How to Properly Use a Boar Bristle Brush

[@MsMusicLola]

I was told by my hair dresser that not every type of hair needs the use of a conditioner on the top of shampoo, and that mine in fact didn't as it only makes the hair heavier and greasier, takes off volume and structure and puts us into necessity to wash our hair more often - and you have the same type of hair ! Don't be afraid to try out as indeed many products we now think we can't live without have became such as a consequence of marketing !!! Shout out to all fellow girls over there with flat, (fine) or just naturally quite glossy hair !

[@BestBirth]

MsMusicLola, I must use conditioner at my length, but I never use it above the nape of my neck.

[@stellahumberdross]

Same. Conditioner has never been great for my hair. I have very greasy hair after the second or third day, I only wash my hair once a week. So I just stick with organic shampoo, it doesn't dry my hair out at all.

[@brokenbutterfly3178]

@@stellahumberdross makes sense. Though if you were to suddenly start washing you hair every day or every other day, you might end up needing to condition your hair everytime afterwards

[@Swanorchids]

8 years later your video still very helpful! Thank you!

[@windstennotsukai]

My first thought...22 minutes of how to brush hair OHHH YEAHHH LETS GET THIS STARTEDDDD

[@maxdangerino]

I may be a compulsive counter... but just so you know, it was 92 strokes. :) Thanks for the video!

[@BestBirth]

Thanks for counting, haha! My total hair fall for the day was 3 hairs today. Yesterday was the same. THREE hairs! That's insanely amazing!

[@tinanguyen2418]

Love this! I have thin, wavy, waist length long hair and I always wondered how do people brush with a boar brush and be able to flip it upside down without tangling their hair like mine. I tried it for the last few days with my Mason Pearson Popular brush and what a different it made in my hair health. When I just want to wash my hair but showered already, I would do the bend over method. The only complaint is that since my hair is thinner, when I wrap it up, it dry with my scalp expose at the back of my head.

[@queenkoi]

This is fabulous technique! Thank you for sharing, I have avoided flipping my head over because of the tangles but will try this. Because it is so controlled I think it will be fine. Awesome ❤

[@BestBirth]

It works great. My video doesn't show wet hair, but I do it every time I wash my hair.

[@Ajlez]

Thank you!! My hair tangles like crazy after I've brought it forward to use BBB (or really moved it anywhere), so I was looking for tips without expecting to find any, but I did! :) Your hair looks really silky and beautiful, also. Thanks again, this helps a lot.

[@BestBirth]

So glad it was helpful to you. Thanks for your comment.

[@RhondaClark56]

I've been doing this now and what a difference! Thank You again and for your reply!

[@BestBirth]

***** That's great. I love what it does for my hair.

[@RhondaClark56]

This is so helpful. My hair is waist length and when I flip it over and brush it, ouch, yes it would get SO tangled. Looking forward to using your technique now! THANK YOU!

[@BestBirth]

***** I hope you find it useful. Have a great day!

[@166PolarBear]

***** Hi Rhonda, you say you have waist length hair, it must look amazing that long, have you thought of showing it on youtube

[@rosettabaker9226]

six years later and this video is still helping people. thank you for this information!' you take fantastic care of your hair and it shows. also, i was wondering (if you ever will read this) what type of hair you have (thin/thick) because i have very thick hair and i have a lot of it (although it's straight). the boar bristle brush doesn't quite penetrate my hair as much as i'd like and sometimes i feel like it isn't doing anything. is this normal? do i need to give it time? anyway, thanks again for this amazing video ! ❤️❤️

[@InesLira]

Yeah, same. You either have to kinda push the brush in or buy one that has boar+ flexible nylon bristles (the nylon will help the brush into the hair). I don't have the hang of it yet either tho... It kinda groups the oily hair together making it look grossly slick ahah. That whole spreading of the oils through the strands is not yet what I see.

[@SaschaMein]

My hair is also thick and one method I saw is brushing in sections. I'm about to buy my first boar bristle brush but still researching.

[@amy4291]

Laura Fry, thank you for this helpful video! My hair is similar to yours, and would tangle after using my new boar brush. Your technique took some time to get the hang of, but it has helped.

[@isabellestruthers2596]

Thank you for this video. I always got frustrated when I would flip my hair and it got tangled up. I’m excited to use my BBB now! I will also try the hair washing technique you shared

[@stephanieruncie6951]

My back hurts watching this 🤣 gorgeous hair though!

[@Soul-zl7ym]

Shows you how amazing our natural oils are you hair looks so shiny and soft with out silicone and it detangled with ease of fingers. Ladies brush your hair

[@MothmanBaddie]

Sending you love, Miss Laura

[@palmapanfu]

You are so down to earth and sweet! Your hair looks so smooth after you use the brush. My hair is just puffy and frizzy

[@BestBirth]

If it is puffy and frizzy afterwards it sounds like you have some natural curl or wave to it. So in that case I would brush right before bedtime so that your hair can calm down before your day begins.

[@andreagailo3218]

Thanks for the video.. it reminded me to be more gentle with my hair and patient with tangles 😅

[@BestBirth]

Yes, I get into bad habits from time to time because of impatience, but when I remember to be patient and kind to my hair, the reward is beautiful hair, so it is worth it.

[@kmatthias983]

Very great video so informative. also you are so conscientious. i really appreciate that in a hair video especially. As your hair is your crown. So it must be beautiful

[@BestBirth]

I am glad you enjoyed my video. I probably brush through it a bit too fast for some hair types, but that is because my hair is quite slippery and the brush glides right through it most of the time.

[@tiffanyphares5807]

This has been one of my favorite videos to come back to for hair motivation for years. Wondering if you still do this daily? Do you still have long hair? Do you follow other George Michael practices?

[@BestBirth]

I still have long hair. It hasn't grown much (if at all) since this video though. Life happened. Due to horrible stress and demanding time constraints I haven't kept up with my daily boar bristle brushing. I've been losing hair by the handfuls. I've had to trim back several times because it was so thin and split at the ends. Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it very much.

[@baileyjanssen8911]

@@BestBirthhi

[@songlinhlu2994]

I have very thick hair, does the bristles have to touch the scalp the whole time while brushing or do they only go over the superficial part of the hair? When I tried mine (short hair cut), I could not feel my scalp (the bristle did not seem to have touched my scalp unless I tried to press the brush down very hard). Is that normal? Or should I get a longer bristle brush so that the bristles get through my hair to touch the scalp? Thank you for your input!

[@priyanarayan9426]

I have the exact same problem! did you find an answer?

[@BestBirth]

As was mentioned, a boar bristle brush with stiffer bristles may help, and also you can try sectioning off parts of your hair. If you section the hair, you'll want to start by pulling the back part away while you brush through the front part of your hair, then let out more hair from the back and repeat brushing. You'll do this until you get through all the hair and your whole scalp has the brush run through it. This way your brush is pulling the oils from your scalp through your hair to the ends.

[@WuselS]

Hi! Here's Wusel from LHC! Great channel!!! It's early morning in Germany and I'm watching ALL your videos now with my breakfast. :-) Have a wonderful sunday!

[@BestBirth]

Wusel S. Wow, thanks! I need to put up more videos, but life has been busy. Glad you like my videos.

[@KeylaJohana1]

I thought I was the only one who wash her hair that way. I have been doing it for years because I like to was my hair with cold water. I have never had a problem with getting tangle. What I will do from now on is use clips instead of hair ties. Thank you for this video. Love you hair.

[@BestBirth]

Thank you. I have decided this is the best way to get my hair clean. Works very well for me. Glad you like the video.

[@culper4172]

Your hair is so pretty. Very informative video. 👍🏻

[@amethyst4990]

Thank you I just bought a boar brush and am trying to grow out my botched haircut. Will invest in. A comb to detangle first 😊👍

[@mamajedijaws4938]

The sounds are pretty

[@GrewView]

This is the best after taking your hair down from wearing it up in a bun or a stressfull day!

