As a young, curly-haired girl who grew up in the 2000s, I have been acquainted with many flat irons. While I can’t deny their effectiveness, after consistently flattening my hair for years on end, the brittle split-ends and unceasing dryness were really getting to me. And then, if we tally up the number of hours I spend blow-drying my hair, sectioning it, painstakingly going over pieces until they were limp and pin-straight, it’s a wonder I still have hair at all. That is until I discovered a little subset of the hot tools community: straightening brushes.
If your goal is to get great-looking results without spending hours styling your hair, a straightening brush is your best bet. Depending on the texture, you could split your hair into two large sections and go over them with the tool, or just brush your as you normally would with a non-heated tool. Either way, you’ll magically have no flyaways or weird wavy sections. Plus, since the tool doesn’t clamp down over your hair the way a flat iron does, your strands get less-direct heat, which means a lower risk of damage. So if you’re in the mood to save some time, moisture, and a little sanity, it’s time to invest in a straightening brush. Here, find 12 of the best straightening brushes on the market.
Ionic Hair Straightener Brush
This straightening brush uses an innovative two-teeth design to make sure you can effectively heat style your hair without burning your scalp. While the purple teeth heat up to straighten strands, the black teeth keep your head from scorching, while also cooling down your hair to lock your smoothness in place.
Allure Portable Hair Straightening Brush
For the girl on the go, this cordless straightening brush means you can have a day at the salon practically anywhere. Chargeable with USB, you can bring this little tool on trips or to work, without worrying about it losing power or needing to be connected to an outlet.
Ceramic Hair Straightening Brush
Unlike some hot tools that have inconsistent heat that make your style look half-finished, or need you to go over sections of hair multiple times, Drew Barrymore designed this tool to blend efficiency with high-end technology. With four heat settings and ceramic bristles, you’ll spend half the time doing your hair than you would with a traditional flat iron.
Hair Le Vite Hair Straightening Brush
If you constantly battle frizz, this hair straightening brush uses ion technology to smooth flyaways as it slicks. Designed for all hair types, it heats up quickly, up to 45o degrees, so you can enjoy pin-straight hair in the same amount of time it would take you to detangle.
Mini Super Smoothing Brush
Why fill up a suitcase with ten different products and bulky tools when this mini straightening brush is available? It’s small enough to fit in an ordinary makeup pouch, but it still packs a powerful punch leaving hair looking shiny and frizz-free. The device heats up quickly so you can have on-the-go touch-ups whenever and whenever you need them.
Pro 2-in-1 Heated Straightening Brush
Instead of wielding multiple tools around your head, this straightening brush makes styling a breeze. With three heat settings and top-of-the-line titanium coating, your hair will look professionally styled, even though you only spent 10 minutes running this brush through it.
Smooth Operator Straightening Styling Brush
Skip the arm workout, jugging a flat iron, brush, and blow dryer around your head, this tool is a lightweight, easy way to get straight-hair without any fuss. It has an extra-long design, which makes it perfect for long, thick hair that needs a little extra attention.
The Brush Crush Heated Straightening Brush
When weekly blowouts start to eat away at your paycheck, it’s time to consider Drybar’s straightening brush. It gives you shiny, fresh-from-the-salon hair by delivering flatiron-levels of heat in a paddle brush. It also shuts off automatically after 60 minutes so you don’t need to worry about your home burning down if you forget about it after walking out the door (been there).
Enhanced Hair Straightener Brush
With 2,093 reviews (and 75 percent of them 5 stars), this brush from MiroPure impresses users with how powerfully it straightens even the tightest and coiliest of natural curls. The tool has 16 heat settings so it can work for multiple hair types. It also comes with a heat-resistant glove so you don’t burn yourself.
Amika’s thermal straightening brush is unique because it uses double negative ion technology, which leaves hair frizz-free and super shiny. It also has ceramic bristles which evenly distributes heat, so hair doesn’t end up looking fried flat.
STRAIGHT UP Ceramic Straightening Brush
For folks who are super strapped for time, this brush from InStyler is a promising solution. It claims to straighten hair in half the time it takes to do it with a flatiron. Plus, the bristles are made of ceramic plates so you’ll need less passes.
Salon One Step XL Straightening Heated Hair Brush
If you’re not ready to invest in yet another hair tool promising miracles, quell your skepticism with an affordable option from Revlon. What makes this brush great is how much surface area the paddle covers, ensuring you’re straightening more hair at once and spending less time getting ready.
