How to Round Brush Hair

A round brush is a common hair salon tool for longer hair.

Although it takes time to master, using a round brush offers great reward to those who learn the technique. A round brush, when paired with a blow dryer, will produce volumized hair with stylish curls at the tips. Because the round brush produces such results, they are commonly used in hair salons to style medium to long hair. With a half an hour of spare time, you can learn to use a round brush to produce hair salon quality styles.

Things You'll Need

• Round brush
• Blow dryer
• Thermal protective spray
• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Towel

Instructions

1. Shampoo and condition your hair as normal; be sure to wash all of the products out of your hair. Any products that remain in your hair will cause it to be heavy and oily, which will make the round brush less effective.

2. Towel dry your hair until most of the moisture has been soaked up, leaving the hair slightly damp.

3. Spray the hair with an even coat of thermal protective spray so that it is not damaged by the high heat of a blow drier.

4. Start at the front of your head and run the round brush through a small section of your hair to smooth it out. While you smooth the hair with the round brush, use the blow dryer to begin drying the section of hair.

5. Continue this process over all of your hair until your hair has dried completely; the result should be smooth, volumized, slightly curled hair. Style the hair as normal.

Tips & Warnings

• Choose a size of round brush that suits the length of your hair; for example, if you have shorter hair, use a 1-inch round brush.

References

• "Good to Great Hair: Celebrity Hairstyling Techniques Made Simple"; Robert Vetica, Debra Messing, and Salma Hayek; 2009
• "The Art of Dressing Long Hair"; Guy Kremer and Jacki Wadeson; 2003
• "388 Great Hairstyles"; Margit Rudiger and Renate von Samson; 1998