As someone with perpetually knotty hair I am always on the lookout for ways to make the detangling experience a little smoother. Thankfully, there’s one product that most of us already have in our showers that can help no end with the task at hand—conditioner. And I’m not talking about those dedicated detangling sprays, but your classic wash-out formulations. The secret to its ability to help when brushing out tangles? “Conditioner gives hair ‘slip’ and makes it easier to manage,” explains award-winning hairstylist and Fudge Professional Global Ambassador, Jonathan Andrew.
Most of us will follow our usual shampoo routine with a conditioner or hair mask, but when using it to help with detangling there’s a little more involved than slapping it on the ends of your hair and rinsing it straight out. To really help with detangling, Jonathan suggests leaving it on your hair for up to 10 minutes to really help it “penetrate the hair shaft with moisture, proteins and other nourishing ingredients” and therefore making it easier to work out those knots. Get on with the rest of your shower routine while it gets to work and then “gently brush your hair with a wide-toothed, soft comb from the ends upwards to detangle”.
