This guide is for anyone who feels unsure of what to do next with their matted or neglected natural hair.
If you feel overwhelmed, ashamed, or unsure of what to do with your matted or neglected natural hair, you’re not alone. Maybe you’ve been too drained to deal with it, embarrassed for anyone to see it, scared of the pain or judgment, or worried about the cost. Maybe you know something has to change, but you just don’t know where to start. This was created to meet you exactly where you are, without pressure, without shame. For real people with real lives, real emotions, and the need for a gentle, safe way forward from someone who truly understands.
Hair care is deeply personal. It holds emotion, memory, and truth.
This guide was created for those moments when everything feels tangled, inside and out. Here, you’ll find calm, clarity, and a fresh start.
What’s Inside This Guide
🤍 How to approach detangling safely at home 🤍 Guidance on products and tools that support recovery 🤍 Foundational habits that reduce risk of future matting
Discover What’s Possible After Reading This eBook:
✅Schedule a virtual consultation ✅Guidance from a professional curl specialist with 28 years of lived experience who guides you through a comprehensive action plan ✅Learn how to rebuild consistent, healthy hair habits that last ✅Discover your curl pattern ✅Master the basics of simple protective styling
Healing starts when understanding replaces shame
I wrote this guide to help you understand what’s really going on, because your hair tells a story, and it deserves to be heard.
For anyone ready to explore the connection between hair and mental well-being.
▫️Individuals: If you’ve felt embarrassed, defeated, or disconnected from your hair, this guide offers a gentle, judgment-free reset. You’ll learn how to move from guilt to grace and start again with compassion. ▫️For Stylists & Industry Professionals: While this guide is written for individuals, professionals often use it as a reference to deepen empathy and better support clients navigating matting, overwhelm, or burnout. If you’ve ever met a client overwhelmed by matting, trauma or burnout, this guide gives you language and tools to support them with care.
Meet the Author: Tish Hankerson
Second-generation salon professional and educator with 28 years of experience specializing in curls, texture, and compassionate care. Founder of Salon Brazyl™ in Tampa, FL and Curls & Texture U™, Tish has helped countless clients and stylists reconnect with healthy hair care through education, empathy, and professional guidance. Her authority is lived, not borrowed.
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The Reason Why I Created This Guide
So many people suffer in silence when their hair becomes damaged or severely matted. In my 28 years behind the chair, I’ve seen the fear, shame, and overwhelm it creates — and how quickly those feelings soften when someone finally feels understood instead of judged. Most clients believed their hair was ruined or that they waited too long; what they needed most was guidance, compassion, and a plan to move forward. I also understand hair neglect on an emotional level. While caring for both of my terminally ill parents, raising my daughter alone, grieving, and running a business, even basic routines felt impossible. I’ve lived the emotional state that leads to self-care neglect. This guide exists to give you gentle support before you ever step into a salon — no pressure, no criticism, just a calm, trustworthy place to begin again.
Virtual Consultation Client Reviews
Hear from clients who took the leap and experienced expert care, without leaving home.
I have moved out of state and it´s been amazing to be able to still have Tish as a resource. I love love love Tish. She is so gifted. She works her magic even through zoom.
Tampa, FL
The virtual salon consultation was exactly what I needed. She tailored it to my hair type and texture. I always feel safe with her.
Florida
