Legend or truth: it's said that 100 strokes of the brush before going to sleep can make your hair even more beautiful. We explain why this gesture is, in fact, an undeniable asset for the health and beauty of your hair.
The benefits of brushing and the famous 100 brush strokes
More than a mechanism, brushing is a beauty gesture. Its many benefits are well established. Among them:
- a better seborrheic balance in the hair and scalp,
- a positive impact on hair fortification, suppleness and shine,
- an action that acts on the crown chakra and relaxes the whole body.
Apart from its undeniable sanitary function, brushing is also an important holistic moment to be enjoyed at least twice a day. And if we are to believe the sayings of our grandmothers, brushing your hair 100 times is the secret to the most beautiful manes.
The 100 brush strokes: when to perform this routine?
Brushing should be done at least twice a day, morning and evening, with a touch-up in the early afternoon if the occasion allows.
Good brushing means :
- 3 minutes in the morning to restore your hair's shine and tame it after the night;
- 3 minutes in the evening to rid them of the impurities accumulated during the day, massage your scalp consciously and finally relax.
3 minutes is nothing in a day, but it can seem awfully long when you repeat the same gesture! If you don't manage to keep up the pace all the way to the end, count in your head at least the 100 brushing strokes you'll need to give your hair all the benefits of a good brushing.
How to create the Carita sisters' 100 brush strokes?
The myth of the 100 strokes of the brush has its origins with the Carita sisters. Maria and Rosy shared a love of hair, and to this day are considered pioneers of the holistic beauty concept. The two "beauty entrepreneurs", as they like to call themselves, were the first to come up with the trick to the cult gesture. But beware: brushing must be carried out according to the rules of the art.
- To boost your hair's health, tilt your head forward and brush from the nape of your neck to your forehead.
- Then move from the hairline to the outside, and from the forehead to the nape of the neck. In this way, all nerve points will be stimulated and the hair fiber properly enhanced.
Which brushes to choose?
For optimal brushing, nothing beats a natural boar bristle brush, whose resistant fiber is made up of 100% keratin, just like your hair. The care brushes in the Beauté Altesse Studio collection are the models of choice for this purpose, and should be chosen according to your hair type: one is more suitable for fine to medium hair and the other for thick to curly hair.
For the more fearful, another universal option - whatever your hair type - is available: the brush from the Prestige collection. Its secret lies in an innovative alliance between the use of an exceptional 100% natural fiber, 1ère recoupe boar bristle, soft and firm at the same time, penetrating all hair densities and thicknesses without being aggressive to sensitive scalps on the one hand; and on the other, the entirely hand-crafted crimping and tapering of the fibers, ensuring unique and exceptional performance for all hair types.
100 strokes of your brush... Ready? Go for it!