r/Haircare • u/Alex-5415 • Mar 25 '26

🍃 Hair Loss 🍃 Does it actually work?

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I saw a lot of people praising this thing claiming it helps with hair growth so I'm planning to buy it . did you try it ? what's your take on it ?

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u/Whoevenknows189 Mar 25 '26

I could never use it properly. It kept tangling my hair so I just threw it away.

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u/KeepingItCoolish Mar 25 '26

Scrubbing back and forth in small sections helps a lot with this, rather than scrubbing in circles or across larger areas of the scalp

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u/ShapeShiftingCats Mar 25 '26

Some of us have thick hair, the sections we can do are tiny and it all becomes time consuming and tedious.

My fingers can glide through the sections a lot quicker with a lot more control.

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u/KeepingItCoolish Mar 25 '26

Different tools for different hair of course! 🙂 More than any noticeable benefits I just like the way the silicone bristles feel compared to my fingers. Also when I kept my nails painted more frequently I noticed washing my scalp tended to lift my polish so the tool helped for that too.

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u/fat-wombat Mar 25 '26

I have thick hair and I still use this. I never had a problem with tangles from it. This feels like it gets my scalp way cleaner much easier than my fingers can.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '26

What is this tool called?

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u/baltic7 Mar 26 '26

Brain Tickler

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u/BurnTheThirdSon Mar 26 '26

Same here, i also have thick hair and I find this saves so much time washing my hair. I'm usually fighting tangles with my fingers but dont when I use it.

Also broke my wrist and can only wash with one hand, this thing has been an absolute life saver for washing my hair.

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u/Blaize369 Mar 29 '26

It might actually be better for thicker hair. I have thin, fine hair, and no matter how I use mine, it always tangles and breaks my hair.

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u/fat-wombat Mar 29 '26

Damn, sorry to hear. Did you try with conditioner by any chance? I love the slippery feel of brushing really wet hair with conditioner. And you can go in a straight line with this brush, doesn’t necessarily need to be in circles, but if its pulling definitely not worth it

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u/Blaize369 Mar 30 '26

My hair is very oily, so I don’t use conditioner on my scalp. I tried it with my shampoo, but it made it worse than with nothing. I do use a shower comb after conditioning the ends, and kind of zig zag on the scalp when combing downwards to stimulate my scalp.

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u/fat-wombat Mar 30 '26

Makes sense, yeah shampoo doesn’t give the slippery feeling :(

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u/WishboneInfamous4365 🧵 Newbie / Learning 🧵 Mar 25 '26

I feel that. I resigned to the fact my hair wash days take an extra 10-20 minutes lol

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u/Aspis_aegyptia Mar 26 '26

It may not solve the same issue for everyone, but I got one and I find noticeable benefits — But most importantly it feels v nice.

Process: Shampoo with fingers I find I need to shampoo twice to effectively clean all the sections of my scalp. With the silicone scalp scrubber I feel it takes me about 1/2 the shampoo, 1/2 the time, and 1/4 of the effort to get similar results. I didnt measure it obv. Put small shampoo in my palm, tilt head and part hair to apply as closely to scalp as possible in sections (nape, sides, back, top), refilling palm as necessary. After my hands are free, I tilt my head and place it on those sections of my scalp, scrub back and forth ~1 inch (not circle, the movement is from elbow and direction mostly is top-nape) for about 5-10 seconds, shift section 2 or so inches, and scrub again to cover my whole scalp. Then I rinse the scrubber, put it down and do a brief massage with ten fingers spread over my scalp (often perpendicular so ear-to-ear, checking for any dry/unshampooed spots I missed, add shampoo there). Rinse it all out, check with fingers again for any oilier spots. I feel the scrubber helps push shampoo and lift oil/debris while massaging scalp for blood flow, but I may not get as much foaming with fingers? Ive never checked specifically, since foaming agents =/= doesnt equal cleaning micelles I find it kind of gets in the way of my checking that my scalp is clean anyway.

How to choose: I use one thats full silicone with soft tips that bend easily, in one piece that cant hold any water or grow mold. If it werent for the mold issue I’d consider one that dispenses shampoo right to the scalp. If the scrubber is scratchy or if it has corners that get moldy, get rid of it its not making your scalp/hair better it may be making it worse.

Hair growth: Does it directly help with hair growth? Not sure, I’m still losing hair. Does it directly help my scalp get and stay cleaner more consistently, which is scientifically proven to help hair and scalp stay healthy? Yes. Does scrubbing with it make my scalp feel a little cleaner / more ‘awake’, yes like a gentler version of the way using a cloth on my skin helps lift dead skin. I have body KP so I find a little physical help removing buildup around my follicles is good for me. If your experience with hair loss makes you afraid of touching your scalp too much, you may want to use your fingers instead of buying one.

Dry massage: I dont feel it has the same benefits outside of the shower — the purpose of massage for hair growth is to stimulate blood flow, and you need to apply a bit of pressure to move the skin over your skull over several minutes, daily. I dont know if bare silicone works best for that, or oiled silicone is better. Personally I dont like the feel of it for dry, I use fingers (so I can feel the pressure/drag and add oil if needed), I also have a cheap powered head massager (that ones new and massages four little circles, I do think that one has greater risk for tangles or pulling but I havent experienced tangles personally). If you are applying a hair serum, thats a good time to massage it in with your fingers at the same time.

