Combs for long hair

Luxurious long and thick hair requires constant and careful care. This knows any representative of the fair sex. A good shampoo, mask, balsam or conditioner will help keep the curls shiny, soft and silky, but these are not the only means to care for your hair.

Properly selected brush will help avoid the appearance of split, brittle and damaged hair. Combing is a regular procedure, so the comb should be as gentle as possible for any type of hair.

Incorrectly chosen comb, massage brush or hairbrush will not only bring use to long hair, but will also harm it greatly. High-quality comb stimulates blood flow to the scalp, helps strengthen hair growth and makes them healthier, smoother and more brilliant.

The procedure of combing long curls is also different from combing short hair. The process begins with disentangling the tips, gradually moving to the roots. At the same time the strands must be held to prevent pulling hairs and tangling them.

In addition to certain difficulties in grooming and combing, long hair gives its happy owners real space to create all kinds of hairstyles. For this, one comb will not be enough, so there are at least 2-3 or even more of them in the arsenal of women of fashion. One is designed for daily care, the second will help with styling, the third is useful for creating a festive hairstyle or haircut.

All combs can be very conditionally divided into three large groups:

• ridges;
• massage brushes;
• combs for styling.

The choice of a suitable model depends on the length of the curls, their thickness and condition. The material of which the comb is made, the number and length of bristles, the quality of the product is also taken into account.

Comb-skeleton. Most often made of plastic and is intended for drying and styling a hair dryer. Thin, long teeth help to separate the strands from each other and eliminate the possibility of overdrying and trauma. This model is suitable for straight hair.

Round comb is mainly used for styling. With its help, you can easily create such beautiful hairstyles as a bob, bob, page and other models. It is equally well suited for both thin and thick hair. With its help, you can create luxurious waves, large curls, straighten unruly strands. Round comb is available in several diameters, so that with the help of models of different sizes you can safely experiment and create curls, curls, curls.

In addition to straightening and disentangling hairs, a massage comb also has a stimulating effect on the scalp. Due to the massage teeth, microcirculation improves, hair growth is enhanced.

Depending on the material from which the accessory is made, combs are divided into:

1. Wood. Suitable for curls of any length, come with long and short, frequent and rare teeth. The wood of apple, pine, birch, oak, juniper and other trees has a beneficial effect on the scalp.
2. Silicone. Perfectly suitable for easy combing, therefore, it is recommended for girls and women with thin, brittle, weakened hair. Silicone is not electrified, soft, pleasant to the touch, perfectly washable.
3. Ceramic.Ceramics - heat-resistant material, so these combs are usually used when laying using a hair dryer.
4. Plastic. The advantages of such combs can be attributed to their low cost, low weight, hygiene and practical care. Disadvantages - fragility, accumulation of static voltage.
5. Metallic. It is best to give preference to models with rounded silicone or rubber balls on the teeth. They do not injure the scalp and hair.
6. With natural bristles. Advantages: lack of static electricity, soft, gentle hair care, lack of interaction with cosmetics. These combs are not suitable for very thick hair.
7. Carboniferous. The comb is made of an alloy of graphite and rubber. Ideal for locks of different types.
8. Made of nylon Hygienic, durable, inexpensive option for straightening curly hair and styling.
9. Of ebonite. The material has antistatic properties, simple and practical in the care and use.

Tools for professional hairdressers are divided into combs for separating strands, coloring, highlighting, giving volume, twisting and other manipulations and procedures.

1. Long hair is best suited massage brushes and flat comb. To create an evening version with curls and curls, you can choose brashing (round brushes) of different diameters.
2. To care for curly and wavy curls, it is best to choose combs with long and sparse teeth.
3. For hard, thick hair, it is best to choose the most benign accessory options: from ebonite, silicone or carbon. Teeth must be sparse.
4. "Revive" thin hair will help massage brush, flat hairbrush and brushing.
5. If the hair is oily, it is better not to use a comb with natural bristles and massage brushes. Excessive stimulation of the scalp will only lead to even more salting of the hair.
6. Dry and brittle hair is particularly fragile. To care for them fit soft silicone accessories.
7. Increased strands need special care. For them, the best fit comb with natural bristles. The teeth must be large enough.
8. It will polish the hair and make it a smoother and more shiny flat brush with natural bristles.
9. For straightening curls, it is best to purchase a thermoweb.
10. To comb thin wet hair (for example, after swimming in the pool) a flat comb-skeleton will help.

Any accessory needs regular and thorough care:

1. It is necessary to remove the hairs stuck between the bristles daily.
2. 1-2 times a week combs are washed in a soap solution.
3. Wooden accessories are not recommended to be stored near heating devices or in rooms with high humidity.
4. The greasy deposit or dirt is removed with hydrogen peroxide or diluted ammonia solution.
5. Ebony combs are not recommended to be washed in hot water. Material at high temperature is deformed and destroyed.
6. Do not use a comb with cracks and damaged teeth. This accessory must be replaced.
7. Any combs and brushes need regular updating.

How to clean them, see the following video: