HAIR STYLING TOOL WITH MOVABLE DIVIDERS

A hair styling tool 10 having a plurality of bristles and one or more movable members 24, 66 extending radially outward from the core 16, 56 and movable between opposing positions is provided. The movable members 24, 66 move between a retracted position 28, 70 where the divider is fitted between and even with or slightly above or slightly below the bristles to engage the hair and an extended position 32, 74 where the movable member 24, 66 is moved out beyond the bristles to disengage the hair from the bristles. The hair styling tool 10 having the movable member 24, 66 which engages and disengages the hair with the bristles minimizes tangling of the hair while brushing. The hair styling tool 10 may be a rotating brush 50 optionally equipped with a motor 92.