How to Clean Hairbrushes and Combs
Clean hairbrushes and combs not only keep your hair styled and snarl-free but also keep your hair cleaner longer. It also ensures that brushing and combing isn't adding lint or fluff to your hair. It's quick and easy to always have a clean brush or comb.
Steps
- Before you shampoo your hair, gather two hairbrushes or one hairbrush and one comb.
- Wet the brushes/brush and comb under warm running water.
- Apply a small amount of shampoo to the bristles of one of the brushes.
- Gently scrub the two brushes' bristles together. If you are cleaning a comb, gently scrub the brush's bristles with the comb. For best results, scrub in one direction only.
- Continue gently scrubbing as you hold the items under the warm running water until all the suds are gone.
- Dry the brush(es) or comb on a towel. Don't be rough with the brush's bristles or they might fall out.
- Try an alternative way. You can also clean a comb by soaking it in a mugful of warm water and a bit of shampoo. Or, you can try a mugful of white vinegar, which will remove oily deposits left by your hair. Rinse and dry.
- Another alternative way: You can use your old unused toothbrush to clean the brushes of the comb after applying a mild soap or shampoo to it. This is a easy and a perfect way to clean the comb.
Tips
- Remove hair from your brush or comb after each brushing. Less dirt will remain in the bristles/comb that way.
- You wouldn't want to put hair oils and dirt back on your hair right after washing it, so cleaning your brush/comb before you shampoo gives you a clean brush/comb to use when your hair is at its cleanest.
- If cleaning your styling tools with vinegar, be sure to add a drop or two of your favorite essential oil to reduce the acidic smell of the vinegar.
- A tapered "interdental" brush is great for cleaning the base of a brush, between bristles, and a comb. These special brushes are in the dental section of a pharmacy.