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that is wild! i've NEVER seen anything like that and i've used flea/tick combs on my cats (who regularly attack and bite the combs lol) for YEARS! i just use a regular plastic comb for my pony rehabs and replace it every few years if its wearing out ... but usually they get stolen by the bf when he thinks its his lol
I just use a plastic comb as well, and not pony nor human hair has bent the plastic teeth out of shape like the comb here. Maybe it got dropped or caught on something?
That happens to me too! I have not used a tick comb, but something similar and also plastic. Pony hair can be messy, and if you have a knotty, frizzy girl- the hair will rain ruin and despair upon your comb
Quote from: katrine2309 on August 11, 2018, 08:11:48 AMThat happens to me too! I have not used a tick comb, but something similar and also plastic. Pony hair can be messy, and if you have a knotty, frizzy girl- the hair will rain ruin and despair upon your comb Oh thank goodness I'm NOT the only one after all!!!! Thank you for making me feel less alone in my plight!
How are you combing the hair? dry, wet, or wet with conditioner? If you find that you have a hard time working out the knots in the hair (so that your comb gets bent) I'd advise wetting it, put on a liberal amount of conditioner and then combing it out starting from the ends. That might make the knots easier to get out without putting a lot of strain on your comb. It also makes the hair nice and soft and shiny after rinsing.(I use just a plastic doll brush)
Assuming your comb was only used to brush ponies, yes you're being way too rough on the nylon hair. It's tedious but best to coax out the knots, not yank them out. Putting a lot of tension on a strand of nylon stretches and deforms the fibre, leading to more frizz. Ends up making the problem worse instead of better. Start at the bottom, use lots of conditioner and groom with some conditioner still in, slowly.