After shampoo... wet comb out or dry?

Sorry Dave...I must have gotten my articles mixed up...I have read too many, I think.

jacqui

Hi Jacqui,

I think you misunderstood me, I do not wash my hair upside down. Results in too many tangles, but if it works for you, good for you! My motto is "whatever works, go with it."


Hi Wittils,

There is something I should add: Before I start the shower, I have thoroughly detangled my hair dry with a wide-tooth comb followed by a paddle brush. This helps remove any loose hairs beforehand, meaning fewer strands that fall out during the shower and afterwards, during the comb-out.

And since you asked for the additional info I offered, one of the significantly different things that I do -- and this may be a result of the fact that my hair is quite a bit longer now than it was when I wrote the article -- is that when my hair is finally entirely wet, I prop my hair each side on my shoulders, which allows me to more easily work the shampoo into the scalp.

I also don't put any shampoo on the ends. Never.

I also dilute my shampoo now, like 20-1. Basically I squirt a certain amount of shampoo into an empty, clear plastic squirt bottle (leftover shampoo bottle will do), and add water. I go with about 4 ounces of the shampoo/water mix. Just swirl the bottle when the water's added, don't shake, otherwise you'll get a bottle full of bubbles. I gradually apply the mix to a given spot on the scalp and massage until it starts to suds, then move on to another spot on the scalp. I do this until I've got the entire scalp just a bit sudsy, then I massage, and rinse... and repeat (LOL). It works really well for me. When I first heard about diluting shampoo I thought it would never work for me, but after I tried it, I find that it works extremely well because it cleans without completely stripping out all the natural sebum (so it's not "squeaky" clean).

Hope this helps.

I have found that if I wash it upside down (as Dave has written) but then condition it right side up and as i rinse the conditioner, I run my fingers through and the tangles seem to go out without any tension at all. Then condition again and move my fingers though and untangle with the conditioner in my hair. rinse and it is tangle free. Then I have a HUGE head towel that i made myself. It wraps from the top of my head down to the ends without my having to twist it up onto myhead or anything. This works pretty good for me.

Jacqui

Once upon a time, I wrote a most excellent dissertation on the subject, which was posted online right here at the HairBoutique. Well, at least the posting location is true. Read it and weep if you get the shampoo in your eyes.. erm, I mean you can read it here:

http://www.hairboutique.com/tips/tip033.htm

I should say that if I were to re-write the article today, the technique I describe would be much different. In part, because different lengths of long require different techniques, but mostly because I have modified or refined the technique so that it is more effective and less tangling. So I hope this helps, Wittils, and if you or anybody would like to hear the technique I use these days, let me know.

My hair isn't super long...just at waist length...but I comb mine in the shower while I have conditioner in it. Then I rinse the conditioner out and before getting out of the shower I put in a little leave in conditioner and comb this through. Then I don't comb or try to detangle it the rest of the day.