1BlessedNatural: 5 Steps for Washing and Detangling Long & Thick Natural Hair Happy Tuesday, my blessed naturals! Two weeks ago, I did my niece Big Sister Natural's (BSN) hair for the first time. Many of you may know that she is 10 years old with a head full of super thick and long natural hair. She is also very tender-headed. I'm going to share with you my 5 steps of washing and detangling her hair: 1BlessedNatural: after applying olive oil to the first section of hair and twisting it 1. Use an oil, conditioner or moisturizer to detangle . After removing BSN's cornrows, I broke her hair down into medium sized sections. After spraying olive oil on each section, I gently finger detangled it. Coconut oil, in my experience is the best oil for detangling. If you use it you have to use large amounts on each section, especially if the hair is very thick. It's important to try and remove all of the shed hair to minimize tangles during the wash pro...