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I Am A Strict Mom

Has anyone ever had a hairbrush wear out after a lot of years of use as a tool to correct misbehavior? I'm wondering what I should do with the brush I got from my own mom it's seen a lot of wear now and while it isn't the only one I use it has a lot of sentimental value to me. Perhaps it's time to retire it?

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Alfred22 ·

Most of the "wear" comes from the effects of washing the brush. I know it is more appealing to think that the bare spots on the spanking surface came from direct contact with our bottoms. It sure felt that way. But in most cases the surface changes are derived from repeated contact with hot water (bathbrushes) or with ammonia-laden soapy water (oily hairbrushes).

Badseed · 61-69, M

@Alfred22 But who washes wooden hairbrushes?

She said she and her sister were spanked bare, so oils from their skin would have gotten onto the backside of the brush and perhaps very slowly helped dissolve its varnish.

Alfred22 ·

My mother and I regularly "cleaned" combs and brushes by swishing them around in the sink filled with hot water and ammoniated soap. It may not have been the best strategy!

I have an imported bathbrush and most of its varnish is gone and it isn't even a year old. Admittedly it hangs in the shower.

Badseed · 61-69, M

Perhaps washing hairbrushes dates back to the era when head lice were more of a thing.

coralstrand · 51-55, M

@Badseed more likely to wear out if used for spanking

Badseed · 61-69, M

@Alfred22 I'm not so sure. If the brush is used on bare skin, the skin oils might gradually dissolve some of the varnish over time.