OK, y’all, here’s where things get real. Here’s where I tell all, like you’ve heard bloggers sometimes do. Here’s where I admit one of my deepest failures as a mother. Read on . . .
I have written before about Lorelei’s legendary tangles. This problem recently reached critical mass, as she was becoming more and more resistant to our (mine and Emily’s) attempts to brush her hair, and we responded by avoiding the battle and the tears as long as possible.
When you send your kid out to school every day, you have to stay on top of the tangles. When you don’t (Lorelei is homeschooled), let’s just say sometimes you let things go on a little too long.
That’s why I was so excited when I got the opportunity to test a Knot Genie detangling brush.
Knot Genie Detangling Brush – Image from Amazon.com
Lorelei had actually been urging me to try a detangling brush for awhile, but remembering my own childhood experience with an electric detangler that got STUCK IN MY HAIR, I was reluctant.
But this brush was free–or at least paid for only with my time for testing it and writing this post to give my honest opinion. So we had nothing to lose. Except the tangles!
We had been winding up Lorelei’s hair into a bun to hide the worst of the mess. I think it was well past the point of fooling anyone.
After we took it down it didn’t look much different; the resulting mess resembled nothing so much as a giant dreadlock.
I even googled “dreadlock removal” hoping in vain for some easy method, to no avail, so after thoroughly shampooing and conditioning, the Knot Genie it was.
I don’t fault the Knot Genie for not being able to detangle Lorelei’s hair. No hairbrush could do the job alone. We had to pull out the scissors.
But as I freed lock after lock, Lorelei was able to do all the detangling of the remaining strands herself. When I brushed her hair, she said it didn’t hurt. I thought the sharp bristles might be painful (there are no little balls on the ends of them) but she says they are not.
Before the Great Hair Massacre, we had to braid her hair every night to avoid painful tangles in the morning. Last night we left her hair down and this morning she brushed it with no pain at all! And she brushed it herself. (Yes, I know she is 10 years old and of course she ought to have been brushing it herself long ago. But she is the baby and she takes full advantage of that.)
We washed it later in the day and brushed it while wet. Comments from Lorelei: “It glides right through! I like the way it feels!”
We let it dry naturally, and it looked like this:
After approximately 30 seconds with the Knot Genie (I kid you not!) it looked like this:
I’d call that a win. Lorelei also likes the bright color and thinks the brush is fun. That means she will use it!
How would you like to get to use it too?
That’s right, Knot Genie is going to give one of my readers their very own Knot Genie detangling bursh, a 19.99 value!
Click here to enter the giveaway!
And when you finish come back to the blog because . . .
Some of my friends are also hosting a Knot Genie giveaway. Enter for more chances to win at these blogs:
Sand and Snow… and Everywhere in Between
UPDATE: We have a winner! Lizzie L. will soon be the proud new owner of a Knot Genie detangling brush! Thank you to all who entered.
😊this looks like a great idea! I may tell some of my curly haired friends about this!
Please do! The giveaway is open for a week and I’d love some new visitors.
Oh my goodness, glad her #badhairday is over.. She’s adorable.
Thank you! i’m pretty psyched about it too!
Poor thing! My daughter had curly hair every, morning before she went to school I had to detangle her hair which always caused a commotion. I’m sorry you had to cut your daughter’s hair.
She was a little upset about it too but I hope she learned a lesson. She is using to Knot Genie faithfully now!
I’m looking for the perfect brush. So far I haven’t found one. This might be the next one I try.
I don’t know if there’s such a thing! But this one is certainly the best one I’ve found yet.
Wow, that was some kind of tangle you tamed.
I don’t ever want to tame one like that again!
This would be ideal for my oldest daughter (7 years.) Her hair is textured and she gets knots in the under hair and hates having it combed. So far nothing like you experienced! What a knot!
You probably brush your daughter’s hair every day. That’s the trick to preventing catastrophes like this one. ;-p
My daughter could use this – she has thick wavy hair that she insists on brushing out while wet. It doesn’t work!
This seems to be a very common problem for moms of little girls!
My 7yo daughter has very fine hair and has had many major nuts. What is currently working for us is shampoo, conditioner and brushing/detangling with a water/apple cider vinegar solution. If we braid her hair at night and if she brushes every day we don’t need the vinegar often. When the big nut does happen, the vinegar makes a huge difference. I forget the exact ratio. Just did 1 tbsp vinegar and 1 cup water. I think I could have used less vinegar.
That is an interesting idea! I think I will try that instead of the detangling spray. Thanks!
I would love to win one to try on my daughters super curly ringlet hair!! Looks like it may be perfect!
Right now you have a good chance! Thanks for entering!
I have extremely fine hair, but it’s very stubborn so i’ve kept my hair super short to avoid all the tangles!
That’s one solution. Not one that my daughter embraces, however!
Your daughter has beautiful hair! I can remember mine tangling when I was a kid and crying as my mom would comb it. Too bad the knot genie brush didn’t exist way back then.
I had the same experience!
I must say when I saw your daughter’s tangled hair I was anticipating how this would turn out. I knew good, but it looked like a daunting task! Her hair looked beautiful.
Thank you! It turned out better than I thought possible!
My curly hair might be tamed with that!
Hope you entered to find out!
This brush is amazing! My girls use it every day.
It’s still working for us!
We have had luck also with The Wet Brush, but looks like you’ve found your solution. Congrats!
Thanks! Whatever works, right?
Wow, that was amazing. Her hair gave it a true test. Tell her thanks for sharing.
LOL! She didn’t mind showing the tangles as long as it led to internet fame . . .
First off what a cutie pie and isn’t she the best for being your guinea pig 🙂 The final results with the Knot Genie were amazing! It is definitely worth a try.
Thanks, Yanique! She was really into it. 🙂
I loved seeing the results after your daughter used the knot genie! I would use the knot genie on my frizzy hair!!
I admit to having used it a time or two. 😉
Looks like a great find! She has beautiful hair. Time to avoid the tears. 🙂
It’s been more peaceful the past few days!
I just cut my 4 year old’s hair as she cried every time I brushed it. It’s very cute and it really helps that it is short. Brushing it every day is so necessary! Glad you found a solution.
The great thing about the trim and the new brush is that now she happily brushes it herself every day!
Looks like a great brush!
I was surprised by it, to tell you the truth.
We LOVE The Knot Genie!!! I need another one to keep in the car for the kiddo in the mornings. 😉
Great idea!
Thank you for putting this helpful post on Fridays Blog Booster Party. I do understand the hair knot problem and I wish the Knot Genie was around back when my daughter had the same problem. I ended up cutting it out. I hope you can come back and share more with us next Friday.
I plan too and thanks for the opportunity!
Woah! This looks awesome! I get crazy knots in my hair.
Seriously, she hasn’t had a knot since we started using it.
I would love to win this because I know it works great! My daughter has used it on her fine/thin hair when she was younger and she no longer cried brushing her hair. Unfortunately she lost it one day from her backpack and we haven’t gotten around to replacing it.
Thanks for entering! It’s not a cheap thing to lose. 🙁
Yay! I can’t wait to try it. Thank you!
My pleasure! Thank YOU for entering! Be sure to come back and let us know if it worked for you. Lorelei is still tangle-free!
Great review! I like the bright colors too, pink is my favorite color. But I missed the giveaway :(..
Thank you! Maybe next time. 🙂
My Knot Genie arrived today! We love it. Thanks again.
Woohoo! Thanks for letting me know!