SIMPLE HINTS ABOUT THE CARE OF BRUSHES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 690, 15 June 1929, Page 23

SIMPLE HINTS ABOUT THE CARE OF BRUSHES

Nothing is more delightful tharr to ’ be ushered into a dressing room and L presented with clean hairbrushes when > visiting. ■ Brushes do get dirty so quickly, and although to all intents and purposes [ the hair is perfectly clean, a brush persists in telling a different tale. > Somewhere it was stated that hair- | brushes should be washed daily, but , this is nqt always possible. Also if " the brushes have polished wood handles, it is easy for the polish to •wear off unless taken care of and pro--3 perly protected. Soap and water are best for wash--3 ing brushes, and if, before being put j into the water, the backs and handles 2 are well covered with vaseline, it is l possible, to protect them. 3 After the brushes are washed and rubbed dry, wipe off the vaseline and £ the wood remains bright and polished r as when new. r An effective method of keeping the l bristles in good condition is to fold a 1 towel into a pad about four inches 2 wide and six or seven inches long. 3 On this slap the brush smartly * after it has been washed, until all the i water has been gently beaten out of it. After this the brush may be 3 wiped, and set in the air to dry. Too >• much heat should be avoided as this a causes the backs to crack and become s shabby.