Lately, my boar bristle brush has been creating static cling in my hair when I brush with it.  I have been avoiding it for this reason, but my ends REALLY need the oils from my scalp and they are getting dry becuase of the lack of oils.

I thought boar bristle brushes were supposed to NOT create static?  What's going on!?  

Anyone ever run into this problem before?

When I first got the boar bristle brush months and months ago. maybe almost a year ago now, it was amazing, but now it causes static every time I use it. The weather has been a tad dryer than usual, but should that realy make a difference with the baor bristles?  Perhaps my bristles are worn out and I need a new one?

Oh yes, this happens to me, too.  I only use my boar bristle brush on my no-wash days, when I still want my hair to look decent and not stringy/greasy.  The BBB does a great job on the top part of my hair, but causes static on the bottom part.  Why?  *shrug*  Maybe there's not enough of the natural oils to reach the bottom of my hair.  I just use the brush on the top part and avoid the bottom.  

Boar bristles cause just as much static as any other type of brush unless they have a tourmaline or ceramic anti-static ring around the bristles. Even then, it's probably not fool proof. Oil doesn't diminish static either, so long as there's still friction on your hair.

Try working a tiny bit of hand lotion through your hair and either finger combing or using a wide tooth comb instead. Then, put your hair in a contained style, such as a braid, as soon as possible because static causes tangles and you'll just end up brushing and brushing forever and damaging your hair in the process. I live in a very arrid climate, so I have to deal with static almost on a daily basis. :P

Anyway, HTH.

I've been using a boar bristle brush all my life and have always had static from it in the winter. I however keep using it because I need to get the oils from my scalp down my length. You can of course choose not to use it. Although I have found that using oil or some other type of leave in, like Angel suggested, on the length before brushing helps a bit. Also combing through hair after brushing. If the static isn't too bad simply running your clean hands over your hair will help with the static as your hands a little natural oil. However if static is really bad you can try running a dryer sheet over your hair, or adding a little more leave in and wearing your hair in a contained style so it's out of sight out of mind. Also acrylic fabrics will cause hair to have a lot of static if you plan on wearing anything made with it or other woolen fabrics it would be best to wear your hair up anyways. But like it was said you can't get rid of the static you just have to manage it and live with the best you can.

I guess because I live in Florida I hadn't noticed the static because it's been rather humid.  But now winter is coming and the air is drying out and suddenly I have static!  Oh well.  If I brush the hair slowly it's not as bad.  I don't want to give it up altogether, but I guess I will cut back on it for the winter!

Thanks for all the replies!

Another way to control static - use a dryer sheet!  You can use a used sheet directly on your hair after brushing to tame the fly-aways.  You can also rub a sheet on your brush and/or comb to help minimize the static.

seriously!?  Does any harm come from that?  I  have a bad fly-away problem a lot of the time and I have tried SO many things to tame them, but to no avail.  I will definitely try the dryer sheet!  Also I use free & clear dryer sheets (no fragrance) so that's a bonus if I use it for my hair!

I'm a new to all this, so I've only just started brushing my hair nightly with a boar bristle brush.  However, I haven't had any problems with static.  With my hair hanging upside down, I brush downward from my scalp, but my other hand follows right along behind the brush.  Maybe that helps.  I also follow up the brushing by using my wooden wide-tooth comb on my hair.  Wooden combs eliminate static, so that certainly helps.  When I flip my hair right side up again, I again use the wooden comb.  

I don't know if all that is why I don't have static or if I've just been lucky so far.

when I got my boar bristle brush brand new it didn't cause any static, but now it does.  So many it has something to do with the bristles, or maybe some kind of film on them, I don tknow.  I usually follow with my hand as well, I also smooth my hair out with a wood pin brush after (and a horn comb before)