What is a hairbrush?
A hairbrush sometimes written as hair brush is an equipment used in styling human hair in one way or the other. A hairbrush is made of various materials. There are wooden hair brushes, plastic hair brushes, metallic hair brushes and other materials used in making the handles. The hairbrush consists of a handle and bristles. The bristles are made from different materials such as boar bristle, horsehair, nylon, stainless steel and goat hair.
Uses of HairBrush
The hairbrush has a lot of uses. There are also some hairbrushes used for animal hair. Here is a list of the typical uses of a hairbrush.
- Straightening
- Detangling
- Smoothening
- Styling
Types of Hairbrush
There is really no general way of naming hair brushes. Some people name them by their handles and others name them by their bristles and still other brushes are named by their uses. Some brushes have a combination of both their uses and their handle for a name. The round brush is named according to it’s form. Eventually, most brushes end up being named by their uses. I think the safest way to name a brush is by their use. So if you go into a shop to buy a brush, you will most likely have to mention 2 or 3 of the names to get a perfect fit. Here is a general list of brushes. Under each type of brush you see below are many other variations and shapes. So how do you choose the hair brush you need? By reading what they can be used for!
The Paddle brush
The Paddle hairbrush or simply put the paddle brush is the most popular type of hair brush. There are a good number of people who only use the paddle brush. Although they only use the paddle brush, it does not mean that they only use one type of hairbrush. The paddle brush comes in various styles too. The main feature of the paddle brush is it’s wooden and sometimes plastic handle with a flat top. This flat top and wide surface area make the paddle brush very good for long thick hair. The design of the paddle brush makes it quite convenient to hold our your hair and brush it in batches.
Depending on what you are trying to do with your hair, the paddle brush comes with various kinds of bristles. The type of bristles will determine the use of the paddle brush. If you are looking for a smooth, silky and shiny finish for your hair, then you should go for a boar-bristle paddle brush.
Other types of bristles are the nylon synthetic bristles and the mixture of natural and synthetic bristles. The texture of the bristles also makes a difference when it comes to using them as well as the spacing between the bristles.
The Round Brush
After the paddle brush, the round hairbrush is the next in order of popularity. It is used mainly for styling and it is mostly used alongside a blow dryer. Just like the paddle brush, the round brush has a variety of handles and bristles. Unlike the paddle brush though, the round brush requires some skill to use properly. If you are new to using the round brush, you may discover that after a few tries, your arms are sore and your hair may not look like what you imagined, to say the least. you can find a quick lesson on how to use the round hairbrush here.
The round brush comes with a variety of handles such as wooden, plastic, ceramic and other synthetic mixtures. Each type of handle also comes with a variety of bristles to make even more combinations such as wooden handle with boar bristles, ceramic handle with boar bristles and so on. Some of the other bristles available for the round brush are: nylon and other synthetic blends.
More and more manufacturers are designing bristles and barrels (the portion from which the bristles stick out) which reduce frizz in your hair. You can learn how to reduce frizz in your hair here
The Vent Brush
What is a vent hairbrush?
A vent brush is a hairbrush that has lots of openings or vents between the bristles to allow for more airflow during regular brushing or when heat styling. The number and size of the openings on a vent brush varies depending on the brand, they can be either flat or circular shaped.
What is a vent hairbrush used for?
A vent brush is usually used to make your hair more voluminous or to give it more bounce. The vents in the vent hairbrush allow the heat from a blow-dryer to flow through the hair, and as such more movement is created.
There are various types of vent hairbrushes. The main categories are the round vent brushes and the flat vent hairbrushes. The round vent brushes are perfect for manipulating the hair into soft curls, while the flat vent brush is great for creating straight hair with the appropriate bounce. A vent brush is great for you if your hair is flat. It will help you to obtain more volume at your hair roots.
The Teasing Brush
What is a teasing brush or teasing hairbrush?
A teasing brush is a type of hairbrush used instead of a teasing comb to tease hair or for backcombing. A teasing hairbrush usually has 3 rows and the bristles are usually made of natural products to ensure that the brush is gentle on your hair.
The teasing brush is used to add volume to an otherwise flat hair. They’re great for creating tons of styles, from just a little volume at the roots to super voluminous ponytails.
A teasing brush is used instead of a comb when hair is delicate and might be more easily damaged by a comb; the bristles of the brush are less likely to pull as hard on the hair.
The Denman Brush
The Detangling Brush
The Thermal Brush
The Sculpting Brush
The Wig or Extension Brush
The Boar Bristle Brush
The Wet Brush
The hair straightening brush
The Beard Brush
The Barber Shaving Brush
