How To Clean Hair And Dirt From A Comb At Home (massage, From Natural Bristles, Etc.)

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Cleaning a hairbrush couldn't be easier

Over time, dirt appears on any comb - dust, greasy deposits, residues of foams, varnishes and other means. Cleaning it regularly is an important step in hygiene. If you neglect this, your hair will look unkempt even after washing.

Content

• 1 Why clean the comb

  1.1 Types of contamination and how to deal with them

• 2 Methods of cleansing

  • 2.1 Methods for cleaning wooden combs

  • 2.2 How to wash a plastic hairbrush

    2.2.1 Video: how to clean a comb with baking soda

  • 2.3 Cleaning the metal comb
  • 2.4 Caring for a product with natural bristles
  • 2.5 How to clean a massage brush
  • 2.6 How to clean the round comb
  • 2.7 Video: how to remove hair and dirt from a comb using depilatory cream
• 3 Rules for the care of hairbrushes

Why clean the comb

Dust, scalp oil, hair flakes and other dirt remain on the comb. You need to get rid of all this periodically. If the comb is not cleaned once or twice a week, all the dirt accumulated on it goes to our clean hair.

Combs are an indispensable tool for creating hairstyles and daily hair care

Types of pollution and how to deal with them

Each type of pollution is removed in compliance with some nuances:

1. If you need to get rid of lost hair left on the comb, entangled between the teeth and tightly attached to them, use nail scissors, a toothpick, and a comb with a sharp handle. This should be done after each brushing. If the hair is allowed to accumulate, microbes will multiply on the surface of the comb, because it is a favorable environment for them.

   

   You can remove hair from the comb using a comb with a long handle

2. Dirt is the generalized name for everything that remains on the comb: hair, dust, particles of subcutaneous fat, dandruff, and the remains of cosmetics. Wet cleaning with soap solutions or alcohol-containing products is necessary here. There is also a simple and effective folk way to clean any hairbrush (brush, comb, massage, metal, round, with natural bristles): squeeze the shaving foam onto the product cleaned from hair and leave it for half an hour or more, and then just rinse it off.

   

   Shaving foam - universal cleaner for all combs

3. If you notice an unpleasant white coating, you also need to get rid of it. These are particles of fat that the scalp secretes. Microbes actively accumulate and multiply in it. Disinfectants and disinfectants are needed here - solutions with ammonia or hydrogen peroxide.

   

   Bacteria multiply in sebaceous plaque, so disinfectants, such as hydrogen peroxide, are used to clean the combs.

Purification methods

For each material, you need to choose your own cleaning method so as not only to deal with dirt and prevent their appearance, but also not to damage the comb. On sale you can find metal, plastic, wooden brushes, massage brushes, combs.

Wooden combs should be cleaned with care as they do not like moisture

Cleaning methods for wooden combs

Wood is the most natural material used for combs and does not like moisture. Therefore, for cleaning combs from it, those methods in which water is present in very small quantities are suitable. Better to do without it altogether. To do this, use:

• vodka;
• medical alcohol.

Operating procedure:

1. We moisten a cotton swab in the chosen product.
2. We wipe the wooden teeth and the rest of the product from all sides. Alcohol-based liquids dissolve dust and grease, cleaning the comb. In addition to a tampon, you can use a cotton swab: it will penetrate into all hard-to-reach places.

Wood combs are cleaned with alcohol or vodka

How to wash a plastic hairbrush

Plastic is one of the most physically and chemically resistant materials. Therefore, when cleaning, they use not only alcohol-containing products, but also more aggressive substances. The comb is cleaned of old hair by hand or with a toothpick. Then they get rid of particles of sebum secreted by the scalp, as well as dust adhering to them. This is done in several ways:

1. A solution with shampoo is used: a teaspoon of shampoo is diluted in half a glass of warm water, a comb is placed in it for 30 minutes, and then the product is washed under running water.

2. Prepare a soapy solution with liquid ammonia: dissolve liquid soap in warm water (1 tsp per glass) and add a small amount of ammonia. Then the comb is placed in the resulting product for half an hour or an hour and then washed with clean water.

