Dealing With Tangles \ Kinks \ Etc!

[HairlineNoMore]

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[TooBad]

Quick one here everyone, as I'd definitely love some thoughts... Being vet-ish now that I've been wearing hair \ systems now for almost three years, I'd like to know a way to deal with tangles.

The current system I have now was fine at first, but then after the second maintenance and first wash after that, a tangle started to form, and only got worse. After the current maintenance it was fine until I washed it and sure enough, the tangles were back; and then some!

That said first; what if anything can be done with these? (My stylist was able to get them out while it was off my head and with a comb.) Second, are there preventive measures to take to make sure this doesn't happen to begin with? (Which is to say, I've had plenty that didn't have any issues with tangles, and some obviously that do!) Thanks for the help!!

Condition more frequently

 

[BaldBearded]

First, if the hair is NOT Remy, it will be almost impossible to prevent tangles. Remy hair is harder to get because of COVID-19.

To prevent them, make sure you comb through the dry hair before washing to make sure there are absolutely no knots.

If you get knots and tangles, the best way is to slowly work them out, section by section, as soon as you get them. The longer you wait, the worse they get.

Working some conditioner into the knots helps you loosen them.

 

[Noah]

Agree with BaldBearded. Put some conditioner on your fingers and work it in to the knot. When the knot is totally saturated with conditioner, rub it gently between your fingertips. Try to flatten and spread the knot out. Then take something sharp - the last couple of teeth of a comb, or a toothpick - and start combing out the edges of the knot with it. Hold the middle of the knot while you do this, so that you are not putting tension on the base. Just keep working at the knot till you get it all out, adding more conditioner as required.

 

[TooBad]

Agree with BaldBearded. Put some conditioner on your fingers and work it in to the knot. When the knot is totally saturated with conditioner, rub it gently between your fingertips. Try to flatten and spread the knot out. Then take something sharp - the last couple of teeth of a comb, or a toothpick - and start combing out the edges of the knot with it. Hold the middle of the knot while you do this, so that you are not putting tension on the base. Just keep working at the knot till you get it all out, adding more conditioner as required.

Good call.... That's why I went back in time and said it, before he did.

The passive aggressive is comical.

 

[Blue eyes]

First of all knots and tangles are inevitable however when I started wearing European hair it has been less of an issue. As mentioned earlier, leave in conditioner sprayed directly into the tangle always helps. What ever you do, try not to comb or brush it out forcefully as you can loosen the knot and ultimately pull out the hair. As TooBad mentioned always use conditioner. It will become your best friend.

 

[HairlessWhisper]

Just want to add this good advice from Northwest Lace:

if you hit a tangle it is important to hold the hair near the base so you aren't tugging the hair near the base while combing through a tangle...or you'll lose some hair right away and the shedding will happen quicker due to the ventilation being loosened/damaged

 

[HairlessWhisper]

Ah looks like that's been covered nm

 

[cottonReville]

Ya, I've never had Remy Hair and I agree w the OP. It's my biggest complaint in wearing - the inevitable tangling when a system is hit with shampoo.


I put conditioner in the hair first, then shampoo, then condition again.

It's worse w some units off the bat than others. Some don't tangle for several washes and then begin.

In the case of my latest piece, it's extremely tangle-prone. First time water touched it, it started to get annoying. So I'm taking things unusually gently w it, which is a nuissance, but necessary.


I think Serum used in the hair after washing & drying is the best tool to combat tangling.

 

[Blue eyes]

Poor quality hair is always prone to tangle.

 

[HairlessWhisper]

Ya, I've never had Remy Hair and I agree w the OP

oof, I'd never had non-Remy hair until last year.

 

[Blue eyes]

Never wore Remy. What advantages does it have over non remy?

 

[Fanjeera]

Just want to add this good advice from Northwest Lace:

Very good advice. Have to definitely tell it to my hairdresser as well who always deals with my tangles.

 

[Fanjeera]

I think Serum used in the hair after washing & drying is the best tool to combat tangling.

serum?

 

[Fanjeera]

Never wore Remy. What advantages does it have over non remy?

Does remy mean it has the cuticle?

 

[TooBad]

Does remy mean it has the cuticle?

That and they all face the same direction.

 

[Noah]

I have told by an industry insider that a male hairpiece cannot have "remy" hair, and if you see that word used about a male hairpiece it is just marketing puff.

Remy (= "delivered" in French) hair means hair which has been collected in a tied-up plait from the donor's head and kept with the cuticle intact and the hairs all running in the direction of growth up to the point where it is used in the wig or hairpiece. If the cuticle is kept intact then the hair is stronger and less processed, which is obviously good, but in order to use the hair with the cuticle intact all the strands must be kept in the original direction of growth. If cuticle-intact hair is used with the cuticles facing in opposite directions, the hair will quickly get tangled up and knotted.

Remy hair is definitely a good thing if you are making a long-haired wig or hair extensions. The reason why it doesn't work for a male hairpiece is that each strand of hair used on a hairpiece is knotted in the middle of the strand and creates two hairs on the piece. Obviously if you leave the cuticle on the hair, the cuticle on one side of the knot is facing the opposite direction from the cuticle on the other side of the knot - exactly the problem that remy hair seeks to avoid. In order to avoid that problem, hair used in men's hairpieces always has the cuticle removed, and therefore is not remy hair.

I can't personally vouch for this information, but all the elements of it seem to make sense. It may be that in the context of men's hairpieces "remy" is used in some more generic way, just to mean "less processed" or "high quality"; I don't know. But if the explanation I was given is accurate, it cannot be remy hair in the technical sense.

 

[HairlessWhisper]

Good post!

The reason why it doesn't work for a male hairpiece is that each strand of hair used on a hairpiece is knotted in the middle of the strand and creates two hairs on the piece.

Unless it's injected into the base

 

[Noah]

Agreed.

 

[BaldBearded]

I have told by an industry insider that a male hairpiece cannot have "remy" hair, and if you see that word used about a male hairpiece it is just marketing puff.

Remy (= "delivered" in French) hair means hair which has been collected in a tied-up plait from the donor's head and kept with the cuticle intact and the hairs all running in the direction of growth up to the point where it is used in the wig or hairpiece. If the cuticle is kept intact then the hair is stronger and less processed, which is obviously good, but in order to use the hair with the cuticle intact all the strands must be kept in the original direction of growth. If cuticle-intact hair is used with the cuticles facing in opposite directions, the hair will quickly get tangled up and knotted.

Remy hair is definitely a good thing if you are making a long-haired wig or hair extensions. The reason why it doesn't work for a male hairpiece is that each strand of hair used on a hairpiece is knotted in the middle of the strand and creates two hairs on the piece. Obviously if you leave the cuticle on the hair, the cuticle on one side of the knot is facing the opposite direction from the cuticle on the other side of the knot - exactly the problem that remy hair seeks to avoid. In order to avoid that problem, hair used in men's hairpieces always has the cuticle removed, and therefore is not remy hair.

I can't personally vouch for this information, but all the elements of it seem to make sense. It may be that in the context of men's hairpieces "remy" is used in some more generic way, just to mean "less processed" or "high quality"; I don't know. But if the explanation I was given is accurate, it cannot be remy hair in the technical sense.

So that MIGHT be true in the case of a v-looped hair, but when hairs are knotted they can certainly maintain direction.