My Quest for A Good Comb

[GoatLady]

Since joining LHC I have learned so much and my hair has profited from it. I now have a BBB but I am searching for a Tangle Teaser and a wood comb. My local Marlene's Health Food, where I bought my BBB also sells combs. I went there today but the combs were either plastic (not seamless) or bamboo. I was leaning towards the bamboo until I ran my fingers over them and found rough areas. I struck out at Marlene's. Now I understand that Sally Beauty Supply sells Tangle Teasers. My Sallys is a good distance away. There was another Beauty Supply, Ed Wyse, closer. I stopped in there and one of the gals asked if she could help me find anything. I told her I was looking for a Tangle Teaser (blank stare) and a seamless wooden comb. Neither she or the other gal on duty had ever heard of a Tangle Teaser. OK, how about a good wide toothed wooden comb? Nope. They had some kind of painted carbon comb that looked smooth. It was $12. I passed. I told them, "I just want a comb that won't break my hair." You know what one gal said? "We don't have any of those." :confused:

So I will stop at Sallys the next time I'm in that end of town.

[Kosmos]

I bought a Bass wooden comb (bamboo) at the local healthfood store and wasn't of the right mind to run it over my fingers before my hair. BOY, did I snag and splinter my hair something awful. I took an Emory board to it this morning and oiled it up and tested it on my Shih tzu before I put it near my head again. It seems to have solved the issue but we'll wait and see. So far I LOVE my horn comb from heavenly harvest but I don't feel safe using it on wet hair since my last one warped under wet even though I dried it throughly after use. I know some people here use horn on wet hair with no problem but I guess I'm just lucky.

I heard the wood combs from Body Shop are pretty good but I'll just have to follow this thread with keen interest.

[GoatLady]

I bought a Bass wooden comb (bamboo) at the local healthfood store and wasn't of the right mind to run it over my fingers before my hair. BOY, did I snag and splinter my hair something awful.

Yes, it was the Bass brand bamboo comb. I'm a knitter and learned from bamboo knitting needles that bamboo can be very splitty. Which was why I knew enough to rum my finger over them. I didn't find a single one on the rack the wasn't rough or split. Not coming near my hair with one of those. :sad:

Just curious, are the body shop wood combs OK to use on wet hair?

[Angela_Rose]

I this dressing comb (http://www.sallybeauty.com/dressing-comb/SBS-431231,default,pd.html?cm_vc=SEARCH) and it is splendid. I highly recommend.

[Madora]

When my 20 year old Karina faux tortoiseshell comb finally bit the dust a few months ago, I headed to Sally's and found a wonderful, cheap, wide tooth plastic shower comb. Seams were smooth and the price sure was right.

It's been wonderful!

[vanillabones]

I have the body shop wooden comb and use it on wet hair because I bought it knowing I would mostly be using it when my hair is wet (my hair snaps when dry) and members said that is fine. I definitely know it's fine now that I've been using it a couple months. It's never snagged my hair and has no seams.
I've always used conair combs before that I still have my goody ouchless that I carry in my bag which has always been fine to me and I use their shower comb, both have seams but are fine.

I saw that comb at sally's.. the rosewood. Looked decent to me :) but I didn't buy it since I think my body shop one looks better but I would've bought it otherwise.

ETA: I was at my sister's place today and gave her a TBS wooden comb to use, she left hers in the humidity of her bathroom and it has a huge curve in it now... it was really bizarre to look at. So just thought I'd say something here ;)

[SilvraShadows]

I have so many combs as a result of searching for a good one... it's embarrassing, but my favorites are the Creative 8L or the 661, and I also love the Magic mini Star seamless extra wide toothie. The Creative combs are so smooth and seamless, a bit flexible too.

As far as wooden combs go, my combs from ArtisTree are the very best that I have found although priced way out there. I have two cocobolo combs from him that I have had for quite a few years now. I also am sentimental about Sierra Legacy, since I bought my first comb from him back in '88. His combs are priced very reasonably, but I must say that my last comb from him had an itty bitty rough spot to it. Of all the combs I have gotten from him the Che-Chen is my favorite!

I just started using a TT and it works so well! I don't use it as a detangler, but as a brush. I never have tangles because my hair is bound up in some way... braided or bunned... and I wet comb with the Magic Star.

I would highly recommend a TT :inlove:

[squiggyflop]

i just made my own wood combs.. i gave up looking for a good one in stores.. i have instructions on my website.. skip the painting if you wanna go easy on yourself and use bees wax instead of what i did.. takes almost a whole afternoon to make one if you are watching tv the whole time you work.. oh but i only make the wide tooth kind because thats what my hair likes

eta: i also like the mebco shower detangler.. it has seams but they are sooo easy to remove on that brand.. just a bit of time and some 300 grit sandpaper..

