22 Types of hair brushes and combs to level up the appearance of your hair
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Benefits of combing or brushing hair to level up the appearance of your hair
Ladies...You might be confused about how many times and when to brush or comb your hair.
As you grow up, you tend to learn that brush your hair as much as possible but it is myth. You really don't need to brush frequently. Expert says that it depends on length, volume and texture.
On an average, brushing or combing you hair twice a day is sufficient to all king of hair. Other than that do it when you are going outside or on any occasion/ events.
So, these are some benefits.
1. Main reason behind brushing or combing is to prevent tangles or remove tangles. Tangles may lead to knotting your hair and cause damage hair.
2. Brushing or combing activates sebaceous glands, which produce natural oil(sebum) of your hair. Sebum Covers the scalp surface and also maintains pH level. So it helpful to scalp. And remember, Healthy scalp is equal to healthy and beautiful hair.
3. To improve blood circulation and lock the roots to strengthen the hair, brushing and combing is also key factor. This will beneficial to hair growth.
Types of hair combs
1. All purpose comb
As its name says, all-purpose comb is versatile for any age group. This comb is easy to handle and style any type of hair as per it's study design. You can easily touch up your hair and get great look and hairstyles.
It comes in various varieties, amongst which Seven inch all purpose comb is Very familiar to everyone as it found easily in the home. And the smallest size you can carry in wallet and pocket.
2. Wide tooth comb
If you have thick and long hair, or curly volumized hair, a wide tooth is a very great option for you. It has thick teeth with space between them. That's why it efficiently do its job with less tension.
You can use them on wet hair too. While detangling, it doesn't break your hair strands. For curly hair, it retains their bounce.
You should not worry about hair damage and breakage, if you are using it for frizzy hair. It easily glide into frizzy hair strands making them frizz-free.
Our pick
Giorgio Large 5.75 Inch wide teeth Comb
3. Fine tooth comb
Fine tooth comb is useful to manage hair properly the way you want. If you want you hair perfectly in place neat and straight to look good, fine tooth what you need.
Yes, this comb is not useful for removing tangles or tresses. You might get some breakage of strands or lose a little bit of hair. however, it neatly gather your hair.
So, detangle your using a wide tooth comb and then use a fine tooth comb to gather or tie your hair properly. However, it is not useful for curly hair and thick volumized hair.
Our pick
Ace Classic Bobby fine teeth Comb - 5 Inch, Black
4. Wooden comb
As per the ability of wooden comb, it is better than plastic combs. It is made of natural materials. It gently goes through all of your hair easily without less tension.
It is also beneficial to your scalp that it freely and smoothly massages your scalp to increase blood flow which is helpful for your roots. It detangles your hair easily without breaking your hair strands.
5. Rake comb
It looks like a rake. Because of the way it looks. The teeth are thick and wide, so it is useful to make your hair tangle free with minimum pain and less time
Because teeth are wide apart, it glides easily into Your hair and scalp. can carry a rake comb in your handbag and use it whenever you want. If your hair is delicate and easy to break, this comb is what you need.
Our Pick
Diane Rake/Rage Comb
Diane Rake comb has good sturdiness and durability. It easily glides through any type of hair especially through thick long and curly volumized hair. Need no harsh tension to detangle your hair and easy to hold. You can carry it anywhere.
6. Pin comb
Tail means the handle of this comb is thin and fine, other than others combs. It looks like a rat tail comb. But the tail is thinner than the rat tail comb.
As it has fine teeth, you can use it to tease the hair. It is also useful to detangle and seperate hair properly. It is convenient to make hair styles. It is easy for lifting, fluffing and trimming the hair.
This metal pin comb is used by many professional stylists and at salons as it is useful to separate small sections of hair easily. This compact design is useful for styling short to long length.
Our Pick
HYOUJIN 608 Comb Pintail Comb
7. Pick comb
Design of the pick comb is slightly different from other comb, short handle and wide comb. It is similar to rake comb.
It can be made of plastic or metal. It is mostly used to get an afro look. It is also useful to volume and body to curly hair to look more bouncy and uplift the look. It can be used to get sections of hair or to tease your hair.