[@RunWithTheHatchet]

I have a very similar hair type to yours. Maybe strands that are slightly thicker, but just as long. I'm about five weeks into a no poo routine and found your video through your Amazon review of the BBB. I just tried your showering method bent at the waist, and it was a disaster! Everything went well until I got out of the shower... I couldn't run my fingers through my wet hair to get it to lay back down the correct way. Too wet, too clumpy, too tuggy, too heavy. I got a GIANT tangle, on the back and on both sides of my head right behind my ears. I spent over 30 minutes trying to go at it carefully with a wide tooth comb, and I ended up tearing out huge nasty tangles of hair just trying to get it to lay back down in the way you were able to with just your fingers. I don't think I've ever lost so much hair after a shower. Would LOVE to see you do this with wet hair. As of now, at least for me, your "method" of flipping wet hair from the front to the back seems completely impossible.

[@BestBirth]

I use leave-in conditioner and either jojoba oil (winter) or argan oil (summer) on my length before I try to return to the upright position. If I get any tangles at all, they aren't too terrible. I'm so sorry you had such a bad experience with it. In the shower, be sure not to make any circular motions at your scalp. This will cause tangles. I will probably be making another video on this in the future, with wet hair.

[@EmmaJMovement]

Amazingly informative! So many nuggets of knowledge in one video =)

[@BestBirth]

Dyvo1223 Thank you for the kind words.

[@AmandaCopeteShin]

I know this is an old video but I want to thank you for it. Your hair looks pretty similar to mine, I can feel the pain of washing it hahaha I've been thinking if bbb was a good idea for me or not since my hair is really fine (genetic). I'll give it a try because my roots are oily while my ends are dry, no matter what I use. I wasn't sure how to deal with long hair and do it correctly but your video really helped me to get an idea of how to proceed. Thank you!

[@BestBirth]

cassy_1: I'm not seeing a reply button so I can't reply directly to you. I hope you'll see this answer to your question. I style my hair any way I like after brushing. Sometimes I braid it while still in the bent-at-waist position. I watched a tutorial put out by the Moroccan Method on BBBing African hair. Basically, she sectioned the hair and did a small bit at a time. I usually put a 50/50 mix of shea butter and coconut oil on my ends at night, though I'm finding this is less and less necessary since I started using the BBB twice daily.

[@sthair9]

Beautiful hair. Love entire video. Love to see women brush their hair flipped forward and also washing it in a forward manner.

[@BestBirth]

sthair9 I never thought this method was for me, but now I love doing it this way.

[@danhartley6892]

Laura Grout I would love to brush and wash your hair sometime.

[@BestBirth]

That would be very creepy. Yikes!

[@sthair9]

Laura Grout don't knock it until you try it. It is relaxing and erotic. It's seems creepy because you have never let a man do it yet.

[@BestBirth]

It seems creepy because a total stranger is offering. No other reason.

[@Ahmed7255]

Hi thanks for the video ,did this technique and the brush improved your hair? or it is just good genes?

[@HybridParentSupport]

As hair Buddha would say, “take fine sections” 👌

[@elainecarter2324]

how do you wash your boar bristle brush?

[@tracytran2560]

sorry this is super late but all you do is run it under a running faucet, but dont soak it in a tub because that will cause the water to get trapped in the spongey area. take the hairs out actually before you wash it and just move the brush around and rub your hands through them.

[@BestBirth]

I use a comb to remove the hairs and lint from the brush first. I just comb through my brush, if that makes any sense. Then I use a mild shampoo and running water and scrub the boar bristle brush using a dishwashing type brush since the bristles on dishwashing brushes are generally long enough to reach down through the bristles of my boar bristle brush.

[@amywilcox1571]

Wish you would start making these videos again! I've been really neglecting my hair so I loved this video - am going to start doing this all the time! So hard to find a paddle boar-bristle where I live though. Am wondering how you deal with taking tops off - do you have a way to do it without making your hair a mess? Also, do you do anything with your hair at night to prevent it from going crazy while you sleep? I've had short hair my whole life and am just now beginning to grow it out - it's past my shoulders at the moment! You should do like a comprehensive hair routine video series thing!

[@BestBirth]

Amy, I appreciate your comment. I will do a video soon. I just need to get a better camera. I'm not super tech savvy, so I need to learn more about how to make high quality (and shorter length) videos, and create links to other my other videos that will appear in the screen of the video that is being watched.

