I don’t think it’s an issue with the hairbrush. It sounds to me like you have wavy/curly hair. Try only brushing it when it’s wet

I also have thick and wavy hair! If i'm being honest, it's nearly impossible to make it look (fairly) nice without some hair products and heat styling, if that's your thing.

For my thick and wavy hair, the paddle brush by WetBrush has worked wonders! The bristles have ample space between them, which makes it great for detangling thick hair. Just one tip: avoid oval brushes at all costs!! The shape of them does NOT work as a hair brush.

I hope this helps! :)

Blowout brushes cause a lot of breakage because they combine heat and tension. The most low tension and protective styles are braids, buns, and overnight braids and buns, depending on whether you want a tight wave or a very loose one. Maybe try sleeping in two buns instead of one for a "blowout" look?

You may have more luck if you use a heat protectant and blow dry with a diffuser with low heat - I've read that iconic study that gets into what's better for hair, blow drying versus air drying, and there are benefits to drying it faster from a distance of 15 cm so it's wet for less time and less prone to damage, plus it can be better for your scalp, I just learned. I prefer evidence based takes on hair care, so I looked at some recent research!

Those brushes will cause damage, yup. Have you tried sock bun curls?

Sounds like you have curly hair, brushing dry curly/wavy hair is a no-go because it will always frizz up. Try the following to find out if your hair is curly:

Detangle hair before washing. Wash hair as normal. Add conditioner. Squeeze out excess moisture (avoid towel drying). Let air dry or dry with a diffuser on a low heat.

If you tried that and have some waves or curls then you might look into the curly girl method (CGM), there's tons of videos on youtube about how to care for textured hair. Manes by Mel is pretty highly regarded, I recommend some of her videos :)

Maybe just use a wide tooth comb? If your hair is poofy, it may actually be curly. Maybe try some methods for caring for curly hair to see if that helps. For example, I think many curly haired people only comb (wide tooth) their hair when it’s wet with conditioner in the shower, or maybe brush it before showering but not after.

I only brush my hair once in the morning and once at night. I think a vent brush is suppose to help with waves. If you have curly hair, you should probably avoid using a brush.

My hair is thin but wavy and what I do is only “brush” my hair when it’s wet and full of conditioner. I finger comb it then and that’s it, it stays detangled for the most part and if it doesn’t then I might use a wide tooth comb if I need it to look less messy

Try a Denman brush, and try to avoid brushing your hair when it's fully dry.

Don’t put a round brush anywhere near curly hair!

DO NOT use a brush on curly hair for the love of god

A Round Brush for long wavy hair ... uhhhh... I remember getting my moms round brush stuck in my hair when I was a kid. I think she had to cut some out 🥲

But which one for bald people?

No wide tooth comb for nobody smh This guide is trash.

You need a wet brush , ive never heard of or had a experience with mine. They are absolutely amazing for ur hair,& have a wide variety of uses!

Hands down Tangle Teezer Wet Detangler, I use solely this for years already. https://www.amazon.de/Tangle-Teezer-Detangler-praktischer-Tragegriff/dp/B07J36RGDK/ref=asc_df_B07J36RGDK/?tag=googshopde-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=354578424687&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7042127892339918031&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9116272&hvtargid=pla-738319186007&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=71648180556&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=354578424687&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7042127892339918031&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9116272&hvtargid=pla-73831918600

But if your hair is really dry, you might want to try deep conditioner to help that.

I use a wide tooth wooden comb. My hair is very fine and tangles easily, brushes break my hair.

Tangle teezer is better than wet brush because it lacks the little balls at the end of the bristles so it lets the knots go more easily

I have a Wet Brush and I love it. However, if you're experiencing a lot of breakage and dryness, changing your brush alone will not prevent it. Different products and a trim might be necessary.

Brand: Wet Brush Name: no idea, it’s a Halloween edition with a sugar skull on it if that helps? Lol Price: $12 Other information: I only use it in the shower when conditioning, works great for that! My experience/opinion: works great in the shower when strangling with conditioner while my hair is wet. Haven’t tried it outside of that. The bristles are a little flimsy so they don’t pull on my hair too much.