Our Pick
Chicago Comb Model 7 Carbon Fiber Pick Comb
8. Rat tail comb
Rat tail combs are a teasing comb with a long, thin handle that can be used for partitioning and lifting sections of hair to tease and get more volumized hair.
mostly found in salons or barber shops to section hair for styling, straightening and teasing. It separates section by section of your hair to make different types of hair styles in an easy and smooth way.
Our Pick
Diane Rat Tail Comb
9. Barber comb
As per name suggests, barber combs are usually spots in barber shops. It is called grooming comb. It comes with both fine and wide teeth which is easy to go through scalp and any volume of hair, specially thick
It is used to trim hair and cut the ends of hair. It is useful to cut any type of hair cut. It is versatile with any range of hair, and hair texture. It is used in salon and professional hair stylists.
Our Pick
Gentlemen Republic Taper barber Comb
10. Teasing comb
This comb is a great gift for thin hair. People with thin hair should not feel sad anymore because teasing comb is for you to get fuller hair and look better.
You want to add more texture and volume in your hair, this is what you are looking for. Also, if you love to do a frizzy or messy hairstyle, teasing brush just do it in an easy and efficient way.
To use it, just take some strands of hair and pick them straight and run the teasing comb through strands for 8-10 times. Now style the messy the way you love.
Kent SPC84 Salon Style Handmade Hair teasing Comb
Types of hair brushes
11. Hair detangle brushes
Suitable to all types of hair whether thick, thin, curly, wet, dry or frizzy, detangle hair brush gently separates strands and removes knots.
They have wide, soft and flexible bristles that easily, without trauma glides into hair strands that prevents hair breakage.
Our Pick
Detangler Brush by Fiora Naturals
12. Cushion brush
A cushion brush is a fine brush for dry and tangled hair which needs gentle brushing. If your hair gets frizzy and static easily, this brush is what you need.
It also stimulates the scalp and possibly uplift your hair growth.Cushion brush has an oval shaped base with air- cushion rubber surface and plastic or stiff bristles. This comfortable grip and firm design is a great tool for your hair pampering.
Our Pick
Conair Pro Hair Brush with Wire Bristle, Cushion Base
13. Shower Shampoo hair brush
A shower hairbrush is useful while cleaning hair. Having ultra soft and flexible bristles easily and gently removes dirt and dead skin on the scalp like Exfoliator.
While shampooing, massaging this brush helps to increase blood flow which can helpful for hair growth. You do not need to use your fingers any more.
Just spread your loving shampoo equally on the brush and gently run through your hair and scalp and then rinse it off.
Our Pick
MAXSOFT Scalp massager Shampoo Brush
14. Paddle brush
Paddle brushes are ideal for long and straight brushes which easily detangle long hair strands because it's wide and flat base.
Paddle brushes can go with your natural hair pattern. If you have a thick volume of hair, choose paddle brush with nylon bristles which help to run smoothly into thick hair. For thin hair, paddle brush boar bristles are a good enough option.
Our Pick
Moroccanoil Ceramic Paddle Brush
15. Thermal brush
Usually Thermal brushes are found in two shapes: round or paddle brushes . A thermal hairbrush is a special type of hair styling tool.thermal brushes are perfect for blow outs
The barrel of these brushes are made of materials like ceramic, tourmaline, or titanium. that retain the heat core of the brush which help to easily style without less tension and stressing your hair.
These are mostly used by hair stylists, or people who frequently blow dry their hair.
Our Pick
Osensia Professional Round Brush for Blow Drying
If you are a rush bee and have no time to blow dry or are tired of blowing out your hair in the morning??? Now having this Osensia’s round brush will be a one stop solution to achieve speed drying, get natural shine, prevent damage and add volume without breakage. A cushioned handle fits comfortably in your hand without slipping. Have gorgeous hair all day long.
16. Vented brush
If you don't have enough time to dry your hair. Now your trauma of drying hair has a solution. What is it?- A vented brush. It is the ideal choice to quickly blow dry your wet hair.
The vents of this brush allow hot air to flow through, reaching all layers and strands of hair.It helps to get volume to hair and makes it appear fuller and thicker.
Curved vented brushes flow as per curves of human head. Mostly they are made of lightweight plastic and contain vents, which make them a good choice for travel or anytime you want to go out, use this brush to dry your hair quickly.
