Cutting My Matted 4c Hair

For some of us wet styling.

Cutting my matted 4c hair. Some people are just prone to knotting while other may be suffering from a damaged hair cuticle causing more friction from the lifted cuticles. My hair has a bunch of small knots and one huge knot in the back. To untangle severely matted hair start by applying a deep conditioner or a detangling spray to your damp hair. Why cut your matted tangled hair or your clients hair when you can save it.

Loose hairs can knot several times around attached hair create a tangle and lead to matting if not removed. Sydney s 4c natural hair became knotted and tangled almost dreadlocks because of swimming and continuing to keep it in o. Now here is the deal. After waiting several minutes gently untangle the easiest knots with your fingers.

Put your hair in a sloppy ponytail or very chunk twists the goal is just to prevent your hair from matting. You don t have to do anything special to 4c hair when you go to bed. My first idea was to cut my hair to donate to locks of love but i wanted to see if there are other ways to untangle my hair first. Next use a wide toothed comb to brush the ends of your hair slowly working upward to release the knots.

Matted hair occurs when it has not been combed to remove shed hairs. If you go to bed with only a bare bones fro overtime your hair will become matted tangled and the end result will be breakage.