Hair Detanglers to Use When a Brush Is Definitely Not Gonna Get Through ALL of Your Knots 

By Victoria Moorhouse
Updated Jul 15, 2016 @ 12:26 pm
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If you ask my mother how I feel about tangles, she'd probably paint you a picture of me at 6 years old, totally freaking out because there was no way a brush was going to get through my head of hair without at least a little discomfort from a pull here or there. To this day and at 25 years old, I still feel the very same way, though I can probably hold back my tears a little bit better.  

One of my saving hair-care graces is a trusty leave-in conditioner or a detangling spray. The latter especially gets me through those windy, beachy days when a tangle is totally inevitable. Need some suggestions? Read on to find out about a few on the market now. 

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R+Co Pinstripe Intense Detangling Spray

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$23
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I use this product when I get out of the shower and just know my conditoner is going to need more power. I spray it near the nape of my neck—a hotspot for tangles. It helps my wet brush glide through, rather than me yanking—and then breaking my hair in the process. 

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TIGI Bed Head Beach Freak Moisturizing Detangler Spray

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$19
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Oh, my beach bag favorite! Natural beach waves are great...for about an hour. After that, if you don't keep an eye on your strands and re-enter the water a few more times, tangles will present themselves. I spray this randomly throughout the day to prevent them from forming in the first place. 

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Not Your Mother's Knotty To Nice Conditioning Detangler

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FYI, I swear by Not Your Mother's Beach Spray, so the fact that they make a detangling spray? SO HAPPY RN. This product is infused with keratin to strengthen those locks that you really don't want to break into fly-aways. 

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Oribe Run-Through Detangling Primer

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$36
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Maybe your tangles are keeping you from actually fixing your hair in the morning. In the event that you're sick of a topknot, you can try out this detangling spray. It's from Oribe (so you know it'll smell like a dream), and it's considered a hair primer. It works to smooth out tangles and prep your hair for a blowout. 

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