works well and without pain but protective ends come off after a while [SEP] i bought this brush at a discount in exchange for an honest review i would seen all the wet brushes being sold at our local salons but i never bought one because it seemed a bit gimmick y having given this one a try i am kind of wishing i would bought one sooner the bristles are soft and flexible and it never hurts to pull it through my hair it detangles hair quickly and is easy to clean my year old complains occasionally that it pulls at her tangles but it is relatively rare and a huge improvement over her old brushedit unfortunately the little balls on the ends of the bristles started popping off late last year and the bristles really hurt without them we are tossing this one and have bought actual brand name wet brushes as replacements i think i like the brand name brushes a bit more though it is hard to compare when it is been over a year since this brush was new hopefully the brand name ones last a bit longer