Care for tools & accessories

Care for brushes, dryer filters, sleep fabrics and removable hair pieces.

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Choose your starting point

Start with the item and its care label or manual. A brush, removable dryer filter, washable fabric, synthetic wig and human-hair clip-in weft need different handling. Select the guide for your item rather than transferring another item’s cleaning method.

Compare the methods

Explore the methods below. Open a guide for when to use it, what you’ll need and the full steps.

One hand holds a switched-off clipper while the other brushes loose hair from its accessible blades.

1–4 min hands-on

Brush hair from clipper blades

Dry brushing removes loose hair from the accessible blades and guards of a switched-off hair clipper before its other directed maintenance.

An adult examines the insulated cord and plug of a cool unplugged hair dryer on a dry table.

2–5 min hands-on

Check a corded hair tool before use

A pre-use tool check is a visual inspection of an unplugged hair appliance, cable and plug for damage or reasons to stop using it.

Hands wipe between the prongs of a cool detached hair-dryer diffuser.

2–5 min hands-on

Clean a removable diffuser

Diffuser cleaning clears hair and residue from a detached attachment’s bowl, prongs and accessible vents, followed by complete drying.

One hand steadies a cold unplugged flat iron while the other wipes a plate with a soft cloth.

2–5 min hands-on

Clean cooled flat-iron plates

Flat-iron cleaning wipes accessible plate surfaces after the tool is unplugged and completely cool, then leaves it fully dry before reuse.

A person supports a clip-in weft above a wash basin while gently moving its lengths through the water.

20–40 min hands-on

Clean removable clip-in extensions

Removable clip-in cleaning washes and conditions human-hair pieces off your head, with separate rinses and complete drying before storage.

One hand holds a black hair dryer by its handle while the other lifts away its twisted-off filter cap; grey lint is packed into the cap and the mesh behind it.

2–5 min hands-on

Clean your hair dryer’s removable filter

Cleaning a hair dryer’s filter clears the lint and hair that collect on the cap and mesh at the back, where the dryer draws in air.

Hands lift caught hairs gently from the teeth of a detached plastic hairbrush.

2–8 min hands-on

Clean your hairbrush and comb

Brush and comb cleaning removes shed hair, oil and styling residue from the teeth or bristles. The tool’s care instructions determine whether to wash it or wipe it.

An adult pours shampoo from its original container into an upright travel bottle while steadying it with the other hand.

3–8 min hands-on

Fill and label a hair-product travel bottle

Travel-bottle filling transfers one compatible hair product into a clean reusable container while keeping its identity and directions available.

One hand holds a switched-off clipper while the other places blade oil at the exposed blade assembly.

1–3 min hands-on

Oil hair clipper blades

Blade oiling places the lubricant specified by a clipper’s maker on its moving blade contact points, then distributes and removes excess as directed.

An adult places a cold hair appliance and its loosely folded lead in a roomy open case.

2–5 min hands-on

Pack a cooled hair tool and cord

Packing a cooled hair tool lays its cord in loose folds beside the appliance so the lead and its entry points are not tightly bent or pulled.

Hands support a dry removable wig in its box while laying the front lace flat.

2–7 min hands-on

Pack a removable wig

Packing a removable wig places its dry cap and hair in a protective box for travel, with room to keep delicate lace flat.

Two adult hands support an already cut dry ponytail bundle with its bands still in place.

3–8 min hands-on

Pack cut hair for donation

Donation packing keeps already cut hair secured and dry while preparing it for the receiving organization.

Hands gently hold a silicone swim cap under fresh water to rinse the inside.

2–5 min hands-on

Rinse and dry a silicone swim cap

Swim-cap care rinses pool water from both surfaces of a silicone cap, then lets it air-dry before storage.

Hands rinse a detached plastic clipper guard under running water with no electrical parts at the sink.

2–5 min hands-on

Rinse and dry a washable clipper guard

Rinsing a washable clipper guard removes loose cut hairs from the detached guide comb before it is dried and refitted.

Hands operate the reassembled water mister over a sink to flush fresh water through the nozzle.

2–5 min hands-on

Rinse and flush a water styling mister

Flushing a styling mister rinses its refillable bottle and pumps fresh water through the spray path before draining it for storage.

Adult hands hold a reinforced wig ear tab against the canvas while placing a T-pin through that approved area.

3–8 min hands-on

Secure a dry wig to a canvas block

A canvas wig block is a firm, fabric-covered head form. Pinning an approved wig cap to it keeps the wig steady for off-head styling.

With the tap off, a woman supports the wig from inside the crown and smooths a small amount of shampoo down the hair.

15–30 min hands-on

Wash and dry a removable human-hair wig

A removable human-hair wig wash cleans a detached piece with its cap supported, followed by conditioning and air-drying when the wig allows it.

With the tap off, one hand supports the wig inside its crown while the other smooths a small amount of synthetic-wig shampoo downward.

10–20 min hands-on

Wash and dry a removable synthetic wig

A standard synthetic-wig wash cleans a detached piece with cool running water and its approved care products, followed by air-drying on an open stand.

An adult gently washes a detached foam roller sleeve in a small bowl, with its core kept dry on a towel.

3–8 min hands-on

Wash removable foam roller sleeves

Removable roller-sleeve washing separates washable foam from its core so the foam can be rinsed and dried before reassembly.

A woman reads the printed washing and drying directions on a sleep bonnet’s care label.

5–10 min hands-on

Wash your bonnet, scarf or pillowcase

Washing a bonnet, sleep scarf or pillowcase removes dirt and residue using the hand or machine method allowed for that item.

An adult wipes the outer surface of a removed claw clip with a soft cloth.

2–5 min hands-on

Wipe and check a claw clip

Claw-clip care removes caught hair and surface residue from the jaws while checking that the teeth and spring still open and close smoothly.