TikTok has returned with another viral beauty tip we wish we’d known about earlier. It’s not a $10 beauty dupe or a way to remove nail polish with a tampon this time around, but rather, it’s a hairbrush cleaning hack that involves your sink, a bit of shampoo and some very eye-opening results.
After seeing another user’s TikTok the week prior, @everything_tidy was inspired to give her hairbrush collection a wash. A move that left the reactions of her followers completely divided. While one half of the comments were surprised that she didn’t already clean her brushes on a regular basis, the other half (like us) were amazed at the amount of dirt they collected.
In the video, she reveals that dirty hairbrushes (logically) will lead to dirty hair. How haven’t we thought of that? “I watched a video last week and it was a lady and she said, ‘maybe the main reason why your hair is getting greasy or oily quickly isn’t in fact because of your hair follicles and it is in fact because of your brush.’”
After filling up the sink with warm water and shampoo, she returned to her soaking brushes after 60 minutes. The results were, um, gross.
“So I’ve left them for an hour and come back to check the water… oh my god, that’s disgusting! Ladies, don’t forget to wash your hairbrushes. I didn’t even know that was a thing, but look at the state of that,” she said of the alarmingly discoloured water.
And to be honest, that’s the only compelling evidence we need to see. So off we go, to give our brushes the scrub they so truly deserve.
What do you think about this? Do you regularly clean your hairbrush?
The more you wash them the quicker the hairbrush will degrade (especially rubber). I prefer to keep my hair clean and wash them every few months.
I wash mine frequently. It’s a bit therapeutic getting all the hair off and ending up with a clean brush.
😮 I must admit I always pull the hair out of my brushes but don’t wash them anywhere near enough.
I am the same but this does make me realize I need to be a bit more on to it
That is so gross! Now I want to deep clean all my brushes!
I wash mine frequently and haven’t had any issues with them degrading!
that’s seriously grossing me out. :/ yucko!
Yuk! I think I better do mine soon. I use a comb when straightening my hair and I can see the build-up on it from my hair products.
I’ve never thought to wash mine, but it might be a good idea after seeing this. I’m always pulling out the hairs and notice a lot of lint gets trapped in the bristles too.
Yes, washing them often as don’t want them getting dirty.
Good idea.
I use a comb but not a hair brush, so very easy to clean
For some reason I cannot see the video but I do wash my hair brush as I tend to be a clean freak
I can’t see the video either!
I wash my brushes regularly & I’m shocked that everyone else doesn’t do the same! First, I clean out the hairs trapped in the bristles with a comb; then, I scrub with shampoo & a nailbrush. But then, I have to clean any remaining hairs out of the nailbrush with a comb. Combs are easy to clean.
My hair’s oily, so I’ve got to clean my brushes regularly!
I pull out the hair from my brushes each week and wash them regularly.
Gross. I only use a wide tooth comb, but I have asked my daughter a lot to wash her brush. Now I’m going to show her this!
Of course I regularly wash my hair brush (who wouldn’t). The above is interesting and worthwhile reading but this is no new news.
Would like to be able to view the video please.
I wash my hair brush every now and then when I notice that it needs it. I hope it is enough
I do wash mine, but somehow there’s always fluffy gunk still stuck on the bristles.
This does sound disturbing!
I love to clean my hairbrushes. I put them in a plastic dish and use shampoo and warm water. I scrub the bristles with a clean nail brush. At first I couldn’t believe how dirty the water gets.
I wash mine before every time i wash my hair, no grossness here
Mine get a weekly wash and I have a brush for my brushes to remove the hair before I wash them. Can never have too many brushes. 🙂
Ha, I don’t even own a hairbrush!
i like washing brushes and makeup brushes too
I clean mine infrequently tbh – about once a fortnight or even once a month. I keep forgetting to do it tbh.
Really? People didn’t know this. I wash my combs and brushes in the shower EVERY time I wash my hair.
Interesting, I’d like to try this.. never done it before. But I wouldn’t do it often so I don’t damaged the hair brushes
I just get the hair out of them, I don’t actually wash them.
I do clean my hair brush but probably not enough . It makes sense to do so as product and dust stick to the bristles.
I so need to wash my brush!
Common sense really… Or just don’t own one and then you don’t have to worry about it…
Yes the brushes need to be cleaned all the time when you combed your hair …
I wash them regularly.
I do try and wash them, and my makeup brushes, don;t do in boiling water though
Gross
Yuck – I think I need to wash mine more often than I already do.