Boar Bristle Brushes (BBB)

[TatsuOni]

I am using an old round brush with boar bristles and nylon. The brushing makes my root to chin area extremely greasy and I find it hard to get the oil to go any further down my hair. I've watched a few videos on BBBing techniques but none of them fix this for me. I end up throwing in the towel and just oiling my ends out of frustration- I know it's "100 strokes a day" but at some point my arms give up and I must be doing more mechanical damage than good.

I've only been doing this for 2 weeks. Is this just my hair adjusting to the routine or am I making a mistake in how I brush?

Also I realize a round brush with nylon is not the best tool, but I want a trial run before I commit to buying a better BBB.

I really can't distribute the sebum down to my tips or even half my lengths either. I combine brushing/combing with oiling.

[ArtOfNoot]

I really can't distribute the sebum down to my tips or even half my lengths either. I combine brushing/combing with oiling.

Thank you! This makes me feel better. I just watched your tutorial yesterday, great stuff!

[TatsuOni]

Thank you! This makes me feel better. I just watched your tutorial yesterday, great stuff!

I'm glad you liked it

[mochichichi]

I am using an old round brush with boar bristles and nylon. The brushing makes my root to chin area extremely greasy and I find it hard to get the oil to go any further down my hair. I've watched a few videos on BBBing techniques but none of them fix this for me. I end up throwing in the towel and just oiling my ends out of frustration- I know it's "100 strokes a day" but at some point my arms give up and I must be doing more mechanical damage than good.

I've only been doing this for 2 weeks. Is this just my hair adjusting to the routine or am I making a mistake in how I brush?

Also I realize a round brush with nylon is not the best tool, but I want a trial run before I commit to buying a better BBB.

I no longer use a BBB, but when I did, I also had this issue. I would section, and try to let the brush sit on my scalp for a second and then do one stroke as far down my length as possible. The upper part of my hair would still have a lot more sebum, and I use oil on the mids and ends.