Matted hair is the combination of attached and shed hairs entwined in clumps or web like tangles.
What is matted hair.
The mass is usually made up of extremely entangled hair ooze crust pus blood and dirt.
After waiting several minutes gently untangle the easiest knots with your fingers.
To untangle severely matted hair start by applying a deep conditioner or a detangling spray to your damp hair.
Mats occur when loose hairs repeatedly twist around attached strands and the resulting tangle is not swiftly removed.
They are more severe than regular tangles.
Acute hair matting presents with a stiff prominent and impenetrable mass of matted hair and in many cases is associated with a foul smell.
Next use a wide toothed comb to brush the ends of your hair slowly working upward to release the knots.
Matted hair can occur if the hair is not detangled.
Are you thoroughly detangling your curls with a generous amount of conditioner during wash day.
How does it happen.
Hair matting is a disorder of the hair shaft which leads to an entangled and sticky mass of hair.
First evaluate your current hair regimen.
1 hair matting is also known as plica polonica or plica neuropathica.
How often are you detangling your hair.