Help!

Now that my hair is getting longer, I am finding that it is tangling so much more...as a result, I have to comb my hair at least twice a day. I invested in GM's detangler which has helped loads but, the comb I am using has slight seams (which is harmful to my already over-processed hair). Can someone please recommend a good and economical wide-toothed comb WITHOUT any seams whatsoever? I'd be forever grateful!! 8)

:shock: ::gasp::

I have a Madora GM detangler and there are no seams. I'm amazed that you've found seams on yours!

What I recommend is that you call the salon you bought it from and tell them your has seams. Maybe you happened to get a comb with defects? I'm sure they'd replace it for you.

I use very inexpensive Goody wide-toothed picks! They're awesome!! I also have a handmade Ace comb -- another GREAT one! It was a gift, not sure how much they normally cost. Hope you find something that works. :)

I use Speert, Kent, and sheep horn combs:

http://speert.com/combs.cfm

http://uncommonscents.com/kenhancombru.html

http://www.********.com/magicpacks_kits/mp_orders/cat44_1.htm

HTH,
RBR

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my GM Madora comb!!
It has absolutely no seams on it and it has treated my hair very well. :)

I would definitely call the salon you purchased your comb at if it has seams on it.

some of the words you need to look for when buying a seamless comb are "hand cut" "saw cut" and "polished".

All of the combs everyone has suggested are good ones. I'd like to add in Kent combs. You can get them at uncommonscents.com.

Also, I don't know of ANYONE who has tried a seamless comb and prefered their old comb better, or been unimpressed with the seamless one. I suggest when you get one, get 2, just in case! ;) They ARE worth ordering on line if you can't find one in town . . . . they just are worth it . . . that's all I can say.


Good luck finding a comb.

I got a seamless, wooden comb from The Body Shop. I love it!

Madigan,
I have Kents, Ace-handmade, and horn combs, as well as wooden combs from Ric the combmaker (www.combmaker.com). I love them ALL, but the horn combs are probably my favorites. Last Nov, we did a group order for Horn Combs (RBR gave you a good link for them, but I can get you a handled horn comb for cheaper, IF you want one). I headed up the horn comb order and we ordered from Pearl River. Here's a pic of the combs I mean:
http://www.pearlriver.com/product/small//B0028_2_copy.jpg
(pic obtained at the 4th page of: http://www.pearlriver.com/v2/FramesSearch.asp?search=comb )

I have an extra one of those horn combs, IF you want it. I'll have to figure up the cost, but I think it was $9.50 plus $1.50 shipping , then whatever it costs to mail it to your house (about a buck). IF you're interested.

I love my Kent combs, though, and the Ace Handmade comb is wonderful as well. I also have a really-wide-toothed Revlon comb I got at WalMart for $1.28, blue or lavender or red, swirled with silver, and there are no seams on it. It's almost like a pick with the handle going off to the side. Very boxy-looking; model number 2512 I think it is. And sooooo smooooooth.

Hugs, I hope this helps. A non-seamed comb is the BEST thing in the world to have! Take that GM back to the salon and make them give you another one, like Anne said. That's bogus, to spend $15 on a comb that's no better than a 50-cent piece of junk you can get at any grocery store. And if the salon won't do it, contact the GM company directly and get some action going on it!

I have just misplaced my GM rake( a week now) so I am also in need of a good comb.
I really liked it a lot so I am not sure if I should just get another or purchase a horn comb. I have a very nice horn comb that I really like but the teeth are close together. I would like one that has bigger spaces for detangling wet hair.
I also had a bone comb once(not made of real bone) and I liked it also.
I have never owned a Madora but they look good.
Hmmm, so many choices. I am leaning twards the horn comb though because it feels so good in your hand when you comb your hair.

I have a very nice horn comb that I really like but the teeth are close together. I would like one that has bigger spaces for detangling wet hair.

Are horn combs fine to use on wet hair?

I really love my NuBone II from http://www.tenderheaded.com. It's only about $14, if I recall. I have it over a year and have been exceedingly pleased with it.

HTH!

I have a very nice horn comb that I really like but the teeth are close together. I would like one that has bigger spaces for detangling wet hair.

Are horn combs fine to use on wet hair?

