I'll use the parentheses always to color my hair and to be my full mane mistress. As you may take nothing made of metal with many hair colors and I have thick hair, I come with the usual suspects not - so I've ordered me these braces. Super easy to handle, easy to clean again (no remnants remain adhered to it or so in the cracks) under running water, not too tight but stable maintenance - as well as for thick and a lot of hair super useful. :-)