easy to use curling brush [SEP] after searching far and wide i was so happy to find a brush style curling iron without the blow dryer function the bristles are soft plastic but firm enough to hold your hair as you pull it through and the bristles are effective at detangling gets hot very quicklyit is easy to accidently push the switch to off i can deal with that i am going to buy another with the barrel and perhaps an additional with the barrel i am so afraid i will not be able to find a brush curling iron again