How to Prevent Single Strand Knots
Single strand knots and split ends are the enemy to anyone's hair growth journey. If left untreated, they can cause serious damage like matting, breakage, and even hair loss.
The worst part is curly hair is more prone to tangles because the strands tend to swirl and knot around each other.
If you are experiencing an excessive amount of knots:
Your hair may be very dry
You may have a lot of split ends or damage
You're not detangling your hair properly.
Check out the tips below to help you prevent anymore single strand knots and tangles.
How to Prevent Single Strand Knots
Book Your Next Trim
I hate to break it to you, but there's no way you're going to be able to save every single strand knot. Especially if you've been accumulating them for a while. Your best bet is to start fresh and book yourself a trim or haircut. This will also get rid of any damaged or split ends that may be hindering your growth.
Detangle Your Hair with a Deep Conditioner
We already know that dry hair causes knots, split ends and breakage, so it's vital that we shampoo and deep condition our curls on a regular basis. The Deep Repair Treatment is great because it won't only moisturize but strengthen curls with keratin protein. I recommend deep conditioning every 7 - 10 days to prevent dryness and improve manageability.
When applying your deep conditioner use this time to gently finger detangle any knots. The slip of the conditioner will make it easier for you to get through your curls without causing breakage. Then follow up with a detangling comb or brush to further help you distribute your conditioner throughout your hair.
Use a Leave in Conditioner in between Wash Days
Did I mention how important it is for curly hair to stay moisturized? A leave in conditioner will be your saving grace in between wash days.
The Emergency Miracle Treatment will boost your hair with moisture and help you to refresh your style, all without greasiness. I love to use it on my blown out hair to help me detangle and reset my style. It's enough moisture to hydrate my hair but light enough so it won't revert my curls.
Use an Oil to Seal in Moisture
After you apply a moisturizing product you always want to seal it with an oil. A light weight oil like the Amethyst Oil will not only lock in moisture but penetrate your strands so it won't cause product build up. An oil is also great for keeping your strands lubricated so they won't tangle against themselves.
Give your hair the ultimate reset with our Deep Repair Treatment. Formulated with the perfect balance of strength and hydration, this intensive mask revives dry, damaged strands while keeping them soft, defined, and healthy. Infused with keratin protein and rich moisturizers, it works from the inside out to repair, fortify, and restore your hair’s natural beauty.
Features:
Deeply hydrates while reinforcing strands with protein
Infuses keratin to strengthen and protect against breakage
Restores elasticity so curls clump, pop, and define
Improves softness, shine, and manageability
Ideal for hair that is heat styled, color treated, or prone to dryness
Benefits:
Hair feels instantly stronger and more moisturized
Visible results, curls spring back with bounce and definition
Keeps straight naturals and curly girls alike protected from heat and stress
Perfect for weekly deep treatments or paired with a steam treatment for maximum absorption
When your hair needs both moisture and strength, the Deep Repair Treatment delivers. It’s the key to keeping your strands resilient, hydrated, and full of life.
What’s inside:
SUNFLOWER OIL + MALACHITE: restore moisture, shine, and resilience while protecting hair from environmental stressors.
RHASSOUL: a mineral rich clay, makes this a great treatment for even finer textured hair.
How to Use:
Apply to clean towel dried hair and leave in for 5 to 15 minutes, then rinse. Tip: Focus on mid-lengths to ends to help prevent split ends.
Give your hair the hydration it craves with Emergency Miracle Treatment. This lightweight leave in conditioner penetrates deep into each strand, delivering lasting moisture without heaviness. Perfect as the foundation for any style, it preps and protects your hair so it stays hydrated, healthy, and manageable all week long.
Features:
Lightweight formula absorbs quickly to hydrate from the inside out
Provides lasting moisture retention between wash days
Strengthens and softens without buildup or heaviness
Ideal prep step before blow drying or heat styling
Safe for natural hair, relaxed styles, extensions, and fine strands
Benefits:
Keeps hair hydrated longer, even if you heat style weekly
Perfect balance of moisture and weightlessness
Leaves hair soft, manageable, and frizz-free
A must-have for straight naturals or wash and go girls who need moisture without reapplying product daily
With Emergency Miracle Treatment, you can enjoy long lasting hydration and strength without compromising your style, it’s the leave in that truly lives up to its name.
The Benefits:
• SILK PROTEIN: nourishes, repairs and protects hair.
• SERECITE MICA: smooths, seals hair color and provides radiant
shine.
• UV FILTERS: block sun damage.
How to Use:
Depending on the length and type of hair, apply desired amount to damp hair after washing.
Comb through roots to ends for even distribution.
Do not rinse out. Style as usual.
Seal in shine, lock in moisture, and protect your hair with Amethyst Oil. This lightweight finishing oil is designed to penetrate the hair shaft, delivering long-lasting hydration without weighing your hair down. Perfect for both blowouts and silk presses, it doubles as an extra layer of heat protection while keeping your hair soft, smooth, and frizz-free.
Features:
Provides a second layer of heat protection for styling
Lightweight formula that absorbs quickly without buildup
Seals in moisture from your creams and leave-ins
Leaves hair silky, shiny, and frizz-free
Works on natural hair, relaxed hair, and extensions
Benefits:
Protects against dryness from hot tools
Adds natural shine without greasiness
Perfect as the final step before a silk press or as a daily shine oil
Fine-hair friendly — no heavy residue or weighed-down strands
Whether you’re blowing out, silk pressing, or simply refreshing your look, Amethyst Oil is the perfect finishing touch for healthy, shiny, and protected hair.
What’s inside:
• HEMP SEED PROTEIN: fights fly-aways and frizz. Soothes scalp.
• AMETHYST: protects the hair from hot tools up to 410 degrees and
speeds up blow dry time.
How to Use:
ON WET HAIR: apply a few drops concentrating on the mid-lengths and ends. Comb through to distribute evenly. Style as usual.
ON DRY HAIR: lightly apply and work through hair for added shine and to tame fly-aways.
TREATMENT: apply throughout scalp and hair, cover with a plastic cap for 20 minutes to an hour. Shampoo and condition hair as regular.