wooden combs

anyone know if wooden combs are gentler than plastic ones? i've heard that they are. if not, what is the gentlest kind of comb you can use to detangle hair? thanks:)

I have a wooden comb and it's very gentle to my easily tangled fine hair, there are almost no hairs in the comb when I'm done with detangling in the morning.

Wood is not able to be cut into fine enough teeth and it is not flexible. Also, if untreated, it is porous and will suck up the oils from your hair instead of distributing them through the length. It also splinters if it is used on damp hair and then dried out frequently.

I recommend saw-cut, hand-finished mock tortoisehell combs. they are soft and flexible and smooth though the hair with ease.

uzma, do you have any of these mock tortoiseshell combs? are they expensive and where did you get them? when you say mock you mean completely fake right? cuz i am totally against animal cruelty:)thanks a lot.

I have a wooden comb that I got many years ago (15 years ago to be exact) and it has never splintered, but then I rub it with jojoba oil, or any oil that smells good like lavendar, and it has held up wonderfully. Just like an old friend. I also use a handmade "tortoise-shell" plastic comb with no mold lines to snag the hair. This one I use mostly for wet comb outs, and the wooden one I use to gently go through my hair before I brush it. Both are wide tooth combs. My hair is baby fine and I really have to baby it. But I am happy with these two fine tools.

I have 5 saw-cut, hand finished mock tortoiseshell combs. They are all I use to groom my hair.

3 out of the 5 are made by Kent - a traditional British company. The other 2 I picked up many years ago the manufacturer's name has worn off.

The Kent combs cost between