AHHH!! Matting, please help!!
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Topic: AHHH!! Matting, please help!!
Posted By: Naked Eye
Subject: AHHH!! Matting, please help!!
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 1:53pm
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Ok, I've read some past topics on matting, but I need more help!
I thought my hair was doing fine (I keep it brushed, I always braid it at night, everything I can think of). I guess I was just being careful brushing around my mircolinks because I was afraid of pulling them out. So when I was straightening my hair this morning, I realized right above the microlinks it's all matting. It's right by my roots, so I'm scared to cut it out, but it hurts like a $%@#$ to comb and pull it all out!!! I've gotten most of it out (after only like 2 hours of ripping at my skull!!) There's still a huge one in the back. Is this just the nature of the extensions? Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening? Anything that might make it easier to get some out (like something you can actually put in you hair) I read about the rat tail and cutting some, so I'm going to try that now, but why could this be happening?? Any info would help me!!! |
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Posted By: Longhairdreams
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 2:01pm
| Most people buy a looper brush so they brush at the roots to pevent matting.They dont cost much and you can get them from most online hair sites. |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 5:02pm
| how long have your extensions been in? Its normal after a while to have some matting in the root area. But to help prevent it you need to get your fingers in there everyday to seperate the individual strands and YES....a looper brush helps to brush that area. But you cant prevent all of the matting from the shed hair tangling around the attachment area...but shouldnt be serious matting |
Posted By: Naked Eye
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 8:09pm
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Ok, what's this looper brush? Any links of a good one?
They've been in for only a few weeks, yeah, now I've realized just getting my fingers in there is helping the small ones from happening. But there was some serious matting, I think some spot in the back will have to be cut out completely or something. I'm still trying to work on it some. Thanks for the help, this was freaking me out!! |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 8:28pm
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keep working it....dont cut it, use some oil...conditioner or anything to help work it loose! You can get a looper brush at any beauty supply store or Kristin has one in her online shop http://www.yourhairshop.com/shoponline.html - http://www.yourhairshop.com/shoponline.html |
Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 8:37pm
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I agree that a looper brush may have been able to help you more. How long have you had them in? When working out a knot try some oil or conditioner (as mentioned above) and then use a rat tail comb to get it out. Start at side of the know furthest away from your head and work your way inward. Never cut your hair! Hearing that someone had to cut out a bond or knot is like listening to nails scratch on a chalkboard for me
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Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 12:41am
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i agree with all the advice. the reason hair matts up by the root is this- typicially we loose 150- 200 strands of our own hair Per day. in the sink, brush, our clothes etc. Well, with the hair being locked, or shrinked or glued with extension hair, we still have hair that has shed, however it has no place to go so it sits at your root and then some hair from another extensions sheds and those two side by side marry eachother and they have a family and that family is now called Matt or knot! sometimes too, if your hair is very fine and thin to start off with, it has more of a chance of matting at the root. The best thing to do is like sherrie said, go thru each strand and each row and keep the path clear. Also use a looper brush like Kristin sells. When i have clients who get some matting, the best thing to do is to remove the extension hair and attachment- loc, shrink etc and then work on the matting, using like kristin said a rat tail comb. Go slow it will come out. good luck ------------- Bringing beauty, one head at a time... |
Posted By: Naked Eye
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 10:06am
Opps...shouldn't have cut....  ...No...I didn't do that (oops....)
I got most worked out, except for that friend that is appearantly "marrying" ALOT of my other hair strands! Hehehe, cute way of explaining it Tangles. But I ended up basically pulling out about 30 of my extensions in trying to get this problem all fixed 
So yes, I am going to have to invest in this looper and still work on getting Mr. Huge Matt out! Thanks for the advice everyone, I was freaking out!! 
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