Yesterday, I purchased the Tangle Teezer from Sally Beauty Supply. It was about $10 with taxes. I used it in the shower on soaking wet conditioner-laden hair. I typically just detangle with a shower comb and occasionally follow up with a Denman brush. Did the Tangle Teezer work better or faster than my typical method? Not that I noticed, but then again… I’ve only used it once. I did not notice any more hair in the Tangle Teezer than I would typically see after using my shower comb or Denman brush. The longer my hair gets, the looser my curls are and when my hair is wet my strands look like they are in the “Type 3A-B” range so this went through my hair fairly easily. It was fun to try, but the jury is still out as to if I will be adding it to my staples.
See YouTube reviews of the Tangle Teezer.
It also retails for $100.11 and I wouldn’t use it enough to justify paying over $100 for it.
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as a smoothing tool. Before I use the Denman, my hair is washed, fully detangled, drenched with conditioner and separated into into sections. Before I braid, roll, twist, shingle or do whatever I’m going to do to set my hair, I use a Deman to smooth and clump my curls before I smooth the sections with my fingers. Why? Because it makes my curls clump. What is clumping? Clumping is when a small sections of hair curl in the same direction. This produces larger curls and what appears to be a looser curl pattern. Clumped hair is the opposite of stringy hair. Why is clumping good for hair? It’s better to have large groupings of hair than single strand curls. When your curls are clumped there is less of a chance for frizz and flyaways. Using my 
in conjunction with smoothing my hair while it’s soaking wet obliterates frizz. You can’t fully understand what the Denman does until you’ve tried it for yourself. Sometimes I just use my fingers to smooth and typically I get a similar effect, but nothing works like a 
. This is the only way I use it. I do not recommend using it on dry hair in a natural state and I don’t recommend using it as the only tool to detangle with especially on tight curls and kinky hair. After my clumped hair is dry, I finger style and shake for volume. At this point, you can “fro it out” or whatever you need to do.
