I bought this hoping I could use it to smooth out my hair when I put it up in a ponytail. Strangely, even though I have straight, fine hair, this brush just sort of glides over top of it and the bristles don't even reach down to my scalp. I suppose if you're just looking to smooth a few stray frizzies, this may work for you, but if you're looking for brush that will help give your pulled-back hair a sleeker look, look elsewhere, I found the perfect brush for my ponytail issues (using a regular brush leaves my hair looking ragged and 'piecey' rather than sleek and polished) at a dollar store. I gave this 2 stars because it works OK on my 1-year-old's hair. That's pretty much all this is -- an oversized baby brush.

I bought this brush a year ago & have experienced some amazing benefits. As others have said, this brush shouldn't be used as your daily brush to style your hair or comb through tangles because the bristles are too soft & that's not what this brush is intended for. I use this brush for 5-10 minutes at night before I go to bed, mainly because once I'm done using it my hair is oily.

PROS: In my personal experience this brush has stimulated hair growth, especially on the top of my scalp; distributed oils evenly throughout my hair; massaged my scalp to stimulate blood flow; decreased dandruff; & produced shinier/healthier hair.

CONS: The bristles are soft so for thicker hair it's a bit difficult to use; some of the bristles have fallen out of my brush; the brush needs to be cleaned/washed.

TO CLEAN THE BRUSH: Twice a month, I take a large comb & brush through the bristles from different angles to remove lint/hair. In a small basin I add enough water to cover the bristles & a few drops of dish soap which helps remove oils/hair product from the bristles. I dip the bristles & scrub back & forth with my hands for awhile. Then, I leave the bristles to soak for 15 minutes. I pour out the basin & add fresh water then repeat scrubbing back & forth to remove soap. Finally, I set the brush, bristles down, on a towel to dry naturally. Take special care so you don't get any of the handle/wood wet.

The very second I took this out of the shipping box it began shedding, I figured it was just a few from the manufacturing process and ran my hand along the bristles and it continued to shed with each pass.. Until I had quite the pile of bristles in front of me. Additionally the finish began to chip immediately and top top all this off, this all happened within one minute of pulling this from the box. Not worth the shipping to return it, but my money won't have been wasted if it saves more of you the dissapointment of purchasing this thing.

It supossed to be like the photo? All the bristles came down!!!! Is this normal?

I am very pleased with my brush. I have to admit, my hair is starting to thin... and the soft bristles feel very very good on my hair. I always felt it was important to brush your hair often... to massage your scalp and move essential oils about. The generous size of this brush does an excellent job. You do lose a few bristles at first... but that stops happening very quickly. Very pleased with this product.

It was packed well... and sent out quickly after I ordered it. The postal service took nine days to get it to my house. With the Amazon Prime 2 day shipping promise... that was a little disappointing.