No matter what your age or your ethnicity, hairstylist Bill Rowley shows us the best products and techniques for detangling your hair.

1. Pre-brush hair with a bristle brush. Start at the ends and work up.

2. Use both a gentle shampoo and massaging motion when washing your hair. Shampooing twice is better than one big scrub.

3. Use conditioner. Shampoo and conditioner are paired up for a reason — They work better that way.

4. For thick or very fine hair, spray conditioner or detangler is a must. It closes the hair cuticle and makes the hair shiny and weightless.

5. Comb or brush out hair after gently towel-drying it. Blot hair — Don’t rub it with a towel. Use a wide-tooth comb or gentle, open-bristle brush.

6. Sometimes on really fine, tangled hair, if you gently blow-dry it on low with the blower pointed down, the tangles will loosen up.

7. Try an ionic brush to get rid of static.