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Nail Saver – The Shampoo Brush!

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Nail Saver - The Shampoo Brush!

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For someone wanting to maintain a consistent nail length, threats disguising themselves as innocent household chores are everywhere. Washing the dishes, taking laundry out of the washer, opening nail mail boxes packaged with a little too much tape and (worst of all) washing your hair.

I originally heard about shampoo brushes in one of the facebook groups from a girl who’d found it helped immensely with avoiding nail breaks while shampooing. When it was shortly after recommended by a friend for a second purpose (really getting the special shampoo into the scalp to help with psoriasis), I had to see what all the fuss was about and ordered one on Amazon. I figured at just under $4, it couldn’t hurt.

Initially, it looked a little funny to me because it reminded me of the brushes I have for shampooing my dog. But hey, if it works for them, has to work for us, right? To use, I apply a bit of shampoo onto my head and disburse it around with my hands first. Then, I use the shampoo brush to sort of scrape at my scalp all over in short, straight motions.

Nail Saver - The Shampoo Brush!

It feels AMAZING! Like someone washing your hair for you at the salon but ten times better! Even my boyfriend loves it- in fact, the one I have shown here in the photos is the second one I recently just ordered because he’s stolen mine. It really feels like it helps get my scalp super clean as well- when I would use my nails there was always a bit of hesitation to really, really scrub because I was so afraid of breaking my nails.

Like I said, I purchased mine on Amazon but you could possibly find these locally as well. I highly recommend them! Time will tell if it helps out with my psoriasis but even if not, it feels so great that I would continue using it anyway.

Have you tried a shampoo brush before? Which activity usually ends up in broken nails most often for you? Let me know in the comments!

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  • LaraLeaf

    There was a topic that came up in the FB group PAA about ways of breaking nails. Shampooing hair seems to be near the top of the list. I know after getting out of the shower, that is when my naked nails feel the most vulnerable. I try to not do anything for about an hour afterwards that would involve nails. This is an interesting item. I think I’ll look around to see if I spot one in a store. Thanks for the review!

    • You’re welcome! Yeah, the time after getting out definitely feels dangerous to me :

  • Sharon Parayos Merritt

    Yes! I think it’s a combo of wet, soft nails (for me) and the scrubbing. But I am getting one of those, if just for the way it will feel! Boy, Mugen was way ahead of you on this one!

    • Haha, he really was! He’s not too fond of his, though- or maybe it’s just bathtime in general 😛

      • Sharon Parayos Merritt

        I ordered mine, a 2 pack and will try one on the kitties! We shall see…

  • indayluvs

    I don’t scrub my scalp with my nails but I’m going to try this because it sounds like it feels ah-mazing! The activity that breaks the most nails for me is, BY FAR, installing and removing the car seats of my nephews. Every. Single. Time. LoL

    • It totally feels awesome!! And oh yeah, that seems like it’d be a minefield of danger 🙁

  • This brush sounds really nice!

  • Interesting! I scrub my scalp with the pads of my fingers, and my nails are usually short enough that they don’t scratch at my scalp. But sometimes I shower when I’m not quite sure that my polish is dry enough to handle a shower, so this would be a neat way to help guarantee that I don’t end up smudging my nails!

  • Jenna Roby

    I use one to scrub my head too & also help evenly distribute conditioner through my hair. 🙂

  • Dina Ramse

    Great review!
    My hair has grown so a length where I can not use mine anymore, it just gets lost in all the hair… haha

    • Aww! When mine was waist length I’d just use it in short strokes on my scalp