Product Review: Tangle Teezer

My Review

The tangle teezer is absolutely amazing! It is a bit pricey for a brush or comb but the price is relative. You literally will not need another comb or brush ever. Unless you use a comb for parting your hair. Otherwise, this is all you need. I have found that you can detangle wet or dry hair with the tangle teezer. In the past I could never even think about combing my hair while dry. But not with the tangle teezer. Wet or dry it gets the job done. Another great thing about it, is that you pull out less hair! It does a great job of ridding me of shedded hair but I don't get a great amount of snapping and pulling on healthy strands. Chelsyea asked if it is painful or hurts. Not one bit. As I explained in the video, the bristles move with your hair and they are very flexible! You can even get right down to the roots. And it is all very painless! Also, I love how EASY it is to clean! Pull out the hair, and rinse out the rest. That is all :) In addition, it comes in MANY different colors! Hot pink, black, purple with sparkles, blue, green, etc. Read more about the product here!

Other Review:

Price: $10 plus tax ($10.86 for me)

Please note that is is great for ALL types of hair. Ladies with long-flowing glorious locks, check out this review,

Okay people, this brush is going in my will along with a few other beauty hg's. I read a bunch of the reviews and decided to give it a try.

I didn't think it was accomplishing much since it didn't 'pull' like a normal brush. Well, I ran my fingers through my very long waist length hair and to my enjoyment....not a snarl to be found!


I have very fine, very long hair that just loves to tangle up if I even think about a knot. I've tried soooo many different products and brushes but I will never buy another 'regular' brush ever ever again :)


I plan on using on my 2 year old as well, she has fine curly hair that tangles occasionally. You gotta start em early :)

 

I love that the focus of the creation of this hair tool revolves around limiting cuticle damage! According to the website, 

The damage trying to tear tangles and knots out of your hair with an unsuitable brush cannot be underestimated. Vigorous brushing will ‘rough’ up and damage the hair’s cuticle wrecking your hair’s chances of looking healthy and shiny. The cuticle or the outermost layer of the hair is a hard layer of over-lapping protective scale like cells (think of them as tiles on a roof) and are the front line when it comes to protecting your hair’s internal structure from damage which is imperative for bouncy, sexy and touchable hair. As well as brushing, cuticle sabotage can be caused by over-use of heated appliances, chemicals and hair accessories such as clips leading to split ends and a lack lustre and frizzy appearance.

For mothers of children with natural hair:

They offer the magic flowerpot which is, "a hairdressing first - a revolution in children’s hair care guaranteed to end their fear of tears,". It is absolutely adorable. It makes combing out your daughters hair fun for them and cute for their room :)





 

What do others say?

Pros

• detangles the worst knots
• gives a good scalp massage
• can tell it is not damaging to hair
• barely lose any hair

Cons

• sensitive scalps may not like the bristles on their scalp
• sounds like Velcro running through hair (although it is not ripping it out)
• very hard to find cons!!!

So I hope this is helpful! There are TONS of reviews on the net. And most of them are positive!

If you decide to purchase this product please let me know how it works for you!

WHY is protetive styling so important?

*Picture of damaged hair follicle.

 It may not look like much when you see your hair in the mirror,

 but under the microscope its much worse then you may have imagined!

Many women in the natural community have reported hair breakage, dry hair, uncontrollable split ends, and the list goes on! Could there possibly be a connection between a failure to practice protective styling and damaged hair? I am going to conclude that there is a distinct positive correlationg between the two.

While wearing your hair out and curly is very fun and cute when you first go natural, there are all types of damage your hair will endure. Therefore we must know how to avoid these types of damage the best we can.

Sun and Wind Damage: 

If you know you will be in the sun for a long period of time, plan ahead.

Bring a colorful scarf, or a floppy hat. In addition, be sure to moisturize your

hair and tuck all of your ends under. If I know I'm going to the beach, I generally

 braid my hair and load it up with moisturization (if that is a word! lol)

Heat Damage:

No need to overload your hair with heat! Take the time to braid, air dry

 and undo your hair instead of blow drying. Flat iron very seldom

 (1-2 time a year max for me). Avoid hot curlers, hot sticks and curling irons.

Instead opt for roller sets, foam rollers, bantu knot outs, pin curls and twist outs.

Excess Manipulation Damage:

 You have to be very careful how often you are combing, brushing and

styling your hair. If you have twists one day, twist out the next, puff the next,

blowed out fro the next and high bun the next, there is a big problem. All of the

 combing, tugging, pressure on the hair, brushing, etc, leads to breakage. Pick a

 style and keep it for 5-7 days. If your hair must be out, limit it to twice a week!

Lack of Hair Moisture = Damage

If you are not moisturizing your hair daily or every other day at least,

you are damaging your hair. Our hair is very thirsty and we have to make sure

we are giving our hair the adequate amount of moisture. WATER is the best way

to moisturize your hair. I use a spray bottle of: purified water, aloe vera juice, tea tree

oil and carrot oil. I spray it on my hair every night before I tie it up. It makes my hair

verymoisturized and quenches its thirst! Moisture is a MUST! A MUST!!!

 So WHAT do you do to overcome all of these damages and still have beautiful hair? No one wants boring hair and no one wants to wear the same styles!! Well.....

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Protective Styling!
It isn't boring!!! Here is a list of MANY different protective styles you can try along with 2 featured protective styles. I have included 6 style ideas to keep you stylish for the rest of the week. No one will ever know you are "protecting" your hair :)

• Twists on dry or wet hair: from large to small
• Monday: Wear your twists in a pin up style

• Tuesday: Pull your twists into a low bun. Tuck the ends under.
• Wednesday: Put your twists into bantu knots overnight, wear curly and down
• Thursday: Pin up your twists in curly pin curls all over your head. Play with the texture
• Friday: Wet twists completely in the shower and allow the ends to curl, wear down and pinned back
• Saturday: Rock a twist out!
• Braids: from medium to small
• Monday: braid the braids into two french braids or french twists
• Tuesday: undo the french braid or french twist after being in overnight. Wear hair out to show off crimpy/wavy texture
• Wednesday: dampen hair, put foam rollers on the ends and leave over night. Wear in a low pony tail to show off curly ends
• Thursday: Pin up in a french braid with curly ends out at the top. Take out a small amount on the top and put into a pin curl
• Friday: Wet hair in the shower and wear down and pinned back

  

• Saturday: Rock a braid out!!

Many other styles (all featured  on my blog):

• Cornrows
• Flat twists
• High bun
• Bantu knots
• Pompa-Poof
• Pixie Twists
• Halo-Inspired

 

In the words of a little boy from my church,

"Kendra wears her hair A LOT of ways!!"

Do YOU have any style ideas or pictures??

Please share!!!!

Saving one nappy head a day

I am going to propose that there is definitely a positive correlation and a distint link between the two.