And finally, how do you detangle your daughter's hair without either of you crying?

Embarrassing, to be lost in one's own home, and have to ask some passing guard or servant to detangle one.

I know they are looking for a reason not to commit because they are just going to have to detangle it."

Some are designed to detangle wet hair, neaten a thick mane; others do detail work.

Its rich, moisturising formula penetrates deep into the hair shaft to smooth and detangle.

Its combination of conditioning and moisturising properties help strengthen and detangle hair.

Use a wide-toothed comb to detangle.

"Miss, I need you to take the hellhounds," he said, reaching up to detangle the younger boy's fingers from his hair with the ease of long practice.

In your case, for special reasons, I think this is not only more than usually possible, it could be more than usually difficult to detangle again.

First, detangle hair with a wide-tooth comb, like Jilbère de Paris Comb ($1.59).

To resolve this, slaves began using sheep fleece carding tools to detangle their hair which resulted in widespread scalp diseases such as lice and dandruff.

To untangle your string, simply unscrew the yo-yo, take the halves apart, detangle the string, put the yo-yo back together, and away you yo.

Swapping in conditioner helps hair retain moisture and makes it easier to detangle, Maciques adds, "but it shouldn't fully replace shampoo, which does a better job of removing buildup."

Just as it is nigh impossible to detangle life from politics during the Cultural Revolution era (and its ramifications in decades to follow), Xu Bing also intertwines political messages into his art.

I recommend John Frieda Frizz-Ease Smooth Start Shampoo and Conditioner ($6.49 each), which contain silk proteins and olive oil that moisturize and detangle strands, prepping them for easy styling.

Designed to protect and detangle, this leave-in treatment, which is made from soy and milk extracts ($18.50 at www.sephora.com), also smooths frizziness out of just-washed hair, revives limp tresses and makes any hair more manageable.

"Perhaps you have written about it before or had some instruction on it so your thought process about how to detangle it may be more developed," said Jonathon Supovitz, who has studied test biases as a senior researcher at the Consortium for Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania.

To protect healthy hair from friction-related hairstyling damage, use conditioner every time you shampoo (be sure to choose the conditioner that is right for your hair structure and the look you want to achieve), detangle wet hair with a wide-toothed comb and try root-lifting products to create lift and volume rather than backcombing.