   

   A solution of liquid soap and ammonia is a good cleanser for a plastic comb

3. It is cleaned with a baking soda paste: water is added to a small amount of baking soda to make it a rather thick slurry. With a toothbrush, they apply gruel to the teeth of the combs, wipe off the dirt and rinse the product with water.

   

   Soda and water gruel well removes dirt from the comb

4. Using a solution of bleach (water to bleach ratio 9: 1) or hydrogen peroxide. Leave the comb in these products for an hour or more, rinse and dry.

The plastic comb can be cleaned with soapy water, baking soda and other means

Video: how to clean a comb using baking soda

Cleaning the metal comb

Dry powders - kitchen or even washing - are well suited for cleaning metal combs. The ways they are used are somewhat different:

1. Using a cleaning powder for kitchen surfaces (PemoLux, Biolan, Pemoxol): apply a little of the product to a damp toothbrush and rub the comb with the resulting paste until all dirt is removed from the metal. Such powders contain aggressive components that are aimed at completely removing fat. Thoroughly rinse the cleaned comb with running water and wipe dry with a waffle or terry towel.
2. Dilute laundry detergent (1.5 tsp.) In half a glass of water and leave the comb in this solution for half an hour or an hour. Then rinse with water and dry thoroughly.

A metal comb requires careful drying after cleaning

Caring for a product with natural bristle teeth

Natural bristles are the same hair, and therefore you can wash them with shampoo:

1. Having previously cleaned the comb from the hair remaining on it, distribute the shampoo over the entire bristle.
2. Leave it on for 10-15 minutes.
3. Place in a glass of warm water and use a plastic comb or a toothbrush to remove the shampoo from the bristles and any dirt that will easily go away with it.
4. Rinse the comb under the tap and leave it on a towel until it dries completely.

Natural bristle combs are easy to clean with shampoo

How to clean a massage brush

Massage combs are called voluminous combs, the teeth of which are firmly fixed in a rubber or nylon insert. Such products have a complex shape. Cleaning them is not always convenient.

1. Use a toothpick or hands to clean the comb from the hair remaining on it. You can also use a plastic comb, toothbrush, or even another massage comb.
2. Preparing a cleaning solution: dilute 3 tbsp in 1 liter of warm water. l. 9 percent vinegar, add 2 tbsp. l. shampoo, mix thoroughly until enough foam forms.
3. We process the product with it. Do not soak: the glue on which the rubber with teeth is planted does not tolerate immersion in water, and then it is almost impossible to pour it out of the inner space of the comb.
4. We wash it with clean water and send it to dry.

Another solution is also used for massage combs:

1. Add 2 tbsp to 1 liter of water. l. shampoo, 1 tsp. hydrogen peroxide and ammonia.
2. The resulting agent is used to wipe the dirt.
3. Rinse and leave in air until dry.

Massage brushes must not be soaked in water

Essential oils will give your combs a pleasant scent after washing

Since you cannot soak a battery-powered brush, but you need to wash it regularly, you can use a simple method: remove the batteries and remove dirt from the teeth using an old toothbrush with dishwashing detergent. To make it less likely to do this, you need to remove all hairs after each use.

Remove the batteries before cleaning the electric massage brush.

How to clean a round comb

1. Get rid of hair with a toothpick.
2. We prepare one of the above solutions.
3. We immerse the comb in it for the time indicated in the instructions.
4. We take out, rinse, dry.

The round comb, like everyone else, needs cleaning.

Video: how to remove hair and dirt from a comb using depilatory cream

Hairbrush care rules

There are several basic recommendations for the care of hairbrushes:

1. Clean items at least once a week.
2. Do not rub the teeth or the places where they are attached to the frame too much: you can simply break them.
3. Good drying of the combs after cleaning is an important condition for the long-term use of hairdressing tools.
4. Get rid of the hair on the brush every time you use it.
5. Change the hairbrush every 3 or 4 months.

6. So that the brush or comb, which you always carry with you, does not lose shape and does not attract unnecessary dirt, get a protective cover for them.

   

   The cover will help maintain the shape of the comb and protect it from dirt

Observe the rules for the care of the combs and clean them correctly. Choose a method according to the type and material of the product. So your hair will shine with renewed vigor, dust and dirt from unwashed brushes will not settle on them.