Hairbrushes and combs play an important role in hair health.
They not only comb and detangle hair, but also massage the scalp, remove street dust, and distribute grease evenly along the entire length of the hair.
In addition, they remove static electricity, do not react with beneficial substances when applying masks and aromatherapy, and combs made of natural bristles also add shine to the hair.
Imagine the tremendous benefits they bring to your hair!
And, of course, on the VolosOK website we can only talk about combs and brushes made from natural materials– wood and bristles.
If you care about your hair, then you should definitely have a small set of natural combs for different tasks - for example, a wooden comb with rare teeth for combing wet hair or distributing a mask through the hair, a massage brush, a backcombing brush... But how to choose the right brushes specifically for your hair type and not make a mistake?
The comb must match. For thick or curly hair Wide-toothed combs are more suitable. For thin and brittle ones - wooden combs. If you have split ends, choose natural bristles.
Wooden combs
With a wooden comb with rare teeth, everything is clear. It is indispensable for wet hair, as it damages it the least, distributes the mask well throughout the hair without entering into chemical reactions, and for some it is more suitable for simply combing long hair along its entire length.
Wooden massage brushes, as a rule, are also suitable for almost everyone. But wooden combs and brushes are most suitable for thin and brittle hair.
If the comb is done birch– it enhances the effect of beneficial substances, oak has an antistatic effect, and juniper relieves stress. But for this, the comb should not be varnished.
The disadvantage of unvarnished wooden combs is that they absorb sebum and dirt, so the wood must be properly polished. Hand-cut combs are especially welcome; there should be a note about this on the label.
Brushes with natural bristles
With them, everything is a little more complicated - they have both ardent fans and those for whom they are not suitable. In addition, like everything natural, they are significantly more expensive than plastic combs, but they are a good investment of your money.
Buy brushes from natural bristles only in specialized stores, so as not to run into a fake, because natural bristles can be replaced with artificial ones and outwardly it will be completely unnoticeable. Brushes from the oldest brand, Maeson Pierson, are considered to be of the highest quality; Hercules brushes are popular on the Russian market.
So, the advantages of natural bristle brushes:
Firstly, they are natural, which means they do not emit toxic substances and do not enter into chemical reactions if you apply any care to your hair.
For example, essential oils They are highly active, easily react, which means they are absorbed into the scalp in a modified form - along with foreign substances with which they reacted.
Flexible bristles do not tear or break hairs.
They massage the scalp perfectly without damaging or scratching it. Before purchasing, be sure to check that the bristles are not very hard, to do this, move it along your hand.
Distribute sebum along the entire length of the hair - this is great for dry and normal hair. But for oily hair this may be a disadvantage - the hair will look greasy.
Gives hair shine and smoothness.
They will save you from split ends.
Such narrow natural brushes are comfortable and safe for,
They make it easy and convenient to smoothly comb your hair into a ponytail:
The disadvantages of combs with natural bristles are as follows:
If you have very thick or curly and tangled hair, it will be quite difficult to comb it well. But there is a way out - combined combs with natural bristles and plastic teeth - they will comb your hair and add shine to your hair.
For some girls, such brushes cause electrification of the hair. Most likely, this depends on the quality of the brush.
Not suitable for oily hair, as they distribute oil from the scalp throughout the hair. The only way out is to comb your hair without touching the hair roots, this will at least give shine and a healthy look to your hair.
Require frequent washing, at least once a week.
Well, and the price, as mentioned above.
I hope I was able to convince you of all the benefits natural brushes and inspire their use. I use both wooden ones and bristles, and I am convinced of their effectiveness. May they bring exceptional benefits to you too!
If you have anything to add, welcome to the comments!
We told you everything we knew about ACCA KAPPA brushes, combs and brushes. The last one left, but important question: how to care for natural bristle brushes?
The bristles distribute sebum well along the entire length of the hair, from roots to ends, which is why we love these brushes. This means that such brushes quickly become dirty, so you need to pay maximum attention to their cleanliness and clean them about once a month. For this:
1. Clean the comb with your hands from hair and large particles of debris collected on it. For this you can use a simple plastic comb with frequent teeth. Then…
2. Select a bowl suitable for the size of the brush and fill it with water.
3. Lather in it. natural soap(for example @VALOBRA) or hair shampoo. Make sure your shampoo does not contain silicones, otherwise the properties of your wonderful bristle brush will deteriorate. IN soap solution you can also add a few drops ammonia- it dissolves fat well.
4. Immerse the brush bristles in soapy water for 10 minutes. Be careful not to let the soft pad or wooden base of the brush get wet.
5. First, clean the bristles of the brush simply with your hands, and then go between the rows with an old toothbrush (by the way, they need to be changed every two months)
7. Place the comb on soft towel bristles down and let it dry.
Dry clean your brushes about once a week: just remove any stuck hair with your hands.
And perhaps, with proper care, the Acca Kappa brush will become your family treasure.
