Dealing with matted natural black hair

9/9/2014

First things first, what's matted hair? Your hair becomes matted if you go to bed without twisting it for a couple of nights. It sticks together and flattens against your scalp - a bit like I don't know, a mat?

Because it's normally dry as well, you can't just comb it out of its matted state. It would cause lots of breakage and be quite painful.

There's a simple solution:

1. Spritz your hair with water. I normally add my essential oil blend, Neno Natural's Hair Growth Stimulator, to my water.

2. Don't try to lift the matted hair out immediately. Put a shower cap over your head then go about your business.

3. After about 15 minutes, the hair will be soft enough to deal with. It will feel completely different. You can spritz more water onto it if you like. Finger comb it and you're good to go.

Simple as A, B, C. Or 1, 2, 3 in this case.

One of my friends gave up on being natural because she simply couldn't deal with matted hair and as the only natural haired black person in her boarding school, there was no one to turn to, ah well.

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Nicky

14/9/2014 01:04:10 pm

Thank you!!! I really needed that. I'm in an inbetween stage with my hair growth and it takes a while to twist because it's not that long When I don't twist it, it becomes matted.

Bridget

14/9/2014 02:47:20 pm

Love your blogs!

gloria

14/9/2014 04:11:05 pm

Am so glad you posted this, was actually on a cross road on that issue; now it's resolved.

Deekay74

14/9/2014 04:21:58 pm

I am two months post BC and a 4C. My hair is so dry... Have tried the LOC LCO with water, Shea butter and castor oil but don't seem to be getting anywhere. What am I doing wrong?

Pamela

15/9/2014 03:49:45 am

Hi DeeKay74,

Try the baggy method. Spritz your hair with water, cover it with a plastic cap. Let it sit for 2-3 hours. When I big chopped my hair was dry and shedding. I moisturized and seal with Shea butter or castor oil. It was still dry. I started the baggy method every two to three days and sometimes overnight. It helped that I was at not working at the time. After a month, I saw a big change in my hair.
Its going to take a little while to find out what works for your hair. It did for me. However, I decided early in my journey that I was not going to become a product junkie. I have been successful at keeping my personal pledge. Keep doing the Loc Method and add the baggy method to your routine. It takes about 30 days to see if a method works. Hope this helps.

Lerato

14/9/2014 04:46:56 pm

I'm a 4C type and my hair is short to even twist before I go to bed. Should I Spritz is everyday? Thanks for the post.

Yaone

14/9/2014 10:04:50 pm

thank you for the post. your posts are always so useful.

angus

14/9/2014 11:23:17 pm

Thanks for the info---my question is my scalp is dry andI beendearing wearing braids. It seems to turn to hard patches in my scalp? What can I use for that ...thank you

Genise

15/9/2014 12:40:39 am

I just did the big chop and I have 4c hair. I was wondering how I was going to handle this because it will take me way too long to twist my hair up every night because I don't have the length yet. Thanks for the help.

Tosha

15/9/2014 02:42:40 am

Thanks for the tips. However, this method seems to work for light matting. I recently had severe matting and even with conditioner and a plastic cap left on for over an hour my hair was very difficult to untangle. I lost a lot of hair.

Nelo

15/9/2014 08:30:13 am

OMG thank you i usually have this problem a lot i just found a better way to deal with it thank you thank you

Kayanna Evans

15/9/2014 11:20:48 am

Thankyou so much ! You have helped me a lot with my journey with natural hair .

Deneise Green

16/9/2014 12:33:02 am

what does your essential oil blend consist of?

Cathy Wilson

16/9/2014 04:07:59 am

AaliyahG

17/9/2014 03:34:44 am

I love it!

thinning link

19/11/2014 01:37:04 pm

Don't try to lift the matted hair out immediately. Put a shower cap over your head then go about your business.

Utlwi link

12/10/2015 11:02:56 pm

Oh wow, your posts are straight to the point and very informative. I once relapsed and went back to relaxers because my hair was matted and extremely dry, I had absolutely no idea what to do with it. But I know better now. Thanks Heather!!

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Dealing with matted natural black hair

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