Had a guy come in yesterday with hair so matted I almost turned him away

This dude walks into my chair around 3pm, looking rough. I thought it was just dreads at first but nope, his hair was completely matted into one solid mass from not washing or brushing for like 4 months straight. Took me 45 minutes just to get clippers through the worst parts without breaking my blades. I had to use some detangler spray and a wide tooth comb too, section by section. My other clients were staring like we were performing surgery lol. Charged him double my regular cut price because of the extra time and cleanup. Has anyone else dealt with matting that bad? How do you even approach it without ruining your tools?

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the_mary5d ago

Friend had a dog with this problem. Had to just shave the whole thing off.

taylor3054d ago

Oh man, that's rough! With my pup I ended up using a special brush every day and this oatmeal shampoo that helped a ton with the itchiness. The hot spots went away after a couple weeks of that routine. @the_mary, did your friend try any treatments before going the full shave route, or was it just too far gone by then?