In general, this is the case - my hair has an unpleasant habit of drying out at the ends, sometimes it does, and it becomes critical. At the same time, the undercoat of the head is constantly fluffing up - this is a 5-7 cm “cloud of curls” around the forehead, this cloud does not want to be styled with either a hairdryer or hairspray.
I once heard that brushes with natural bristles are very beneficial for hair - they distribute hair lubricant from roots to ends, which makes the ends look better and have less split ends. Also, these combs do not tear the hair, they stretch and straighten it. I thought such a miracle should be very expensive, but in Prof.’s store. The price of the goods was 128 rubles without a discount and I bought myself a brush, on which on the packaging there was the information that I wrote in the “from the manufacturer” window.
And then I realized that everything was not so tempting. The brush turned out to be not 100% bristles, it’s good if it’s 70% natural, maybe even less - I realized this when looking at the bristles at home. I noticed that in bundles the bristles narrow at the end, and the PLASTIC TEETH-BRISTLES are cut off exactly one length below the natural bristles, and the flat “rounds” of plastic shine in the sections, which is why they can be noticed by chance by touch, but are quite difficult to see by eye - they hidden in tufts of longer and thinner bristles:
By the way, the handle cracked slightly in 2-3 weeks - it is made of wood and I am afraid that when the crack reaches the pillow with bristles, it will fall out. The pillow smells of plastic, but not too much.
About the properties - everything is somehow ambiguous. It is simply impossible for her to comb my hair at the roots - the bristles do not “enter” the tangled surface of the strand (this is a minus), and only pulls upper layer hair, which perfectly smoothes the fluff around the forehead - this is a plus. It doesn’t scratch the scalp, it just doesn’t reach it, but I like to pull out the ends of the hair - they really look better if you comb them with intensity in small strands. It doesn’t tear my hair - the macro shows that there is no hair left after combing, but I was surprised to see various sizes of lint, threads, wool, dust of unknown origin - all this is combed out of my head! (how did it get there, the hair is clean?!?!)
What is especially strange is that the brush licks the fluff on the head and the dry, hard ends, but the middle of the hair is highly electrified - at least water it with an antistatic hair product. For me, the roots and ends of the hair began to get dirty more evenly - and it’s not that the roots are greasy and the ends are dry, on the contrary, even the ends began to get dirty faster than the roots.
For such misunderstandings, I’ll give it a 4 with a minus - the quality fails, and the manufacturer lied about the 100% naturalness of the bristles. In terms of application, there is an effect, but who knows, maybe I’m using the brush incorrectly, or I need a different form for long hair need...?!
Choosing a comb is an important and responsible event, despite its apparent simplicity and banality. A massage brush is considered the most convenient and effective tool for combing hair. In addition to the fact that it effectively detangles your hair, it makes your hair healthier, stronger and smoother.
How to make the right choice?
A soft, hard or combined brush provides a high-quality massage of the scalp, which enhances nutrition hair follicles. In addition, the tool carefully and evenly distributes sebum along the entire length of the curls, which guarantees their protection and nutrition. Most often, women prefer plastic brushes - they are cheap, effective and easy to care for. However, we recommend that you choose combs made from natural boar bristles.
Massage combs with natural bristles are, of course, more difficult to care for and maintain. However, this nuance is more than compensated by how effective and useful their regular use is. Since natural combs are most similar in structure to hair, they do not injure it and provide excellent care.
The most popular brushes today are pig or boar hair. This material is available and relatively low in price, so almost all adherents of natural brushes buy it.
However, there are other materials from which such instruments are made.
- Whalebone. It is considered one of the most expensive materials. It is an excellent alternative for those with porous and curly hair. Carefully cares for capricious strands, smoothes and normalizes their structure, detangles thin curls without damage;
- Horsehair. A comb with such bristles is ideal for those who have straight and heavy curls. With its help you can give them a natural shine and silkiness, make them more obedient, "crumbly", flexible to styling (including those that involve curling);
- Mixed pile. These brushes and combs combine artificial and natural bristles. In principle, such a tool is suitable for any type of curls, but it may not be as effective as a comb with purely natural bristles. This option is best used by those who have normal (combined) hair type and structure.
Do not forget that every hairdressing tool must be properly cared for. And of course, combs need to be washed. For example, a boar hair brush should be washed with a cleanser at least once a week. If you are not ready to take such careful care of your combs, it is better to buy a simpler tool. For example, a plastic brush. If you are concerned about increased electrification, simply use an antistatic agent.
Advantages of combs made from natural materials
Trichologists unanimously recommend giving preference to quality tools for everyday care. You will be surprised, but drying, brittleness and general poor hair condition are not caused by chemical or thermal damage. Of course, they have an extremely destructive effect on curls, but if you do not abuse them and promptly restore your curls after negative influences, nothing terrible or catastrophic will happen to them.
The situation is completely different with mechanical damage. You provide them to your hair almost every day, especially if you comb your hair incorrectly or use second-rate tools.
Girls' favorite comb made from natural materials is wooden. She has mass valuable properties for hair and scalp. True, it is not easy to care for, since wood is a rather vulnerable raw material. If you leave such a tool in a place of high humidity, it will lose its properties and may even become deformed. A wooden comb can be either a round or flat brush, or a comb.
