Cleaning a Hairbrush

november

I have a large plastic paddle style hairbrush. Its getting on a bit now but is perfectly fine. I have been cleaning it with liquid soap and water but after all this time simply can't get all the 'fluff' out even using a comb.

Is there anything that will disolve hair, fluff etc but not plastic?

Pink.

Before washing brushes I cut the hair away with a pair of scissors. Not a nice job but someone has to do it.

If you slip one of the scissor blades under the hair and cut the length of the brush in a couple of places, then close the scissors and use them to pull the rest of the hair away from the brush.

Pink

squeaky

Then bung it in the dishwasher

Uniscots97

You can get the fluff out using an old toothbrush, working it through the bristles of the brush.

hilary1

I dishwasher all our combs and brushes too :T

belfastgirl23

When you next buy one, watch out for Denman brushes - you can take them apart including taking out all the prongs, and give them a good clean.

I guess I should do this sometime

november

Thanks for the replies

I'm going to try the dishwasher. Its not hair as such - I remove all that on a regular basis. Its more like gunk which is stuck round the base of the prongs and as its a large brush you can't cut it off as you can't get to it.

Yup having a brush where the prongs came out would do it :rotfl:

shetitasatic

Pink-winged wrote:

Before washing brushes I cut the hair away with a pair of scissors. Not a nice job but someone has to do it.

If you slip one of the scissor blades under the hair and cut the length of the brush in a couple of places, then close the scissors and use them to pull the rest of the hair away from the brush.

Pink

A seam ripper - used for dressmaking is ideal for this, it's finer than scissors and gets right in around the bristles

seraphina

I use a fine comb to pull out all the hair, and then wash it in the sink with shampoo.

I always leave the hair out for the birds at this time of year, they seem to love it for their nests!

mookybargirl

I could have written the post - my brush is the same, not hair in it but like a little build up of fluff at the bottom if the prongs. I end up every now and again pulling them free with a pair of tweezers but it takes sooooo long......

myrnahaz

After taking most of the hair off the brush (see above) put the upholstery brush on the vacuum hose and scrub the hairbrush with it - any loose hair and fluff goes up the hoover - then put it in a bowl of water and scrub with an old toothbrush and shampoo.