Single Strand Knots

READER QUESTION: When my hair is out and I run my fingers through my hair, I sometimes notice that I have tiny balls on my ends and I don't know if they are knots. I trimmed my ends but I still seem to have them. What is causing them and how can I fix this in order to retain length?CURLYNIKKI's RESPONSE: I wish there was an easy answer to your question but there really isn’t. The balls you are seeing are called single strand knots and unfortunately, they come with the natural hair territory. … [Read more...]