01-10-2002 19:58									#1
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Ok, I shower everynight, but yet, about once every week and a half or so, my comb STILL gets dirty, when I comb every morning.


So how do you guys clean your comb?
Using a toothpick between every tooth of the comb just becomes too tedious.
And I tried cleaning it under a high-pressure faucet, and that does not work.

Is this one of life's little problems with no real solution?

	01-10-2002 20:04									#2
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Why should you clean it?

	01-10-2002 20:08									#3
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Use a toothbrush.

	01-10-2002 20:09									#4
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With an old toothbrush I keep under the sink for just that purpose.

I use liquid soap and water to scrub my combs with the old toothbrush...works like a charm.

	01-10-2002 20:10									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Use a toothbrush.

Great minds think alike.

	01-10-2002 20:20									#6
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i just rinse it off under the faucet after each time i use it. the only thing that really gets in there is some gel mixed with water...

what exactly "dirties" your comb?

	01-10-2002 20:24									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Wittlich Great minds think alike.

Is that silly person in your avatar you?

	01-10-2002 20:33									#8
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I run hot water over it every time I use it. That way there is no chance for oils to build up.

	01-10-2002 20:41									#9
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I yank hairs out of it every once in a while, but it gets pretty clean because I always have to comb hot water into my hair to keep it from forming into fuzzy horns...

	01-10-2002 20:50									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Is that silly person in your avatar you?

Yep

	01-10-2002 20:54									#11
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What's that blue thingie? The flag of your tribe?

	01-10-2002 21:06									#12
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I don't comb my hair. I have it cut short enough that combing is unnecessary. Problem solved, time saved.

	01-10-2002 21:06									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger What's that blue thingie? The flag of your tribe?

It's the flag of the Iroquoian Confederacy (also known as the Five Nations). The Wyandot share the same Iroquoian language. An example of a Wyandot: The picture of the indian on the front of Red Man Chewing Tobacco is a Wyandot chieftain.

Sorry for the detour...back to the subject at hand: How to clean those damn combs?...

	01-10-2002 23:16									#14
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Put the comb/brush in a glass full of warm water with clothes detergent. Wait a day. Et voila.

	01-10-2002 23:17									#15
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Scrub it with the brush you use for washing the dishes, then wash your dishes.

	01-10-2002 23:23									#16
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What's a comb?

(Shower just before going to bed, leave your hair a bit wet, wake up, go straight to school and for once you'll have a unique haircut...)

	01-10-2002 23:57									#17
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I'll be honest, I rarely clean my comb. Only if I drop it on the ground which is usually nasty. Then I just run water over it, and rub my fingers on the blades. If I'm really feeling inclined I might soap up my hands when I do this.


Now how often do you clean your bath towel? If you only use it when you get out of the shower when you are clean, it should never get dirty right? . Although I have found in real life it does get dirty. It's impossible to get 100% clean. If clean freaks only knew how much dirt and things were crawling on them they'd have a heart attack. I make it a point to remind them whenever I meet a clean freak.

	02-10-2002 00:04									#18
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i normally use shower towels twice before washing

I clean combs every day, just by scrubbing it with fingers while running hot water over it

No big deal.

	02-10-2002 00:17									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Kassiopeia What's a comb? (Shower just before going to bed, leave your hair a bit wet, wake up, go straight to school and for once you'll have a unique haircut...)

Even better, take a shower just before you go to school. EVEN better, develop a resistance to freezing and walk to school (in the winter).

	02-10-2002 01:30									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Wittlich With an old toothbrush I keep under the sink for just that purpose. I use liquid soap and water to scrub my combs with the old toothbrush...works like a charm.

Alas -- another one of those instances, where it is best for a gay man to seek advice from another gay man.

Seriously -- seems that yours is the best solution offered so far. Thanks.


As for those who don't know what my comb is getting dirty from, some of it is hair that has been loosen from combing, and then the rest of it seems to be tiny amounts of grayish gunk, or something indescribable.

Being deprived of a clean comb is a violation of human rights, people!

	02-10-2002 01:33									#21
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Don't use combs. Gel and hands work fine.

[Tangent] Back in highschool, one day we had the soccer team photos. That afternoon, my dad happened to be at school to pick up my mom (she taught there). I asked him for a comb before the picture, and he gets this weird look on his face. He then produces from his rear pocket a battered black plastic comb that is missing a few teeth.

He proceeds to tell me that he has possessed this particular comb since his first day of college, making it over 35 years old at the time (this was probably 10 years ago). He explains how he has diligently kept track of this comb and has never once lost it, so I had to be extrememly careful, etc.

I stared at him a second, and then went to my mom and borrowed a comb from her purse, explaining that dad was a freak.

[/Tangent]

Last edited by Boris Godunov on 02-10-2002 at 01:38

	02-10-2002 01:37									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov Don't use combs. Gel and hands work fine.

This man speaks the truth.

	02-10-2002 01:38									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov Don't use combs. Gel and hands work fine.

But what if I'm using a different kind of substance, and using my hands to um -- tend to something else?

	02-10-2002 01:39									#24
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Oh, and dad still has the comb today.

	02-10-2002 01:42									#25
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quote: Originally posted by MrFun But what if I'm using a different kind of substance, and using my hands to um -- tend to something else?

Once again, the Gay Agenda must apologize for this completely unwarranted bit of rather gross innuendo. MrFun has been reprimanded by having his Madonna collection confiscated for 60 days.

	02-10-2002 01:45									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov Once again, the Gay Agenda must apologize for this completely unwarranted bit of rather gross innuendo. MrFun has been reprimanded by having his Madonna collection confiscated for 60 days.

It's the fault of those flamboyant heterosexuals, I tell ya -- the flamboyancy rubs onto me.

	02-10-2002 01:46									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov Don't use combs. Gel and hands work fine.

Not for thich hair, at least in my experience. In order to forego combing, I've either got to have a crew cut or a 'fro. Anything in between goes hog wild.

	02-10-2002 01:50									#28
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quote: Originally posted by loinburger Not for thich hair, at least in my experience. In order to forego combing, I've either got to have a crew cut or a 'fro. Anything in between goes hog wild.

I have pretty thick hair, actually, and it works fine for me. I use mega-hold gel, so it keeps my hair nice and entrenched.

	02-10-2002 02:09									#29
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Interesting little anecdote about your Dad Boris.

I bet he was one of those blokes whose hero was "Fonzie" from Happy Days.

	02-10-2002 02:28									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov I have pretty thick hair, actually, and it works fine for me. I use mega-hold gel, so it keeps my hair nice and entrenched.

My hair's also extremely oily, so gels and hairsprays tend to quickly wear off.