Types of combs

The life of a modern person is impossible without a comb, which accompanies him in everyday affairs, travel, business trips, trips to events. This simple-looking item helps your hair look well-groomed and create hairstyles resembling works of art.

Despite the large number of combs on display cases, they can be conditionally divided into four categories in shape and size, as well as purpose:

• The traditional and most popular brush comb is called “bombing” or, as is more common, “massage”. Its shape may be different, but most often it is a rectangular or oval base for teeth on a soft pillow and a long handle. This type is universal, as it is suitable for any structure, density and length of hair. The brush is intended not only for combing and unraveling, but also for massaging the head, which has a positive effect on blood circulation and the distribution of sebum along the entire length.

• A mini massage comb is a popular Tangle teezer that does not have a handle. Due to the small size and the ability to close the cloves, this thing becomes comfortable to carry in a bag. Also in this variety are combs of the kind looped for hair extensions. They are distinguished by the presence of loops, which allow the cloves not to cling to the capsules and easily slide along the strands.

• Foldable combs are practical and easy to store even in small bags. They transform from a small folded design into a complete product or brush with a mirror.

• Flat brushes are intended mainly for combing curls and smoothing them, but not for styling.They do a good job of unraveling without harming the hair.

• A recent novelty of the beauty world is a comb for drying with microfiber. She not only massages her head with cloves, but also draws moisture with the help of the tissue part. To further dry the comb, there are special holes on it.

• A skeletal, purge, or tunnel comb is popular. Her teeth are widely spaced, and the presence of slots in the base allows you to create a circulation of hot air when laying a hairdryer. With this comb, you can easily style short or medium length hair, while adding volume to the roots.

• Another variety of combs is round brushing. Thanks to the materials from which they are made, the entire brush warms up well, which allows styling with volume at the roots, straight curls. Since this model creates twisted tips, it is often called a hairbrush-curler. Brashings, along with tunnel combs, are popular professional hairstyling tools.

• The eternal subspecies of combs is combs that have been used for many centuries. They are best suited for short hair and are indispensable for haircuts, as their simple design allows you to tightly grab curls.

Such a comb has a different frequency of teeth. The denser they are located to each other, the more convenient the comb to create a pile. Another advantage of this model is that it allows combing out broken strands when creating tails.

• The comb-tail is a comb with a long thin handle. It is suitable for eliminating bumps, dividing into thin strands, weaving, styling.

There are combined combs that include the characteristic features of several types. For example, a massage comb is common to create fleece. Such a comb has a thin design and soft natural bristles. Another combined model is the comb, which has frequent teeth on one half and rare teeth on the other.

There are a large number of materials from which combs are made. So, there are plastic, wooden, rubber, hard rubber, metal and ceramic.

Each of them has its own specific characteristics, advantages, and sometimes disadvantages:

• Metal combs, for example, aluminum, are not recommended for non-professionals, as if they are mistreated, they can damage the scalp with their stiffness. This material heats up quickly when exposed to a hairdryer, which makes it uncomfortable to use and can damage hair. Metal is most often used in individual parts, for example, in the form of tails, since it separates strands well.

• Wooden combs are made from ash, cherry, beech, oak, pine, peach, and bamboo, sandalwood, juniper, birch are especially popular. Besides the fact that it is a natural tasty-smelling material, the tree is not electrified. Over time, cracks appear on the cloves, especially if they have a loose texture, like pine. Such a defect damages the structure of the hair and can tear it out.

• Plastic combs are the most popular and common. They are inexpensive, wear-resistant and resistant to temperature shocks. Plastic copes well with the main function - combing, but sometimes it strongly electrifies hair.

• Rubber, rubber and silicone combs are common. They are used to comb wet hair, do not injure them and scalp, and also do not electrify.Carbon and ceramic products easily glide through the hair, share strands and are not exposed to chemicals, therefore they are most often used by professionals in salons.

• In addition to the usual materials, more rare, elegant and expensive ones are often found. You can find ebony combs, bronze, gold, silver with inserts of amethyst and other precious stones. The ridges of the horn and bone, which were used even during the time of the Egyptian pharaohs, possess external beauty and pleasant smoothness.

Combs with natural bristles made of horse, pork, boar, and combined wool are in great demand. These materials do not damage the hair, but they are highly electrified, so they are advised to slightly moisten or treat with antistatic.

The most practical combs are carbon fiber with ceramic spraying, as they do not require special care and are not contaminated. The most useful are called wooden, and traumatic - metal. However, if the cloves have small balls at the tips, then regardless of the main material, such a product will be the most sparing.

Combs should be divided not only by purpose, shape, size and type of bristles, but also by the type of hair for which each is intended. A correctly selected product will help to easily and without injuries cope even with the most stubborn shock. And, conversely, an inappropriate comb will not only be ineffective, but may also damage the hair structure.

The most universal is considered a wide massage comb, as it is suitable for hair of any thickness, length and structure.

For thin and brittle, as well as dry hair, prone to tangles, it is recommended to use combs with natural bristles. However, they are not suitable for curly-haired people, as they will not only not comb, but will also confuse curls. Natural bristles are suitable for untangling medium length hair.

To give volume to short hair, skeletal combs and brashings should be used, and for regular combing - flat scallops and brushes. When choosing brashing, remember that the longer the hair, the larger the diameter needed.

Curly hair looks spectacular, like real waves, but at the same time they are very naughty and brittle. For curly tight curls, flat combs and brushes with teeth far apart from each other, for example, Tangle teezer, are best suited. For soft and fluffy, a massage comb is suitable.

Also, ridges with rare teeth cope with thick, stiff hair. Models with frequent cloves - with soft and thin. In general, they are good for a long hairstyle, like a massage comb. For thick hair, you should look at combined models with different frequency of teeth, combs, flat hard bombs.

For a specific type of hair, it is recommended to choose their materials. So, for curly hair, silicone and ebonite, which has an antistatic effect, are suitable. Also, silicone and carbon will give softness, shine and silkiness. Weakened, brittle hair is recommended natural bristles, nylon. Plastic is convenient for very short hairstyles, hedgehogs, and a quality tree for unraveling.

Natural materials are recommended more often than artificial ones, however, when choosing such a comb, it is worth considering the characteristics of your body. An allergic reaction can occur to natural bristles, silver and other metals.

When it comes to styling, one or another comb is more suitable for different purposes. Round nylon combs allow you to straighten wavy and curly hair, and to simply straighten straight lines, a product with natural bristles will do.Lush curls can be created using large volume brushing, and a small diameter will help in giving a basal volume.

Ponytails and combs with long, sparse teeth will help separate the strands. And to evenly apply gel or mousse on them, it is best to use a plastic flat comb.

The following video will tell you how to choose the right hair comb:

It is important not only to choose the right comb, but also to use it correctly:

• Long combing is recommended, which positively affects the health of hair and scalp. A simple process should be given about ten minutes a day in the morning and evening. However, doing this more often is not recommended, as this will lead to rapid pollution. If the hair has a tendency to be oily, then comb carefully, without touching the scalp, so that the sebaceous glands do not begin their work.
• Experts do not recommend combing raw hair so as not to damage their structure. However, in recent years, more and more products designed specifically for drying have appeared. For example, a comb with microfiber. Do not comb hair that has been treated with strong fixation: gels, mousses and varnish. First you need to wash and dry them, and only after that subject them to combs.
• Owners of short hair to the shoulder are usually not threatened with tangles of curls, so they can comb their hair from the roots to the ends. To prevent the tangles from forming, it is enough to cut the regrown hair in time. The main thing is not to damage the scalp with stiff combs.
• Long and curly hair tends to be confused. Combing should begin from the tips to the roots, do not pull and do not break the nodules, but carefully untangle with your fingers and a comb. When there are no tangled areas left, you can apply a brush. After moving the comb, it is recommended to pass through the hair with your hand, so that sebum is evenly distributed.

• It is important to care for the comb so that it lasts longer and, most importantly, brings the desired effect on the hair. Sometimes people think that it’s quite simple to clean the brush from the hair sometimes, but this is not so. To begin with, they must be removed after each combing, for example, with a needle, a toothpick or special brushes.
• Since I am dealing with hair, scalp and keratinized particles, sebum, hygiene rules must be followed. Hair daily also encounters dust and dirt, and all this remains in the bristles, creating a favorable environment for germs. It is best to use only your thing, not lend it to others and not take someone else's.
• Do not forget to wash the comb at least once a week. Moreover, if the hair is oily, then it should be washed daily. If the product has natural bristles, then the procedure should be carried out with shampoo.
• If damaged, it is better to change the comb immediately, as it can harm the hair or scalp. In general, it is recommended to change the comb once a year.