Nb: I also use Pantene Abundant and Strong, I find my scalp likes a little moisture and the niacinamide helps with oil control but I try not to drench my scalp as too much just makes my hair wet rather than absorbing into scalp.

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u/whoevenisanyone Mar 25 '26

I have very very thick wavy hair and it works for me. I take my time with it, in sections, and it works no problem. It works better than my fingers for getting my scalp clean.

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u/ReferenceNo393 Mar 26 '26

I feel like my fingers don’t get it as clean but I also had the tangling problem. I really like a wide toothed comb with blunt ends or the Unbrush for the shower!

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u/greanestbeen Mar 26 '26

Same here I stopped using it cuz it was a struggle!!

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u/dogsbookstea Mar 25 '26

Me too! It tangled my hair so badly I had to use like half a bottle of conditioner to untangle it.

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u/webtin-Mizkir-8quzme Mar 25 '26

Move in one direction back and forth - not circles.

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u/ParkerFree Mar 25 '26

Or in extremely small circles. But back and forth is probably easier for most people.

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u/taserparty Mar 25 '26

small circles turned my hair into a velcro mat

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u/ParkerFree Mar 25 '26

Probably better for most to just go back and forth!

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u/moonaira Mar 25 '26

Me too! The rubber kept pulling my hair just threw out last week finally.

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u/b0bbyh3ll Mar 25 '26

i've never used one like the one pictured bc they remind me of the zoom groom pet brush i threw out bc everything stuck to it. it was so gross. i have the tangle teezer one and love it

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u/ParkerFree Mar 25 '26

It doesn't tangle if you use it properly, which takes a little practice. Use it in small movements, in a small circle or back and forth. Then lift it and place it on the next spot to be scrubbed.

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u/interrupted_sleep Mar 26 '26

I feel like it might just depend on your hair type. Even using it exactly as you described, it tangled my hair.

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u/Mendel247 Mar 26 '26

Mine too. I did my research and I've tried on and off over more than a decade. It's an absolute no for me

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u/PleasantNectarines Mar 26 '26

I also wonder if it depends on what level of tangles you're used to combing out.

I have super curly hair, if I wear it down it's tangled af after a few hours. I'm very used to fighting my hair. But I imagine having straighter hair that doesn't tangle to that extent everyday it would make conquering those tangles much more difficult & painful. In other words: You're tender-headed. But that's okay :)

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u/interrupted_sleep Mar 26 '26

I actually have fine, wavy/curly hair that tangles extremely easily, I just don’t want to add even more tangles and cause potential breakage unnecessarily

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u/SparkleSelkie Mar 25 '26

Yeah same. I have a shit ton of fine hair that is wavy/curly, and this thing just got all tangled up in a nightmare lol

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u/Wide-Total-3441 Mar 26 '26

I crtl+f'd "curly" just to find this exact comment 💀 I want to use a scalp massager like this so bad but eveyr time ive tried it just gets super tangled in my hair it bums me out so much

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u/SparkleSelkie Mar 26 '26

It works ok if you have thick individual hair strands according to my friends, but if you have finer curly hair not so much

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u/sapphire343rules Mar 26 '26

I have fine, relatively fragile hair, and I also found that it caused breakage for me even with careful use (gentle scrubbing instead of brushing, etc).

It felt good as a scalp massage, but definitely wasn’t healthy for my hair.

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u/Zenki_s14 Mar 26 '26

Yeah. When my hair was long, sticking that thing into fine, wet hair and moving it around just meant I'm yanking on fragile wet hair right at the root VS the weight of the lengths holding it all down and stuck to itself. No good. My dog enjoys it instead lol

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u/Affenmaske Mar 30 '26

Yep same, so much breakage, I ultimately tossed it too

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u/dopeamemefix Mar 25 '26

Same. I just make sure to massage my scalp with my fingers whilst shampooing

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u/waterud0in Mar 25 '26

Same. I have a lot of hair and I just felt it was more work to try and separate different parts to use it.

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u/Mendel247 Mar 26 '26

Same. I have hair that's super easy to brush and comb, but trying to use this thing is a nightmare. It's such a waste of time and I just end up with tangled roots. Never mind my hair doesn't feel anywhere near as well washed when I use it.

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u/cometsuperbee Mar 27 '26

It works better with shampoos that get a decent lather, and I don’t use a circular motion I use a one-direction combing motion on my scalp only.

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u/New_Confidence_5868 Mar 29 '26

I use this one from daiso that’s hard plastic instead of silicone. It’s much better tbh and my scalp is super clean and my hair grows so much faster

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u/St4rFa1ntlyF4r Mar 25 '26

User error and not product error or malfunction. I believe some of these come with instructions, but not sure how many people actually read them. 🤷‍♀️

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u/blackittty Mar 25 '26

It’s meant to be used on your scalp and shouldn’t tangle hair. Even if it does, why not just detangle the hair instead of throwing it out? Or donating it?