JPH1170019A - Washing brush - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable to wash not only hair and head skin but also poil foramen and to realize excellent massage effect on head skin, by providing a brush with planting bundles of fine bristles to a substrate and washing hair with the brush. SOLUTION: Small diameter bristles with the tip end diameter of 1-20 μm, preferably 20-80 μm, are bundled and planted to a substrate 2 to obtain this head skin and poil foramen washing brash capable of effectively wash poil foramen. It is preferable to bundle normally 5-50 fine bristles and plant to the substrate as bundles. On the substrate 2 made of polyethylene in a disk shape with 4 mm of thickness and 80 mm of diameter, 26 fine bristles made of nylon in a shape each with 40 μm of tip end diameter and 13 mm of length after planting are made in a bundle and placed in 4 rows of concentric circles so as to orderly be 16, 20 24, and 36 bundles from the inside. Holes 4 with 3 mm of diameters for inserting thick bristles are placed in concentric circles so as to orderly be 6, 10, 16, 22, and 28 from inside.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a brush for cleaning the scalp and pores, and more particularly to a cleaning brush having an effect of removing dirt from the hair, scalp and pores and massaging the scalp when used together with a shampoo or the like at the time of washing hair. The present invention relates to a brush and a method for cleaning pores using the cleaning brush.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of hair brushes for use in washing hair are known, for example, those having a spherical body at the tip of a bristle (Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 54-87272),
There is a combination of a bristle having a spherical body and a bristle having no spherical body (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 54-16673). All of these conventional hair brushes have a function of scratching the scalp at the bristle tip during hair washing, and a function of scratching the hair on the side of the bristle, and have a massage effect on the scalp, but cause dirt and smell on the scalp. The sebum discharged from the pores was not removed, and the pores could not be washed.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the problems of the conventional cleaning brush, and enables the cleaning of not only the hair and the scalp but also the pores by using it together with a shampoo at the time of washing the hair. An object of the present invention is to provide a scalp and pore cleaning brush having an excellent massage effect on the scalp, and an effective pore cleaning method.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a brush for cleaning the scalp and pores is constructed by arranging a bundle of small-diameter bristle having a tip diameter of 1 to 200 .mu. On a substrate, and using the brush to wash hair. By doing so, the above object is achieved.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The diameter of human hair varies depending on race, gender, age, presence or absence of curly hair, etc., but in the case of Japanese, it is usually about 40 to 100 microns, and the average is 7 microns.
The size of the pores in which several hairs grow is about 0 microns, and is equal to or larger than that (that is, an average of 70 microns or more). In the present invention, the tip diameter is 1 to 20
A scalp and a pore-cleaning brush capable of extremely effectively cleaning pores can be obtained by arranging bristles having a diameter of 0 μm, preferably 20 to 80 μm, in small bundles on a substrate. The material constituting the small diameter bristle of the brush for cleaning scalp and pores of the present invention is not particularly limited,
Any of the materials usually used for hair cleaning brushes can be used. Examples of preferred materials include, for example, polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, plastics such as nylon and polyacetal, and animal hair such as pig hair, and the use of nylon is particularly preferred.

[0006] The tip diameter of the small diameter bristle is 1 to 200
μ, preferably 20 to 80 μ, and the length after implantation is usually adjusted to 10 to 35 mm, preferably 12 to 25 mm. There is no particular limitation on the shape of the bristle tip,
It can be spherical, pointed, etc. In addition, the overall shape of the bristles can be any shape such as a straight hair shape or a tapered shape. The hardness of each bristle is determined by JIS S
40 N / cm ² measured according to 3016-1995
Above, particularly it is preferable to use the bristles of ^{50N / cm 2 ~160N / cm 2} . The small diameter bristle
Usually, it is preferable that 5 to 50 fibers are bundled and implanted on the substrate. There is no particular limitation on the arrangement of the bundle of small diameter bristles and the holes for inserting the large diameter bristles. For example, they can be arranged concentrically on a disk-shaped substrate as shown in FIGS. It may be arranged at the intersection of the eyes.
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the small-diameter bristle may be concentrated in the central portion of the substrate.
As shown in the figure, a hole for inserting a small-diameter bristle or a large-diameter bristle may not be provided at the center of the substrate, and may be provided at the peripheral edge of the substrate. The area density of the small diameter bristle is 5 / cm ² to 250 / c at the flocked portion of the substrate.
m ² , preferably 20 cm ^{2 to} 160 lines / cm ² .

