Hey Guys,

this is my first post. I have a major problem and I am REALLY hoping someone can hel me!!!! I have long hair past my butt and one day my boyfriend decided that before we went out that i should get ready at his house. Well, with my hair being 6" past my butt that wasn't a good idea!!!!! It is now practically one big knot and I've tried everything I have read, heard, and thought of and nothing is working!!!! I'm getting quite scared because I am a model and I have a VERY important shoot in 2 days and I cannot go with my hair like this but I cannot miss this so PLEASE POST ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER it would be GREATLY appreciated!

                 Totally Freaked!!!!!

Guys I forgot to add this to my first post, my hair is real no extensions or wigs, so the tricks have to be applicable to my hair. Smooches

That sounds like a pretty bad knot... how did it happen?

I'd say keep working with the wide-tooth comb if that's helping.  Get other to help too if you can.  And be patient. 

Good luck, I hope everything works out for you!

Thanks sooo much!!!! I work on it for about an hour and a half at a time three or four times a day when I can by myself and my mother is going to help me too I hope. It happened because my hair is VERY fine and I have to use either Thermasilk or Finness and all he had here was Head And Shoulders which is a major no no with hair as long as mine. ai thought it would be fine just once but I guess not! I don't comb my hair when its wet because it rips it so I tried to wait until it dried but that was also not a good idea! THEN I kept trying to put conditioner in it and let it soak in all the way and let it sit for a while and then wash it out so it would be softer, more moistened and easier to comb but the weight of water on my long hair just seemed to pull it down and make it tighter. And I'm scared that if it sits there too long while I can't get it all myself that it might damage my hair to the point to where I will have to cut it, like I said my hair is past my bottom quite a bit and the knot has almost consumed all of it through the trial of trying everything. Will it damage my hair to the point to where I will have to shave my head? My hair is very important to my career and i can't just let the damaged hair grow out if I get it out!?!?

Hi, this is my first time on this site and I had to reply to your hair problem.  I know exactly what you are going through.  I have a friend who has long hair to her butt, and she is sick, so her hair was not combed for weeks.  She keeps it in a braid, she had three massive knots two on each side of her head and one underneath.  I worked on one side for 4 hours, and did not get it out.   Another friend went that evening worked on the other side for 3 hours, I went back a couple days later and spent 5 more hours on the side that I worked on before, and finally got it all out.

I went to see her today, and it was matted again only took 1 hour this time.  I used a wide tooth comb and enfusium leave in conditioner, and the tail end of a tail comb to help pull the nots aparts, plus your fingers. 

I also, was told by a beautician to put a cholestrol treatment on it and sit under a dryer for 20-30 minutes, and try combing it.

Hi DaveDecker!! I have had great luck! I just kept using the spray in conditioner and a wide tooth comb and not washing it for a few days so it didn't get more matted and worked on it as much as I can. Then :( it started getting worse again so I washed it with Garnier Fructise and let the conditioner sit in my hair for about 30 min and let it dry and it got so soft again and came right out!!!! There's still a little spot that I need a little help with but we're going to work on that tomorrow!!!! Thanks soooo much guys!!!! Please keep in touch guys!!!