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    What do you all use?

    Years ago, my husband gave me a boar bristle brush for my birthday. I have since replaced that brush but still use it on my feet when I shower.

    Then Fran started scratching at her chin and neck when her allergies flared up. I bought a dry brush for her because she has skin folds down there so we don't want to use antiseptic products because we want to keep it yeast free but dry.

    Then Nikki became periodically incontinent and I didn't think that the removable showerhead was adequate for getting her backside clean so I bought a brush for her so that I could get into her fur.

    Then my husband broke his knee cap and this is really gross but after he spent three months with an almost straight leg in a chair, his heel cracked and started to bleed. So, what did I get? Another boar bristle brush.

    What do you all use in your house no matter the age, species, what have you?

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    I have a curry brush (the heavy ridged rubber kind) and a cheap plastic curry brush, and a nice dandy brush that I had for my horse when I was a teenager - Ive used them on all three of my dogs since. Scout especially likes the cheap plastic curry. The dandy brush I used also on my cats, really made their fur shine.
    In the last year i've bought more stuff for the dog at the tack shop than at the pet store
    Must say I haven't used any of those tools on myself, yet
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    Toothbrushes...either my own used-but-not-yet-dead ones or new ones I discovered I didn't like (or that Bob had brought home from trade shows that weren't good for me).

    They're great for some household chores, scrubbing jewelry, brushing the dogs' ears and faces (although I usually now use the baby silicone toothbrushes I initially mistakenly bought for their mouths...bristles too short for teeth), really dirty fingernails that a nailbrush doesn't seem to touch, etc. I have dedicated toothbrushes in several places around the house.

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    Like Sundance, I use toothbrushes around the house for smaller scrubbing jobs, around sinks, the stove, on tile grout. We use electric toothbrushes, that helps distinguish the tooth toothbrushes from the cleaning toothbrushes and the dogs' toothbrushes are kept with their toothpaste.

    The dogs might get the zoom groom used on them during bathing but they don't get bathed all that much, usually just at the beach. I just use a pin brush or slicker brush most of the time on them with a dry zoom groom or an undercoat rake if they're shedding more than usual. I'll use a washcloth on their faces or necks.

    I think I had a boar bristle brush back a long time ago for my hair but whatever benefit boar bristle brushes were supposed to provide, I just didn't see it. I don't use anything like a brush or loofah on my skin, just a washcloth. I guess if I worked with machinery and my hands got all black and oily I'd use a brush on my hands or fingernails but I don't usually run into that. I blow dry my hair these days and a boar bristle brush wouldn't cut it for that. We had a boar bristle back brush in the shower years ago but being wet everyday did nothing for the brush or handle itself. The bristles never seemed to fully dry from one day to the next and I didn't think that was a good thing either, so that is long gone, too.

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    I have issue with calluses on the balls of my feet that will crack, and it hurts like hell. I tried many of the foot creams and nothing worked. Finally asked my dermatologist about it. She told me to get one of these: Amope Pedi Perfect Electronic Pedicure Foot File | Rite Aid and to coat the area with Vaseline and put a sock on my feet when I go to bed. These are the only things that have ever really worked.

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    I have used a boar bristle brush for about 25 years - Kingsley brand. Kingsley was the name of the GSD that tought me about the love of and for dogs. I use the fine end of a regular comb to comb my mustache and goatee, and a Wahl electric clipper on the goatee (set-up and put-away take more time then the actual trim ).

    I use a Slicka brush on Stella and Fitzi, and a rake on Achilles' amazingly thick double coat.

    My hands are very dry. I've tried many different creams and lotions and have settled on Eucerin Original Cream. It's not cheap and quite thick. I put a thumbnail sized dab in my palm, let it warm for a few minutes, then spread it around.
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    Brushes abound around here for lots other than my hair.

    Zoom for Archie along with a Bamboo brand comb.

    Toothbrushes are used for all kinds cleaning, gets into small spots. Nail brush is a staple at the kitchen sink. Works great on nonstick type fry pans to get the worse off before going into the soapy water. Same way with all kinds of stuck on stuff in baking dishes. I'm am an down-on-my-knees floor scrubber and have some great scrubbing brushes.

    Have a pumice/foot brush on a handle that takes care of feet.

    Soft paint type brushes are used for inside plants.

    More stiff type paint brushes are used with melted colored chocolate for decorating, softer for edible glitter.
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