For those of you who don’t know, which is likely nearly everyone, my middle child hates having her hair brushed. She has the most sensitive scalp of anyone I’ve ever met and, even though I try so hard to do as little pulling as possible, we use detangling spray, we start from the bottom and work our way up, she screams and cries in pain. And because she plays hard and sleeps like a rotisserie chicken, it seems like her hair is always knotted up.

It has gotten to the point where she refuses to let me brush her hair because it hurts her so much. I tell her it’s always a choice to just chop it off. That way we wouldn’t have to go through this daily ordeal of trying to comb it out. We did that once, and it was cute, but she didn’t like it. Since then, she has eventually opted to brush it, though this often involves a meltdown or two prior to her agreement.

I knew I had to do something. I cannot spend twenty-plus minutes daily just trying to convince her to let me brush her hair, let alone the time it takes to actually get through brushing it. I don’t want to force her, I want her to have the autonomy to wear her hair how she likes, despite that a short cut would be easier on everyone. So what could I do?

Well, I’ll tell you what I did do. I hopped onto the internet and looked at every hairbrush review I could find and selected something that both had awesome reviews AND was within our price range (and by that, I mean under $10).

So let me introduce you to our new hairbrush: the Wetbrush Pro Detangler Brush. I am not a spokesperson for this company. They did not contact me, nor I, them. I am not being paid to speak about this product (but I wish I were).

First of all, the price. I got this brush on Amazon for around $8.00. Considering our recent financial situation, this was a good price for me.

I tried it on my own hair before using it on hers. If the brush did not work as advertised, I did not want her to be the first one to find out. But you know what? It does. It pulls a lot less than other brushes we have tried and tangles seemed to come out more easily. This was definitely a win as far as I’m concerned.

She still has a difficult time with hair brushing. She still doesn’t want to do it. It’s still a battle, but it’s less difficult for her to sit through now. There’s less screaming and crying, there are fewer meltdowns, and it isn’t nearly the huge ordeal that it used to be. So this hairbrush didn’t change my life or anything, but it definitely made one aspect of my day easier, and for that, I have nothing but good things to say. I would recommend this brush to anyone that was in a similar position.