The product
A toothbrush deserves a place.
A handle of bamboo. Bristles of horsehair. Made to be seen, used, and returned to soil.
Materials
Two materials. Both grown, not made.
Bamboo
A grass that reaches full height in a season. The handle.
Horsehair
Mane hair, cleaned and cut soft. The bristles.
Water
Rinse, dry upright. Care is most of ownership.
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Toothbrush No. 01
Bamboo and horsehair
€12.95
Body, hair, and home follow. Two letters a year, when there is something to show.
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Materials
Bamboo, examined
A grass that reaches full height in a season, and what the evidence says about brushes made from it.
Materials
On horsehair
Animal hair was the bristle of record for centuries. What nylon changed in 1938, and what it did not.
Health
Two minutes, softly
The evidence on how to brush is short and stable: a soft brush, a light hand, two minutes, twice a day.