Bristle Brushes

[pretty faythe]

I remember now why I stopped using bristle brushes so long ago.
STATIC!! lol
I've been spraying the brush with hairspray to stop the static when I brush, but it kinda ways my hair down a bit. Does anyone else have a static problem with bristle brushes and what do you do to combat it.

 

[KittyT]

I hate the static.

Spray your brush with Static Guard!

 

[bunnyb.gal]

Ooh, me too! I just purchased a bristle brush after hearing so many good things about them, and found myself looking like Gene Wilder (Jean Wilder?!) on a bad day! My hair seems to prefer the old plastic bristle paddle brush...[huh]

 

[Miss 1929]

I'd rather have temporary static than permanent damage from plastic bristles!
I actually don't get much static from my brush, maybe because I don't overclean my hair. I only wash my hair about once every three days, so it has a bit more moisture in it. My haturally dry hair can't take washing more often than that.
You can also try a fine mist of water on your hair before you begin brushing...

 

[Miss Crisplock]

I used to have a terrible time with static and my hair. I've changed climates and it is no longer a problem, but I was not above rubbing my head with a dryer sheet.

 

[pretty faythe]

Lol dryer sheet!!

 

[Miss Crisplock]

Lol dryer sheet!!

Oh, yeah, it was a life of glamour....

 

[KittyT]

Oh, yeah, it was a life of glamour....

Hey, a gal's gotta do what a gal's gotta do! We all pay a price for beauty

 

[HadleyH]

I'd rather have temporary static than permanent damage from plastic bristles!

Me too! bristle brushes are really the best (along with wood/bamboo hair brushes, like the one BodyShop sells)

You can try to spray the bristle hair brush with a little hairspray, and see how it works for you.

 

[HadleyH]

While all my hairbrushes are made of bristle ( it's best for the hair) i also have one quill brush that i bought in The Body Shop, it's made of beech wood and I really love it!!! - "It distributes hair natural oils while massaging your scalp" - It comes in 2 sizes a small for the handbag and a larger for the bathroom.
You might give this hairbrush a try.

 

[bunnyb.gal]

I'd rather have temporary static than permanent damage from plastic bristles!
I actually don't get much static from my brush, maybe because I don't overclean my hair. I only wash my hair about once every three days, so it has a bit more moisture in it. My haturally dry hair can't take washing more often than that.
You can also try a fine mist of water on your hair before you begin brushing...

Funnily enough, the plastic-bristled paddle brush has improved my hair a lot! I have rather thick hair, and used a detangling comb on it for decades, with the end result of loads of breakage and ripping hair out from the roots from all of the knotting after a wash. It would take me about 15 minutes to get through it! And frizzies like you'd not believe. With that paddle brush (a cheapie included in a hair dryer set, no less) I'm through it in 30 seconds, no tangles, no breakage or frizz. I wash about every 6 days or so with a dry shampoo or two in between, and it stays smooth.
I was hoping that the bristle brush would redistribute the oils when the set's beginning to get naff, but actually it seems to just skim over my hair. I may pop into the Body Shop and have a look at the one you posted, Hadley H.

 

[Frenchy56]

Deleted my post, I went ahead and bought the brush anyway