Haha! Love the couch idea!

or … Mix bleach with water in your bathroom sink. Throw whatever you think needs cleaning right on in there: brushes, combs, curlers. Walk away. Comb back and rinse everything nicely. Lie down on the couch and watch a movie or read a book ’cause that was absolutely too much work!

That is to funny, I thought I was the only one to do that. But with a name like yours, my name is Judy also, I should have guessed, that old saying of brilliant minds thinking alike!

I LOVE the seam ripper idea! Brilliant!

You can also use seam rippers to cut the hair. Super easy to push the tool in between the bristles. The hair just comes right out. I like the onion bag idea but you could also put the hair into a compost pile if you have one.

What a great idea! I’ll have to try that with my combs!

I SOAK MY COMBS AND MY CLEANED BRUSH IN THE SINK WITH A DENTURE CLEANER TABLET. WORKS REAL WELL

That is a great idea. Have wanted to use those onion bags for something. I also have six cats that have plenty of hair.

you got it Barbara, that is what i do. thumbs up !!

Great tip Denise! Thanks!

After I get the hair out I let them soak in bleach water for a while and all the hair products and any residue comes right off. Then I just wash with a mild soap, rinse and let dry. Good as new

That’s better than the hair brush tip! Thanks, I have many returning birds to my yard in the spring!

Casey, I don’t have one of those brushes so I don’t even know what it looks like but my guess is that you can. Dish soap is mild and shouldn’t harm anything. Maybe be careful when you are brushing with the toothbrush so that it doesn’t bend your bristles.

It’s a multi-use disinfectant/cleaner. It’s available in Canada (or used to be) and probably the U.K.. i.e. maybe not the U.S.

Well, now I want to know what Dettol is? lol

Hi Debbie, I think the expression ‘Ship-Shape and Bristol Fashion’ is a UK saying which we use to mean everything’s hunky dory, clean etc. However, just wanted to add that I clean my brushes and combs weekly like this and then when I have finished I put a capful of Dettol in the sink for half an hour. Thanks for everyone’s comments really enjoy them.

Great tip Barbara!

Bobbi, I love this tip! I’m in an area with lots of birds and am going to try this!

The birds love the lint from the dryer hung in an onion bag. They use it to top off their nest to make it soft for their babies.
I now hang blue lint ( from my hubby’s levi’s) next to the hummingbird feeder. I use to leave white lint for them, but when they laid their eggs ( which are white ) they were hard to see. Now with the blue lint it’s fantastic to peek in and see the little white eggs sitting on a blue cushion!

Terri, your comment just made my day! What a sweetheart you are! Once we had a momma hummingbird build her nest right near our front door which we couldn’t believe since we were constantly coming in and out but it was amazing to watch those little eggs hatch and the birds grow. We are kindred spirits!!

Our pleasure!

Abbijoy, I’ve always wondered if there was something you could do about the product build-up. Thanks for the great tip!