[whitestiletto]

I am mind boggled by how pretty the Mehandi water buffalo horn combs are.
(I'm vegan tho so I don't know if I would buy one... awx :rolleyes:)

Light Combs (http://www.mehandi.com/shop/combslight/index.html)
http://www.mehandi.com/shop/combslight/AMpalecomb.jpg

Combs for curly hair (http://www.mehandi.com/shop/combscurlsblack/index.html)
http://www.mehandi.com/shop/combscurlsblack/AMcurlcomb_dark.jpg

[Jules2910]

wow they are just beautiful combs! First on my list for payday!

[IanB]

My favourite comb is a wooden detangling comb for the Bodyshop here in the UK.

[kouran]

ETA: I was at my sister's place today and gave her a TBS wooden comb to use, she left hers in the humidity of her bathroom and it has a huge curve in it now... it was really bizarre to look at. So just thought I'd say something here ;)

The same thing happened to the Body Shop wood comb I was using a few months ago. It was weirdly curved, but in the next day it was almost normal...:confused:

[ImperatrixMundi]

I have a wooden body shop comb and I think it's meant to have that curve. Mine has always had it. Anyway, it's very strong and durable.

[xovictoryxo]

I need a good comb too that wont break my hair, I lost my pretty wood comb that i loved :( Good combs ARE hard to find.

[Scarlet_Heart]

A friend on the livejournal community turned me on to this:
https://heavenlyharvest.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=119

I love it. And I know some people say that horn combs stink if you get them wet, but I have never had that problem with this comb and I comb after I shower all the time.

[SpinDance]

I prefer wide tooth combs, and for wood have had good luck with this (http://www.etsy.com/transaction/43441401). One very similar is currently available here (http://www.etsy.com/listing/75916756/fragrant-verawood-wide-teeth-hair-care). If you like a handle something like this (http://www.etsy.com/listing/76046897/verawood-hair-comb-wide-teeth-long)might work well, too. For my first pass I usually use a fork like this (http://www.etsy.com/transaction/16003944). I have 2 of those, actually, one I carry with me, one I keep at the house.

Any time I get a wooden or horn comb, fork or stick I carefully examine it for any roughness and will burnish off any that I find. I use anything from a nail file, an emery board, fingernail buffer to very fine sandpaper, then oil well.

[SilvraShadows]

I am mind boggled by how pretty the Mehandi water buffalo horn combs are.
(I'm vegan tho so I don't know if I would buy one... awx :rolleyes:)

Light Combs (http://www.mehandi.com/shop/combslight/index.html)
http://www.mehandi.com/shop/combslight/AMpalecomb.jpg

Combs for curly hair (http://www.mehandi.com/shop/combscurlsblack/index.html)
http://www.mehandi.com/shop/combscurlsblack/AMcurlcomb_dark.jpg

Absolutely beautiful. I'm not so sure either if I will buy one someday, but I sure would love to have one of the light combs. I know they say the water buffalo are not killed to harvest the horn, but for some reason I don't believe they are treated as nicely as the sales pitch says. They do seem to have a tough life. But look at the work on these combs... it's breathtaking.

[charalito]

I have two combs that I love: a horn one from Heavenly Harvest and a sandalwood one that I found locally.

I wouldn't worry too much about bamboo, as it can be fixed with fine sanding paper... and so can plastic :)

[silverjen]

I adore my horn comb, and use it on wet hair all the time with no problems. I do wipe it dry on my towel afterwards, and I am careful to never lay it down in a puddle. It seems like that should be enough to keep a horn comb happy.

I did have one that got really stinky after oiling it with lots of coconut oil. Obviously I don't do that anymore! I suspect that the oil from my hands and hair is enough to keep the horn in good shape.

[Safira]

I have two wooden combs and I love them.The other on is from Body Shop. I think that a good comb is one thing that you must have. I see a big difference, combared to my old,plastic comb which was terrible,no wonder my hair snapped and brake.

[Elistariel]

I'm on the quest for a good seamless comb myself. The local Sally's doesn't have any. Right now I'm stuck with those plastic Goody's combs that can bow and break. I also use leave-in conditioner and it gunks up all along the seam of each and every tooth. Getting it out by scrapping each side of each and every tooth is annoying. I just want a seamless comb with narrow and wide teeth spacing, and maybe a tail for parting. :)

[EdG]

I like the Creative 8L. It is a large comb, which is a real advantage if one has a lot of hair. :D
Ed

[LoversLullaby]

To be honest, I use a comb from walgreen's, their shower detangling comb. They hav seams but they are SO easy to sand down and it moves like a dream through my hair, better than the Body Shop comb I used to use.

[Leoneska]

I would recomment the wooden Body Shop "Detangling Comb". It is my only comb and I have used it for years. I oil it regularly and it is still smooth and doesn't damage my hair.

[eccentricquirks]

Some Sally's Beauty Supply shops do have New Image wood combs. They are usually hanging up in the comb/brush/appliance aisle and there are only a couple of styles of them. They are finished with a poly-coat, so there is no need to oil or worry about water damage. I believe they are rosewood and maple, so they aren't going to warp easily.

It takes a little getting used to, but I love my comb. I think I may invest in a coupla spares. I own the model # 431232.