[@ss11733]

guy: why is she in the bathroom so long girl:

[@lisascales6475]

Inversion method blood rushes to head and stimulate hair growth

[@BestBirth]

That's what they say, and with so many benefits to brushing this way I'd do it even if it doesn't stimulate hair growth.

[@JW-jy8sp]

92 strokes with the boar bristle brush

[@Jessiepie221]

I love your long hair. I'm trying to grow out my hair. I think it'll take me 10 years for me to get my hair to grow as long as yours lol

[@BestBirth]

My hair journey has been a long one as well. It is worth the time and patience.

[@hazeljoycolinares8946]

i love your hair

[@jamiehancock3018]

Hello Laura Your hair is so pretty. Great video too! It has helped me a lot. I have the spornette cushion brush which i love my since i wash it once a week most of the wood color has faded off:( Also have you ever tried any of the kent of london boar bristle brushes? Thanks fot your time! :)

[@BestBirth]

No, I have not tried a Kent brush. I appreciate your comment. Best of luck in your hair growth journey.

[@babyishgirl]

does horse bristles brush work too??

[@alanalin129425]

How do you style your hair after you brush it? I would like to get into the habit of using my bb brush, but I'm worried. My hair is now natural and it is fine stranded and kinky so if I brush it I will have a fro afterward s. The fro is not the problem though but my ends tangling bec all my hair is free is. How did you treat your ends afterwards?

[@BestBirth]

At the time of this video I was putting shea butter and coconut oil on my ends, but I've gotten lazy and my ends aren't looking super great anymore. I pretty much always put my hair up in some fashion. Buns, braids... and try to switch it up often so that my hair doesn't become thin from styling the same way all the time.

[@babetweirdgirl4103]

I only condition the bottom half of my hair, but thanks for the tips!

[@derksenjenny]

Thanks for the video I also bought A boar bristle brush today, my hair is fine but doesn't tangle easy at all , I can flip it whiteout tangling . But why do we need flip upside down to brush it ?my hair is a bid shorter than yours right now

[@qunju]

Jenny Derksen the human scalp has natural oil producing glands called the sebaceous glands. a higher amount of sebaceous glands are always found at the nape of the neck. flipping your hair forward and brushing from the nape to the ends of your hair helps to collect this natural oil and distribute it well throughout your hair. I hope this helps!

[@derksenjenny]

qun joo Thanks for explaining

[@BestBirth]

I second what qun joo said. And for me it also helps make my hair look like it has a little more volume.

[@forklift86]

Love this clip do you wash your hair in this inverted way

[@BestBirth]

I've gotten out of the habit of washing inverted, but I did for a long while. I need to go back to it. I find that my scalp gets cleaner when I wash upside down.

[@easterneuropeaninmexico3554]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@jennifertrevino8004]

Why boar bristle upside down? What happens if i do it upright?

[@greenfacere210]

Beautiful hair!

[@swankelly]

At first I thought over 22 minutes seemed pretty long just to show how your brush your hair but that was an awesome infomative video. Forgive me if you've covered this in another video but why don't you put conditioner on your scalp?

[@valeriea3759]

Because your scalp produces oils, and putting more oil (conditioner essentially) isn't necessary. It will make your scalp greasy.

[@BestBirth]

My fine mostly straight hair becomes quite greasy after just half a day if I use conditioner at my roots. Applying it to the length keeps it soft and protects my ends without adding more oil to the scalp.

[@lqsa1618]

Is there any buns to cover big ears? Cause I always have trouble covering mine 😅

[@BPoweredLove]

Buns? Yeah, cinnamon buns are huge and can hide your big ears.

[@qchynadoll]

Just a suggestion... If you cut your hair shorter and in layers, your hair will automatically look thicker. Because your hair is so long, the weight of it is pulling your hair down, and making your hair flat and thin. Longer doesn't mean thicker. Once you get a stylish and updated haircut, it will give your hair more volume, your hair will feel and looking thicker.

[@BestBirth]

I've had layers and shorter hair before, and it made my hair look thinner and scraggly at the ends. It also did nothing to improve the appearance of volume. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. My hair is so fine and lightweight, there is little, if any, pull from its length. When I wear it down on wash days, it is quite fluffy and light at the scalp. Only when oils build up does it look like seaweed stuck to a rock. My hair is best all one length. Thanks for the suggestions though. I'll probably never be "updated" in fashion, makeup, or hair. I just do what I like.

