Cleaning and maintaining your boar bristle brush
Hair health depends on the care taken during styling. Keeping hairbrushes and other styling tools clean is therefore essential to maintaining strong, healthy hair.
Dirt, such as dust, oil, and other residues, trapped between the bristles and pins of the brush, is redistributed throughout the hair during brushing.
Cleaning your hairbrush is above all a matter of hygiene rather than obsessiveness. This is especially true for boar bristle brushes, which, due to the density of their bristles, tend to trap more dust and impurities than, for instance, wooden pin brushes. Proper maintenance also helps extend the life of your brush, turning it into a timeless accessory that will last for years!
Unlike wooden hairbrushes, which can warp or crack during cleaning, La Bonne Brosse's boar and nylon bristle brushes are made with durable, eco-friendly materials that are water-resistant. This makes brush maintenance much easier.
To clean your brush effectively, start by removing any hair and dust trapped between the bristles and pins. You can use a comb or miniature rake specifically designed for this purpose. At La Bonne Brosse, we have developed the Cleaning Brush—an ideal tool for maintaining your hairbrush. It efficiently removes hair, dust, and debris caught between the boar bristles and pins.
Using such tools prevents excessive pulling on the boar bristles while thoroughly scraping away dirt from the pneumatic cushion.
After each use, removing trapped hair from the brush helps avoid redistributing daily buildup back onto your hair and prolongs the life of your hairbrush.
Once a month, you can give your brush a deeper clean using a damp cloth. Gently pass it between each bristle to remove internal dust and debris. Let your brush air dry naturally with the bristles facing downward. Avoid fully submerging your brush in water to preserve the quality of the boar bristles.
There are no strict rules regarding how often you should clean your boar and nylon bristle brush. It really depends on how quickly it gets dirty, which varies based on the hair products you use. In any case, after each brushing, you can remove the shed hair caught in the brush with your hand—this will make cleaning your boar bristle brush much easier when the time comes.
The cleaning brush
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