Tangled Tresses: How to safely untangled your hair

We’ve all been there. After a big event or a night out for which your hair has been hair-sprayed, back-combed (teased), tugged at, and pinned you’re left with the knotty nest of hair on your head to try and sort out afterwards. Or, maybe you simply have hair that tangles easily. If you aren’t careful, getting tangles out of your hair cannot only be painful, but also damage or break pieces of hair. And beautiful readers, you don’t want that.

With all the fashion shows and photoshoots that models have their hair prepped for, they are very familiar with untangling their locks. The modelling industry has taught me two useful ways to untangle hair:

Comb from ends to roots in sections:

1. Remove any bobby pins, fasteners, hair ties, etc.
2. Using a regular comb, take a small 2-inch section of hair and start at the ends by slowly combing through the bottom inch, working out knots as you do.
3. Move up the section of hair another inch and repeat.
4. Comb inch by inch up the section of hair until you are at the roots and can successfully comb all the way to the ends.
5. Take another 2-inch section of hair and repeat. Continue this until all of your hair has been combed through.

Optional: If you are having trouble, or if your hair is especially dry or loaded up with product, try adding a drop of baby oil or conditioner to the tangle while following the steps above.

Use a handy new tool called the Tangle Teezer:

I learned about this little miracle at a photoshoot recently and it was so effective that I just had to share it with you. Thanks to the hairstylist for pointing out this find and using it on me between hair styles and after the photoshoot. As a result, I left the studio pain- and tangle-free!

1. Remove any bobby pins, fasteners, hair ties, etc.
2. Put the Tangle Teezer brush to your hair (right at the roots or half-way between the roots and the ends) and brush through.
3. Repeat all over your hair until the tangles are gone. The gentle and flexible bristles easily sort out tanlges without tugging at your hair like a regular brush or comb.

According to adivce on their website, the brush can also safely be used on hair extensions, weaves, and wigs. Ask at your salon if they carry it or buy it online.

The most important thing to remember when detangling your hair is to be gentle with it!

Wondering which hair type — curly or straight — tangles more? Find out here.

(Images: elle.com, tangleteezer.com)