I personally rotate between home remedies, drug store brands, and high end hair products. All have their benefits, and all have their downsides. I just don’t use any one of them for more than a few months at a time. I am currently using a moisturizing conditioner from Bath and Bodyworks (i didn’t even know they carried it…) I LOVE it for detangling, and it smells like vanilla, nice bonus. When the bottle is gone, I plan to switch to aveeno, which i recently used a sample of and thought was very useful.

I see this is an old post, but if i found it, maybe someone else will stumble on it, too.

There is a product on the market called the Take Down Remover Cream. It removes dreadlocks,but it works well with very matted/tangled hair. Dreadlocks are just long strands of uncombed matted hair .

We are so fustrated with the downplayed issue of Tangled Hair with kids, men, parents, longterm care patients, and women. We provide the service of detangling and advice-but it is not enough.

Infact, Pet owners have the same problems with matted pet fur

Tangled hair should be taken seriously. Most hairdressers just want to cut the hair when it is serverly matted or tangled. We are trying to save hair.

We get distress calls and emails from people all over the world. They tell us that their dear hairdressers just want to cut their hair off. Mothers don’t know what to do with their daughters matted hair-that is getting worse by the day. People healing from longterm hostpital stays have the same problems with their hair.

Education on Tangled Hair Issues are needed dearly.

You say that these products work in a certain way (forming bonds, mending split ends, etc.) but yet provide no supporting prove beyond what the marketing departments of these companies say. If you could point to some study or other bit of science that supports it, I would love to learn more.

I’ve just been jaded by the things that I’ve heard in this industry and get a little sensitive/frustrated when people try to push things that I have researched and know aren’t true.

It is not meant as any slight to you or your professional abilities. As I said, I’m certain you know what products work well. I’m just skeptical of your explanations why.