Mason Pearson Detangler Nylon Brush Handy Size

A special feature of several Mason Pearson Hairbrushes is the cleaning brush supplied free. This brush is used to clean both the pad and the bristles. Follow the cleaning instructions below and you will keep your Mason Pearson Hairbrush in first-class condition even after years of use.

Dead hair and scales from the scalp can clog the pad and bristles of your hairbrush.

1. Loosen 'wooven' strands of hair with a comb. Insert the comb at the sides of the brush as near to the pad as possible and follow round the whole circumference of the brush, raking the hair away.
2. Draw the special cleaning brush across the bristles from end to end.

Grease, in contact with the rubber pad causes deterioration, and in such cases more frequent washing is advised.

1. Dry clean the brush as above.
2. Make a lather of lukewarm, soapy water. Do not use detergents or ammonia.
3. Dip the cleaning brush only in the suds and use it to brush the bristles of your hairbrush in the same way as for dry cleaning. Hold the hairbrush so that is is sloping downwards and no water can enter the little air hole at the end. This should never be blocked, either when cleaning or when the brush is in use.
4. Dip the cleaning brush in clean rinsing water and repeat brushing movement.
5. Shake hairbrush to remove moisture and leave to dry with handle uppermost and pad pointing downwards.

Nylon hairbrushes are softened if they become excessively moist. In this case dry out the brush in an airing cupboard.

Do not use oil or spirit on your brush as these destroy the rubber.

For plastic handles to maintain their shape, do not boil in water or apply heat to them. Strong chemicals, notably nail varnish remover, can attack the surface or cause the plastic to sink. In addition, these can draw out the colored dyes and pigments from the plastic. For the wooden handles, all the forgoing applies. Also, the presence of water inside the hairbrush will cause the wood to swell and the coating to crack.

These must be used with care. The extreme heat from these can warp the handle, melt the nylon and destroy the rubber.