Why Your Natural Hair Is Getting Tangled & Matted | How To Fix It | Melissa Denise

Our natural hair can very easily become tangled and matted due to a number of reason. Tangled and matted natural hair can lead to damage, breakage and a lot of frustration. In this video let's talk about the cause and what steps we can take to help prevent them. Let me know if this is something you struggle with! ENJOY! Stay inspired!! xox MD

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[MelissaDenise]

Is this an area that your struggle in? Let me know if you have found a solution!! xox

[tanyaanderson]

My hair shed and matte years back when I washed it. My beautician noticed it once when I went to get my hair done and suggested I see my physician. I found out I was Vitamin d deficient. The shed hair made my hair matte together and it was scary. My hair now thrives when I consistently take Vitamin D supplements and shed when I don't.

[sharondelancy]

What's worse, webbing or matting? I think they are partners in crime😳

[TaKyraMoonlight]

My hair gets so tangled every time I wash it, once when I did a protein treatment it was literally was undetanglable. Just popped snapped and cracked, a nightmare. Took three months of extreme moisture to get it back to normal. I thought I’d have to cut it off. My hair is almost to my butt now, I just finger detangle. I don’t know if it’s the best routine but I just do my hair once a month. I just hibernate for two days. It’s constant work for 24 hours but it’s always worth it. I can’t wait to get a silk press for my birthday!

[Kygirly]

This is long but someone else may be havinĝ this issue and may not know what caused it or might have soma answers. My biracial 3c hair was always relaxed from a child to my early 20s. Now that im natural my corkscrew spirals came in and are 3 inches past bra strap length but my hair is matting so bad it turns into locks. Doesnt matter if i detangle with a tangle teaser and tons of conditioner a few hours later its matted all in a ball from ends and locked at the roots where fingers get stuck at the scalp. This all started when i started using cantu in my hair for a year and putting coconut oil in my hair, also with grapeseed oil and avacado oil mixed but more coconut oil than anything. I noticed after some time after shampooing i had a hard dry sand paper like film on my hair like a very dry coating of old cooking oils on my strands which all caused it to mat and make my lower bra stap length hair mat up to where it looks shoulder length... and plus i was using products that i did not know had protien in it. Which everything i bought without knowing had some type of protien in it. Protien seems to stiffen, dry out and make my hair feel like hay. I feel like companies focus way to much on protein in every product including conditioners and all styling products and they arent focusing enough on moisture. Ever since ive used those things in my hair ive tried giant bins full of brands of hair products all ranging from as i am, texture ID, Camilie rose, marc anthony, africian pride, shea moisture (which used to work prior to my set back), aunt Jackie's, mielle organics, carols daughters, and many many many more, alot of them felt great in my hair once it was soaking wet but once i air dried my curls and my hair was 100 percent or almost fully air dried my hair would feel brittle and dry from the products.... ive even tried the LCO method with coconut oil, grape seed, avacado, and olive oil. I even tried using camille rose Coco honey nibs oil as a sealant and should have just kept it for my scalp instead of waisting so much of it to cover all my stands after my leave in and im done using cooking oils for my hair. I will stick to purchasing oils that are made for the scalp like jojobo, argan etc that are as natural as possible. I know when i was little my mom used her Caucasian hair products in my hair like aussie, pantene, etc, it didnt matt into locks, , it was always silky and soft. I dont know ehst else to do. I just gave my self a light trim. Im losing so much length. Ive lost 4 inches since last year not counting the inch or so i cut off. Im lost. One thing i have not tried was gettinf someone to cornrow my hair. This is do depressing and such a waste of money on over 100 products since beginning of 2022. Having to try to pull the locks apart and comb through them is breaking and ripping my hair. Its also thinning it out by taking a comb or tangle teaser to it. I wish i had a solution 😢 i wish my hair would stay moisturized longer than a 1 day or less. Good luck to anyone else suffering.

[alkahinat]

My hair hates staying in a protective style past 3-4 weeks, it’s like it gets weaker? So I always have to use a strengthening treatment after taking it down (like henna, ashwaghandha or a protein treatment)

[dittney]

After I take down braids, I use cowboy magic to comb through any matted sections. I cant wear my hair in a wash and go for more than 3 days or my hair will tangle around itsself. I mostly have to keep my hair in a stretched state like in twists or or buns.

[delicatemoves]

Does anyone else's hair get messy when you wear a hood, such as a coat hood?

[Qylon]

Steam in addition to conditioner works great for detangling matted hair.

[sierraarmstrong]

My hair gets to knotted I have to dump crap tons of conditioner in my hair to brush it out, my hair is fairly straight/wavy but every damn day I have to brush 2/3 dreads out of my head my scalp always hurts my hair is very long and like fluffy I love my long hair but I'm so tired of the knots

[beyondallreason-dupq]

My hair gets tangled easily...I detangled it three days ago and its already matted 😭😭😭

[OneFaithFilledLady]

This video is helpful and these comments are really helpful bc im sitting trying to decide if i should chop my hair off and start over bc the mattes are so annoying. But im not going to quit yet.

[TamaraInTanzania]

As i have learned to leave my hair alone it is started to grow a lotttt but the matting is so bad. Why....i was so close to shaving my hair but i took 2 days and 5 movies later i detangle every section. It was the worst

[rachaellevein]

I cut, never know what to do, girl the struggle is real, but thank God it could have been worse

[alkahinat]

I find that red palm oil or coconut oil really helps with detangling...

[TamaraInTanzania]

My hair used to never do this...yes I wear wigs but the matting is crazy in the last year. What is going on? Do I need to change my diet

[user_riyazg]

My hair is extremely tangled matted, on the right ear above my hair had turned was a pouch like a round ball. It's not possible for me to even tie hair together. I need a urgent help I am embarrassed to visit saloon as I am looking for home remedies something like that so that I can do it myself madam. Please I plead you beg you to me me immediately. Please I am getting into depression feels like killing myself for this hair. Help help help madam helpr

[theresakemp]

Hi Melissa…. I did cut my hair all off back in 2012…due to tangled hair from braids. I have from what I’ve been told 4A type hair and in some places my hair is 3C…my hair grew back fast but gets tangled especially when wet. These tips that you mentioned do help. Thank you.🙏💜

[Plarndude]

My hair started getting tangled and matted a few months ago. Never happened before in my entire life! It hurts!

[LadyYella]

My hair is dry and get matted sometimes im trying to stay away from perms and i just comb my hair probably need some iron pills