The Truth To Achieving Salon Style At Home Series Day 3

The Truth To Achieving Salon Style At Home

Series Day 3: The Round Brush War

Half the problem of getting the right style and preventing damage is the type of hairbrush you use. As important as the brush itself, depending on the type of style your want to achieve, it is also important to know how wet your hair should be before you take a brush to it at all. Never ever use a brush on wet or damp hair.  Instead, use either your fingers or a high quality wide tooth comb and detangle your hair from ends to the roots. Most damage happens when the hair is wet. When hair is wet or damp, it's at it's very weakest point. Why?  When hair gets wet the water breaks down the natural hydrogen bonds in the hair.Yes, they reform again when the hair dries, but while wet, they are most fragile. So what are hydrogen bonds in the hair?  Within each hair the keratin chains are also linked by bonds of a different kind, called hydrogen bonds. When reshaping hair into different patterns the hair’s hydrogen bonds are broken apart when the hair is wet and then reforms when it is dried.  When the bonds break, the shape of the hair changes.  Therefore, when wet strands of hair are wound around rollers or any type, a new shape forms. To minimize damage, Allow hair to air dry whenever possible.  High levels of heat directed towards wet or damp strands may cause long term damage.  If you must dry your hair consider setting your dryer on a low heat and speed. Dry hair 50% for achieving straight hair and 85% for achieving body in hair.

The Round Brush 

Round brushes are extremely important  because their main purpose is to aid styling and blow-drying and using the right brush will bring you satisfying results. The different diameters are used to straighten wavy hair or to create volume in straight hair.  Choose a large diameter if you have longer hair and want straight strands. My brush of choice is a boar bristle brush such as the Marylin Brush. The mixed bristles are great for smoothing and straightening coarse or curly hair because it grips the hair and creates enough tension to get the hair really smooth without pulling. The boar bristle brush also is meant to distribute natural hair oils for a healthy shine.

 Though I prefer the Marylin Brush even to achieve volume and curl, a easier choice is a smaller diameter ceramic brush like the ceramic + ion thermal hairbrush by Olivia Garden. This synthetic bristle thermal brush features a vented ceramic barrel and ideal for faster styling while blow-drying. This unique brush also includes an ion charged material designed to help smooth and shine hair, distribute the heat from the hair dryer to speed up drying time, and reduce frizz and static.  The metal heats up like a curling iron, which leads to easy control over styling and are ideal for creating curls and body in straight hair.

As you can see, the right round brush can really determine your styles end result. So what brush are you going to get to create that perfect blowout???

For more information on the Marylin Boar Brush go to www.marilynbrush.com

For more information on the Olivia Garden Ceramic Brush visit www.oliviagarden.com

 www.sheenarush.com