Hair Brushes for Those With ASDs

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I have a ConAir one and I dislike it. I bought it because I dislike the one I had before even more. I thought I'd like one with a plastic one piece body more than one with a vinyl cushion for the bristles. The one with the vinyl cushion is more comfortable but harder to clean and it comes apart too easily. The one with the hard plastic body I can toss in the washer but I hate the way it pulls my hair when I brush.

I really dislike brushes with several flexible plastic bristles portruding from every pore. That type frazzles my hair and leaves it too staticky.

What kind do you all use? Is it comfortable? Would you recommend it to others with ASDs?

I have a boar bristle brush with a wooden handle and lots of bristles in lots of clusters. It works great and feels soft. I can't stand plastic bristles. They pull my hair and claw my scalp and hurt a lot.

I also have a conair brush w/ the vinyl cushioning and nubbed plastic bristles (which have broken off some). But it has a thick plastic handle with cushioning on it as well. I tend to just pick the hair out and clean it using baking soda (water isn't good). But I usually stick with a large toothed comb and some other smaller combs.

I'm not sure Aspergers or Autism has anything to do with it, unless you have such a sensitivity with your scalp that you can't stand _anything_, in which case you'd probably better shave yourself bald.

Partly, it depends on what type of hair you have, and how long you want it. Probably best try cheap ones until one type works right for you.

That said, I now use a plastic-handled brush with plastic bristles that are a very good imitation of natural bristles. I've had wooden natural bristle brushes and I like those best, but you might not. (I have very long thick curly hair that tangles easily).

I don't really care, I prefer if it is not one of those hard plastic ones with hard plastic bristles with too much space between them as it is very hard to get the tangles out of my hair with one of those but other then that a brush is a brush. I will however admit brushing my hair in itself is a rather difficult task...and actually trying to style my hair is even more difficult not sure why my arms are just not flexible enough to do all that without difficulty I guess. So I usually just brush it and go.

I just use a regular hair-brush...

Getting knots out are a pain though!

I haven't brushed my hair in years! *gasp*


Actually, my stylist told me I "should never ever brush my hair". This is because it is curly, and brushing it makes it frizzier than it already is and really poufy. I use a comb. I don't know the brand, but it is a detangling comb. I have used the same comb ever since the day I stopped using a brush and I think I would meltdown if I ever lost it. I love it, and it hurts less than a brush and doesn't give me nearly as many sensory issues.

I don't see the point of brushing your hair, now that we live in the era of regular showering and don't have to worry about long-term oil build-up. I just run my fingers through to remove any knots. But then again I'm not styling it, I always wear a ponytail or clip it back.

I have to brush my hair. I'd rather brush than comb. My hair is thick but really fine and is straight...or was. This summer it started waving on one side after swimming.

The hair on the right side of my head is frizzier than the hair in back and on the left. It tangles more and won't curl, even when I perm it.

Ideally, my choice brush is the kind Peko described with the vinyl pad and metal/wire bristles with soft tips. The only problem I have is when the vinyl pad separates from the brush. This happens whenever I get the brush wet in order to clean it.

I am hoping someone knows of a brand that has the vinyl cushion that doesn't gap on one side because of the bristle pad loosening from the brush's body.

I am searching for that perfect brush...so if anyone knows of a durable brand with a cushiony vinyl pad that doesn't come apart do tell.

My hair knots up really easily, especially immediately after I wash it. If I don't brush my hair before washing it, it gets worse. I basically can actually only wash my hair very rarely, because otherwise its unbrushable, just running my fingers through it doesn't work.

However, I have abnormally dry hair. But brushing your hair with regular showers is still completely necessary for some people. I'd have to have either short hair or completely knotted hair if I didn't brush mine.

As for what I use - normal hairbrush, stiff plastic bristles, not to close together. I've found the brushes like the boar bristle one mentioned earlier do absolutely nothing for my hair.

The issues with the metal bristles tends to be that they're too close together, and it pulls more for me 'cause of that.

It seems that the perfect hairbrush is a very individual thing: there are so _many_ types of hair, besides the people who have the hair want different styles (yes, if my hair was short all over, a shower and a towel would be enough, but if I didn't brush mine, I'd have dreadlocks, and I'm not black or even partly: I'm _really_ glad I don't have African hair!). That's all kinds of humans. Then there's Aspie/Auti sensory sensitivity issues. I remember when I was really small and my mother did my hair, she thought I must have an extra sensitive scalp, and she really did hurt me, but when I got old enough to do it myself, when it started hurting I could instantly stop pulling, without having to talk about it (or scream) and wait for her to react and stop.

BTW, my avatar here looks very much like me in the mirror when I get up in the morning, before hairbrush.

I rarely brush my hair because, although I am female, I have very short hair. I hate brushing my hair and that's partly why I got it cut so short. I get my hair cut at the barber's because hairdressers are con artists.

I use one that has a bunch of long bristles sticking out, while there are smaller ones with nubs surrounding it. They work together to smooth my hair down when I brush it. (I have to because I have longer hair)

I agree with btbnnyr, who said a boar bristle hair brush. It is my favorite brush ever, even after my dog chewed the wooden handle which I dislike strongly ( i dislike the chewed wood, not the dog, just to make myself clear).

It says "soft brush" right on the handle, and is available at places like sally beauty supply shop. I got it because my best friend had one and it was the most pleasant brush ever. it reminded me of the gentleness of my granny brushing my hair when I was a little girl. I think it cost in the eight to ten dollar range when I got it a few years ago, they seem to last well.

I know this isnt about brushes, but I also hate tangles in my hair, so I really like this expensive product, it is fekkai brilliant glossing cream. it costs way too much, but you just use a pea sized amount so it lasts a long time. I put it on my hair while it is wet and it makes tangles untangle perfectly.

I used a boar bristle brush I bought at Sally after I got a hair cut and the stylist showed me how to style it with Bed Head sticky stuff, a blow dryer and a round boar bristle brush. I used it for a while until my hair grew out, then it wasn't practical. The brush found its way into the remote recesses of a vanity drawer, stayed there a few years, then I got rid of it because I never thought I would use it again. My hair is shoulder length now.

Without regular brushing, the back ofmy head becomes a huge wad of hair so brushing is a necessity.

I might check out Sally or Ulta and see what they have. Not sure if Ulta carries brushes.

It would be cool if brushes had detachable parts that snapped into place without the use of glue.