Most people shampoo their hair too much anyway. I have hair that tends to be dry and frizzy. I just switched to Redken. I think it's low sulfates and it doesn't foam much and my hair feels great afterwards. I think a product like 'Wen' that's info-mercialed to pieces is probably a good idea too.

As for combing, remember those wide afro combs? The work well with frizz. So do fingers. John is also right about starting below the tangle. If you just start with the ends first, it will help. Of course, unless Jeremiah's hair is long, that may not be easy.

Eliza probably knows best. I have a theory that the dry hair and scalp is the fault of shampoo. The dry skin thing: I was in a bathroom (military barracks with rows of sinks) and a few African Americn women were doing their weekend hair rituals. One of them told me how different African American hair and skin was. It's dry. My hair is dry, and I only wash it once or twice a week, with a rinse or so in between. My skin is dry. The woman said "our skin is so dry, it can get 'ashy'". I said mine did too, but dead white skin cells show up better on brown skin than on not-quite-dead white skin. I do get skin dust though. We're different, but I don't think we're THAT different. I just think (based on me only) white people may be more tolerant of dryness--not a good thing.

I have heard of a couple people who don't even shampoo, but use conditioner in place of shampoo. I think that's the idea with Wen.
The problem is, it's expensive. I've seen a generic form in beauty supply stores, though.