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Here's what works for us. I use an organic shampoo/conditioner from Cornrows and Company (you can order it online). I get his hair really wet, and then apply a tiny bit of shampoo to the middle of my palm and rub in all over my hands. Then I run my hands through his hair, and then follow that by combing it through his hair with a very wide toothed comb. Because I'm combing it rather than massaging it in with my fingers it doesn't get tangled, and also I can control the direction I'm combing and keep it entirely away from his eyes. Then I have him lie back and I pour water over it to rinse. I use the shampoo very sparingly because his hair his hard to rinse since it's so tightly curled.
Then I basically do the same thing with the conditioner, working it through with a comb and then rinsing it out. The conditioner is thick enough that it doesn't run and get in his eyes.
I have never heard that you should finger comb AA hair -- I don't see how that would work. DS's curls are too tiny to really get my fingers into them and loosen them up. What works best for us is a pick style comb with thin, widely spaced teeth.
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