Go get a little spray bottle, maybe 5-6" tall. Fill it about 1/6 to 1/4 full of conditioner, then add water and shake. Once you've washed your hair, don't "scrub" it dry by rubbing the towel back and forth (you probably already know this) but pat it or squish the towel around it with your hands. Then comb out starting from the bottom, and when you get to a tangle, spray the mixture directly on it.
The same stuff is in detangler as in conditioner, but it's watered down. The problem with conditioner is there's too much of it and you have to rinse it off. If you apply it as needed to the problem areas, you won't use so much.
This seems to work okay on the kiddo's mid-back-length hair, which is very curly and coarse; I don't use anything more than just a little bit of conditioner, because my hair's so straight it doesn't tangle at all. (At least, not until it hits mid-back; I remember being shocked the first time I grew it out and it tangled on me.)
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Date: 2008-01-09 05:27 pm (UTC)The same stuff is in detangler as in conditioner, but it's watered down. The problem with conditioner is there's too much of it and you have to rinse it off. If you apply it as needed to the problem areas, you won't use so much.
This seems to work okay on the kiddo's mid-back-length hair, which is very curly and coarse; I don't use anything more than just a little bit of conditioner, because my hair's so straight it doesn't tangle at all. (At least, not until it hits mid-back; I remember being shocked the first time I grew it out and it tangled on me.)