[0007] The material constituting the substrate of the cleaning brush is not particularly limited, but usually a plastic such as polyolefin such as polyethylene and polypropylene, nylon and polyacetal is used. A hole for inserting a large-diameter bristle can be provided in the substrate as desired. The large-diameter bristles are inserted through the large-diameter bristle of the second cleaning brush separately formed from the cleaning brush having the small-diameter bristle, and the scalp and pores are combined by combining the two cleaning brushes. It can be used as a cleaning brush. At this time, if the height of the bundle of small diameter bristle is set to be equal to or slightly larger than the height of the large diameter bristle (about 1 mm), the bundle of small diameter bristle is brought into contact with the scalp, so that the bundle of small diameter bristle is Since it can be pressed against the scalp and pores with a suitable pressure, sebum adhering to the scalp and pores can be efficiently removed, and the massage effect is also excellent. When using two cleaning brushes in combination, hair with a small diameter bristle,
It is preferable because the cleaning effect of the scalp and pores and the scalp massage effect by the large diameter bristle act synergistically.

[0008] As a material constituting the large diameter bristle,
Any of the materials commonly used for hair cleaning brushes can be used, but the value measured by an Asker rubber hardness meter (model A) in accordance with ASTM D2240-68 (Shore A hardness) is less than 95, especially 20. It is preferable to use materials of 90 to 90. Examples of preferable materials include polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, synthetic resins such as nylon and polyacetal, urethane rubber, silicone, and polyethylene / polypropylene.
An elastic material such as an elastomer can be used. The material constituting the large-diameter bristle may be the same as or different from the material constituting the brush body. The shape of the large-diameter bristle is not particularly limited, and may be a perfect circular cross section or a non-true circular shape such as an ellipse or an oval. In addition, as for the outer shape, as shown in FIG. 3, the tip portion has a smaller diameter than the root portion, and as shown in FIG. 11, the tip portion and the root portion have substantially the same diameter. can do. As the size of the large-diameter bristle, one having a root portion diameter of about 1 to 5 mm is usually used. Antibacterial properties can be imparted to the material constituting the small and large diameter bristles and the brush substrate by kneading or impregnating an antibacterial agent.

[0009]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a cleaning brush of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of small-diameter bristle and large-diameter bristle insertion holes in the cleaning brush. FIG. In these figures, reference numeral 1 represents a cleaning brush, reference numeral 2 represents a substrate, reference numeral 3 represents a bundle of small-diameter bristle, and reference numeral 4 represents a hole for inserting a large-diameter bristle.
As shown in FIG. 1, a disk-shaped polyethylene substrate 2 having a thickness of 4 mm and a diameter of 80 mm has a tip diameter of 40 μm,
Ninety-six narrow-diameter bristles made of nylon and having a length of 13 mm after flocking are bundled into one bundle from the inside in the order of 16, 20, 2
Four rows were arranged concentrically so as to form 4,36 bundles. Between each row, there is a hole 4 for inserting a large-diameter bristle of 3 mm in diameter.
Were arranged concentrically in five rows so that there were 6, 10, 16, 22, and 28 in this order from the inside.

(Embodiment 2) FIGS. 3 and 4 show an example in which the cleaning brush of the present invention is combined with a second cleaning brush having a large diameter bristle, and FIG. 3 shows two cleaning brushes. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the brushes are combined, and FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state after the combination. In these figures, reference numeral 11 denotes a second cleaning brush having a large-diameter bristle, reference numeral 12 denotes a base of the cleaning brush, and reference numeral 14 denotes a large-diameter bristle. On a disc-shaped polyethylene base 12 having a diameter of 80 mm, at the position corresponding to the hole 4 for inserting the large-diameter bristle of the cleaning brush of Example 1, the root diameter is 3 mm, and the length after implantation is 17 mm. Large-diameter bristle 1 made of polyethylene, whose diameter decreases toward the tip
4 were arranged concentrically. This cleaning brush is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the large-diameter bristle 14 is inserted into the large-diameter bristle insertion hole 4 of the brush of the first embodiment to be used as a single body.

