How to shop for a Hair Brush like a Pro: Mason Pearson

Not all brushes are created equal, and moreover, not all brushes were made for your hair type. We asked the pros at Mason Pearson what to look for when shopping for one this Summer to make your hair healthy, lustrous and beautiful.

Mason Pearson is a range of grooming tools designed in 1885 for the purpose of distributing the natural oils secreted from the scalp onto the hair. The materials used comprise all natural premium boar bristle, natural, cured rubber used for the pneumatic cushion, cellulose acetate handles, and, in some models, nylon. With the inspiration to provide the ladies of the day an effective, efficient grooming tool for the hair, Mason Pearson created a patented pneumatic cushion (the first of its kind) which conforms to the contours of the user’s head allowing the bristle to penetrate to the scalp this making the act of brushing hair efficient and effective.
This Summer, the biggest trend is to achieve the most beautiful healthy looking hair you can have! Mason Pearson is a grooming tool and should only be used as such. It should never be used for styling, especially in conjunction with heat-producing tools.

Tips to choosing the right hairbrush:

Short hair try the Mason Pearson small brush
Long hair, try the large brush.
Fine to normal hair use the all boar bristle.
Normal to coarse (thick, textured) hair go for the boar bristle with nylon mixture.

Must-Haves:
Depending upon your hair type and style, either an all boar bristle or a boar bristle with nylon hair brush for daily at-home grooming, an all nylon Detangler brush for wet hair, a “Pocket” size hair brush (either all boar bristle or mixed boar with nylon) for the purse, a Rake Comb, and a Dressing comb.

Rake Comb

Detangler Hair Brush

Pocket Mixture Hair Brush

Popular Hair Brush

Tail Comb
Purchase at:
C.O. Bigelow
New York, in the West Village
Online at cobigelow.com