"Strumming the Harp Strings" | Tips for Detangling Thick Density- Fine Textured Natural Hair

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[@DoubleA-ou7pj]

I just came to say that I just tried twisting my hair with just grease like you said. OMG!!! The twists look so much better. I have fine hair and doing it this way makes it look fuller. I can’t wait to see what it looks like when I wake up tomorrow. I feel like I’ve been hoodwinked by all the natural hair products I’ve been buying over the years. SMH. Grease… who knew 🙂

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Glad to hear it! Thank you so much for the feedback!

[@Lashamalaya]

What kind of grease did you use? I have the green blue magic and when I use it, the twists look great but when I take my hair down I feel like it's overly dry and just feels rough and more tangled.

[@DoubleA-ou7pj]

@@Lashamalaya I used the Dax light grease. The blue one. I think I will try something a little heavier next time.

[@Lashamalaya]

​@DoubleA-ou7pj Maybe that's what I need. Maybe the blue magic was too strong. Might keep that for scalp only. Do you remember about what about of grease you used for each section? Sorry in advance if I'm annoying you lol just been a long road and still trying to figure it out

[@DoubleA-ou7pj]

@@Lashamalaya just enough to put on the hair. I am very light handed with products so I probably should have used more because my scalp and hair was kind of dry the next couple of days.

[@Iyaleta]

Everything about this was so educational. I’ve been natural 30 years and pretty much figured out what works best for my hair, but not always why exactly. Also being natural so long, when I first started watching you I knew immediately you love natural hair (critically important) and that you know what you’re talking about. So grateful I found someone I can trust to learn more from. Thank you!

[@AfrikanHairGod]

You are so welcome!

[@rubybrown1676]

These videos are why I actually understand what Im doing and not just attacking my hair with a comb anymore

[@AfrikanHairGod]

I'm so glad!

[@nwb730]

Thank you for explaining the importance of using a detangling brush for detangling certain natural textures of hair. I use to think I was doing something wrong by using a tool because I would watch videos of 4c girlies with dense hair who swear by finger detangling only as one of the main reasons why their hair grew so long. It may very well work for them but it has always been a definite NO for me.

[@Long_May_They_Raine]

It made me smile to see that this is how I instinctively detangle.

[@NanaNaima1]

You must have some healthy hair then 🎉

[@SSNUTHIN]

OMG Narada, I was not ready for the finished style! It's so elegant. I have thick high density hair and I love to detangle this way, especially after having left my hair in a style for longer than I intended. This method has my tender-headed stamp of approval.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Thank you!

[@alyariel9713]

ahahaha Yaaaay! #FineHairRepresentation I've naturally done this with my fine hair!!

[@Moriri_By_TshepiB]

This so true. I have waist length hair and 95% of my tangles are as a result of one or two shed hairs that is stuck in the rest of the hair.

[@meagan7symone]

Thank you, Narada! I have fine hair and this is very helpful. I have been doing most of what you’re doing but I probably could use a different brush. I once said that finger detangling ONLY doesn’t work for me in a natural hair group and the girls ate me up! 🤣 I’m glad to hear this from someone who knows what they’re doing. Great work as always! 💗

[@LaiLai..]

I’m going to try the pulling and separating technique . I’ve did it like once or twice but not consistently enough. I recently found a brush that works really well with smoothing my hair, and noticed it gets that shed hair that a wide tooth comb doesn’t.

[@jasminerosewater3891]

I love your commentary. Down to Earth, to the point, informational, and funny!

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Thank you

[@SheyB-sl5kg]

Omg! That's my hair type! Smoothing and shepherding the strands is key.

[@Brandiisbeloved]

can you do more vidsos on fine dense hair. This is my hair type and im always look to learn different ways to care for it

[@sunnyj7424]

I’ve been doing this the past two wash days and it’s made a huge difference with the manageability of my hair. No more fighting my hair!

