A tool for unbraiding a hairstyle allows the user to separate the braid strand. In one example embodiment, the tool has a handle sufficiently large for the user to grasp and pull the tool through the braided hair strand. As the tool is pulled through the hair strand, the probe penetrates the braid and separates it. The curvature of the probe defined at a bend, retains the hair and prevents the braid from slipping out of the tool so that the braided strands can be separated.