For most of us, the best thing we can do for our hair is brush it. Yes, of course, there are lots—well, several—of wonderful products that will address, and remedy, specific concerns. But the fact remains, the best thing of all is brushing it. This applies whether you have normal hair, thick hair, fine hair or even thinning hair. (If you have thinning hair and are scared of brushing it, hold it halfway down its length and brush the lower half first, then proceed gently to the scalp. Also, please read on because the brush you use is highly relevant.)
The reasons I say this about brushing are twofold. One, brushing conditions your hair with its own natural oils, from scalp to root. I try not to harp on about ye olden days, but I remember the time before conditioner existed, let alone decent hair products. We all had really healthy, shiny hair anyway. Why? Because we brushed it faithfully, quickly in the morning and at length at night, which distributed the sebum that the scalp produces all the way down the length of the hair, and thereby glossed and conditioned it. It also meant the sebum didn’t sit there clogging up our scalps. Honestly, I can’t emphasize this enough: brushing makes such a huge difference.