Our Pick
SALONKEY Professional Curved Vented Styling Hair Brush
This ultra-light Curved shape design adjusts with curves of your head finely. SALONKEY Professional Curved Vented Styling Hair Brush has Round tips slip comfortablely and softly through shafts of your hair without damaging the scalp painlessly. Ideal for all hair types and does not cause breakage and pulling.
17. Round brush
Round brushes are a nice choice for styling and blow drying to add texture , volume, and bounce to the hair.. They come in cylindrical shape with bristles. They effectively sooth and style tame thicker hair without pain. Beat for medium to thick hair
They come in wooden and metal designs. Wooden round brushes Smoothes hair and adds volume to the hair. On the other hand metal round brushes are useful for wet hair to dry out using a blow dryer to get styled hair and blow outs.
There various sizes are available. Small brushes are useful for creating tight curls, while round brushes having large barrels are great for straightening or creating wavy hair. If you have fine and thin hair, you can use round hair brushes. mixed or natural boar bristles.
Our Pick
AWEIO Small Round Brush for Short Hair
AWEIO small round hair brush with soft and smooth 1 inch nylon bristles is deal for volumizing short hair and bangs while blow drying. Easy to handle and lightweight
18. Natural bristle brush
The natural boar bristle brush is best to redistribute the natural oils and healthy oil throughout the length of hair and hair strands. It gently slips through the hair without stressing.
For vegans, some brushes combine other natural fibers, like agave, and with synthetics that make a bristle that looks and feels like natural boar bristle. These brushes are great for fine hair.
Our Pick
Natural Boar Bristle Hair Brush
SONVERA boar bristle brush is designed to build healthier hair, and add more shine to thin hairNatural bristle brushes are anti static. Boars of this hair brush are intended to stimulate the scalp to provide natural oil, the organic anti-frizz. The best hair brush for everyone. Very usable hair brush for women. Can be used for curly hair. It comes with a washable hemp travel bag to take it on travel to keep it safe.
19. Mixed bristle brush
Mixed bristle brushes dually uplift the shine of hair which is given by boar bristles with benefits of nylon or wire bristles that provide the scalp stimulation and easily detangle hair.
This combination can be generally efficient for those who have long or thick hair.
Our Pick
BESTOOL Mixed bristles brush
Premium BESTOOL Mixed bristles hair brushes is crafted out of beech wood. The handle is designed for a non slippery experience and it has the ideal weight, to ensure a good grip. The soft bristles work with a flexible and soft rubber cushion which is designed for preventing hard pull and tension when detangling, and also give a gentle massage to improve blood circulation. It comes with the brush cleaner and cover bag.
20. Tiney boar brush
Main function of tiney Boar bristle brushes are distributing the natural, healthy oils in the scalp, hair strands and whole length of hair which leads to enhanced hair health and creates smooth, shiny locks and texture.
It is also useful for hair styling. This soft tiny bristles brush is a good choice for people with Aging hair, thin hair or fine hair.
Our Pick
Spornette Mini Styler Boar Bristle brush
The structure of this Spornette Mini Styler Boar Bristle is 8.5 x 0.8 x 0.8 inches. You can achieve Salon-Quality Blowouts at Home, styling, smoothing hair and Highly textured Hair. Ideal curly, wavy, straight, thick or thin short hair. Ball-Tipped Nylon Bristles High-quality boar bristles that distribute hair’s natural oils while styling. Lightweight to avoid pulling of hair and stressing the hair
21. Nylon bristle brush
If you have thick hair, a nylon bristle brush is great option. Nylon bristle brushes are made from a synthetic material and gently and effectively detangle thick hair without less tension.
Some nylon bristles with boar bristles do both, reduce static and detangle while also getting benefits of the healthy hair and natural shine that boar's bristles offer
If you are suffering frizzy and dry hair that tangles easily, nylon bristle brush is a great option.
Our Pick
Denman Classic Styling Nylon bristle brush
22. Straightening brush
Straightening brushes are a combination between a paddle brush and hair straightener. They easily and quickly straighten the hair without damaging which normal hot iron hair straightener does.
In simple words, you will get benefits of straightening and brushing which means care plus style. Straightening brush with ceramic plates minimize heat damage and loss of hair moisture.
Our Pick
ghd Glide & Rise Professional Straightening hair brush
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