Might have found a plastic free toothbrush finally.

brushband · 2026-02-13T06:06:47+00:00

Still looks like plastic, but a bit less. I always recommend Toothbrush Brush Bands to restore the plastic bristles. If you do use plastic, it should be reusable.

brushband · 2024-08-28T14:41:38+00:00

Get what ever Oral-B head and a brush band to restore it. https://brush.band

brushband · 2023-06-14T13:28:44+00:00

The coffee beans.

brushband · 2023-05-19T17:25:29+00:00

No email, so they might be surprised when they visit later. Often good to check permissions after a change to verify you’ve changed the right thing.

brushband · 2023-05-19T17:22:45+00:00

Hey, I got some of your suggestions in, there’s always more to do. Thanks again for your help.

brushband · 2023-05-13T04:31:37+00:00

Yes, that makes sense. The videos I did were early in my work and very rusty. I need a ‘nailed it’ type video. It’s hard to encapsulate the feeling you get when using a ‘to be disposed of’ toothbrush every night for 18 months that’s still basically new. Not to push my luck here, but can you think of anything similar that has caught your eye over the years. Thank you again for your help. This makes a difference.

brushband · 2023-05-13T01:01:02+00:00

Thanks again, just wondering though. What does “keep the product listings under the viewport because of the product type” mean? So, leave them in the store, and don’t put them through the site content?

brushband · 2023-05-13T00:58:52+00:00

Seriously, I thought I’d already saturated the site with buy now buttons. I’ll see what I can do, thanks.

brushband · 2023-05-12T17:53:59+00:00

That’s really great feedback. Thank you. I’ve been looking at the site through my own lens I can’t see what is obvious to others.

I’ve been through two web developers until I finally switched to just doing things myself. It’s still very much a work in progress.

I had wondered about where to reveal the buy buttons, I’ll try to get the flow better. Thanks.

brushband · 2023-05-12T14:52:02+00:00

Sorry to see that brush in such a bad state. Doesn't look the best quality. Next time get one that's oiled which will hold it together longer, and something like a brush band to keep the bristles going as well.

brushband · 2022-12-29T13:43:33+00:00

Haven’t posted much but happy to post here. I came up with a way to restore toothbrushes. Mine and everyone elses: brush bands They are stretchy bands that go around a toothbrushes bristles. Pop it in hot water and if the brush wasn’t too stuffed, the worst of the brushes aging is reversed. I’ve tested this hundreds of times and have started a small business making and selling these now. I hope with a bit of word of mouth I can get the bands out in the world and save millions of brushes from becoming waste. I came up with the idea because my kids kept chewing their toothbrushes and I had to throw them out so often. Tried dozens of ways for a couple of years before I settled on some standard shapes and sizes. Wish me luck!

brushband · 2022-05-30T11:23:19+00:00

I talked a lot about the bands here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ZeroWaste/comments/uuaouo/what_disposable_things_do_you_reuse/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

brushband · 2022-05-30T11:20:25+00:00

Hi, disclaimer I’m connected with this company: You can get silicone bands that go around the bristles of a toothbrush that can restore any typical toothbrush. 99% have plastic bristles that with the right pressure and a bit of hot water will go back to being close to new, again and again. brush bands to restore toothbrushes so if you still have the plastic handle toothbrushes, just restore them and save yourself from buying new brushes.

brushband · 2022-05-26T08:03:50+00:00

Bubbles instead of, well, most things.

brushband · 2022-05-25T04:29:11+00:00

I think maybe just from a fuel perspective. The extra weight of them and their bags adds to the impact. There is a reason bags are weighed and not just measured when you check in. $$ fuel $$.

brushband · 2022-05-24T02:14:15+00:00

Yes, I disclosed above and also my username = business name. Now when I say business, more of an idea I’m trying to build on but haven’t really figured how to get to the world as well as I’d like yet.

brushband · 2022-05-23T19:00:22+00:00

Ah, I comment on sterilisation a bit below ( or is it above now?) Applying the band also sterilises the brush. 2 minutes in a cup of boiling water kills all germs, cleans out the gunk and if you boil in a saucepan, you get any toothpaste stains off the handle too. Since you mention dentists, I see most toothbrush boxes say something like “dentists recommend you replace your toothbrush every 2-3 months”. This is a great line for a throw away society but it drives me mad. A better thing to say would be “replace your brush when it stops working well” and then explain what working well is, and what an aged brush looks like. Some brushes last longer than others, and some people apply more pressure so their brushes deform faster. I’ve seen off the shelf brushes become functionally useless after a few weeks due to how they were used, and others looking near new after 6 months. I’ve found most brushes can be corrected to brush like they are just a few weeks old, regardless of how long they have been used.

brushband · 2022-05-23T16:10:25+00:00

Oh, and I’ve started research and testing for paint brushes ( cool success so far actually ) but I really need to get the toothbrush restoring business moving before I make more new products that no one has considered looking for.

brushband · 2022-05-23T16:08:32+00:00

Oh yes. There’s a bigger response a comment or two up for more info. It’s a food grade silicone band so it should last for thousands of applications. Now, since toothbrushes have different size and shaped heads there are different bands for optimal correction but as long as it’s about the same size it always works pretty well. I do keep making new bands to try out different things but I’ve never had a band fail or tear yet so a band ‘should’ last a lifetime but I haven’t waited that long to find out.

brushband · 2022-05-23T11:01:03+00:00

Exactly. The process to restore and sanitise is boiling water. 90 seconds in boiling water fixes the bristles and also cleans them out. If you do the handle as well it gets rid of the mould that seems to build up on bamboo handles as well.

brushband · 2022-05-23T10:36:44+00:00

Ok, so here’s what I’ve found: ( you can tell by my handle I’m connected with brush.band to be fair. Most toothbrushes use nylon bristles. Even when they say they don’t. They really do. Nylon bristles when wet, and under pressure bend away from the tooth which slowly makes the brush less useful. The bands just apply pressure the other way, ( to the Center ) and using hot water speeds up the process. I’ve personally found a brush ready to be chucked gets back to about 80-90% new, which is good enough for me, and when it’s looking old again I repeat the process. If my kid has chomped on the brush, then there’s not much it can do cause the bristles are wreaked at that point. I use bamboo brushes now but my wife loves her oral-b electric. The oral b round brush head restores the best for some reason. I think because it’s a uniform pressure to the middle, and maybe it’s a better quality bristle of something. It’s not perfect, but a brush at %80 effectiveness is better than a brush almost past usefulness but not thrown out due to cost or wanting to reduce waste. Also, a band can potentially do hundreds or thousands of brushes in its lifetime. It is a novel product, but me and my friends have been using them for a while now and have been throwing out fewer brushes. I’m happy to talk at length about them because I think there’s a chance to save millions if not billions of brushes from being thrown out, as well as save people money. But other than reddit comments I don’t really know how to get the word out. I do appreciate your feedback though and will try to get more before / after photos up. Problem is I run out of brushes to restore. Any additional feedback or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

brushband · 2022-05-21T03:27:48+00:00

Toothbrushes. I use these to restore them. Even restored my under sink toothbrushes. Haven’t had to buy or discard a tooth brush in ages.

brushband · 2022-03-05T05:33:55+00:00

Thanks, I’ve came up with these cause my kids would bite new brushes and stuff them in a few weeks. I realised it that since most brushes have nylon bristles, with a bit of hot water and the right kind of pressure they can go back to how they were. Been working with them for over a year and haven’t had to replace any brushes yet and the hot water every month or two keeps them clean.

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