Curly hair is notoriously thought to be high maintenance because of its structure and texture.

You might just be going about it the wrong way.

Once you learn how to handle your textured hair, detangling it becomes a lot easier.

Black woman with curly afro

Detangling dry hair is the quickest way to break your hair and give yourself split, uneven ends.

Coarse hair should always be detangled wet.

The hair has to be hydrated with water, as well as conditioner.

woman with curly hair brushing

Then, go through each section and finger detangle, which involves separating your locks by hand.

Celebrity hairstylist Brian C. Hawkins alsorecommends using a wide-tooth comb, as fine-tooth combs are not for coarse hair.

Hawkins suggests using the comb after finger detangling, and before the Denman brush.

stylist twisting black woman’s hair

However, it will also help to prevent those tangles from occurring in the first place.

One of theways to prevent your hair from tangling all the timeis by using a leave-in conditioner.

Another great way to prevent tangles is by getting regular trims.