How to brush a comb?

To make the hairstyle always look neat and well-groomed, we use different types of combs. Everyday life is not easy to imagine without these devices. However, the combs are contaminated over time, covered with fatty deposits. The hairs get stuck in the comb, giving it an untidy look. A dirty scallop is not only ugly, but also unhygienic. Even cleanly washed hair becomes dirty. Let's consider how to clean a comb from pollution. The cleaning method depends on what material the comb is made of and what shape it has.

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Wood

Despite the fact that wood is an environmentally friendly material and many consider it optimal for making hair accessories, cleaning a wooden scallop presents some difficulties. You can not stand a wooden product in water for a long time, as the material begins to delaminate. But this does not mean that the scallop should be thrown away.

The tree is well cleaned with a swab dipped in vodka or alcohol. Ethyl alcohol dissolves fat, and a cotton swab collects dust and dirt. If the comb is not cleaned well enough, you should repeat the manipulation.

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Plastic

Plastic accessories are the easiest to maintain. How to brush a comb at home? With this material, everything is much simpler:

1. First, you need to remove all the remnants of the hairs that stuck to the plastic using a toothpick, thin needle or match.
2. After that, pour warm water into a small container, dissolving a little shampoo in it - 30-50 ml is enough.
3. You can add 30-50 ml of ammonia to the solution - this is about one and a half tablespoons.
4. Dip the comb in the solution for 20 minutes. This time is enough for the product to be completely cleaned of a layer of fat, foam and varnish residues to fix the hair.
5. At the end of cleaning, rinse the comb thoroughly in running water.
6. If dirt remains on the surface of the comb, take an old toothbrush, apply a pinch of baking soda on it and rub the comb.

Important! If the comb was used to comb nits and lice, it must not only be cleaned, but also disinfected by soaking in 10% bleach for half an hour. After soaking in a disinfecting solution, the accessory must be thoroughly rinsed under a water stream. To treat lice, you can use a special antiparasitic shampoo.

Soap solution can also be used to clean silicone products.

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Metal

How to clean a metal comb? To do this, you can use the same method as for plastic products. After the scallop is cleaned of dirt, it must be well dried using a hairdryer. If this is not done, then rusty spots will appear on the surface of the metal product - the comb will be hopelessly damaged.

Important! There is another way to clean with an old toothbrush and baking soda. Dampen the brush with water, dip it in soda and rub the comb, especially the spaces between the cloves, which are especially dirty. After this procedure, wash the product in water and dry well.

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Features of cleaning a round comb

It is quite difficult to clean such products from pollution, because during operation a large amount of hair and dirt accumulates on them:

1. To begin with, using a toothpick, remove dirt and hair from the comb.
2. Then proceed to washing the product. Dissolve a little soap in warm water and 1 tablespoon of ammonia and hydrogen peroxide.
3. Soak the comb in this solution for 1 hour.
4. After the product is completely cleaned of dirt, rinse the comb in running water and dry.

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Massage brush cleaning

This type of combs is not very convenient for cleaning from dirt. However, you need to know how to brush a massage comb. To get started, remove the hairs on the brush using a regular flat comb. Dip the product in the bowl with the prepared solution:

• warm water - 1 l;
• shampoo - 2 tbsp. l .;
• 9% vinegar - 3 tbsp. l

Soak the massage brush in this mixture for 5 minutes and then dry.

Important! To clean the massage brush, you can use water in which one tablespoon of dishwashing liquid is dissolved. The tool will well remove grease and adhering greasy dirt.

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Natural bristles

Natural bristles can be cleaned with a regular comb or toothbrush. Before washing the product, it is necessary to clean the brush from hairs with a toothpick.

Important! It is best to wash products made from natural bristles in a warm soapy solution.

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How often do I need to change the comb?

Now you know how to clean your comb from dirt. But do not forget that, despite the relative ease of cleaning, combs cannot be used forever. Replace them preferably after a year of use. This is due to the following reasons:

• Even with regular brushing, bacteria remain on the surface of the scallop.
• Regular combing is a necessary procedure for hair. Well-worn accessories do poorly with their functions, bent tines badly stimulate blood supply to the hair follicles.
• Unprofessional ridges, as a rule, do not differ in good quality. Microcracks form on their surface that injure the hair.
• Over time, the protective coating is wiped, and the comb begins to become very electrified.

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We hope you have learned useful information from this article and now you understand how to properly care for combs. So, following such simple rules, your curls will always be in order and will be the subject of admiration for close friends, colleagues and representatives of the strong half of humanity.