Different hair has different hair brush needs. It is the
most common beauty tool, used by everyone, and yet given the least importance.
A right hair brush makes major difference in how your hair style turns out.
Generally, we pick up the first hair brush we come across in the isle. But it’s
wrong. Like one cannot use a powder
brush to apply eye shadow, hair brushes also cater to different needs.
Natural Bristles Hair Brush:
- This brush is for all hair type.
- The gold standard is the natural boar bristle.
- Boar bristles are gentle on the hair, helps smooth the strand, and distributes natural hair oil throughout the strand to moisturize. It creates a beautiful and glossy finish.
- Natural Bristles give lot of volume while blow outs.
Available products :
- Denman Thermo Ceramic Straightening Brush with Boar Bristles
- Kent MediumBristle Cushion Brush
- Roots Cushion Brush with Natural Bristles
- Vega Round StylingBrush
- Synthetic Bristles don’t distribute oil.
- Are not as flexible as natural ones and can cause wear n tear of the hair strand.
Mixed Bristles Hair Brush:
- These are for normal to thick hair.
- Bristles are a mix of natural and synthetic, also called porcupine brushes.
- The combined benefits of both bristles help detangle coarse hair.
Available Products:
Paddle Brushes:
- These are basically for people with straight hair and straight styles.
- It has an air filled cushion, from which bristles are coming out.
- It’s great for massaging the scalp.
Available products :
Round Brushes:
- These are used during blowouts.
- They create body and bend the hair as you may like them.
- They smooth out the hair texture during the blowout.
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Metal Brushes:
- These create curls and height during finishing stages of the style.
- These are not a best thing to use while drying the hair, as they can pull and damage the hair strand.
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Vented Brushes:
- Great for creating volume
- These are available in paddle and round forms.
- There are small slits or holes which allow the hot air from blow dryer to pass through decreasing the time.
Available products :
- Roots Vent Brush With Natural Bristles
- Vega Premium Collection Vent Brush
- Kent Drying, Straightening & Taming Medium Vented HairBrush
Wide Tooth Comb:
- These are used to detangle hair.
- These are safe to use in shower, on wet hair.
Available Products:
Fine Tooth Comb:
- These are used to smooth hair stair strands.
- Basically used to style bangs and during flat ironing.
- The ones with long tails even help in creating partitions.
Available Products :
Teasing Combs:
- These are used for back combing the hair.
- These have dense matte bristles which hold the hair and gently push them down to create the poof.
Available Products :
Stay Beautiful :)
Shweta
Shweta









i have vega's paddle brush and really like it a lot!
ReplyDeleteyes, its really good for straight hair.. have u tried using any natural bristle brush, they work well too :)
Deletei have vega paddle brush too.. but dont ask me y i bought it as i knew nothing abt the types of brushes until now. Very nice article..
ReplyDeleteThanks Raji :)
DeleteNever knew about that... Thanks for sharing...That's a really useful information..
ReplyDeletethanks richa :)
DeleteWhich one is best for curly hair.
ReplyDeleteI think Natural Bristles Hair Brush will be good..
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