6 best detangling tools for afro hair that will keep breakage at bay

This bamboo wide-toothed comb is snagless when detangling afro hair from root to tip, on both wet and dry hair. The thick and blunt wide teeth of the comb are designed to imitate finger detangling, while the smooth texture of the bamboo creates a seamless combing experience to reduce hair breakage. Together, these distinct features make it equipped to effectively sink into thick hair roots and detangle without tearing tresses.

Owned by a Black British-Nigerian woman and accredited trichologist, Enitan, the Healthy Hair Studio’s 100 per cent anti-static seamless comb also has its own touch of African culture with its Ankara print.

The EZ detangler is a great tool to use on a hair-wash day – straight after conditioning your hair, for example. The flexible bristles glide in the direction that you brush your hair – aiming to capture and dismantle any knots and tangles it encounters on the way.

If you’re not a fan of how flexibly the brush moves with your hair, the detangler also comes with a removable tool that restricts the flexibility of the bristles.

This bamboo hair brush is not only plastic-free and biodegradable, but the light bristles are incredibly flexible, making it better equipped to detangle afro hair. Flexible bristles on brushes are a key indicator that they can deal with the complex kinks and coil strands of afro hair, and this brush does exactly that.

The bamboo brush also helps create a fluffy, blow-out hairstyle look on afro hair, so it’s great for styling hair, too.

Owned by award-winning natural hairdresser Anastasia Chikezie, the sandalwood long wide comb is designed with an ergonomic handle, making it a comfortable tool to use while detangling your tresses.

These detangling sessions can be hard work for your hand, so the ergonomic handle on this tool makes it an easier experience. The longer length of the comb’s teeth also makes it quicker to detangle a larger section of long, thick hair.

The bristles of this Cantu sturdy detangling brush do a good job of detangling afro hair from the bottom of the hair upwards. What’s unique with this hair tool is the linear fashion in which the teeth are positioned. This makes it easier to remove hair and clean the brush when finishing with a detangling session.

This hair tool can also achieve that fluffy-style look when brushed throughout the hair.

Black British-Ghanaian hairstylist Charlotte Mensah has her own hair brand, which includes the duafe wide-tooth comb for detangling. Designed for thick, curly and afro hair types, the comb’s wide teeth make it a great tool for detangling afro hair and limiting unnecessary tugging.

Although the comb is handle-less, because of the large size of the tool and particularly wide teeth you don’t feel left like you’re desperately grasping for a place to hold the comb when detangling.