Combs and boar's hair brushes are important tools for any man with a slightly larger beard, with brushes being a little more versatile as they work well for those that have shorter beards too. Keeping these tools clean and sanitary should be a priority in your beard maintenance, but they don't need to be cleaned often (barring you're not a barber, in which case they need to be cleaned in between every customer they're used on). Your combs for personal use really only need to be cleaned every month or two, with acetate combs like Kent needing cleaning less than often than wood combs, since you can rinse your plastic combs through water after every use, whereas you don't want to be constantly getting your wooden combs wet — if you do, it's fine and you just need to wipe them dry. Boar's bristle brushes need cleaning only about 3-5 times per year, depending on your usage of it with oils and how much your facial skin influence flakes on you. How to Clean Y