Shaw Tease — Hair Volume and Teasing Guide | shawtease.com
Combs, brushes, sprays and dry shampoo compared: tooth spacing, hold levels from 1 to 5, and what each tool is actually for.
A rat-tail comb has fine teeth and a pointed handle used to part clean sections, usually 2 to 5 cm thick for crown volume. The handle does the parting; the fine teeth do the backcombing.
A boar-bristle brush smooths the top layer over teased roots without pulling the knots out. Its dense bristles distribute rather than snag, which is why it is used after the knots are packed.
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Retail hairsprays grade hold on a scale from 1 (light) to 5 (extra strong). Levels 2–3 are typical for teased styles: enough to lock knots in place, soft enough to brush out later.
Many high-hold hairsprays use film-forming copolymers such as PVP/VA that set the style as the solvent evaporates. That film is what holds the shape until it is brushed or washed out.
Dry shampoo sprayed about 10–15 cm from the roots adds grip before teasing fine hair, giving the comb something to tangle against instead of slipping through smooth strands.
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