easy to use gentler on hair [SEP] i had never owned a straightening brush and loved the idea of being able to quickly brush and smooth the weird cow lick looking curly spots i get on the back of my hair when i sleep on days when i skip a hair wash and full styling this brush has been a major time saver it does not flatten my hair like an iron and it is easy to use usually whe imskip a hair wash and use a regular iron my hair looks a bit flat and greasy the brush feature adds softness and volume and smoothes ends very easy to throw in a weeknd or carry on bag heats to a comfortable yet still effective degrees