High to medium porosity, fine and thin hair

Someone already said this one, of course, but I'm gonna endorse it too for emphasis

Brand: denman

Name: original styler 7 row

Price: $20 usd

Other information: idk it's very popular and there are other varieties but I've only used the original

Your experience/opinion: I was skeptical that this brush would do anything for me because in beauty school I knew it as a go to for natural blow outs (aka it smoothed and straightened even the tightest coils) and I didn't think it was for wavies especially me with my chin length fine hair. I decided to try it out anyway because it's not too expensive and seemed good for even product distribution if nothing else. But besides that, it actually does help my waves clump more evenly and end up looking nicer overall. It takes practice to figure out how best to use it on your hair but it solved the problem I had with stray hairs and sections being out of place and drying into a mess when I was simply finger combing and micro plopping. I was surprised by how much definition I got out of it. Now I don't know what I'd do without it, I encourage any skeptical wavies to give it a chance because it might be a game changer for you like it was for me.

Your porosity (low to high): high

Your strand thickness (fine to coarse): fine

Your density (thin to dense): medium/thin (I still can't figure out what the standard is lol)

Brand: Denman

Name: D3 original styler 7 row

Price: 19.95 USD

Other information: they are available outside the US as well.

My experience: this brush is amazing. It was an absolute game changer. It helps evenly distribute product throughout your hair and removes excess product while doing so. It's an it's a part of my daily routine. It's all curl type friendly and there are plenty of YouTube videos out there about it.

brand: curl keeper

name: flexy brush (and its identical kid-sized companion, the kinder brush)

price: $21 ($14.99 for the kinder)

other info: Canadian company, also sells to US, frizzoff.com

experience: this is The. Best. Brush, hands down. Very flexible bristles and brush head without being flimsy; easy to keep clean with no places for water or product to collect and get gross, which means zero worries about mildew if you keep it in your shower. Honestly, this brush is a HG item for me.

about me: high porosity, fine, dense hair

I like Tangle Teezer type brushes, but I also really like the horse-wrangler, Felicia Leatherwood type brushes, as well. If I’m detangling dry hair with oil and/or conditioner before a wash, I even like using regular paddle brushes ( yes, with the balls). You just have to turn paddle brushes vertically when detangling to not get the curls/coils/kinks caught on the balled tips.

My favorite brush for detangling these days is the Kazmaleje Paddle Comb. I like it because it works really well without tearing out or breaking my hair and it's very deep so I'm able to do larger sections than I could with other brushes. I linked it from target because they sell it in stores, but you can also find it at a lot of other online stores. https://www.target.com/p/kazmaleje-kurlsplus-paddle-hair-comb-blue/-/A-83802172

I'm a product junkie, so other brushes that I've tried and like are the Felicia Leatherwood brush and the Large Ultimate Tangle Teezer. They also work well for detangling and are good at removing all the shed hair.

FELECIA LEATHERWOOD BRUSH!!!! Changed my life. Only brush of mine my man steals. Only brush my toddlers don’t scream. Best detangling brush ever. Don’t get a knock off, hers is perfect. I have two.

I use tsngle teezer. The bristles flex and arent ball tipped so they dont force tangles out.

Another tip is to put distilled water im your spray bottles. Distilled water is filtered 6 times over and softened, so its easier to detangle with than tap water. Its $2 a gallon. Mine lasts 3 weeks.

I use the tangle teezer. The one for 3c-4c hair. I love it.

https://www.ulta.com/p/naturally-curly-detangling-brush-3c-4c-hair-pimprod2023873

Literally just got the tangle teezer brush yesterday and it’s my favorite by far. So so so easy to untangle. My hair gets sooooooo tangled.

I also have fine hair that tangles easily. I love my tangle teezer and wet brush, honestly couldn’t imagine going back to any other brushes for detangling at this point.

Any high-quality boar bristle brush! It also helps make fine hair look less greasy

I have long straight fine hair that gets tangled pretty easy and use Wet Brush for years now. makes the hair soft and doesn't pull out as much hair as other brushes I had before.

I use a wide toothed wooden comb