Best detangling brushes for long and knotty hair

Tangle Teezer The Original Detangling Brush

The Tangle Teezer is great where have you been? Due to its varying-sized, flexible teeth, this detangling brush (with almost 100,000 ratings) can comb through thick hair and knottiest tangles without yanking or pulling. 

Wet Brush Detangling Brush

The flexible, spread-out bristles make this next brush powerful against knots and tangles. Instead of rigid, immobile bristles, the Wet Brush works with your hair, reducing breakage, soreness, and tangles. 

Ouidad Thick Hair Paddle Detangler

This paddle brush looks odd, no? Because its bristles are spread out in a unique manner, your curls have enough space to keep their natural curl pattern. 

Pattern by Tracee Ellis Ross Wide Tooth Comb

This hair type is the most fragile, so be careful when brushing, especially if you have tangles, as brushing too hard with the wrong brush might damage it. 

Crown Affair Brush No. 003

Fine hair is a disaster and in a million knots after even a slight wind gust. Because your hair is thin, plastic bristles are abrasive on the cuticle. So invest in a brush like Crown Affair's boar bristle brush.

Boao Detangling Brush for Curly Hair

4c hair is easily damaged and dry. After buying leave-ins, oils, and creams, you'll need a brush that gently detangles coils without disrupting their natural curl pattern. 

FHI Heat UNbrush

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