Brushing Wet Hair

[Wildchild453]

Why shouldn't you brush wet hair?

 

[Ayeshia]

hair is very week when its wet.

 

[auntybe]

The brushing could cause the hair to break....unless you use a denman brush.

 

[KinksnCurlz]

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ayeshia said:
hair is very week when its wet.

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...therefore prone to more breakage.

 

[brittanynic16]

that is the only way i brush it. i do it to detangle. i don't have any problem. but to each their own.

 

[Tai]

I brush mine wet with my Denman. I don't notice any breakage from doing it. I notice more breakage when it's semi dry or dry. But once I have my bone combs, I will switch to those to see if there's a difference in the amount of hair I see.

 

[Wildchild453]

Denman? Where can I get one of those? I usually brush my hair after I CW and put in my leave in conditioner, usually just to style it.

 

[Tai]

I bought both my Denmans at Sally's. I have the large paddle brush & a D 31. The D 31 is designed for detangling.

 

[FlowerHair]

I can only brush or comb my hair when it's wet, soaked with conditioner. If I try to wait until it's dry...

I'd rip my hair out.

 

[Cinnabuns]

I use my fingers to detangle sometimes...hey, it's the best wide tooth comb around

 

[Faith]

One reason and one reason only......and you will find this on EVERY site about how to prevent split ends......brushing wet hair causes SPLIT ENDS.

 

[Tai]

That's what was happening when I brushed my hair when it wasn't soaking wet.

 

[inthepink]

I only brush (Denman) or comb when my hair is wet. Dry does not work for me anymore!

 

[DragonPearl]

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FlowerHair said:
I can only brush or comb my hair when it's wet, soaked with conditioner. If I try to wait until it's dry...

I'd rip my hair out.

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Same for me. Sometimes, I gently use a soft brush on my edges if I am sleeking my hair back in a bun or something. But I never use a brush on the entire length of my hair when dry.

 

[Wolftrap]

Whenever I put my hair in a bun or ponytail I ALWAYS wet the brush first and then brush my hair up. My whole head is not wet or soaking wet. It stays better that way. Is this also damaging?

 

[Neroli]

I haven't used a brush in over 3 years and don't miss it -- I can detangle, smooth, so whatever I need to my hair with combs and my hand. Just curious why BRUSH rather than comb to detangle? Maybe I'm missing something here . . .

 

[NAY007]

I think people are misunderstood when talking about brushing "wet" hair.

It is ok to comb or brush hair while having conditioner in it and to detangle it.

But I think what people mean when they say brushing wet hair is a no no is rinsing out the conditioner or shampoo then take a regular brush and just start brushing from the top of your hair and trying to pull the brush through ripping hair out.

Also there is a difference between "wet", "damp" and "soaked with conditioner" hair

 

[inthepink]

Nay - this is how I took it but I know I probably didn't make it clear in my post! I would never take a boar's bristle brush to my hair while it's wet.

 

[BLESSED1]

I only brush my edges (for smoothing) after I wash my hair and am ready to put it up in a bun or ponytail. I never brush my ends, and I use a generic tangle tamer comb to detangle my hair in the shower while it still has conditioner in it.

 

[Wildchild453]

Ok so how am I gonna get my hair up into a ponytail or anything, seeing as I'm dammed if I do, damned if I don't? Cause I can't use a comb, it'll loosen the curls to much. Help?

 

[peacelove]

I have bad experience with brushes - wet, dry or in between! I try to do my buns when my hair is wet so that I can just smooth with a wide tooth comb and my hands. It is not easy though! I get very tempted to brush it, but I have too much breakage in the front and crown, so I try not to use it.

 

[inthepink]

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Wildchild453 said:
Ok so how am I gonna get my hair up into a ponytail or anything, seeing as I'm dammed if I do, damned if I don't? Cause I can't use a comb, it'll loosen the curls to much. Help?

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I use a comb to smooth my hair...I just don't run the comb all the way through the ends. I stop at the point where I will put on my barrette. That way, the front is smooth and the back is still curly. Hope that makes sense. I use a fine tooth bone comb, my hands, and shealoe butter.

 

[FrizzMizz]

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BLESSED1 said:
I only brush my edges (for smoothing) after I wash my hair and am ready to put it up in a bun or ponytail. I never brush my ends, and I use a generic tangle tamer comb to detangle my hair in the shower while it still has conditioner in it.

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Ditto.

Wildchild some naturals use a brush through the lenght of the hair to detangle wet with conditioner. Thus the D4, D3. But I would never use brushes to just be brushing. Unless of course I was smoothing the edges.