stormforce10
Sun 03-Mar-13 20:52:14
Have just spent half an hour detangling dd's long hair with all the associated screaming and tears I've resolved
a) to get it well trimmed again though not long since the last time
b) to look for a better hair brush
I've hunted about and come across tangle teezers. Are they really as good as they suggest? I need somethng that will work reasonably quickly and as painlessly as possible.
dd wants to keep her long hair but sometimese I feel like shaving the lot off 
meditrina
Sun 03-Mar-13 21:10:56
DD has long, straight, fairly fine, easily tangled hair.
I thought a tangle teaser would be just another gimmick, but then she tried her cousin's. We're converted and think it's great.
NK2b1f2
Sun 03-Mar-13 21:12:01
Worth a try yes, but it depends on the hair. Seems to have cut down on tears with dd2 with very fine hair in a bob. No good on dd1 who has fine hair but huge amounts of it. Very good to smooth the top without tears but won't go through the thickness (and hidden dreadlocks underneath). I need more serious brushes for that. And I had to cut off half the length of dd1's hair (waist length before) because the tears every morning were too much for both of us.
tigerdriverII
Sun 03-Mar-13 21:24:45
Yes, I have very thick wavy hair, my tangle teaser is the best thing for combing through when wet. It's not so good on dry hair.
Yfronts
Sun 03-Mar-13 21:26:00
All my kids have long curly hair and nothing else will do. it's a life saver.
Yfronts
Sun 03-Mar-13 21:27:49
no more tears when we brush hair in our house. worth every penny on waves/curly hair
MrsJohnDeere
Sun 03-Mar-13 21:31:36
Didn't/don't work on my thick curly hair.
Fine on ds1's short straight hair, but so would all the alternatives be.
That's the brush I use loobie. It's much better than the TT.
RussiansOnTheSpree
Sun 03-Mar-13 21:34:49
They are brilliant on very thick very long very curly hair BUT only if you want to flatten it for a while (the flattening effect doesn't last long).
We have 3, works with ease both in dd hair which is curly n knotty, n mine too which is very long n thick. Use it alongside a detangler n you should be fine x
HerculaPoirot
Sun 03-Mar-13 21:42:21
It works very well on my daughter's long curly hair. She has masses of fine hair that is prone to tangling and frizz. I dampen it every morning and the brush slides through. It rarely catches or pulls so no more tears.
FrustratedSycamoresRocks
Sun 03-Mar-13 21:44:25
Doesn't work on either of my dds hair. It gets through the top layer, but doesn't actually get any knots out of the middle bit, iykwim.
Best thing I've found with long hair, is cover them with conditioner in the bath and brush it then, and plait it/tie it up, before it dries.
Chopchopbusybusy
Sun 03-Mar-13 21:46:22
DD2 has very long and thick hair and it works well. I have really thick coarse hair and it works well for me too. It feels like its not really brushing very deeply but when I then use the vented brush for blow drying there are no knots left.
They are called "the magic hairbrushes" in our household.
Fantastic for my DD's hair and I have started using it too.
I have a 5yr old curly haired dd. She used to beg to have her hair cut 'like a boys' because she found brushing so painful. Since I bought one of these she doesnt mind it at all. I couldn't find it this morning and she refused to use a different brush.
I love them. Dd1 has very fine flyaway hair which it brushes without causing too much static. It even gets Dd2's thick wavy hair into shape fairly quickly. I was so impressed I went and got one for myself!
DD doesn't need one now she's had her hair cut like a boy (short). Before that, I was ready to nominate them for product of the year several years in a row. They really did change DDs life- sounds like an exaggeration. It isn't.
It's called the "ouchy hairbrush" in our house. It only seems to work when the hair is wet.
DPotter
Sun 03-Mar-13 22:13:43
I have very thick, very long hair and tangle teazers are GREAT! I use them only when my hair is wet and they take a fraction of the time used to take to brush through. After brushing thru with the tangle teazer I then comb thru with a wide tonged comb. Brilliant bit of kit. Would highly recommend
LadyIsabellaWrotham
Sun 03-Mar-13 22:16:43
Works brilliantly on DD's long fine dead straight hair. The other thing we do is to slather it in a pint of Tescos cheapest conditioner after every wash and leave it on for five minutes before rinsing.
montmartre
Sun 03-Mar-13 23:41:39
Are you using conditioner on her hair? I have found it has made a huge difference to brushing (my DD has very long, straight hair) and always plait it for school!
stormforce10
Fri 15-Mar-13 18:20:45
Just to report back -
It arrived yesterday. I tried it on DD tonight after school and every tangle went without any tears, screaming or whinging. It is slower than a conventional brush though but I don't care.
She's gone to Brownies with gleaming loose tangle free hair that comes almost to her waist and it was a peaceful process getting it that way.
Very happy that was a tenner well invested
