Finally, a Hairbrush I Can Keep Looking Decent
in 2015 I got my first hairbrush after over a decade of only using a wide tooth comb. I discovered the Wet Brush, loved it, and wrote about it here. I used a Wet Brush for a long time. Years! But even though I would clean the hair out of it and even wash it, every Wet Brush I owned would eventually get gross enough that I needed to replace it. I’ve easily bought eight brushes in the last 5 years, which seems so unnecessary! I couldn’t figure out why, even though I took care of my hairbrushes, they didn’t last. I even started looking at expensive brushes. Maybe I needed to splash out for a Mason Pearson brush and then I could have it for (virtually) forever. I spent a LOT of time thinking about hairbrushes, and I finally figured out what my big problem was: These little bauble thingies on the ends of the teeth. You know, these things
The issue I was having was that I could never get all the hair out of the brush as long as these little nubbins were there. The hair would get knotted around and I couldn’t pull it out over these things, and there’s no way I’m going to sit down and use like, a seam ripper on my $10 hairbrush from Target.
So I started hunting for a brush without the little nubbins, which is shockingly hard to find (mainly because I still don’t know what they’re actually called). I was zooming in on online photos, combing the aisles of stores, and hunting for a brush that I could keep looking nice long term. Then I found one at - of course - Target.
The Tangle Teezer Ultimate Detangler Hair Brush was exactly what I was looking for. Basically, it had nubbin-less teeth. I had only known Tangle Teezers as these chunky bois that didn’t have handles, so I dismissed them, but I’d never seen an Ultimate Detangler - with a handle! - and I knew I had to try it.
This is still just a hairbrush, so there’s not much to say about that. I will say that I was shocked at how light it was - I even weighed it and my Wet Brush because I thought there must be a HUGE difference… but it was less than 10g difference between them. 10 grams may be a lot if you’re like, selling cocaine or trying to determine the weight of the human soul, but for a hairbrush? Seems minimal. But it feels significantly lighter. The teeth are also shorter than I’m used to, and that may be a dealbreaker for some. I have a harder time brushing hair near my scalp and at the top of my head, but it’s not a huge problem. Ideally, I would have a brush without nubs AND longer teeth AND cost less than $40 but maybe I’m asking for too much!
The teeth are two different lengths, and (as I’ve been obsessing about for months) no little end pieces. It’s incredibly easy to clean and once you do, there is no hair left behind. I discovered the brush at Target, as I mentioned, but they only had bright colors and I wanted something more basic, so I got a black one from Amazon. I’m loving the Tangle Teezer for how easy it is to keep clean and hair free, but I am still on the hunt for something even better. If I can find this Mason Pearson all-nylon one for relatively cheap ($75 maybe?) I’ll definitely consider it. Until then, Tangle Teezer is the best brush I’ve found.
