How to Wash a Hair Brush

Keeping your hair brush clean is just as important as keeping your hair clean. You can't wash every hair brush the same way, some can be damaged easily. You should wash brushes on a routine basis, daily to weekly depending on your use of styling products and build up of natural oils from the scalp.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• comb
• warm water
• mild soap

1. First take your comb and gently remove hair from the brush. Use a wide tooth comb for brushes that have epoxy tips (those round balls on the ends)and a finer tooth comb for nylon or boar hair bristles. You don't want to pull the hair from the brush as this can cause damage to the bristles, bend them or pull of the epoxy tips.

2. Fill your sink or a bowl with warm water and a mild soap, you can use shampoo, hand soap, or special brush cleaning soaps that can be found in beauty supply stores and some drug stores. Swish the brush in the water to remove any build up.

3. Rinse the brush under warm water to remove all the soap then shake out any excess water and set the brush on a towel. Let the brush air dry.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not soak natural boar hair brushes in water. It can damage the bristles and wood handle.

[veryirie]

on 3/13/2009 Simple easy steps to wash a hair brush; thanks.