Which brushes should be included in a professional grooming range?
Retailers, distributors and pet care brands need to understand how each grooming brush works in order to build a relevant, high-performing assortment. Each brush type addresses a specific need, such as detangling, smoothing or finishing and adds practical value to a grooming routine.
Offering the right selection demonstrates your understanding of the needs of grooming professionals. It helps salons deliver better results, improves comfort for pets and establishes your brand as a reliable industry partner.
Let’s take a look at the most popular types of dog grooming brushes and see how they can help you put together an effective grooming kit.
Why it matters to choose the right brush type
Every grooming professional has their own rhythm: how they move, how long they spend on each session and how they care for different coat types. The right type of dog grooming brushes supports this rhythm. It improves precision, reduces fatigue and produces visible results that clients can trust.
For those in the pet care industry, offering a carefully curated range of brushes also creates strategic value:
- Clear product segmentation for different grooming needs;
- Upselling opportunities across coat types or grooming stages;
- Professional brand positioning with clients who expect reliable, high-performing tools.
Key dog grooming brush types and their functions
To select the right brushes for your product range, it is important to understand how professionals use them. Each brush type is designed for a specific task, such as detangling, smoothing, massaging or finishing, and these distinctions are important in a salon setting. Offering a well-structured assortment demonstrates to groomers that your brand understands their needs and provides them with the tools they require.
Slicker brushes are an essential tool for professional grooming. With their fine, closely spaced wire bristles, they are excellent at removing tangles, mats and dead hair, especially from medium to long coats.
They are effective because they can reach the undercoat without irritating the skin, making them indispensable for breeds such as poodles, doodles, spaniels, and retrievers. Slickers are used daily by grooming professionals, often across multiple sessions, so build quality and ergonomics are critical.
By stocking a reliable slicker brush, you demonstrate that your brand understands real salon workflows and values practical performance over superficial features.
Bristle brushes play a key role in finishing and maintenance. Unlike tools designed to break through tangles or remove the undercoat, bristle brushes are used to smooth the top layer of fur and distribute natural oils across the coat. This results in a healthy sheen and polished appearance, which is particularly effective on short-haired breeds such as beagles, boxers and bulldogs.
As they provide a gentle grooming experience, they are often used at the end of a session or between deeper grooming cycles. For professionals, bristle brushes add finesse to their work, while for distributors they offer a high-rotation, accessible product that complements more technical tools.
Pin brushes are valued for their versatility and gentle touch. With widely spaced metal pins that often have protective rounded tips, they are ideal for light detangling, fluffing and general grooming, especially on long-haired or double-coated breeds such as collies and yorkies.
This type of design allows for effective grooming without pulling or irritating the skin, making them a popular choice for pets with sensitive coats or grooming anxiety.
For professional groomers, pin brushes are useful for finishing touches or for use between trims.
Rubber or curry brushes combine function with comfort. Made from soft, flexible rubber, they are designed to remove loose hair and massage the skin, promoting circulation and making the grooming process more enjoyable for the animal.
They are particularly effective during bathing and on short-haired breeds such as Labradors and dachshunds, where deeper brushing isn’t necessary. Thanks to their tactile appeal and ease of cleaning, rubber brushes are often a favourite among salon professionals for quick sessions, as well as being a great entry-level product for consumer-facing assortments.
Discover our professional brushes, ready for your brand
At Minelli PETS, we develop grooming tools that meet the professional standards of both performance and presentation. Our slicker brushes, available in the Prime and Maestro lines, are designed to be durable, comfortable and easy to control in busy salon environments.
Manufactured in the USA, our brushes are available through white label and private label solutions, combining functional design with brand-ready flexibility so you can deliver professional-grade quality under your own name.
Contact us to explore our product lines and find the perfect fit for your brand.