[@michelleeja412]

Love your videos because they are so informative. I have- fine, medium to thick density hair and I actually do all the steps you demonstrated. I create sections and even break it down to sub sections, I spread my hair and gently run my fingers thru and not bothered that it takes time. The only thing I don't use is brushes. This is my take on the matter, I am very intentional about removing shed hair and because I do it twice a week during re-moisturization (semi detangling) by the time wash day arrives (1x a week) I have very little tangling or shed hair. I strictly adhere to this pattern, and it works for me, but I appreciate another take in the matter. Loved that you emphasized the purpose of the brush is to separate the strands, smooth it out and give it direction, whereas I see a lot of people using the brush solely as a detangling tool and not bothering pre detangle or spread the hair out.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Fair enough that makes sense. In a salon environment it's not really practical to spend large amounts of time just detangling so this is the most gentle yet efficient way for me but doing what works for you is just as crucially important 👍

[@michelleeja412]

@@AfrikanHairGod thank you 😊 . I might just use a brush in the future just to see the difference.

[@sOupira]

I'm curious to know: do you wash your hair in twists? And do you detangle after shampoo and conditioning with a leave in? I'm trying to find better ways to detangle without my hair matting or being dry in the process - I guess I have to detangle midweek too in order to make the detangling session on wash day easier 😅

[@michelleeja412]

@sOupira I thoroughly finger detangle damp to slightly wet hair with conditioner before I wash my hair and put in 4-6 twists. I unwind one twist at a time to shampoo and re-twist. And do the same for deep conditioner and lightly detangle. Hopefully, I answered your questions

[@namaste348]

You make that look so easy 🥰 When I open my hair I gets knots at the ends, even though I trim often (monthly) 😭

[@feefee2]

This is so helpful! Her hair is much like mines and my daughter's! Our struggles are freakin knots at the end. Seems like even after trimmin they are right back! Im wondering if its due to me twisting her ends after 1st braiding? I honestly didn't think we could use those brush types! I am gonna rewatch this!

[@iateyursandwiches]

4:38 wait, your clients don't have to come to your salon predetangled as long as its not matted? Also thank you for putting me on spray leave in as a means to layer under my stylers, especially the cream and botanical gel. I feel like it my fine hair gets less itchy and flaky at the end of the week now with creams; the botanical gels mix better and i can get more out of it without compromising my hair.

[@allisonbleb]

Her hair is gorgeous

[@jasminerosewater3891]

This is sooooo satisfying. I love doing my sister's thick 4c hair after learning the hack to keep the brush vertical.

[@Oyinscorner]

I am loving the educational videos. I am doing a massive overhaul of all the misinformation I have gotten over the years. I would really love it if you could do a video on the extra care for coloured and bleached hair.

[@vettejakes]

Gorgeous style!

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Thank you! 😊

[@danielletaylor4708]

Thanks for the detangling tips! Love that hairstyle too!❤❤❤

[@julewhite-craddock1539]

I am so glad you are so truthful. Love you.

[@Stephsade88]

This is my exact hair type. Thank you for this

[@kungfoopencileraser]

I’m so glad I caught this!❤

[@GaDiva769]

My daughter and I both have fine stands with high density. Woo Child!!

[@Kindred04]

My hair is just like this young lady's, but only right in the front, crown, and the upper right quadrant. You are definitely telling the truth when you said that's the hardest to detangle. I have so much breakage in those areas, while the rest of my hair which has thicker strands and a slightly looser curl pattern does just fine. I even did a big chop once solely because of the breakage I had in the fine areas. No matter what methods, products, or tools I use nor how frequently I detangle, I always end up having to cut some of my strands where 2 or 3 pieces have decided to knot together and the individual strands are just too fine for me to get them apart. I have never been able to get the front, crown, and sides of my hair to grow out as thick and long as the back. I've been natural for over 25 years, and this has been a constant problem for me. The only time I didn't have to deal with it was when I had locs, and it's the very reason that I'm thinking of going back to locs again.

