Barbers and stylists working with clients building or maintaining 360 waves on thick, curly, or coarse hair, as well as home users doing their own wave-brushing routine between salon visits. It's aimed at the wave-training regimen specifically — brushing multiple times a day over weeks — rather than one-time detangling.

Wave training depends on repetition — brushing the same direction, many times a day, over weeks — and a natural boar bristle brush is built to hold up to and perform well under that repetition in a way synthetic bristles generally don't on coarse or curly hair, since the boar bristle's texture grips the hair shaft more like natural hair itself would. Spreading that work across 8 rows on a solid wood handle also means fewer strokes are needed to cover a section, which adds up over a routine done multiple times a day.

• Apply pomade, wave grease, or another hold product evenly through the hair before brushing, per your normal wave routine
• Brush in the direction you want the wave pattern to lie, using firm, consistent strokes
• Work from the crown outward and down in a circular pattern to train waves across the whole head
• Brush for a few minutes per session, multiple times a day, to build and maintain the pattern
• Clean bristles periodically by removing trapped lint and product buildup, and let the brush air-dry bristle-side down rather than soaking it

• Genuine 100% boar bristle grips and lays coarse or curly strands more effectively than a synthetic-only brush, which matters for training a wave pattern to hold
• 8 rows of bristles cover more hair per stroke than a single- or double-row brush, cutting down on the number of passes needed
• Solid wood handle gives firm leverage for the repeated, deliberate strokes a wave-training routine calls for

• Natural boar bristle wears down with heavy daily use and eventually needs replacing, unlike a synthetic brush that holds its shape longer
• Medium firmness may feel too soft for extremely coarse or wiry hair textures, where a firmer/extra-firm boar brush lays the pattern more aggressively
• Natural bristle brushes shouldn't be soaked in water for cleaning, which means more careful maintenance than a plastic-bristle brush