Useful for anyone who owns more than one hairbrush or comb and wants to keep them free of trapped hair and lint -- home users maintaining a personal brush collection as well as salon professionals who need to clear client hair from brushes quickly between uses.

Regularly clearing trapped hair out of a brush keeps the bristles or pins working as intended and makes the brush more hygienic between washes; this tool does that in seconds with a dedicated pick-and-sweep design, rather than relying on fingers or another brush not built for the job.

Hold the hairbrush or comb in one hand and use the pointed end of the cleaning brush to lift and pull loose hair out from between the bristles, pins, or teeth. Then run the stiff bristle side across the base and along the bristle tips to sweep away remaining dust and fine hair. It works on round, paddle, vented, ball-tipped, and plastic brushes as well as combs. Clean the tool itself periodically by washing it in warm, soapy water, rinsing, and air-drying away from direct heat or sunlight.

It's small, inexpensive, and quick to use, and the pointed end reaches into bristle rows that fingers can't easily clear without pulling pins loose. It only removes loose hair, lint, and dust, though -- it won't strip oil or product residue, or disinfect a brush, so a periodic wash is still needed for brushes used with styling products.