I got these on a whim as my daughter, and I usually use gloved hands. But they were not expensive and BOY the difference it made. No more messy hands; easily turned the brush around to the rattail handle for easy hair separation. Super easy clean up and dry will be able to reuse them many, many more times. I got one for her and one for me. BEST purchase I have made in hair care in a long time. DO NOT COLOR YOUR HAIR WITHOUT IT!