I have a friend that doesn’t brush her hair — ever. She has wavy-to-curly hair and she says that when she brushes it, it becomes frizzy and the curls aren’t as well molded. Don’t you get knots" I asked. She explained that she’ll brush it before she showers with a Mason Pearson brush — but more so that she can distribute the oils from her scalp to her ends.
And her hair is crazy pretty…and healthy. Go figure.
I recently read an article somewhere on the inter-webs about creating wavy, bed head with volume — and the trick was to — yep, you guessed it — not brush your hair.
This got me thinking: Could not brushing your hair actually be good for your locks" I decided to try it out. After all, I did love the way my hair looked after I swim (and, no, I don’t brush my hair when I get out of the pool or ocean). True, the sea’s salt water is the holy grail for great, defined curls…but a pool" Not so much. And yet I LOVE the way my hair dries into heavenly wavy wonder. So I washed my hair with shampoo and then added a thick conditioner (if I wasn’t going to be brushing out the tangles, I needed the extra moisture). I towel-dried my hair, got dressed, and bounced.
Full disclosure: While I am a makeup junkie, I actually have a seriously low maintenance daily beauty routine: wash my face, serum, moisturizer, sunscreen (always!), brow gel… and that’s it. So, hopping out of the sh...