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Properly clean Is your hairbrush a germicide?

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Do you clean your brush regularly?
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Brush is only a few weeks old, but is already full of hair, dandruff and styling residues. Important now: Clean the hairbrush properly and regularly . Even if it sometimes annoys ...

On our skin numerous microorganisms frolic. This is completely normal. However, if these are in an imbalance, it can lead to rash or dandruff . To prevent proliferation of fungi and germs, you should clean your hairbrush regularly.

It's easy and does not take much time.

With three simple steps you clean your hairbrush properly:

Step 1: Remove old hair from the brush. These can usually be easily pulled out. If you want to make things even easier, take another brush and comb the hair out of one with the other brush.

Step 2: Clean the hairbrush with mild shampoo. That removes styling residues, grease and germs. Clean the spaces with a toothbrush. So you also get everything that lurks in your hairbrush on you.

Step 3: Condition your brush. Especially with natural bristles, it is important that the brush does not remain moist for too long, otherwise the bristles will swell up. In addition, a wet hair brush is the ideal breeding ground for new germs.

What you should definitely avoid is exchanging or lending hairbrushes . This is how germs transfer faster. Also in hairdressing salons, you should pay attention to whether the brushes look new and clean or, if necessary, ask when they were last cleaned. Otherwise a nasty rash can threaten.

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