How To Clean Vintage Hair Brushes

Here is how i clean our hair brushes and combs.

How to clean vintage hair brushes. Submerge the brush again and massage the bristles and spine of the brush gently with your fingertips. Thankfully there are some quick and simple regular cleaning habits you can get into to ensure you have a nice clean brush that will promote healthy hair growth and vitality not to mention longevity of your hair tools and added troubleshooting for vintage hair styling. Plastic hairbrushes or those with slats like vented drying brushes maybe soaked in soapy water or run under a faucet in order to thoroughly clean the head and remove any dirt and residue between the slats and on the bottom of each bristle. Take a piece of soda dissolve it in warm water stand the brush in it taking care that the water only covers the bristles. How to clean hairbrushes never use soap.

Remove all hair from brushes. For speedier results swish and press the bristles against the bottom of the jar to help dissolve any remaining wax. You only need to soak the head of a brush to disinfect it. Soak the head of a brush in vinegar to disinfect. Take note of its material.

It will almost immediately become white and clean. Pour mineral spiritsinto a glass jar just enough to soak the bristles without submerging the ferrule. How to clean a hairbrush with soap and or shampoo. The vinegar is used to kill any bacteria and germs. Stand it to dry in the open air with the bristles downwards and it will be found to be as firm as a new brush.

Let the brush soak in the mineral spirits for about a minute or until all the wax has dissolved. In this 8 47 video i show you how to properly disinfect your brushes at home so you are free from germs and your tools will look just like new. Add a mixture of one part white vinegar to one part water to a bowl big enough to hold your brush s head. If you have a very dirty brush you might need to use an old toothbrush to clean the base and bristles. Regardless you can make them look clean and well preserved without sacrificing any of their rare features.

Then soak the brush s head in the mixture for 20 minutes. Place brushes and combs in dish big enough to hold all our brushes. Cover brushes with hot water not boiling add 1 tablespoon of dish detergent and 1 tablespoon of vinegar.