The ceramic plates on hair straighteners reach extremely high temperatures which can dry out your hair pretty sharpish. The retractable bristles are ingenious for preventing snagging and it’s a lovely tool to get to grips with if you’re new to hot brushes. A dry brush is more efficient than a wet one, as the bristles are harder and there is less chance of bacteria accumulating. They have a firm but flexible tip made from silicone, which you use to push paint around (they obviously don't absorb paint like a brush).

Why we love it: The most popular hot air brush in this edit, it boasts a large, 50mm rotating brush with a ceramic barrel (to offer a sleek, blow-dry finish) and soft bristles which tame the hair. She added: “Along with our partners we’ve been working hard to help families and provide support to mothers as soon as their child is born. Why we love it: This hot hair brush tames and smooths dry hair, making for quick and effortless styling - without needing to be handy with a hair dryer. I urge all that parents to get involved in The Big Brush and we can together ensure our that children have smiles for life.

Oldham Libraries are hosting their Dental Playbox Sessions throughout the month, where children engage with puppets, giant toothbrushes, dress-up and fun timers to alleviate any fears that children may have about visiting the dentist. A round paintbrush is the most traditional brush shape, and what most people imagine when they think "art paintbrush. Why we love it: Ideal for every hair type, this styler from T3 has 15 temperature settings and comes with a smoothing brush and one for wavy styling to suit your needs.

Taking your hair section by section you wrap your hair around the barrel of the brush, rolling it towards your roots. Pros: A 185 ºC optimal styling temperature minimises hair damage and hair breakage, while dual length bristles and ionic tech leave hair extra glossy. Suitable for most hair types, you’ll be doubly pleased to know that it has two rotation speeds, two heat settings and a two-year guarantee. We’ve tried oval-shaped brushes on wet and damp hair, as well as thinner barrels too, some even with retractable bristles. You can set up daily reminders to brush your teeth along with fun videos that your kid can brush along to.The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Waterbrushes are useful for on-site sketching, together with a small travel watercolor set, as it eliminates the need to take a container with water.

Why we love it: This powerful 1000W hot air brush comes with four interchangeable attachments, making it one of the most versatile hot air brushes in this edit. If your head’s in a spin over which hair dryer brush to splash out on, this rotating one from BaByliss is a pretty safe bet. I always come back to my Babyliss Big Hair because it grips the hair, creating tension, and you need tension (IMO) for smooth swishy hair. It also has a cool tip, which comes in handy when twisting it through strands as it helps you to avoid any nasty burns, along with a cool shot button that sets your style in place.It has potential for creating texture:foliage in a tree or clumps or grass, beard stubble on a face, or rust on a metal object. Unfortunately, there is little consistency between brush manufacturers as to what these sizes actually are, so the size of a No. With the same brush, I also make the more subtle movements of the half-circle shape in the center of the lemon and the suggestion of lines separating its segments. TRESemme’s Keratin Smooth Volume hair dryer brush has a large hot air styler designed to add serious volume and body.

Watch out for the surprises you’ll receive along the way and stay on for 21 days (the time it takes to build a habit) to unlock a certificate of recognition personalized just for your child. These hot air stylers also come with a full size Keratin Smooth Heat Protection Shine spray to help protect your hair as you go.The handle of a brush is most often made from wood that's painted or varnished, but it can also be made from plastic or bamboo.