The other day, I received an email from a woman who had been suffering from hair loss for well over a year. She had read that it’s important to brush your hair and stimulate your scalp and to improve the amount of and quality of your regrowth. However, every time she attempted this, tons of hair came out with the brush. So, while she did want to stimulate her hair follicles, she knew that she was not brave enough to continue to brush out tons of hair every time she tried this. She asked me if she should be brushing her hair and if so, could I recommend a brush that would not pull out so many strands. I will address this in the following article.

Should You Brush Your Hair To Stimulate Your Scalp Or Help With Hair Loss?: The person who wrote me very much doubted this advice. I agree that the way that most experts recommend this is just wrong. I have read countless articles and books which advice people to use boar’s hair brushes on their scalp to improve circulation and blood flow to the scalp. But, from personal experience, I can tell you that these boar’s head brushes rip the hair right out of your scalp. And, I did give this enough time for the pain and loss to wane. You’re often told that eventually, the improvement will begin and the loss will lessen. This never happened with me.

That’s not to say that grooming your hair is not part of every day hygiene that can or should just be skipped. Brushing or combing does help to clear debris from your scalp and follicles. It does make your hair look better, have more body and shine, and appear to have more volume. But, there is nothing that says that you can not be gentle when you do this. Conditioning beforehand (with either a light crème rinse or leave in detangler and conditioner) can really help. Also, you want to hold down your hair at the base so that the comb or brush is pulling much less.

Is There A Certain Brush That Is Made For People With Hair Loss?: There are a few. But, think about this first. The whole idea is to improve the appearance of your hair. You can do this with a wide toothed comb also. This is often my tool of choice. It offers less pull. But, if you prefer a brush, you are looking for one with flexible bristles that move with your hair and scalp. In other words, the bristles should have some give so that they don’t pull out your hairs. There is one called “ouchless” that is made for people with curly hair that I really like.

Now, there is also a whole category of laser and magnetic brushes and these are scalp stimulators rather than a tool that is going to be used for grooming. It is important to understand the difference. These laser combs or brushes are not really meant for grooming. They are meant to be passed over your scalp so that the lasers (or magnets) stimulate the blood flow and circulation. It is also said that these laser combs can help to lessen DHT and reduce inflammation.

In my experience, these do help when they are part of a regimen that includes lessening androgens, identifying any trigger that is causing or worsening the hair loss, and keeping the scalp clean and regularly stimulated. In other words, they aren’t going to cure your hair loss overnight or alone, but they can certainly help with inflammation and regrowth – when coupled with other things.

Keep in mind that your fingers can also increase circulation and blood flow as well when you feel you need a break. Any comb or brush that works well for you will likely be just fine. Remember to clean whatever tool you are using regularly though. You don’t want to put the debris or androgens back in your hair from your comb or brush.
How do I know all of this? Because I lived it. My hair shed and thinned for entirely too long before I become serious about addressing it. In my quest to end my hair loss, I looked at my triggers, my iron, my thyroid, my adrenals, my hormones, and my scalp. It was a long, hard, frustrating journey which all but wrecked my self esteem but I finally found something that helped quite a bit.

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