Using a wooden comb with natural bristles, you provide yourself with:
- Acceleration of hair growth. The massage provided to the scalp by these instruments increases blood microcirculation around the bulbs, due to which they awaken and increase their activity. Curls grow not only faster, but also much thicker, which ensures the natural volume of the hairstyle;
- Curl care. Sebum, which is secreted by specific glands in the dermis of the head, is designed to nourish your curls along the entire length. But only if you regularly distribute it along the length using a high-quality comb. It is a brush with natural bristles that helps achieve this result faster and better than their artificial counterparts "opponents". Since natural fat spreads along the entire length of the curls, it reliably protects them from harmful effects during the day. This effect also ensures the elimination of excess oiliness at the roots and dryness at the ends;
- Neat hairstyle. It is natural bristles that are designed to separate each hair, unraveling curls after sleep or exposure to unfavorable conditions. At the same time, even if you have very Thin hair, prone to tangling, you don’t have to worry about injury during combing - with natural bristles it is completely eliminated. However, we still recommend that you use special means to make it easier to comb curls, to definitely protect them from mechanical damage.
Natural bristles protect the health of your hair
Among other things, a brush made of natural bristles can "discharge" your hair after it has been electrified. If you are one of the girls who regularly encounter this problem, it is better for you to completely stop using metal and plastic tools, since they only intensify and provoke electrification of the hair. If your curls are electrified due to synthetic clothing, we recommend that you additionally use an antistatic spray.
A round comb with natural bristles can be used not only for combing, but also for blow-drying. If you are a fan of smoothness and volume "in one bottle", this instrument will become a real must-have for you. With its help you can create the perfect volumetric styling without damaging the scales of curls.
Your hair will not only be beautiful and well-groomed, but also completely healthy. Round comb – optimal choice for those who value not only the visual effect, but also strive to maintain healthy hair while maintaining its attractiveness.
Hair combs with natural bristles have significant advantages over their artificial counterparts. Unlike the latter, they actually take care of your hair, and not just provide it with primitive combing.
Most modern hairdressers prefer just such tools, thanks to which their clients remain completely satisfied with the service.
Advantages of hair brushes with natural bristles:
- They give hair natural shine, softness and elasticity;
- They don't provoke chemical exposure on your curls (molecules synthetic materials may react with chemical composition caring and cleansing agents, thereby enhancing the destructive effect of chemistry);
- They carefully and delicately massage the scalp without scratching or injuring its surface;
- They have flexible and elastic bristles that do not damage, tangle or injure the hair cortex along the entire length;
- They can be safely used even on damp and wet curls, without violating their integrity and without separating the scales, like regular combs;
- They provide suitable prevention of split ends;
- They are very effective in detangling hair.
Despite the fact that such brushes and combs are quite expensive due to the high cost of the raw materials from which they are made, their price is fully justified by the benefits of use.
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One of the keys to healthy hair is the right comb. Some of the best brushes are those with natural bristles. They not only detangle and gently comb hair, but also remove dust from curls and massage skin covering heads. But how to choose the right comb with natural bristles?
Types of combs with natural bristles
A comb with natural bristles can be made from solid wood. The teeth in it are frequent and rare. Wooden combs with a small amount owners of thin and brittle hair should choose cloves. These brushes can even be used to comb wet curls, since they cause the least damage and distribute them perfectly cosmetical tools(masks, oils,) along the entire length of the hair.
You Thick hair below the shoulder blades? It is better to choose a wooden comb with natural bristles, the teeth of which will be large and frequent. They detangle curls well and have an antistatic effect. In addition, brushes made from natural solid wood:
- help cells renew themselves, which speeds up;
- have a positive impact on nervous system;
- eliminate dandruff (especially beech combs);
- help to quickly absorb beneficial substances from cosmetic products.
A natural bristle hairbrush can also be made from boar (wild) bristles, horsehair and whalebone. With their help, you can untangle curls of any length without tearing or breaking a single hair. These brushes perfectly massage the scalp without scratching or damaging it.
Oval, square and round combs with natural bristles gently and evenly distribute the oil secreted by the scalp along the entire length of the hair. Therefore, they are worth buying for those who have dry or normal hair, but is not recommended for use by owners oily curls. Combs with natural bristles give your hair a beautiful shine and incredible smoothness; they are comfortable and absolutely safe for hair. 
combing and will help get rid of split ends and brittle ends.
How to care for a comb with natural bristles?
If you regularly use brushes with natural bristles, you may notice that dust and dirt accumulate on them. To prevent them from polluting your curls and to polish your hair, giving it extra shine, they need to be cleaned periodically. But how to clean a natural bristle comb without damaging a single tooth? It is very easy. You need to clean the brush from fallen hair, apply a little of any shampoo to it, carefully distribute it between the bristles and rinse off after a minute warm water. It is best to dry such a comb by placing it, teeth up, on a terry towel.