Ever heard of dryer brushes? – GOOD SHAPE

Who never made a brush at home, took a long time and didn’t get that much-desired salon effect? With the launch of dryer brushes, those days are behind us. Functioning as a “diffuser”, the dryer brushes dry the hair while combing it, through a mechanism that allows the wind, which comes out of the device, to perform this function.

There are several options on the market such as Revlon, Babyliss, Mondial, Britânia, Segredos Dela and the difference is in the speed, temperature and bristles of each one. “When purchasing the brush and using it, the person needs to pay attention to the type of bristle, whether it is softer/thinner (indicated for fine hair, which does not need much traction to smooth the hair, they work well for fine hair, which is more in the case to model) and the thicker and more resistant bristles are ideal for thicker and wavy hair that “needs” to be straightened” indicates the professional Maykon Cardozo.

how to use them

First of all, you have to remember apply a heat protectant. “Why do that?” questions Maykon “Because we must not forget that we are not with the help of a professional, because inside a salon a professional with the dryer and his separate brush he is careful not to touch the nozzle of the brush, he is careful to keep the distance from 5cm to 10cm the thread, so there is not so much heat directly on the thread, on the hair. Now, with this brush you can no longer do that, you have to touch it directly to the wire, so it is essential to use a thermal protector”.

Wash your hair normally and remove the moisture with a towel, passing the thermal protector and combing it and there you go: You can now use the dryer brush. “For those hairs that don’t “need” to be straightened so much (fine strands, which don’t need traction when straightening), do that same brush, I advise you to take the dryer, remove the water well from the strand, dry it well, leave it it (hair) practically 80 to 90% dry and then it has been dividing strand by strand passing the dryer brush. On the other hand, thicker, wavy hair, which is more difficult to straighten, I advise you to dry between 40 to 50% of this strand and then smooth it with this brush. More resistant hair, difficult to straighten, brushes with harder and separated bristles, has better results” concludes Maykon.

What are its advantages and disadvantages?

Its practicality is unquestionable. They are easier to handle than the dryer (where you need to balance between the device and the brush), facilitating the drying process. Also, its temperature is not as high as the dryer and flat iron. “this would even be a “protective” mechanism, because sometimes the person will dry their hair and touch the dryer too much to the strand, damaging the hair a lot. Or the person will pass the flat iron on the hair and it leaves it very still on the strand, increasing the chances of breaking. An advantage of the brush is also that it can be used with wet hair, not a flat iron, for example”, he says. Fernanda Porphiriodermatologist.

But of course they still damage the hair, after all, it’s a dryer. “I, Maykon, don’t particularly like these dryer brushes because they don’t have that care that the professional has in the salon, which is to correctly remove the water from the hair, that analysis of how many % the hair needs to be dried before them, to model… Many Sometimes I realize that the client, at home, is not careful. She already takes that extremely soaked hair, without removing any water and puts it at a very high temperature, which burns the strand. I, as a professional, don’t think it’s a suitable thing for you to wear all the time. Once in a while, taking all these precautions using thermal protector, taking enough water, there would be no problem, but daily use, every day, that contact, that power, that high temperature on the wire, it will burn the wire over time and with that you can have breakages, thinning of the wire”.

Precautions to be taken when using it

the professional Débora Melro reinforces the necessary care to be taken when using the dryer brushes.

Use a leave-in with high thermal protection;
Choose the correct bristle for your hair type;
Avoid having the brush “stopped” in the same place, always keep it moving.

GOOD FORM INDICATES

Drying Brush, Soft Rose Gold, PHILCO

Buy here

Dryer Brush, Soft Brush, PHILCO

Buy here

Chrome Pink Drying Brush, MONDIAL

Buy here

Stylish Keration Dryer Brush, RANGE

Buy here