21 Mar To brush or to comb
To brush or to comb….that is the question that leads to another question as to when to either brush or comb and should it be done wet or dry?
Today, we will explore this topic a little.
Brushing Your Hair
The first reason to brush is to clean your hair. Brushing is the best means to remove skin flakes, dust, dirt and hair products from your hair.
When your hair is out, it picks up dirt and pollution from the air. Dry skin from your scalp gets tangled in your long locks and you might find doesn’t look very shiny. That is because your hair is probably dusty. Brushing your hair is the best way to remove all this dirt from your hair.
The second reason to brush your hair is to spread the natural oils through your hair that are produced in the scalp. Scalps have a natural moisturising system, which is why the hair around your scalp might seem a little oily. This oil needs to be moved down your hair shaft to nourish and moisturizing the entire length of your hair.
The little bristles of your hairbrush stimulate your scalp to secrete more oil, lubricating and protecting all your hair.
Brushing your hair is meant to be slow, deliberate and gentle. Brushing your hair is the best way to clean the hair, move the natural occurring sebum from your scalp down the hair shaft, smooth and soften your hair. Hair brushing is meant to take time. Hair brushing is a beauty therapy.
WHICH BRUSH? – Always use a natural BOAR HAIR BRISTLY BRUSH. They come in different sizes from SMALL BRUSHES to LARGER BRUSHES. It just depends on how much hair you have. Brushing your hair should usually happen at night time.
Combing Your Hair
AIM – Combing your hair is the best way to manage your hair if it’s wet, tangled or needs styling. Your hair is at its most fragile when wet, so a wide toothed comb is best for in the shower and when using a conditioner. If your hair is particularly tangled, remember to comb from underneath the tangle, don’t comb from above.
Use a comb when you are pulling, parting and styling your hair. Combing is also best before brushing as it gets your hair ready and can be used to divided easily into sections after it has been combed. Combing your hair should mostly happen in the morning.
WHICH COMB? – Start with the widest biggest comb you have and then get smaller Always use a LARGER SHOWER DETANGLER ( wide toothed) for combing your hair when wet and a SMALL (or finer toothed ) COMB for being really gentle and smoothing your hair.
In summary – Brush your hair slowly to clean and nourish it – with a boar hair bristle brush – at night. Comb your hair to detangle and style it – with a wide toothed comb – during the day.
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