[@cuteyalexia]

I have a different curl pattern than your client, but I can see that we similar strand thickness and her hair behaves like mine. I started using the Kazmalaje paddle comb to detangle my hair and I don't know how managed before. For real, a regular detailing comb does not get the shed hair out.

[@devonnebeckham5553]

We have very similar hair. I use Philip Kingzley Elasticizer once a month. Game changer. Halved my knots x

[@moi2995]

Very nice Narada. I’ve learned so much from you and realized it when I watched this. Beautiful hairstyle as well 🤎🙋🏾‍♀️

[@latonyajackson4295]

I really like it when you do this type of content.

[@yolandahankins5429]

I'm a new subscriber!! This video was helpful. Thank you

[@-pup2k-]

Best hair channel on youtube - period.

[@moeshaden3788]

The style at the end was everyyything I love it 😍🥰& thanks for the tip I will implement them my next wash day

[@elizabethlewis4908]

I’m so grateful and appreciative for this video. My hair is very high in density and I have fine strands. I will be detangling like this on my next wash day. 👍🏾🙌🏾

[@NewYorkNaturals]

The end result looks lovely ❤ 🥣 this 💩🆙😂😂😂

[@skysky-lt1es]

So informative! You have done me such a service with my hair care journey. Even with the slightest things most hairstylist dont point out you always make it make sense.

[@lucindagray8882]

I've been following you since you was doing your OWN hair in the bathroom and was rollerblading, with a sword, 😂😂😂😂!!! I wish that you were in the STL... LUV THAT STYLE ON THE CLIENT ❤❤❤...

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Thank you! ❤️

[@KMGME]

This video is loaded with great tips and useful information. Well done. Excellent video 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@Free-rf8vm]

Thanks for sharing

[@vettejakes]

Good evening!

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Have a great night!

[@flowerchild9672]

Thank you so much for the information. I have 3 heads (including mine) to do and when I used to use a much smaller Denman brush I thought it was ripping our hair out because (I thought) it had a bit too much shed hair in the bristles. I thought I was recking my children’s hair so I stopped using it. It just seemed like a really small brush compared to how much hair I had to do on each head. My stylist used a Denman and I thought they were ripping my hair out. I guess it’s the sound it makes. I just thought this type of brush was not for Afro-textured hair. That being said, thank you so much for schooling me. I really need a big paddle brush like the Denman you mentioned because the hair in my household is very very dense, and very long, and I want it smoothed out more. I’ll purchase the one you mention from your store and see how it goes.

[@christinaranmcgee561]

Hello! Enjoying the information on your videos and techniques. Would you please share the product you are detangling with. I ordered the brush, for my daughter's next wash day. Thank you so much! Love your straight forward personality. 😊

[@mjgarner123]

Beautiful job!!! Your detangling method was with ease. ITA...most tangling is caused by shed hair. I wanted to know if this was done prior to shampooing or after? (I heard you say a thick leave-in was used so I'm guessing this was prior to styling.)

[@AfrikanHairGod]

This was after her shampoo. Leave in always should be used as a primer before your stylers. It will assist with detangling and protecting your hair.

[@larynadams1127]

When you get a chance I'd love if you can give your thoughts on the unbrush brush

[@mikashae8651]

I have all the types and textures on my head. 😭

[@DRunnerr]

Thank you for all the tips in this video! I will try your method of separating my hair by hand next wash day instead of the wide tooth before the brush. My hair is exactly like your clients its bra strap length now and honestly longer it gets the more I may need to get a pro to just maintain it for me.

[@simonekangar4066]

Thank you for making this video. Both of my daughters have hair this thick with one having longer hair and the other is about the same length as this client here. Detangling whether it’s a wash day or not is always a dreaded time for my girls and me because they are super tender headed and tears are shedded from time to time. Sometimes the entire time. 😢I try my best to not be so heavy handed when it comes to detangling but I’m trying to learn better techniques to make this lengthy process less painful for my girls. Do you have any recommendations as far as detangling products and tools I could use for hair like this?

