TikTok video showing how dirty hairbrushes are goes viral
How dirty is YOUR hairbrush? Grimy TikTok video of woman washing her brush goes viral – leaving followers horrified at the murky sink water
- The video, by UK creator @everything_tidy, has more than 3 millions views
- In it, she soaks her hairbrushes in a sink full of warm water and shampoo
- After leaving them to soak for an hour, the water is a filthy brown colour
- Viewer response was mixed, with many pledging to wash their own brushes now
A video showing just how dirty your hairbrush might be has gone viral on TikTok, garnering more than 3 million views.
The clip, created by @everything_tidy, shows how much grime washed off her brushes after she left them to soak.
According to the TikTokker, she was inspired to wash her brushes after another creator (later identified @unitfour) made a video explaining that dirty hair can be caused by using a dirty hairbrush.
In a bid to test the theory, she filled a basin with hot water and shampoo, and left the brushes soaking for a while – and was disgusted by what she discovered on her return.
A TikTok creator wanted to see if her innocuous looking hairbrushes could be harbouring some serious grime – so she put them in a basin full of hot water and shampoo for an hour
Narrating the clip, she says: ‘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”.
‘So I’m going to put that to the test. I’ve put all my brushes in the sink and we’re going to leave them for a bit.
‘I’ve used hot water and shampoo because she didn’t state what she used.’
Upon returning to the basin, she says: ‘So I’ve left them for an hour and come back to check the water.
After a good soak, the TikTokker was disgusted to see that the water had turned brown – which she described as ‘disgusting’
‘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.’
The video received mixed responses, with some users pledging to wash their own implements immediately. One wrote: ‘Goes and washes hairbrushes now.’
Another seemed disappointed to have another chore to add to their list, saying: ‘Do we have to wash everything?’
Comments on the video were mixed, with some pledging to wash their brushes immediately and others shocked that not everyone already washes them
Some revealed they don’t even use hairbrushes, with a commentator saying: ‘I’m glad I don’t use a brush and just use my hands.’
However, a number of users were shocked that not everyone already knows to wash their brush.
‘The fact that some of y’all don’t know to wash your hair brushes regularly is appalling,’ one wrote. ‘Wash your hair = wash your brush at the same time.’
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