[@alwaysathome]

@@BestBirth Same! At least we'll never have to look back on old photos and cringe at horrible "in style/on trend" hair cuts right!?! Everyone giving advice out there about how cutting it would make you look so much better, is always from some woman that has shorter hair and is secretly jealous!! They'll never admit obviously. Not here to argue, and I won't bicker back and forth with anyone - just wanted to say you do you just as anyone should. People should keep rude comments to themselves and not watch if they don't agree. Go away Trolls!

[@bignappy504]

The long hair is working for you

[@Akiza71]

The video was interesting! Thank you, Laura. I've been thinking about getting a BBB for a very long time and yours looks like a good offer. I'm a little confused about the shipping though.. Dessi LHC

[@BestBirth]

I'm happy with my brush so far. Amazon offers it for Prime members for free 2-day shipping.

[@chowe9]

very useful!!! Thank you!

[@dhoward8816]

Don't you brush from the front to the back?

[@gavintrukovich9708]

What’s the name of your brush?

[@TheWaspist]

how is your hair so smooth and no breakage??

[@BestBirth]

Brushing the way I do, handling it gently, and keeping it safe from tangling. Tangles are much easier to prevent than to undo.

[@TheBeardedSandman]

"The weight of the wood in my hand..." . . . Giggity

[@BestBirth]

Hahaha, that's the best comment!

[@wkleemola12]

How do I stop my hair feeling like a grease cap from brushing with the boar bristle brush?

[@shiningdawn8578]

+Wendy Jackson You need to clean your brush. It keeps a lot of the oil that it picks up from your scalp. Shampoo it in warm water, give it a cold rinse, and let it dry bristles downward.

[@BestBirth]

I second what heartofsky said. Cleaning your brush will help, and when my hair becomes too greasy, I wash it.

[@tedoymisojos]

Doesnt this unnecesarily damage your hair?

[@BestBirth]

My hair looks best when I keep up the brushing. When I slack on the brushing my hair doesn't keep nice condition.

[@tedoymisojos]

@@BestBirth that's interesting. Maybe straighter hair is just different than wavy/curly hair. I have very wavy hair and brushing it makes it look terrible, very frizzy, puffy and unpresentable. If I dry brush it, I do it at night and put it in a bun with some oil so that when I wake up it looks a tad better.

[@BestBirth]

@@tedoymisojos I think because curly hair is so, SO much easier to tangle it is probably inadvisable to brush it the way I do with my straight 1c hair.

[@Shellcleanit]

I'm looking for a boar brush. don't know what's the best one though

[@Darswar4]

norma jean did you ever find a good one you can recommend

[@BestBirth]

I like the Spornette Deville Paddle Brush you see in the video

[@marskessler]

me, completely bald, eating hit chip: you go girl

[@gabriellepitts3707]

93 strokes by my counts, plus or minus.

[@malneilunse4569]

Didn't shredder the brush your fine hairs?

[@BestBirth]

mal neilunse No, it does not shred my fine hair, because 1. I have straight hair, and 2. I detangle thoroughly before beginning to brush so that I won't rip through tangles. I think if my hair was curly or wavy, it could be a lot more difficult to use safely.

[@MichaelSmith-zs1xx]

Hello your the best

[@debraponte9636]

HI Name of your Boar Paddle brush?Debra

[@BestBirth]

Spornette Deville Paddle Brush

[@MsDenver2]

Yes but I have very bad knots and using my finger is impossible

[@xReal_VipeX]

More of this 😊❤

[@mspixiedust100]

It's always good to start brushing from the bottom first whenever you brush your hair, just make sure there are no tangles.

[@MaurizioGUE]

Beautiful, beautiful long hair

[@BestBirth]

Maurizio Guerzon Thank you. I only wish it was longer.

[@MaurizioGUE]

@Pink Flower ???? explain me please

[@MaurizioGUE]

​@Pink Flower I'm italian. I use the translator and therefore my thoughts can be translated wrong, but you are not normal. It was a polite compliment. Who are you to judge? Be ashamed of the insults you do to me!

