The Best Thermal Brushes 2026

Thermal brushes are quickly becoming a beauty-editor favourite for refreshing dry hair between washes. Unlike hot-air brushes, they’re designed to style already-dry hair, helping to smooth frizz, add volume, create soft curls and revive a bouncy blow-dry without starting from scratch.

From affordable options to luxury multi-stylers, editors tested the leading thermal brushes to find the ones that genuinely deliver on smoothness, volume, shine and ease of use.

The top picks:

• 🏆 Best Overall: GHD Rise — £125
• ✨ Best for Smoothing: Amika Blowout Babe — £95
• 💆♀️ Best for Damaged Hair: Bondiboost Infrared Bounce Brush — £90
• 💰 Best Value: BaByliss Volume Boost — £33
• 💇♀️ Best for Long & Thick Hair: Beauty Works XXL Volume Hot Brush — £89
• Straightening: GHD Glide — £127
• 🔄 Best Multi-Styler: Hershesons The Multi-Tasker — £195
• 💨 Best for Volume: Revlon Salon One-Step — £33

Whether you want sleek, glossy lengths, bouncy roots, flicked ends or a full blowout effect, there’s a thermal brush for almost every hair type and styling goal.