I have to admit this freaks me a little bit. I never had that much gunk on my scalp. Am I doing something wrong? My scalp seems really clean with my pads of my fingernails. I did use a soft seamless pick today to check this out and it didn't seem to make too much difference. So now I am wondering....................
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Hi Dave! I've had luck with using a seamless chisel comb on the scalp, when the scalp has been wet for at least 5 minutes. I literally scratch the gunk off in the direction that the hair grows (gently of course). Have you tried something like this?
I've tried in the past to use the pads of my fingertips only (on my
scalp, when washing). Unfortunately it did not clean the scalp
sufficiently well. Maybe I'll incorporate a bit more of it, using
the nails less. I'll try. And for sure I make sure the
nails are smooth before starting the process. Anything less tends
to snag strands. (Yikes)
The waves in my picture are from a damp braid. Without the braid, it is quite straight. Thanks for the compliment.
You hair is spectacular. I had no idea it had so much wave.
I actually use the pads of my fingertips to exfoliate. In fact, I have been doing this a lot more lately and more consistently and people have been telling me that my complexion is glowing. And I am not doing anything to my skin that is unusual. So I am assuming the gentle massaging action that accompanies the exfoliation is having a postive energy flow to my face as well.
I just always make sure that my nails are carefully trimmed and I file them super smooth to make sure I don't scratch the scalp.
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ll great advice. Just to add...I use my fingers as much as possible but find that a tiny dab of jojoba oil applied sparingly to my fingers helps when I "finger comb" the middle to the ends of my hair that tend to get dry and crunchy feeling. I also only use a super soft comb if I must use a comb.
A trichologist told me a long time ago that some combs, when they make contact with the scalp, will leave tiny little scratches or tears (due to sharp edges) and this could cause long term problems for the scalp and hair. Ever since I hear that, I am very careful to keep anything sharp...including fingernails, away from my scalp.
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Try using a seamless comb. It does not have those plastic ridges on the
teeth of the comb that will rip your hair shaft. Failing that,
you can always get very fine sandpaper and sand down any ridges that
would catch or rip your hair.
Personally, I just use my fingers. They're "wide-tooth" enough for me.
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I think it depends on what comb you use. Brushing definitely
causes breakage, ripping and damage. I find combing better, using a wider tooth
comb seems to cause less breakage for me.
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