QuoteReplyTopic: To brush or not to brush Posted: August 08 2007 at 8:42pm
I use a comb when wet and also use a comb when I want to go through it dry. I actually never brush my hair and after reading this post I'm thinking I might start doing it at night. I run my fingers through it and use a comb but I always think that a brush fills it with static or else just gives it more volume than I'd like.
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IMO, Dave is right, Shan. Use scalp massaging to stimulate oil production. My wife *used* to brush with plastic tools, and her hair never looked good much past mid-back. Now, using combs exclusively, the entire length looks superb, despite it being nearly half a foot longer than ever before. I would not have believed it. (Yes, I can always tell when hair that has been "roughed up" by brushing. lol) Best, Bob
I also use a wide toothed comb to detangle when its wet. It seem to rip
my hair less, probably becasue the hair stretches more when it's wet
rather than just ripping. But I am slow and gentle when I comb.
Brushing just to stimulate the folicles just seems like it would cause
unneccesary mechanical damage to the hair shaft. You could always just
give yourself a good head massage and then just brush a little bit to
spread the oils down the length.
Edit: I guess Ijust repeated what dave said. right on dave
Holy Cow, Dave, that is some seriously long hair!!
As a stylist, I agree with everything Dave said. If scalp stimulation is needed, then a scalp massage is great. Otherwise, a brush really isn't needed at all and DEFINATELY never in wet hair OR to take out tangles. A large tooth comb is what you need.
When follicle stimulation is my aim, I massage my scalp with my fingertips. The thought of the stress put on the strands due to the pulling/stretching of brushing tangled hair, not to mention the snapping and rough treatment, makes me cringe. Brushing thoroughly detangled hair doesn't produce the same effect on the scalp... virtually none, in fact.
Boar bristle brushes (as long as the bristles aren't tightly placed) work well to distribute oils (sebum or externally applied) when hair is already thoroughly detangled with a comb and then a standard brush.
Well me too, lol, I was always taught that to coat your own hair with the natural oils from your scalp, instead of using conditioners all the time. The best way to acheive this is by brushing your hair, as much as possible.If that was wrong, but then we are told so many diffrent things about what is good for us and whats not, with everyday products etc, it does get a bit confussing.
I agree with the second statment, brushing hair when dry, help take the oils from the scalp through the middle lengths and ends of the hair, adding moisture to the dry hair. Well thats what I was told whilst training to become a hairstylist.
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