We all know wash day is an all-day affair. You have to pre-detangle, shampoo, rinse, repeat, condition, and then detangle for the next two hours before actually getting around to styling your hair.

I’ve recently picked up a habit that Tembe of five years ago would’ve found disturbing, even dangerous: detangling my hair with shampoo. I’m not crazy, so I’d only do so with a product that’s ...

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on the Strategist in May 2020, but the products are still some of our writer Tembe Denton-Hurst’s favorites for taking down a protective style (even if we’ve ...