DD's hair comes down to mid-thigh. Sometimes it takes me 30min when it's well and tangled.

[Anonymous]

^ It's in a braid, BTW, but it still gets tangled when she sleeps on her braid.

[Anonymous]

I always had terribly tangled hair as a child (a lot of fine hair) and wanted to avoid it with my daughter, and have managed to so far. She is 4.5 with long hair, so I am still doing the hair care, if you daughter is older, you may need to help her learn how to take care of her hair.

Here are my tips:
make sure she is washing it properly and using a separate conditioner, you could also use a hair mask once a week. You or her can comb through her hair in the shower while the conditioner is still in it.
Use a leave in conditioner and a wet brush and brush it out while it's wet, starting at the bottom
Braid hair in situations where it might get tangled (sports, windy, going out with it still wet etc). I pretty much always have my daughter's hair off her face in some ways - braids, pigtails, two small pigtails or half back style to keep the front pieces back.
I use a silk pillow case on my own bed, you could try this for your daughter as well (nothing fancy, mine is from TJ Maxx )

[Anonymous]

My dd has very long hair.
We:
-keep it braided
-wash, then condition, then immediately comb out any remaining tangles while her hair is still wet.

[Anonymous]

Wash, use detangling conditioner, rinse, then while still wet, put a tiny bit of the conditioner in the hair then use a thick-toothed comb or rubber bristle brush to brush out while wet.

Don't use too much of the leave in conditioner otherwise it will look greasy.

I have a conditioner for treating the hair but another that I put on that helps with the tangles.

My mom always had short hair and kept mine short. I was just used to wearing it short, then finally started growing it out in college and have never worn it short since.

[Anonymous]

Leave-in conditioner after shower, and help her brush and braid it. It can't get tangled while in a braid, so you must not be brushing it all the way or else the braid is too loose.

My kid has straight hair and I have curly. She'll borrow my satin hair cap if she wants to be extra careful of her hair overnight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I struggled for years until I realized I needed to use leave-in conditioner in DD's hair (we tried the one from Ceremonia). It's much better, the scent is a little strong. The next step is oil, maybe, but I don't want to get oil stains everywhere.

And it still takes time. It's just that I break less hair, and the hair stays untangled for longer! DD's hair comes down to mid-thigh. Sometimes it takes me 30min when it's well and tangled.

[Anonymous]

Here is what worked for us:

Only shampoo hair once a week unless she's been in the pool. The rest of the week, just use conditioner.

On the shampoo day, here's the conditioner routine: thoroughly apply from about ear height down, squeezing in. Then rinse very briefly, like two seconds under the shower. Then comb it out using a wide tooth comb (it should glide right through). Then rinse out completely.

On non shampoo days, just wet hair, apply conditioner, comb through, rinse.

With this, we don't need detangler. She gets tangles at night sometimes but they are not hard to brush out with a wet-dry brush. That's the only time we brush it-- it is shiny and neat otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Get a silicone based oil and really get it into the tangled areas. Davines oi oil is expensive but it works. If you can find a cheaper one, even better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I struggled for years until I realized I needed to use leave-in conditioner in DD's hair (we tried the one from Ceremonia). It's much better, the scent is a little strong. The next step is oil, maybe, but I don't want to get oil stains everywhere.

And it still takes time. It's just that I break less hair, and the hair stays untangled for longer! DD's hair comes down to mid-thigh. Sometimes it takes me 30min when it's well and tangled.

Mid thigh? Is that a typo?