(Embodiment 3) FIGS. 5 to 7 show another example of the cleaning brush of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows a substrate provided with a small diameter bristle and a large diameter bristle. FIG. 6 is a front view of the cleaning brush showing a state in which the second brush is engaged, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of small-diameter bristle and large-diameter bristle in the cleaning brush of FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged schematic view of the bristle in the brush of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7A shows a state where the bristle is viewed from a side, and FIG. 7B shows a state where the bristle is viewed from above.
In this example, one hole 4 for inserting the large-diameter bristle 14 provided on the substrate 2 is provided concentrically at one position at the center, six at the outside and 12 at the outer periphery, and at the center of the substrate 2 Around each of the holes 4 arranged, a bundle 3 of six small diameter bristles is provided.
Was arranged. Other configurations of the cleaning brush 1 are the same as those of the cleaning brush of the second embodiment. In this brush, by arranging the small diameter bristles 3 around the large diameter bristles 14 in the center of the substrate 2 (see FIG. 6), the massage effect by the large diameter bristles 14 and the bundle 3 of small diameter bristles are achieved. The pore cleaning effect is further improved.

(Embodiment 4) FIGS. 8 to 10 are views showing another example of the cleaning brush of the present invention. FIG. 8 shows a substrate provided with a small diameter bristle and a large diameter bristle provided. Second
9 is a front view of the cleaning brush showing a state in which the brushes are engaged, and FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of small-diameter bristle and large-diameter bristle in the cleaning brush of FIG. FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the bristle in the brush of FIG. 8, and FIG. 10A shows a state where the bristle is viewed from the side, and FIG. 10B shows a state where the bristle is viewed from above. In this example, the arrangement of the holes 4 for inserting the large diameter bristles 14 provided in the substrate 2 is the same as that of the brush of the third embodiment, and the bundle 3 of the small diameter bristles is distributed between the holes 4 and the entire substrate 2. It was arranged. Other configurations of the cleaning brush 1 are the same as those of the cleaning brush of the second embodiment. In this brush, the massage effect by the large-diameter bristle 14 and the pore cleaning effect by the small-diameter bristle bundle 3 are further improved by disposing the small-diameter bristle bundle 3 and the large-diameter bristle 14 in a distributed manner throughout the brush. Things.

(Embodiment 5) FIGS. 11 and 12 show another example of the cleaning brush of the present invention. FIG. 11 shows a substrate provided with a small diameter bristle and a large diameter bristle provided. FIG. 12 is a front view of the cleaning brush showing a state where the second brush is engaged, and FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of small-diameter bristle and large-diameter bristle in the cleaning brush of FIG. In this example, a hole for inserting the bundle 3 of small diameter bristles and the large diameter bristles 14 is not provided in the center portion of the substrate 2,
As shown in FIG. 12, these are arranged on the periphery of the substrate 2. In this example, the large diameter bristle 14
A slightly smaller diameter (2.4 mm in diameter) having a root portion and a tip portion having substantially the same diameter (see FIG. 11) is used. Other configurations of the cleaning brush are the same as those of the cleaning brush of the second embodiment. With this brush, the above configuration reduces hair entanglement and improves comb-through,
The massage effect by the large diameter bristles 14 and the pore cleaning effect by the bundle of the small diameter bristles are also improved.

