Shaw Tease — Hair Volume and Teasing Guide | shawtease.com
How to brush out knots, how often to tease, and care for stressed hair.
Removing backcombing starts at the ends and works upward in small sections to avoid breakage. Each pass frees a little more of the knot until the comb reaches the roots — pulling from the scalp outward catches every knot at once.
A boar-bristle brush helps on the way out as well: dense bristles separate strands gradually instead of yanking through a packed knot. Work patiently rather than forcing the brush.
On narrow screens, swipe or scroll the plate sideways.
Teasing is done on dry hair. Wet strands stretch and break more easily because tensile strength drops when wet, so never backcomb damp hair no matter how rushed the styling session.
Stroke count matters: three to five strokes per section pack the roots while still leaving the knot releasable. Twenty strokes into one section produces knots that require force to remove, and force breaks hair.
After removal, condition the mid-lengths. The friction of backcombing and brushing out is what stresses the cuticle, so a conditioning pass restores slip before the next styling session.
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