Let’s be honest, we all do this disgusting thing… We grab our hairbrush each morning, ignore the dead hair and bits of fluff amongst the bristles, and run it through our locks before heading off for the day.
But you might think twice about doing that after watching this video.
TikTok user everything_tidy did an experiment to see just how dirty her hairbrushes are. Spoiler alert: her caption says “This is disgusting 🤮”. And we agree.
In the video she puts all her brushes in the sink with hot water and shampoo and lets them sit. An hour later she returns and the water is… well you need to watch the video for the full horror.
@everything_tidy This is disgusting 🤮 ##fyp ##foryou
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Turns out our manky, hair-filled brushes are way dirtier than we realise.
And all that matted up hair and dust sitting amongst the bristles is just spreading grease and dirt through our lovely hair every time we use the brush. Which completely defeats the purpose of using that expensive shampoo and conditioner right?
Moral of the story: yes, you need to be washing your brushes way more often that you are. But how often?
Apparently the answer is every two weeks according to TikTok user Jessica Haizman.
She’s even given us detailed instructions on how to wash our brushes properly. It’s not enough to pull out the hair and be done. You need a few rounds of detailed cleaning and then a good soaking of the brushes in water with shampoo and baking soda. Check it out and then get cleaning!
@jessicahaizman Am I alone? Did you know this was a thing? #deepclean #deepcleaning #cleaning #cleantok #hairbrush #nasty #disgusting #gross #cleanwithme #fyp #trend
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