Madeleine, yes, horn is ok for wet hair. I did a search for horn comb care when I got my first one last year and came up with nothing, but did read about soaking horn in order to make it soft enough to work with (to make other items). So, you wouldn't want to soak it, except for a few minutes if that's how you clean your combs, but using it on wet hair is safe. :-)

Madigan, I get the impression that your comb with seams is not your GM detangler. The additional investment in a good seamless comb is certainly worth it. I have a collection of combs that is similar to LisaJaney's, including one of those handled horn combs. It is one of my favorites. :D It feels wonderful on the scalp and just glides through my hair. And LJ isn't nearly as scary to deal with in person as she is on the boards. ::running away:: :D

Hope you can get your hands on a good comb! You won't regret it. :-)

I agree with everybody else here - seamless combs are worth the money. I have a rake comb (I hear very similiar to the GM comb) and a detangler comb from Mason Pearson, and they are soooo worth it. I didn't mind spending the extra because I know they're going to last forever. Horn combs sound interesting, but I think I'd be too afraid I'd break them (something I think is almost impossible with my Mason Pearsons) and my MP's also require no maintence, a big plus for me!

Oh my! I am so sorry for the misunderstanding, but I have the GM Detangler *mist* ... not the Madora comb! Regardless, thank you all for your wonderful suggestions; and LisaJaney! THANK YOU for the offer, but I think I am going to pick up the Madora comb when I visit NYC next month. So far, I have had great results with all of their products. {Hugs} right back at you! wink!

I LOVE my Madora comb. It's totally seemless, nice wide teeth, and feels so good in my hand. I also have a Speert "dressing" comb that has closer teeth for polishing and finishing the hair. I use the Madora the most, but it's good to have a comb with closer teeth on hand, too. I can't recommend them highly enough! :D

I use a scunci wide-tooth comb for detangling (doesn't have seems on teeth) which I believe I bought at Sally's; and a Mason Pearson pocket comb for finer combing (hard to find fine-tooth combs that are seamless). I bought a NuBone II for detangling, but the scalloping/webbing where the tines meet the base of the comb seem really sharp - I decided to stop using it on my hair after a few days (that was 1-2 months ago). If I ever see a small rounded file, I'll see if I can fix that. In the mean time, I've been using my much cheaper scunci comb.

Hi!

Does anyone know if the Denman 3-row comb is seamed or seamless? I'm not at all sure. It only cost $3, but I do kind of like it. Any info?

Deborah

How do you tell which combs are wide-toothed??? I'm thinking about convincing Chris to buy me one.....but how do you tell which ones are wide-toothed??? Can someone send me to a site and tell me which ones are the ones to look at?? Thanks!

OK, quick lesson (like *I* am some kind of expert, yeah RIGHT)

To make a seamed comb, the manufacturer pours/injects hot plastic into a 2-part mold. The place where these two mold-pieces meet is where you would have a seam. Typically, that's inbetween the teeth. Picture two teeth of a comb, imagining they are your legs. The inner leg seams of your jeans are the seams that are going to be on that seamed comb (the inseam, if you are a seamstress and prefer proper terminology). They are sometimes a bear to get rid of, too. On a "wide-toothed comb" (one where the teeth are farther apart) it's not so bad, but on a fine-toothed comb, fuggeddaboutit (sp?)

Seamless combs are either those where the mfg has sanded/filed/scraped the seams off, OR where they've taken a solid rectangular piece of cellulose (Kent comb, for instance) and actually SAWN parallel slits in it, making the teeth. Then they usually polish the whole thing to remove any burrs. VERY nice combs. Ric the combmaker does this on his combs (made of wood); just lots of parallel saw-marks making the teeth. Let's see if I can scare up a pic or two or six:

http://store2.yimg.com/I/uncommonscents_1735_11638606
Here is one (http://www.uncommonscents.com, Kent Combs page) that has wide-tooth on one side, and fine on the other. It's a dressing comb, they call it.
Another:
http://store2.yimg.com/I/uncommonscents_1735_11644611
(same source) This is a detangling "rake" comb, wide-toothed, and these are VERY nice.
Lastly, a fine-toothed comb:
http://store2.yimg.com/I/uncommonscents_1739_2548911

Mason Pearson makes a killer rake: (pic from www.ballbeauty.com)
http://www.ballbeauty.com/images/mpcomb7.jpg

Well, anyhow, I hope this helps.

Deborah: I didn't examine your Denman 3-row combs too closely, but expect they are seamless, as are the brushes. It looked like a nice comb. On our next group order (yes, Pix, I'll do another Denman/MPcomb group order) I plan to order me one of them. I didn't do it THIS time.....darn!

THANKS LJ! I hope the Denman comb is safe. After washing I like to detangle first with my Madora comb, then with the Denman 3-row comb. I love that combination.

Deborah

Deborah: I didn't examine your Denman 3-row combs too closely, but expect they are seamless, as are the brushes. It looked like a nice comb. On our next group order (yes, Pix, I'll do another Denman/MPcomb group order) I plan to order me one of them. I didn't do it THIS time.....darn!

I'm listening!!! LOLOLOLOL!!! :mrgreen: (Did you get my PM, LJ?)