[@MaurizioGUE]

@Pink Flower Show your name and photo. Don't hide on fake pictures, you're a coward.

[@raerae_]

gotta be a gymnast to brush your hair correctly

[@BestBirth]

Rachael It takes some getting used to, but I think I will be able to retain this level of mobility throughout my life, barring any unforeseen injuries. I'm no spring chick, but I have enjoyed good health generally speaking.

[@MichaelSmith-zs1xx]

I love ❤️ it

[@lqsa1618]

I just don’t get it...when I finished washing my boar bristle hair brush good and after drying it it still has lint

[@moamoa7067]

Use a bit of soap. The oils will be more removed if u use soap or something else that removes oils.

[@BestBirth]

I clean mine by combing out the brush briskly first, which removes a lot of lint and hair. Then I shampoo my brush and scrub it well with a dishwashing type brush. This gets it clean and removed the lint quite well.

[@anthonythompson4135]

Where have you gone, girl? : (

[@BestBirth]

I've been quite busy with life! I plan to make a new video soon. I just need to get a new camera.

[@166PolarBear]

Hi Laura, with such lovely long hair, will do be doing any other videos on youtube, it would be nice to see you hair from the back and maybe with some brushing,also maybe a before and after straightening

[@BestBirth]

166PolarBear Nice ideas. I might just do that.

[@MsFlamingFlamer]

Laura Grout come back please! I love these videos.

[@BestBirth]

@@MsFlamingFlamer I will soon. I need to get a new camera. Life happened, as it does at times. Cheers!

[@hoemmazu]

You have wonderful long hair!

[@BestBirth]

hoemmazu Thank you so much for the compliment.

[@hoemmazu]

Will you do more hair videos?

[@BestBirth]

I am planning to, but life has been busy. Thanks!

[@hoemmazu]

Take your time and don't cut your hair in between ☺

[@BestBirth]

hoemmazu Don't worry, no big cuts, only small trims when I need to even up my hemline. :)

[@tvz2255]

You should call it how to brush your hair so you don’t Get so many tangles Maybe I thought you were going to talk about how the boar bristles brush should be used to spread the oils from the scalp to the entire strand by brushing from top of scalp to bottom of strands

[@Jasmin-zv7fv]

I hope you see this comment! I have the exact same brush. I noticed it was super dirty so I decided to wash it and now it smells really badly and I can't seem to get rid of the smell. Have you experienced this? How do you deal with it?

[@BestBirth]

Sorry I've never experienced that. I use shampoo on my brush when I wash it, so it smells just as nice as my hair.

[@TheWaspist]

wow very long hair wow

[@elbenfrau333]

Are you this organized in the rest of your life too?

[@BestBirth]

elbenfrau333 Organized? That is not an adjective I would use to describe myself, ha ha! No, I'm not really very organized at all. I accept mediocrity in many areas of my life as a coping technique, lol. Selective neglect, too. Cheers!

[@Livingfoodlove]

In regards to the hairshedding: 50 to 100 is normal right?

[@Limerick502]

100 is average.

[@marysusansusan]

It's normal to lose 50-100 hairs a day if you brush. If you were only losing 16 on wash day that's already extremely low

[@BestBirth]

I was amazed at how low my shed rate was at the time I recorded this. Since this time I went through a big shed. I'm trying to be patient as new hair is growing in.

[@cocochanel4166]

For knee pain is good to drive with the bike every day 10-15 minutes . My doctor tells me It's the best exercise for knees , it helps me.

[@BestBirth]

I ended up with two knee surgeries so far. And I still have patellar femoral pain.

[@banglarbash4671]

nice

[@nidhishah9]

Hard water solutions

[@wanderoutdoors6094]

I'm a guy and I watched all of this LOL

[@mellxtea5310]

My dog has the same brush! But for dogs...

[@__33__33]

Your hair is so oily

[@jessyprince6662]

Long video it is a time waste

[@luckyme100178]

Your hair is too long like a mountain woman’s.i want to chop it to clavicle level.

[@blackgothgoddess3164]

Why? Leave her alone

[@Livingfoodlove]

Thanks! Great tips!

[@BestBirth]

Glad you liked it. Thank you.