Top 8 Detanglers For Natural Hair
There are some pretty universal hair tools that naturals need, no matter what the hair type, porosity, or thickness. Yes, our tresses are different, and yes we are all unique women, but as we have similar hair types, the tools to allow us manageability are oftentimes one in the same. Our hair is fragile and extremely curly or coily, and with this comes knots, snags and tangles.
Our hair tends to curl or coil around itself which makes detangling challenging, and it certainly also makes hair length goals harder to obtain when our hair is not properly maintained. There is an art to caring for your tresses that requires certain techniques that allow for obtaining every hair goal you plan for yourself. Once such technique is detangling carefully, but effectively.
Detangling is a crucial part of natural hair care, as it makes it easier to wash, style, and distribute products throughout our tresses. Detangling is just removing the accumulated shed hair, tangles, snags and knots from your hair, all the while using tools that will not cause damage.
You can use your fingers, a wide-tooth comb and a brush, but without the right product with great slip. You will be doing more harm than good. Slip is just the slipperiness of a product and how well it will dissolve or remove tangles, snags and knots.
Finding products that give ultimate slip, so you can successfully remove tangles and snags without ripping your hair, or creating damage is always a challenge for newly Naturals (and even some veteran Naturals), so we complied a list of the top 8 that will give amazing slip and make for easier detangling sessions.
Hey, we all want the ease of detangling, but we don’t want to spend all day doing our hair right?
Without further ado, here are our top 8 products…
1. Kinky-Curly Knot Today
This leave-in is always at the top of the list of best detanglers because its top five ingredients are so potent at creating amazing slip. With organic mango extract, organic slipper elm, organic marshmallow root, organic lemongrass, and cetyl alcohol, you gain a conditioner that melts those tangles, snags and knots away. It also allows you to gently distribute the product and smooth your hair’s cuticle for softness and shine.
BUY NOW2. SheaMoisture Raw Shea Butter Extra-Moisture Detangler
You get the goodness of glycerine*, water, shea butter*, kelp extract and slippery elm which doesn’t only make for great slip, but makes up this a sweet smelling leave-in conditioner* that has solidified it’s place in the hearts of many naturals. It’s formulation makes it perfect for super thick hair, as it will create the lushness you have been craving. It defines and detangles like a dream. You will end up with springy curls and shiny coils.
3. Oyin Handmade Hair Dew
Water, castor seed oil, olive oil*, aloe vera juice*, and cetyl alcohol are the star ingredients of this leave-in conditioner* that is light enough for everyday use. You can use it to refresh your style for second day hair, and it is uber slippery which will make your hair easier to comb and style.
BUY NOW4. Pantene, Detangling Milk Hair Treatment
This inexpensive detangler has water, dimethicone, argania spinosa kernel oil as well as fatty alcohols among its ingredients. It is great for all hair types and is popular with type 4 curlies as well as looser textured type 3 curlies. It is very likely to that your hair will love this as it adds moisture to dry, tangle prone hair.
BUY NOW5. EDEN BodyWorks Coconut Shea All Natural Leave-In Conditioner
There are top notch ingredients in this powerhouse leave-in conditioner*. It has water, aloe vera juice*, coconut oil*, jojoba* seed oil and safflower seed oil in this all-natural deep treatment conditioner. The coconut oil* will penetrate and revitalize, while the shea butter* will seal in your hair’s much needed moisture. It has amazing slip and is safe for color treated tresses.
BUY NOW6. Carols Daughter Hair Milk 4-in-1 Combing Creme For Curls, Coils and Waves
Another inexpensive detangler that all the naturals in ‘the know’ are raving about; this is a 4 in 1 combing cream designed for natural hair. It works its slippery magic with water, jojoba* esters, artichoke leaf extract, agave tequilana leaf extract and rice extract among other ingredients. This creamy conditioner detangles, moisturizes, defines, controls frizz, and adds shine. Your detangling sessions will be shorter and more successful.
BUY NOW7. Alikay Naturals – Knots Be Gone Hair Detangler
The name of this product says it all. With water, aloe vera juice*, marshmallow root powder, hibiscus* flower extract, Behentrimonium Methosulfate which is a natural detangling agent and vegetable glycerin among the ingredients, it’s clear that this product will help dissolve knots and tangles. The marshmallow root helps give hair amazing slip, keeps hair soft and works to soothe dry scalp and reduce dandruff.
BUY NOW8. Cantu Coil Calm Detangler
Water, glycerine* and shea butter* come together to create an ultra creamy detangler. These ingredients will not only provide you with serious slip, but also give your hair maximum hydration. It helps you to attain soft, tangle-free hair to make styling easy and painless. It can be rinsed out, or left-in for more hydration. It will also keep your scalp balanced to provide you with the right environment to produce and maintain healthy hair.
BUY NOWFinal Thoughts
Bear in mind that having the right tools and products without the right technique can lead to you butchering your strands, so take care to use healthy detangling practices and principles.
Remember not to rake through your hair from root to tip. Instead start from the ends and work up to the roots. It is also important that you work in small sections to limit tangling and be gentle with your hair.
With the right products, tools, and techniques, your next detangling session should be efficient with little to no hair breakage.
