Can this hairbrush be saved? :-)

Hi all!Okay, I know it's been a while since I actually asked a "Hair Care" question. What I want to ask is not exactly a hair care question but a "hair tools" care question....I looked at my hairbrush the other day, which I just bought a couple of months ago, and after removing the hair noticed, um, a LOT of junk in it Like fuzz and "what-not" (you know what I mean -- yuck). My question is how can I clean my brush and restore it to "like new" cleanliness?Thanks in advance for your helpful answers,Dave

> Hi all!> Okay, I know it's been a while since I actually> asked a "Hair Care" question. What I> want to ask is not exactly a hair care question> but a "hair tools" care question....>> I looked at my hairbrush the other day, which> I just bought a couple of months ago, and after> removing the hair noticed, um, a LOT of junk in> it Like fuzz and "what-not" (you know> what I mean -- yuck). My question is how can I> clean my brush and restore it to "like new"> cleanliness?> Thanks in advance for your helpful answers,>> DaveHi, Dave! I would like to know what type of brush you are using. I would also like to know if this is the first time that you have thought about cleaning it. Shame on you if it is:)I have acquired quite a brush drawer. I prefer to use a boar bristle brush to work the sebum through my hair and a paddle-style brush for light styling.These comments are my own recommendations and I do not know what a professional would tell you. For the boar bristle or boar and nylon mix brush, I wash with either shampoo or a light commercial detergent and yes, I do submerge the brush.I scrub with my hands or run a wide-toothed comb through the bristles. For a paddle-type brush, I dip the brush into soapy water and rub lightly with my hands. Rinse the brush, shake and let dry completely.I can't say that I have ever gotten a substantial amount of lint or other stuff in my brushes because I was them regularly which I think is the thing to do. You should have a clean brush available when your hair is clean. Everytime you brush your hair you should be removing the hair or whatever from the brush. Don't let the stuff pile up:)To remove lint, you can start with something like a small pin or needle and tread easily on your brush. This assumes that you can't get the stuff out with your fingers. Also, you might also be assisted by some Scotch tape for really small pieces.Be good to your brushes and they will be good to your hair for many years.Take care and it was nice to see your post...Jade

Not to alarm you, but there might be something living in your boar bristle brush besides fuzz. A while back I was looking for a natural brush and picked up several wood handled brushes to inspect at the store. I noticed that some of them had this very weird fuzzy type of stuff in between the bristles. I can't describe it very well, it was sort of whitish, grey-ish looking and almost like fuzzy spider webs or something. Like something was living in the brush! Yuck. Obviously I passed on that group of brushes. I thought maybe they had been shipped from somewhere together and had some type of moth or mold or something. Anyway, a while later I bought a plastic handled boar bristle brush at a salon and used it for awhile. About a year later, I was looking at it and there was the same type of stuff in MY brush. I threw it away, and have not bought a boar bristle brush since. I am wondering if, because it is natural if it has something in it, or attracts something to it. Nevertheless, I now use a nice plastic bristle brush and find it much less eventful!> Hi all!> Okay, I know it's been a while since I actually> asked a "Hair Care" question. What I> want to ask is not exactly a hair care question> but a "hair tools" care question....>> I looked at my hairbrush the other day, which> I just bought a couple of months ago, and after> removing the hair noticed, um, a LOT of junk in> it Like fuzz and "what-not" (you know> what I mean -- yuck). My question is how can I> clean my brush and restore it to "like new"> cleanliness?> Thanks in advance for your helpful answers,>> Dave

LOL!! No, it didn't move, at least to the naked eye. I suppose I could have sent it to NASA and had a team of scientists there analyze it. That probably would have been the most responsible thing to do. Although at the time I didn't feel the future of the free world was at stake. Now that others are finding unidentified fuzz in their brushes I'm not so sure.

Its one of those geeky internet terms. It means I Laughed Out Loud when I read your posting.>