VOCABULARY - hairbrushes & combs

Instruments made up of fibers of varying stiffness embedded in a backing; they are used to detangle and style hair.

- vent brush:
Brush with very widely spaced bristles set in a perforated backing; it is used during blow-drying to detangle hair and style it for a natural look.

- quill brush:
Brush with round-tipped bristles set in a concave backing that massages the scalp; it is used for detangling and arranging hair.

- round brush:
Brush with bristles that completely encircle the backing so that hair can be given a soft wave.

- flat-back brush:
Brush with bristles set in a soft rubber backing that is used to detangle wet hair.
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Devices with teeth of varying width and closeness that are used to detangle and style the hair.

- pitchfork comb:
Comb combining a teaser comb and an Afro pick.

- rake comb:
Comb with broad, widely spaced teeth for detangling hair without damaging it.

- Afro pick:
Comb with long, widely spaced teeth used for detangling and tidying tightly curled hair without undoing the curls.

- barber comb:
Comb with large, widely spaced teeth for detangling the hair on one side and small, closely spaced teeth used to arrange the hair on the other side.

- tail comb:
Comb with small, closely spaced teeth that is used to arrange the hair.

- teaser comb:Comb whose head has teeth of three different lengths; it is used to brush up the hair to give it more body.