Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Fairy Knots : Single Strand Knots On Hair Ends

Causes and solutions to those dreaded Fairy Knots
" Hair knots that are so tiny only a fairy could have tied them!"

Fairy Knots

Over the years I've notice that the center of my head requires alot more attention then the rest of my hair. No matter what I do I need to pay special attention to this area. When I don't, those dreaded single strand knots come back to haunt my hair. Traditionally, this is commonly know as a form of split ends. But nontraditionally it's not shown in the single strand knotted fashion. Curly hair is very prone to this because the strand may split and then curl back into itself thus forming a knot.

Here are a few things you can do to combat these fairy knots without loosing length.


1. First assess your hair. If you find a few strands with this problem, remove them one at a time with sharp shears to get a blunt end.


2. Step up that moisture. Use cowashing and a creamy leave-in conditioner in addition to your regular hair moisturizer.


3. Deep Condition weekly.


4. Use a denman brush to gently detangle your hair while it's fully coated with conditioner. This will help distribute the product while gently working any potential knots out.


5. Be cautious! If you have this problem and don't care for it promptly it will just get worst!








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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

If the knots are not fully pulled through, I just take the tip of a needle, insert it into the center of the knot and then gently pull it toward the tip of the hair. The knot comes out easily.

If the hole is a bit too small: Alternatively, I just take the tip of the needle, make the hole a bit bigger and then take the end of the hair and feed it through the hole in the way that it knotted. Then I pull the hair through. The hair will unknot if you feed it through the hole correctly. In order to be able to do this,your hair has to be at a point so that you can see it very closely. My hair is almost at my waist and I have been doing this for months to retain length. At the beginning I did it for hours to get all of the knots out (instead of cutting them), and now I just go through my hair weekly if I am bored to keep them at a minimum. It Works like a charm.

However: If the knots are already pulled tightly through, there is no recourse but to cut them off with sharp scissors.

Good luck

August 27, 2009 1:34 AM
~Toy~ said...

Thanks for the info.

August 27, 2009 4:11 AM

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