Quick & Easy How To’s

Have you ever wondered why it is your hair does so well in the salon, and just so, so at home?  It could be your choice of styling tools.

Hair brushes come in a wide variety of options.  Each different type of brush has different qualities, and different uses.

Let’s start with the “Wet Brush“.

The Wet brush is used to remove tangles from wet hair.

You should start a few inches from the bottom of the hair, brush toward the ends and then slowly move farther up the head, working in the same manner until you make it all the way up to the top of the head, back through the ends.

You should be careful not to over stretch the hair as to avoid harming the hair and stripping off the cuticle of the hair strand.  When the cuticle is stripped off you risk further damaging the hair and making it even more tangled.

Using a wide tooth comb can also be useful, however, avoid a fine tooth comb, because this too can lead to a lot of damage.

The Vent Brush.

 

Vent brushes are used for the first stages of blow drying.  The “Vents”, are simply used to help air pass through the brush and the hair and to help the hair to dry faster.  I recommend using the vent brush until the hair is about 80% dry and then switching to a Denman style brush or a Thermal Brush to complete the style.

 

The Denman Style Brush.

The Denman Style brush has a rubber base with tighter spaced teeth.  It normally does not have any vents.  This is used to help stretch the hair into position while blow styling.  Due to the tighter spacing you can put tension on the hair and help to mold it into position.  This brush is best used on thicker hair, and is wonderful for sculpting the hair and giving it a slightly bevel to the ends or to the hairline.

The Thermal Brush.

Thermal brushes can come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and colors.   Some even have detachable handles, so you can heat the hair and then release the handle to allow the curl to cool around the base of the brush.  These are a great asset to your styling tool collection.   Thermal brushes also use a wide variety of metals – there is more to the color of the metal than you think.    Silver barrels hold a moderate amount of heat, gold and ceramic barrels will hold the most heat, so if you have fine, delicate hair silver would be best for you.  Medium to thick or resistant hair requires more heat to get the hair to style well, therefore, ceramic and gold brushes would work the best for these types of hair.

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