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How to clean nit comb between heads?

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MegGriffin · 27/12/2008 10:59

I have just combed DD with a nitty gritty and now want to check mine. I dont want to comb througb mine and put eggs in to my hair. The comb is very fine so how do you effectively clean it? Boil it? Alcohol? A good scrub? How do you clean yours between heads?

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juuule · 27/12/2008 11:01

I scrub ours with a nail brush. Hold it up to the light and look through the teeth to can see whether it's clean or not.

SleighGirl · 27/12/2008 11:01

nailbrush/tooth brush

MegGriffin · 27/12/2008 11:01

Thats a good idea juule. Bloody nits, grrrrrrrrrr

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MegGriffin · 27/12/2008 11:02

Thanks all, i'm off to scrub and comb, boo! hoo!

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ClementFreudsGreatestAdmirer · 27/12/2008 11:02

kind of flick all the ends like a flicker book, in the water.

Miaou · 27/12/2008 11:07

I use dental floss - bit fiddly, but works (I have a metal comb and the teeth are so close together that a toothbrush doesn't get in the gaps properly).

Lindy2 · 15/09/2017 21:04

Nitty Gritty website says dental floss or a good scrub.

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