I'm wondering how everyone cleans their brushes, and what type of brush they are cleaning?

--Cheryl

with a small rake from Fuller at the end of the week. During the week, I use my fingers to remove shed hairs and when I use the rake, I rinse the brush with really warm water and some soap and pass the rake over it a few more times and let it air dry.

I pull the hairs almost daily. Once a week, I wash them in warm soapy (shampoo soap) water and use an old fingernail brush to clean them.

My daughter's new Denman brush is simply gross. It collects a lot of gunk, and so I'm cleaning it almost every day. I'm going to declarify her hair tonight and see if it helps. I think she needs a refresher in 'how to wash your hair 101.'

I think she needs a refresher in 'how to wash your hair 101.'

Lol Snippet!

Anyways, I remove the hairs from mine almost daily (ok, sometimes every other day) and let them sit in a sink of hot soapy water at the end of the week. When I let it sit in the hot water, I don't have to clean them manually - all the dust and gunk just floats to the surface. No scrubbing or picking stuff out from the bristles.

Oh, and I'm using a plastic (?) vent brush, and a Revlon bbb.

Rachel

every week - soak all combs, brushes in warm soapy (actually shampoo-ey) water - add one spoon acv - leave it for an hr and then wash it away. thats my routine.

after coming to this board, i discovered that my comb cleaning brush :rolleyes: is not really a comb cleaning one LoL and is goody's pocket brush which is a good brand and is the favourite in my purse now. mutters to self~~~~need to upgrade it to a pocket size denman.

I use my comb or the thing that came with my MP brush to clean out the collected hair. About every other day. I suppose I should be embarrassed to say this but I don't wash my brushes. I just clean the hair out. I'm kind of afraid to wash my BBBs and my wooden bristle brush.

Carolyn,

Don't feel bad. On an old board there were ladies who said it was best to NEVER wash a BBB in water. They felt that the sebum from your hair was really good for the bristles, and should not be removed.

I have an MP BBB. Most of the time I just remove the hair and whatever with a hair brush cleaning brush. I have the MP version and a 99cent version from Sally's. I think the cheapie is actually better.

About once every month or so, I put some shampoo in warm water in my sink, dip the bristles quickly, then scrub a little with the hair brush cleaning brush. This seem to do a great job. You don't want to fully immerse an MP or Jean-Pierre because water will go in behind the rubber pad, and that's apparently a big no-no.

Deborah

I pull the hairs out every time or every other time I brush . .. . brush gets too bushy otherwise! ;) hahahahaahahahahaha

I actually "shampoo" my brush . . . . um . . . rarely . . . . . like every 3-8 months! (yes, I know . . . I said three to eight! hahahaha I do it more than once a year, but rarely more than that).

My rationalization is that I do not typically oil my hair or use gels, mousse, etc . . . so my brush only gets hair oils.

Maybe that's gross, but it just doesn't seem like it needs more washing than that.

BTW these are my plastic/nylon brushes . . . I do not wet-wash my bbbs. I use the included "brush cleaner" brush that came with my MPs on the bbbs.

I guess my head oozes more gunk than the average person, because I have to wash my combs and Denman brush at least once or twice a week. I remove the brush head from the Denman and put that and my combs in a sinkful of hot water and shampoo. I let them soak a bit and then I scrub the combs with a nail brush and use my fingers to get between the rows of nylon bristles on the Denman. Then I just rinse, dry the combs, pat the Denman on a towel, and let everything air dry completely.

Smiles: Does the ACV help with cleaning or do you use it to disinfect or help neutralize odors?

Smiles: Does the ACV help with cleaning or do you use it to disinfect or help neutralize odors?[/color]

yup, it does. i read somewhere that acv disinfects :) and i thot if it can remove the buildup from my hair, then why not from my brushes/combs ;)

and yes, pixna, it makes the cleaning a lot more easier than it used to be.
give it a try, u might like it. and no, the combs dont smell bad ;)

I use a comb to remove the hair I can't get with my fingers, then I swish it around in a gentle shampooey bubbly tub of warm water, rinse and air dry.

I throw mine in the washing machine. I guess you can tell that I don't have much $$$ invested in my hairbrush? I will be buying one of the nice, expensive ones when my hair is to bs length as a reward though! Well, maybe one that isn't too expensive :what: