cleaning hair combs

How does everyone clean the styling product residue from in between the
bristles of your combs? I've tried using an old toothbrush, but that
doesn't seem to work very well at getting it all out. Should I soak the
combs in some sort of solution first? Is there another tool besides an
old toothbrush that I should be using to clean them? TIA!
Jessica

<Jessica.As...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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If you're talking about that lovely gunk that gathers between the teeth,
what I do is soak it in a shampoo/water bath (good way to use up a shampoo
you're not crazy about but have spent $$$ on) and then I take a thick (or
thin––depending on how spaced out your comb's teeth are) clean washcloth and
pull the washcloth between each "tooth", pulling down so it really cleans
away the stuff. It's like flossing a comb!

Jessica.As...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
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The best thing I've found it to place combs in a large plastic
glass/cup, like the ones you get a giant coke in. Add a couple
tablespoons of baking soda pour very hot or boiling water into cup and
use the combs to stir up this concoction to disolve the baking soda. I
usually wait until the water warm to take them out and do any scrubbing
necessary. Usually no scrubbing at all.

I use a solution of ammonia (lemon ammonia smells marginally better
than regular) and very warm water (enough to cover the combs, maybe a
little more) in my bathroom sink, let them soak overnight, then drain
the water and rinse the combs. No scrubbing needed.............Laurie
B.

On 3 Jan 2005 10:40:29 –0800, Jessica.As...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
The dishwasher worked pretty well for me.
–– maribeth

"Maribeth Mason" <marib...@its.caltech.edu> wrote in message
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That's what I do as well! (always thinking KISS....)
J

"jane.elizabeth" <jane.elizab...@no_velveeta.comcast.net> wrote in message
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The best thing I've ever used to get the grime out of hairbrushes and comb
teeth is to go out and buy a spare firm bristle toothbrush or a nail brush
and put baking soda and water on it. That cleans them up really good. I read
in a magazine that a lot of models who are traveling and hair stylists do
that.
JN

try old mascara wand.

On 6 Jan 2005 04:54:04 –0800, gwehr...@bellsouth.net wrote:
I just buy new. Sally Beauty, baby!
I suppose if I invested in Mason Pearson brushes or something, I'd
clean them. To me, with the cheaper brands, it just isn't worth it.