Let me explain two situations that sound totally unrelated, but will make sense the further down you read.
Situation #1: As of the past couple of months, I have been having some extreme hair loss. Now, I'm not talking about "oh, look, I've shed and got some hair on my black shirt. Shoot!" No, no. I'm talking like, I go to smooth my hair with my hands, and wads come out in my hand. I'm talking cleaning my comb out 4-5 times following my shower and wet head. I'm talking rolling my windows down and my hair flying all around my vehicle. It's been bad. It's made me want to cry at times. I've been through hair loss once before after my car accident. My third degree burns were pulling protein from my hair and using that protein to heal and form scars. Ergo, I lost so much hair, scalp was very, very visible. That was a very traumatic experience, and really shook my confidence. This is not an experience I want to repeat. (Just to not leave you hanging, my doctor found I am Zinc deficient and we have begun to take measures to fix that.)
Situation #2: My little girl, who is about to turn 7 next month, is 1) extremely dramatic and 2) extremely tender headed. So when you combine these two things, combing her hair, any time of day, wet or dry, is a task neither of us look forward to. It involves a lot of yelling "ouch!" and "please stop!" and on occasion, tears. Last week, she was diagnosed with bronchitis. This entailed 2 missed days of school. And instead of brushing her hair in those 2 days, I avoided it by just throwing her tangled mess into a ponytail to deal with later.
Now, finally, the product.
Last week, I made a trip to my hair stylist and a really close friend from high school, Jackie. She was going to help me mask my hair loss with some of her coloring magic. Beforehand, she had told me about these new Wet Brushes the shop had gotten in. They were supposed to not pull as much hair as say, a comb or a regular brush, would. After she colored and washed my hair, the dreaded time came of combing it. I asked her to just go ahead and open a wet brush, use it and I would buy it. I was desperate. Using brushes on wet hair was always a big no-no, I thought. Especially on my fine hair which tangles easily. Jackie ran this through my hair and it was just smooth and enjoyable. Barely any hair came out, and not once did I feel a tug of a tangle. When she used a blow dryer on my hair, and continued using this brush...the end result was my hair was incredibly shiny, soft, and smooth. I was beyond impressed. And, still, only a few strands of hair in the brush. I was shocked.
So I get home and the time has come that my child needs to shower and wash her hair. Before getting in, I tell her to let me brush her hair so hopefully it wont be as tangled when she gets out and its wet. I could see the knots in her hair. I took a deep breath......
And nothing. It was as smooth and gentle as it had been on my wet hair earlier.
No ouch, no tug, nothing. And completely tangle free when I finished. She gasped when I was done and said "Mommy, can I have that?!"
I'm telling you guys, I don't know how its as wonderful as it is. I have no idea how it works so great. But it does! You probably aren't having hair loss, but if you are, or if you or someone you know is tender headed..please get this product or tell someone else about it. It was only $14- I expected more!- (yet, believe me, that's the MOST I have ever spent on a brush, but it was worth every penny!) and I got mine at Profiles in Jamestown, Ky (Across from Lee's). This thing is too good to keep secret!
I will end this blog with what the back of the packing says just so you know more about the science behind it:
IntelliFlex Bristles- For healthier, more beautiful hair.
Thin and strong yet flexible, our exclusive Intelliflex bristles are firm on one stroke but give on the next. You brush out tangles easily, with no more pulling, tugging or pain. The result: healthier hair, with no tangles, no split ends or hair loss.
SoftTips- for gentle styling, stroke after stroke
SoftTips, our exclusive, ultra poly tips, are "twice dipped" to stay soft, full and permanent. Combined with the adaptive flexibility of our IntelliFlex bristles, they help protect hair and are ideal for sensitve scalps.
Designed for Stylists
Wet Brush makes detangling a lot more comfortable- for your hair and for your hand. Our specially rubberized handle provides stylists with a soft, sure grip that makes this brush a stylist's best friend.
Featuring AquaVents TM
new shower friendly design
Great for use in the shower and back bar to comb through conditioner and treatments for even and thorough distribution.
If you get one, comment and let me know how totally in love with it you are!!!!
So glad you founs something that helps! Wide spaced bristles have always been easier on my hair as well but the material in those sound like they improve on that.
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