New to Boar bristle brushes

[FlowerMoonFairy]

Hello all, I am sorry if there is already for this topic but I was hoping to gain some more insight and cleaning techniques for BBB.
I’ve had one for quite some time but have never used it because honestly I was a bit afraid of doing it wrong on my hair. 😅.
I started using it two days ago after reading some more information.
I start by brushing my hair normally to make sure I have no tangles, I bring the hair to the front and gentle start at the top with the BBB following the other side of my hair with my hand. I’m starting about 15 brushes on each side and after each time Im happy to notice how soft and silky my hair feels. I’m hoping to move up slowely on brush strokes. I don’t think it is but I’m still a beginner on this topic,
How would I know if this brush is something damaging to my hair?
Also would you mind sharing some cleaning techniques on this brush?
Thank you all so much 🖤😊

[purple_omelette]

Glad to hear you've been getting good results :) personally I wouldn't recommend brushes, including boar bristle brushes. I experienced a great deal of hair loss from what I'll call 'overgrooming' and there is some evidence that brushing is associated with hair damage - I have linked a couple of papers (one trial and one review) below, although I haven't done an extensive search of the literature. I think the best practical advice is to listen to your hair- if it feels good and looks good, your hair is probably happy, and if it feels and looks bad, there is no law that says you need to keep doing it :)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19016066/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5419032/

[FlowerMoonFairy]

Aww thank you yes so far so good with it. I am sorry to hear about your experience using brushes. I try to brush as gentle as possible and with my wet brush or wooden brush my hair always seems okay but other plastic ones makes more knots and crazy amounts of static ��. I love wooden combs too. That is interesting for sure on brushing and damage thank you for sharing your experiences and some information on the topic I really appreciate it ������. And that’s a good rule of advice for a lot of hair related things now that I think about it ☺️.

[purple_omelette]

Glad to be of help! :)

[foreveryours]

Glad to hear you've been getting good results :) personally I wouldn't recommend brushes, including boar bristle brushes. I experienced a great deal of hair loss from what I'll call 'overgrooming' and there is some evidence that brushing is associated with hair damage - I have linked a couple of papers (one trial and one review) below, although I haven't done an extensive search of the literature. I think the best practical advice is to listen to your hair- if it feels good and looks good, your hair is probably happy, and if it feels and looks bad, there is no law that says you need to keep doing it :)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19016066/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5419032/

Very interesting. Thanks for the links!

[Pilate]

First thing to understand is that BBBs that are pure boar bristles (no nylon pins) are not detangling tools (they are too dense for that), they are *cleaning* tools, used to distribute oil from the scalp and down the hair shaft. I use one in my no-poo routine. I a comb to get the trapped hair out, and then use water and a little body wash with a nail brush to wash it.

[dustbunny24]

Ooh, I'll have to try using a nail brush to clean mine! I usually just use my fingers and shampoo but the nail brush sounds like it will clean better.