The effect of washing hair with the washing brush of the present invention was evaluated as follows. (Evaluation method) 3 short hair, 3 semi-long hair,
For a total of nine panelists of three long hairs, the cleaning brush of Example 2 and a brush having only a large diameter bristle (a second brush indicated by reference numeral 11 at the bottom of FIG. 3) for comparison were used. Used to wash hair. As the shampoo, a 2% by weight aqueous solution of sodium POE (3) lauryl ether sulfate was used, 3 g of short hair, 4 g of semi-long hair, and 5 g of long hair. The procedure for washing your hair
(1) After pre-washing the hair with 40 ° C. water for 30 seconds, (2)
Whisk with weighed shampoo for 1-2 minutes, (3) Comb through the entire head using a cleaning brush for 3 minutes,
(4) Rinsed with 40 ° C. water for 1 minute and (5) dried. The amount of hot water used for washing the hair was about 6 l / min. For evaluation, after drying, the head was projected on a monitor screen using a camera with a 20-fold light source and observed. The evaluation of pore cleaning was evaluated in the following five stages. 1: The pores are clearly visible. 2: Dirt remains partially in pores. 3: The pores are completely clogged with dirt. 4: Dirt protrudes from pores. 5: Both pores and hair are stained.

(Results) Table 1 shows the evaluation results.

[0016]

[Table 1]

In Table 1, S represents short hair, SL represents semi-long hair, and L represents long hair in the column of monitor hairstyle.

When the cleaning brush of the present invention is used, it is possible to remove dirt from the pores. However, when a conventional brush having only a large diameter bristle is used, dirt from the pores is completely removed. It is clear that the cleaning brush of the present invention has a remarkable effect.

[0019]

According to the brush for cleaning scalp and pores of the present invention, a bundle of small-diameter bristle having a tip diameter of 1 to 200 .mu. It can remove not only hair dirt but also pore dirt that could not be removed with a conventional cleaning brush. By removing dirt from the pores, not only the hair is not washed but also the next day, the hair is not sticky and the refreshing feeling is maintained, and the penetration of the hair restorer and the like into the hair roots is remarkably improved. In addition, when used in combination with the second brush provided with a large diameter bristle, the combability is improved, and the massage effect on the scalp is further improved. Rather, it improves the blood circulation of the scalp and promotes hair growth, and is a highly practical invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a cleaning brush of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of small-diameter bristle and large-diameter bristle insertion holes in the cleaning brush of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the cleaning brush of FIG. 1 is combined with a second cleaning brush having a large-diameter bristle.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state after the cleaning brush of FIG. 1 is combined with a second cleaning brush having a large diameter bristle.

FIG. 5 shows another example of the cleaning brush of the present invention.
It is a front view showing the state where the board provided with the small diameter bristle and the 2nd brush provided with the large diameter bristle were engaged.

6 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of small-diameter bristle and large-diameter bristle in the cleaning brush of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a bristle of the cleaning brush of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 shows another example of the cleaning brush of the present invention.
It is a front view showing the state where the board provided with the small diameter bristle and the 2nd brush provided with the large diameter bristle were engaged.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of small-diameter bristle and large-diameter bristle in the cleaning brush of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a bristle of the cleaning brush of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front view showing another example of the cleaning brush of the present invention, in which a substrate provided with a small diameter bristle is engaged with a second brush provided with a large diameter bristle. is there.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an arrangement of small-diameter bristle and large-diameter bristle in the cleaning brush of FIG. 11;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 cleaning brush 2 substrate 3 bundle of small diameter bristles 4 hole for insertion of large diameter bristles 11 second cleaning brush 12 base 14 large bristles

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A brush for cleaning scalp and pores, wherein a bundle of small-diameter bristle having a tip diameter of 1 to 200 μ is provided on a substrate. 2. The brush for cleaning scalp and pores according to claim 1, wherein a hole for inserting a large-diameter bristle is provided in the substrate. 3. The brush for cleaning scalp and pores according to claim 2, wherein the small-diameter bristle is arranged at a central portion of the substrate. 4. The brush for cleaning scalp and pores according to claim 2, wherein holes for inserting the small diameter bristles and the large diameter bristles are arranged concentrically on the substrate. 5. A second brush provided with a large-diameter bristle whose tip has substantially the same height as the small-diameter bristle tip when inserted into a hole in the substrate, is detachably engaged with the substrate. The brush for cleaning scalp and pores according to any one of claims 2 to 4.