| The
general rules are:
- For very fine or thinning hair or a sensitive scalp a soft bristle is recommended. - For normal to fine hair pure bristle is recommended. - For normal to thick hair a mixed bristle brush is recommended. - For extremely thick hair and detangling after shampooing all nylon is recommended. |
Hair Length |
Hair Type |
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| Very Fine/Thin | Fine to Normal | Normal to Thick | Extremely Thick/ Detangling |
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| Soft Boar Bristle | Boar Bristle | Boar/Nylon Mix | Nylon | ||
| Very Short |
• Sensitive Military |
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| Short to Medium | |||||
| Medium to Long | |||||
| Very Long | |||||
| Brush Sizes:
The Popular BN1 is the largest size brush with 8 rings of boar bristle & nylon tufts. The brush is 9 inches long (head length is 5 inches) and 3 1/4 inches wide. The size is the largest of the Mixture brushes. The Junior (B2, BN2) is a medium size brush with 7 rings of boar bristle or boar & nylon tufts. The brush is 9 inches long (head length is 4 3/4 inches) and 2 3/4 inches wide. The size is the next size down from the popular size brush and is larger than the handy size brush. The Handy (B3, BN3) is a "handy" size brush with 6 rings of boar bristle or boar & nylon tufts. The brush is 8 1/2 inches long (head length is 4 3/8 inches) and 2 1/2 inches wide. The size is between the junior size brush and the pocket size brush. The Pocket (B4, BN4, N4) is a smaller "pocket" size brush with 5 rings of either pure boar bristle, boar bristle & nylon tufts or pure nylong. The brush is 6 3/4 inches long (head length is 3 1/2 inches) and 2 inches wide. The size is the next size down from the handy size brush and is the smallest of the handled brushes. |