Also loving my Cryo roller I use it at night all over my face and my temples for tension, this brand is good and pretty affordablehttps://www.sephora.com/product/beautybio-cryo-skin-icing-dual-ended-roller-P467106?skuId=2428431&icid2=products%20grid:p467106:product

I am 2 days in and halfway through the dematting of a year long depression bun. My hair length is to my lower back and throwing it up in a high bun just got easier and easier to do every day to put off having to deal with what I knew would be a god awful process and absolutely nothing matters when depression gets to that point. So hair maintenance went to the very bottom of my priorities. But after a year it stood up on its own on top of my head in an insane looking dread. I did wash it on occasion during that year but it went right back up into a wet bun after and it probably only made it worse. To make things so much worse, I thought in the beginning stages of depression creeping up that maybe if I dye my hair or do something different it’ll pull me out of my funk. I got the whole olaplex system, Moroccanoil everything and some quality dye and was gonna treat myself. I began that stupid idea by using Moroccanoil clarifying shampoo (I do not hold their product responsible for the disaster that followed. 100% my fault!) I never past step 1 because I couldn’t brush it wet and said screw it I’ll deal with it tomorrow…NEVER EVER AGAIN! To fix this hot mess, I have purchased every product, tried ALL the online suggestions I could find and I can’t vouch for my way being the best or easiest, I just hope to help someone eliminate most of what didn’t work in my experience especially with long hair. I used every goop, cream, mud, shampoo, conditioner, deep conditioner, detangler and anything I could get my hands on that I thought would help loosen the giant mass, or at least prevent as much breakage as possible. Since the inside of my hairball is squeaky, stripped clarified hair it’s 10/10 bad!I bought every comb, pick, wet brush, dry brush and anything resembling a bristle.After all that time and money, I can give you hope that it is possible to keep most of your hair and you do NOT have to cut it off no matter what anyone tells you. A lot of it consists of dead hair in there that you would’ve shed normally during the time it took to form, so all of that hair is not attached to your head anymore and there will be a bit of hair you’ll lose but it’s unavoidable. What is actually working for me is only 2 things…1) A wide tooth comb that has 4” long and sturdy prongs (not the wavy shaped prongs, those just hurt. Just straight, smooth, long teeth) and has a handle which makes holding for hours more comfortable than a traditional hair pick. Got mine on Amazon for like $5 Just search 4-5 inch wide tooth comb and make sure that’s the bristle length not the comb length. 2) A big bottle of Moroccanoil treatment hair oil, I paid somewhere around $25 but I believe any really good quality hair oil will work. Work as much of the oil in your hair as possible, I started with wet-ish hair. Don’t be shocked if you end up having to use the whole bottle, it’s worth it! Stick the pump nozzle inside the center of the mass or get as close to it as you can and work as much oil into it as you can get in it, then cover ALL of your hair with the oil all the way to the ends. It’s a thick oil so it doesn’t have to be dripping out of your hair but you know what I mean lol. I put a shower cap on and slept with it while it did whatever it does and I attacked it the next morning. (The overnight shower cap step may be unnecessary I don’t really know, but I was exhausted after trying all the other non working processes for a week and needed a night off)The part that I think made the biggest difference is the combing technique I finally figured out. When I was using the end of a rat tail combs to get the knots out from the bottom of the tangles working up, I didn’t get very far after a day. I kept hearing my hair snapping and breaking no matter how slowly I went. My hair mass was so tight I could only work out a few strands at a time and I would’ve cut all my hair off before my arms could handle how long that approach would’ve taken. If you get a comb with real sturdy bristles that don’t bend at all and are long enough, you can jab it in the mass and wiggle it around from time to time to loosen it up a bit as well as scratch your head cuz the oil will feel really gross after a while. (Have a towel handy to constantly wipe oil off your hands)Most importantly, stick the comb sideways (the direction you would when combing your hair before this nightmare situation) slide it all the way through the very bottom of the knot so all the bristles go through and use your other hand to grab the bristles from the back side, wiggle and slide it down with both hands as far as you can, even if it’s a half inch at a time. If you go a small bit at a time, even if you can’t run the comb all the way to the ends that’s ok, you can work that out later like you would an every day tangle, but the goal is to loosen up that mass as much as possible and work your way up, eventually to the top of the knot and all the way up to your roots. That’s it! You may already have the only 2 things you’ll need. The untangled hair will look kinky and frizzy and crazy but you can fix that with a good deep condition and whatnot when you’re done.Hella long story for a fairly simple process lol but writing it helped me overcome a little bit of the trauma I experienced after what I endured haha. You’ll understand by the end of your severely matted bun journey.

Thank you, @SportyGirly125! 💗 💕 💗

Look into vitamin A too.

ILIA Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight is one of my favorites!

I hear you on this @TenleyS foot care is soooo important. We use our feet all day long, the deserve some relaxation 😇Do you use bath salts for your foot soak?

Very informative @TheBeautyChef. I think being mindful and present is important, from everything to eating and in all our other daily life tasks. If you can slow down and stop and enjoy, it's worth it. 🙂

@Mellmars1185 it was a hit!!!