[@XxJiazuMiStarZxX]

I wish I paid more attention to your videos when I was a loose natural. This is such valuable information. 😩 @AfrikanhairGod has your jump rope challenge started? If not, where do I go to join?

[@AfrikanHairGod]

No not yet we'll be start that up in the next couple of weeks before Thanksgiving I'll be making an announcement video well before we start up the challenge

[@stefanimonet2826]

This is so informative. Thank you, Narada. I use the Felicia leatherwood. It seems to work fine for me but it seems my daughter who has more dense, tighter curls experiences a lot of breakage with it. I used to use wide and narrow tooth combs and she never had this issue. I was thinking about going back to the combs for her but would prefer a brush for the ease of things. Any thoughts?

[@stefanimonet2826]

My daughters hair is similar to your clients. Maybe I should grab the brush you’re using..

[@crownofglory6071]

where can I find this brush?? thanks for your insight!

[@jeaneperson3471]

What type of brush and where do I purchase?

[@cream7947]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@KelseySong]

Can you explain how different types of cuts look on curly hair instead of straight hair and what looks good? I mean cutting straight across, in a v-shape, u-shape, etc.. I’m bingeing your channel and I hope you know that you’re an absolute gem and pillar of knowledge.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

I don't really get too many clients that cut for shape as they do for health and length retention. Moknowshair has a really good video that demonstrates different cuts on straight and curly hair respectively

[@muziklives101]

For those of us who are not as good as using both of our hands. Is there a blow dryer with a paddle or round brush attachment you will suggest for fine strands thick density people out there? 😭

[@Loveprincessmiah]

I’m loving this hairstyle style!!This is the perfect natural protective style that I was looking for 😁👍

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Thank you! 😊

[@Loveprincessmiah]

You’re welcome 😁👍

[@lindseynero1000]

Very helpful for my 5 year olds thick dense fine hair! You said it was damp hair. Is this after a wash and condition? Or did you spray with water to make it damp?! Thanks!!

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Towel dried hair immediately after shampooing and conditioning

[@lindseynero1000]

@@AfrikanHairGod okay! Do you still shampoo and condition in sections?

[@teesnapz5830]

Ibwant this apron you are wearing...when I do my girls heads...my combs be all under my butt...😂

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Here you go is really convenient and durable amzn.to/478w1fa

[@teesnapz5830]

@AfrikanHairGod Yaaas...thank you sooooo much!!! 🤎

[@cjd9120]

Which Denman brush is that, anyone know by chance?

[@AfrikanHairGod]

D38 power paddle

[@cjd9120]

Thankyou

[@canada7082]

@@AfrikanHairGodYou once mentioned an alternative to the Denman 38 (a smaller version perhaps 🤷🏽‍♀️) on one of your videos or lives. I’ve been searching through old videos to locate the information, but with no luck. I think the Felicia Leatherwood is a little harsh for me, either that or I’m using it wrong 🤦🏾‍♀️. Ive seen a lot more breakage, thinness, and damage over the course of a year. Could you remind of the alternative to the D38 ?

[@AfrikanHairGod]

@@canada7082 the d38 has a smaller version to it now

[@belindamobley3806]

You say her hair was fine. It looked thick to me but I am not a stylist.😊., I have an appt with you soon and I am terrified. Not because of you but because of my fine, low density hair.

[@AfrikanHairGod]

Fine hair refers to the lack of width of individual hair strands. Thickness or thick density refers to the number of hair strands per square inch of hair.

[@user-zx5xw4yw2e]

The individual strands are fine (like thread almost). But there are LOT of those fine strsnds on the head, which is considered high density. It gives a look of being thick a a whole because there are soooooo many strands.

[@metsl1870]

.....aaaaaannnnnnd that's why I'm loc'd.

[@IHeartBree2]

Can u do my hair

[@Jadedjade2000]

Happy birthday and good job, Narada