wet brush

Moistened painting tool

A wet brush is a type of hairbrush with flexible bristles designed to detangle hair without pulling or breaking, especially effective on wet hair when strands are most vulnerable.

The bristles bend rather than snag: I use a wet brush right out of the shower.

The term also describes any brush that has been dampened, as when applying paint or watercolors with a wet rather than dry brush.

Related

detangling · stroke · watercolor · water bucket · canvas · comb · saturated · dripping · moist · sleek · smooth · glide · rinse · palette · acrylic · shower · soak · splatter

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Opposites
hair styling method

wet brushdry brushing

Exfoliating with stiff bristles

heat styling · hot tools · backcombing · teasing comb · fine-tooth comb

moisture state

wet brushdry brush

Low-moisture painting method

boar bristle brush · paddle brush · round brush

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G