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- Straightening brushes offer a fast, easy, and effective way to get sleek, shiny hair every day.
- They cut styling time in half and reduce the risk of damaging your hair.
- Our top pick, the Amika iRed Polished Perfection Straightening Brush 2.0, gives you smooth, shiny hair with professional-looking results in minutes - no matter what hair type you have.
I love that feeling of stepping out of a salon with sleek, freshly blown-out hair, but it's almost impossible to recreate, especially if you're in a rush in the morning. However, there's a new type of styling tool in town - the straightening brush. These handy styling tools provide a quick, easy, and effective way to get smooth, shiny hair with professional-looking results.
When you're in a rush or having a bad hair day, these time-saving hybrid paddle brush flat irons should be your go-to styling tool. They have many advantages over flat irons, which are notoriously bad for your hair. Straightening brushes cut your styling time in half and are a gentler way of straightening your hair. They also operate at slightly lower temperatures and only heat one side of your hair, which means less damage, and they don't tug or snag your hair.
Straightening brushes are safer to use, too, thanks to the hard bristles that don't get hot, so you don't need to worry about burning your scalp or your fingers. Unlike straightening irons that tend to flatten your hair, they keep your natural volume.
You still need to dry your hair and comb out the tangles before using them. You should also use a heat protecting spray. For best results, take individual sections and brush through each one slowly for maximum effect.
Although straightening brushes can be used on all hair types, lower temperatures are better for fine or damaged hair, while higher temperatures are best for thick or coarse hair. Here is a guide to help you work out the right temperature for you:
- 300° Fahrenheit: Fine, thin, or damaged hair
- 360° Fahrenheit: Curly or thick hair
- 430° Fahrenheit(+): For coarse, hard-to-style hair
When shopping for a straightening brush, you'll also want to look for automatic shutoff features for safety, LCD screens that show the temperature of the tool, and a variety of heat settings so you don't damage your hair.
We have researched hundreds of shopper and expert reviews, and tested the best straightening brushes on the market to come up the best of the best.
Here are the best straightening brushes you can buy:
- Best straightening brush overall: Amika iRed Polished Perfection Straightening Brush 2.0
- Best straightening brush for fine or damaged hair: Glamfields Straightening Brush 2.0
- Best straightening brush for thick or curly hair: Drybar Brush Crush
- Best straightening brush on a budget: Remington Pro 2-in-1 Heated Straightening Brush
- Best straightening brush for travel: Buture Mini Straightening Brush 3.0
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