i have not yet found an alternative for TOOTH brushes. apart from not using a TOOTHBRUSH ever again instead i used my newly discovered ECO VEGAN toothstick.
i have used boar-bristle hairbrushes all my life. i have used boar-bristle toothbrushes for about 29 years. as a animal friender, for the last 3 years, i have been searching for evidence of humanely-harvested boar bristle. now that i am of the mind that even humanely-harvested hog bristle comes from animals who are still exploited because it is a commercial operation. if i had a pet pig, and i gave it a scratch and an occasional haircut, i know that my pig would feel happy to be of service to my need for brushes. i do not have a pet pig. i have at last found my alternatives – a stick for teeth and bamboo brush for hair.
NYLON has been a NO GO for me, for a couple of decades or so:
- nylon bristles ALWAYS scratch teeth enamel, and damage the hair, no exceptions.
- nylon is made from petroleum
i have found some alternatives to nylon and commercially shaved or killed & shaved boar/badger etc :
BRISTLES
- sisal
- jute
- tampico/agave/cactus
PINS
- wood
- bamboo
- ceramic?
FORUMS talking about VEGAN ALTERNATIVE TO BOAR-BRISTLE
ABOUT BRISTLES
http://www.gordonbrush.com/material_descriptions.php
SISAL
http://www.amazon.com/Friendly-Wooden-Vegan-Sisal-Brush/dp/B00BRHN5IY
JUTE
body – http://www.bernardjensen.com/SKIN-BRUSH–NATURAL-TAMPICO-BRISTLES-WLONG-HANDLE_p_47.html
TAMPICO/agave/cactus BRISTLE: Tampico looks really stiff and scratchy for the body, is it?
hair – http://www.care2.com/greenliving/hairbrushes-easy-greening.html
WOOD & WOOD PINS
hair: comb – https://www.widu.com/category/13./Wooden-Combs.html
hair: brush – https://www.widu.com/
hair – i have not yet checked the following links – if you have tried one of the following brushes, feel free to write a comment
BAMBOO PINS
hair – http://www.thebodyshop.com.au/haircare/brushes/hair-brush-with-bamboo-pins-large.aspx#.Vwkyn3CSRok
CERAMIC PINS
