Think I'm gonna start heat training... help?

Also, I know this isn't the appropriate section, but I am preparing for my first job interview at a clothing store (first job interview in general, really) and would like some tips, because the more I look into it, the more I psych myself out. :s

i decided 2 years ago that finger detangling was where i drew the line.  i tried it and was like if this is what will keep me from having my goal length then it ends here.  call me lazy, not motivated, not down with the cause, whatever...im just not doing it.  im pretty good at looking at styling tools and telling whether or not they will snatch me bald so i never even tried things like the denman brush or the tangle teezer.
after trial and error, what works for me right now is that i only detangle on wash day. the only styling tool i use is the magic star jumbo rake comb 5660 (saved my hair life).  i detangle before the wash during the deep conditioning or prepoo phase and after the wash/conditioning phase.  i put my hair in twists and let them dry for a few days and then style.  during the week i will remove some shed hair while styling  as needed but i dont comb it again until the next wash cycle. 

hope you find something that works for you
 

Napp wrote: I have been a heat straightened natural before(and am currently transitioning back) and it has its pros and cons. You do not have to permanently loosen your curl to get the benefits of using heat regularly. I would work on getting rid of your detangling issue before adding heat to the mix. Do you deep condition? with what and how long? When you detangle do you also remove shed hair? Have you trimmed your ends recently?

Omagahh you guys!
Thanks for the support and tips!
Okay, so I got the detangling issue fixed by using handsoa (yes, the actual bar) and lots of oil and conditioner. Made them tangles slip right out, except for a few trouble spots. Eventually, I emerged oily, but tangle free, and that made my night. Then I twisted into small twists, and wore that for two days before washing and straightening. I am still considering heat training, but not so much because I am less frustrated. Eventually, I do believe I will heat train, but not right now, as my ends are going through some thangs. Even when I cut, they're still rough, but not visibly damaged. And they're the most difficult to straighten. I don't know what's up.
I don't deep condition regularly anymore, because I am lazy. Furthermore, my hair likes to untwist from the little twists when conditioned and then tangle. :/
I usually pin then, but like I said, I am lazy.
I don't regularly heat style, but I'm scared to heat train because I notice more tangles at the uttermost ends and occasionally the roots too (could be attributed to sweat) and so I'm like, what's the point if it's tangles I want to avoid? I add moisture mostly when I am in a PS because I can do that, and still maintain my style.
Right now, I'm looking into wearing it curly (like, in a gelled down state, but loose) and would like to also thicken it up and address my ends before I will heat train. I am still MBL, but layered a little (maybe an inch or two difference between all the layers) and would like to be full MBL or perhaps, waist before heat training becomes an option. Also, I want more experience with heat styling and such.

Update: So I guess I inadvertently got it heat trained. :/
My strands feel different, and I noticed that I am either high porosity (more likely) or medium, and not extremely low like I was before. I don't know what is going on, but I feel as if my hair has been permanently damaged since that trip to the salon and then the two times after that I chose to flat iron.
Well, since the damage has been done, I think I'll need more protein in my life, and perhaps, I'll even continue to heat train the new growth, even if only for the purpose of matching the rest of my hair. I'm kinda :/ about the situation because lowpo hair is healthiest, and my hair was def. healthy before, but now, it feels like I need to cut the majority of my hair just to get it to feel normal and healthy again. -.-"
This isn't quite a setback (haven't lost any hair except for that trim, and last half of that one detangling session) but it sure as hell feels like it (or at least, that's what my current emotions would have you believe).