How To Clean Hair Brushes Lint
If the tape stops picking up lint rotate it so that a lint free sticky area is showing.
How to clean hair brushes lint. A full soapy rinse is the best way to wash a bristle brush but if you re in a hurry swishing your brush through some warm water should get off most build up leaving you with a relatively clean hairbrush don t forget to let your wet brush dry bristle side down on a clean towel after shaking off any excess water. Continue this process until the brush is clean. Repeat in quick movements. At first free your hairbrush from the strand hairs that are stuck in the bristles. Pull up from the brush in a quick motion following the grain of the teeth.
Begin at the top of the brush and press down firmly. Use the tape loop to remove lint from the brush. Start by laying out your brushes on a clean paper towel and with your rat tail comb gently remove as much hair and lint as possible. Starting on one end of the lint brush press the tape into the teeth and bristles straight down. Once you re done place the paper towel in a sealed plastic bag and throw it away.
This is to keep the lint surface clean before washing it. All hairbrush types need cleaning but how you dry yours depends on the type not to mention the climate. This should remove the bulk of the lint too. Use the teeth to catch the hair and pull it out. Run the brush under running warm water or swish it around in a shallow bowl filled with warm water.
Place them face down on a clean dry towel and allow them to air dry overnight. Again the skinny side is great for plastic brushes while. Clear out the excess hair. If the hairs are stuck there like forever use scissors or comb tails to cut the hairs to loosen the tangle. Use a comb to clean excess hair and the clinging lint from the bristles of the brush.
Wipe the brush with a clean dry cloth and shake it over the sink to remove excess water. Use additional tape if necessary. Use a paper towel to wipe the nits or lice from the comb after each swipe through the hair.