For people with different styles and textures of hair, it may take some time to figure out which is better: comb or brush? While you may toggle between both hair styling tools at different points in your life, your hair type and style should determine which tool you ultimately reach for.
A hairbrush contains either stiff or soft bristles on its head that help in styling hair but are often used for detangling. There are certain types used, such as a round brush, a circular brush that has bristles wrapped around the entire handle, and a paddle brush that features a wide base used to extend exposure of blow-dried hair.
A comb is a long horizontal handle that holds a row of teeth, normally made of plastic, that is used to detangle hair, but is normally used for styling.
The question still remains, which tool is better for your hair and why?
Advantages of Hairbrushes
There are several style and health benefits that come with brushing your hair, and you should always try to brush or comb your hair, even if you may feel like it creates frizz. Here are a few compelling reasons to run a brush or comb through your hair multiple times a week:
- Supports healthy hair growth: Brushing your hair with a brush, namely a boar bristle brush, can help to massage your scalp and unclog hair follicles. Healthy blood flow is a huge factor in stimulating hair growth, and using a brush against your scalp can also help increase blood flow.
- Helps to clean hair: Using a bristled brush can help to remove excess oils from hair, helping to distribute them along your scalp and cover most of the individual strands of hair, keeping hair healthy and preventing that oily and greasy matted look. Your hair should look softer, cleaner and healthier!
- Prevents frizz and breaking: Brushing hair helps to seal in sebaceous oils in hair to keep your strands healthy and not cracking or breaking. It is a natural way of keeping frizz and breakage to a minimum, better for your hair than any serum you might find on a store shelf.
Advantages to Combing
Just like the hair brushing highlighted above, using a comb on your hair also has its benefits in keeping hair healthy and looking great:
- Keeps consistent volume: Combing hair helps to promote increased hair volume in strands, keeping hair looking heavy and healthy. Combing can also help to remove loose strands that are lost in the big mass of hair. Removing these small strands can help prevent knots and tangles.
- Cleans and exfoliates scalp: Combing has the same benefit as brushing in the sense that it helps to clean individual hair strands as well as the entire scalp. Combing at regular intervals helps to rid the scalp of loose hairs, dead skin cells, dirt and other forms of grime that may be sitting dormant on top of your head or in your hair.
What Method is Best for My Texture of Hair?
Since everyone has different hair textures, it can be difficult to find out exactly what kind of hair care tool you require to keep your hair just the way you want it. Many will find that they must go through trial and error to find the right tool for themselves, so here are a few general rules to follow.
- Straight hair: A rounded hairbrush is recommended for people with straighter hair. Round brushes assist in creating large, billowing volume for people with straight or flat hair. If you have straight hair and are interested in purchasing a round hairbrush, just be sure to pick one up that does not tear or pull hair.
- Curly hair: For people with curlier hair, a boar bristle brush or a standard comb is recommended. A comb can also be used to style the hair, as well as your fingers
Although it may seem like a simple decision to pick up either a comb or a hairbrush for your respective hair style, it can actually take some time and effort to make the right fit. Factors such as hair density and different bristles/teeth style on the brushes or combs themselves can make a difference between a great purchase and a regrettable one!
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This article is not intended to treat any disease or offer a substitution for professional medical advice.
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