Tangle Teezer Salon Elite Detangle Hairbrush, Dolly Pink

I'm a guy with medium-to-long length, coarse Asian hair. In the past, I never really used brushes often because they're generally difficult to work through my hair. Now, I use the Tangle Teezer, sometimes as a prep before using an Isinis boar bristle hair brush, but often on its own because it's easier to clean and generally less fussy. I originally heard of the Teezer on Dragon's Den, a UK investment show. I think that might've set my expectations higher than they should've been.Looks:This thing comes seriously overpackaged in a large colourful box with a see-through front and a Union Flag printed behind the brush. Inside the box, along with the brush, were a flyer with set of instructions, a smaller flier with cheery-sounding haircare tips, a small advert for the product, and a mass-print thank-you note from Shawn P., the inventor. I'm really not used to receiving so much junk mail with my brushes. Maybe it's normal, but I just found it a bit excessive.The photo gives a good idea of how it looks. Nothing overly special. The brush is machined in two parts, one part is the base with the bristles and the other is the handle. You can see the lip where the two parts join up. Mine came with two or three of the bristles bent slightly out of shape. Not a huge deal, seeing as there're so many, though. Also, mine kind of "opened" a bit when I tapped it on the counter, but it was easy to snap it back in place. I just pressed it back together and it popped like a tupperware lid.Use:With this brush, you're encouraged to use a bit of force. The little hooks on the bristles actually do better when they're pressed and dragged through your hair. The brush works well, but because I need to use force and my hair is coarse, it's smooth body sometimes slips out of my grip. That problem could be solved simply by adding some ribs to the side, so maybe they'll do that. Overall, the brush feels good on my scalp and works at detangling hair.Results:Since the base that the bristles sit on is hard and flat, and you're encouraged to really press on your hair while brushing it, hair looks sleek and modern. As a guy, I'd say the closest look I could describe would be "clean emo" or "Justin Beiber". It compacts the hair together, especially on my front fringe, leaving it shiny and almost too uniform. My other brush, which I use after this one, adds a bit more volume to my hair and character to my hair.Clean Up:This brush is easy to clean, which is why I sometimes use it alone. Rinsing it under the tap causes most of the gunk to just slide off. It does take a while to dry though because the bristles are so close together. Twice a week, I clean both of my brushes using shampoo and a Denman's hair brush cleaner. Nothing extraordinary to say, really, it cleans as you'd expect a brush made of slick plastic to clean.

My 6-year-old daughter has long, thick, curly/wavy blond hair that tangles frequently. And she has a *very* sensitive scalp. (Honestly, I think she has a sensory issue when it comes to her scalp, it's that bad.) She SCREAMS whenever I brush her hair, even gently and with all the spray detangler and conditioner in the world. She wears her hair down 99% of the time because she can't stand for me to brush it and put it up or braid it. The anxiety she and I both have about brushing her hair is driving me crazy. I bought a detangling brush before and it was okay. It was better than a regular comb, but still not the best. She needed a brush she could use after swim lessons, so I bought this brush after reading the reviews. THIS IS THE REAL DEAL. I tried it right after her bath and it slid right through her hair like a hot knife in butter. Seriously. I brushed out her hair in less than 1 minute. No screaming. Not even a wince. Granted, I pre-comb her hair every night in the bath using a wide tooth comb and conditioner, but that only gets some of the tangles. I've used it every night since and I'm truly impressed. I will purchasing more, especially since I still owe her one for her swim bag (I'm keeping this brush safely at home).

I got this yesterday and used it last night for the first time then my daughter used it this morning. I've had a problem with massive hair breaking for awhile now and I wanted to see if this helped. Both my daughter and I have waist length curly hair that is so hard to brush through after a shower.This brush is amazing. I think that this is the first time in my 40 years on this earth that it hasn't hurt to brush my hair out. My 11 year old said the same thing this morning after brushing hers. There was very little hair in the brush when I was done brushing (as opposed to massive amounts in either brush or comb depending on what I was using before). There were only a couple of strands stuck in the brush when she was done brushing.My 8 year old daughter who has stick straight hair that some how still manages to get caught into nasty snarls used it on her hair dry this morning and couldn't stop talking about how awesome it was.It took a bit of getting used to when I was using it. Not didn't feel like it was going all the way through my hair to the scalp, which made me feel it was getting all of my hair. I kept brushing though and it wasn't long until all of my hair was detangled.It's kind of a miracle brush for us.