Cork

Cork is the environmentally friendly renewable bark from a cork oak tree that grows primarily around the Mediterranean Sea. It is stripped from the tree every nine years without damage to the tree. Cork is light in weight and floats, soft but durable, expandable and flexible. It is moisture resistant yet allows some absorption. It insulates, isolates, absorbs sound and vibrations, and is anti-static.  There is no other material – natural or man-made – that possesses all of these qualities. See: http://www.one-world-design.com/gallery_of_natural_building.asp

There is also no other material, natural or man-made, that has helped thousands of hair dressers blow dry hair. The soft pliable yet durable texture of cork gives comfort to the hands and wrists involved in blow drying hair. It is the most ergonomic design in a round brush ever. We are so happy that we have helped hairdressers with carpel tunnel work, without pain. We also have all wood brushes that are designed ergonomically, for people who like all wood brushes.

The Science of Boar Bristles, and the Health of
Your Hair

Boar bristles also help seal the cuticle of the hair by using the hairs most natural resource sebum. Each hair

strand has a gland and in that gland is sebum- a natural conditioning oil. Blow drying with a Boar bristle brush spreads it along the hair giving it natural shine and a healthy glow. The bristles also massage the scalp stimulating and bringing oxygen and blood flow to the roots. There is no breakage, because the bristles release hair easily, The wooden Barrel of the Brush doesn’t overheat because the wood absorbs the heat and the  hair takes on less heat from the blow dryer.

Cleaning the brush

Remove hair from the brush with a wide tooth comb. Dilute a sink full of  luke warm water with shampoo. Gently dip the bristle part of the brush into the sink several times, rinse any residue with water and let air dry.

Tips from Heather Woolery Lloyd, Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology at the University of Miami School of Medicine.

Ms. Lloyd recommends turning off the dryer when the hair is just short of completely dry, because fully dry hair is more vulnerable to frying. If you like a round metal barrel brush, use it sparingly– for instance only in the final minutes of blow drying. Its heat conducting properties may be good for styling but they’re bad for your hair health.