A while ago, there was a scene about a toothbrush made of pig bristles, with a notification like this, Come on, check the toothbrush, if it says Bristle on the packaging, it means that the toothbrush contains PIG bristles. (There's the word Bristle on the handle of the brush. In Webster's dictionary, it means sea urchin.) Bristle means Pig Hair! So double check the packaging of your toothbrush when buying. Likewise on the brush (bread spreader), it usually says Bristle, Pure Bristle, 100% China Bristle. A little extra About how to determine whether the brush you are using uses these materials or not. to determine whether the brush you are using comes from bristles/pig hair, you can take a very easy and simple step. Hair or fur is a protein called keratin. Keratin is one of a group of proteins known as fiber proteins. Fiber protein has a long structure. Every animal has the protein keratin in the dermis (surface) of the skin, hooves, beaks, sides of fish, horns, and hooves of animals. As with protein, hair/fur that contains keratin when burned will cause a distinctive odor. The distinctive smell is the same when we smell the aroma of grilled meat. Meanwhile, if the brush is made of palm fiber or coir when burned, it will burn immediately, and does not emit a specific aroma other than the smell of burning ash. When compared to a burnt palm fiber broom, it is clear that there is a very noticeable difference in smell. In addition to these characteristics, brushes made of pig hair/hair still have differences in color. Brushes made of bristle/pig hair are usually white. Usually the soft white brushes are priced higher than similar items. The white brush in the market is usually called a bristle brush. But wait, after doing a little research, it turns out oh it turns out, the meaning of the code is not sea urchins. Here's the explanation Help straighten it out, after the HOAX code E as a product with all pork, this is a HOAX explanation that all bristles are also pork, hopefully it can reduce the anxiety of the BRISTLE community. still general. In Arabic, isim nakirah. The meaning of the word bristle is strands that are smooth / thin (filament) and sturdy / strong. The bristle writing on the toothbrush, only means bristles, NOT pig bristles. The word bristle which is general in nature (isim nakirah) only has a more special meaning when compared to other words, for example: pure bristle or 100% bristle or natural bristle: meaning fur made from pure animal hair or plant fiber. Can be from horses or other animals. Bristle from plant fibers is also available, namely SIWAK wood. The bristles or bristle of Tang dynasty (619 - 907) toothbrushes were indeed made of pig bristles, but modern toothbrushes made since 1938 are made of NYLON. Until now, there are STILL around 10% of toothbrushes made of sea urchins circulating throughout the WORLD (so NOT 10% in Indonesia as Jeng wrote, whose status I photographed). For hygiene reasons, modern toothbrush manufacturers and consumers prefer nylon toothbrushes. It seems that the joy of welcoming the toothbrush bristle information occurred due to a misunderstanding when reading articles on the LPPOK MUI website. Articles that discuss BRUSH FOR COOKING, are considered the same as the bristles on a toothbrush. the part that is misunderstood on this one: On the handle of a pig's bristle brush is often written the words: Bristle, Pure Bristle, 100% China Bristle, etc. One of the meanings of the word Bristle is Pig Hair or sea urchins (Webster's Dictionary) which are unclean when wet. Therefore, bread that is touched by an unclean brush becomes unclean, so it is forbidden to eat it. A substitute for a boar bristle brush is a brush made of plastic (polyester). Brush companies Ken Master and Selery also produce brushes from this halal material. The word ONE in the article is not understood properly where one also means NOT ALL the meanings of the word bristle are sea urchins, including the bristles of modern NYLON toothbrushes. AND some people don't even bother to double-check if it's true that the word bristle ONLY means sea urchin. Qadar Allah this error is so massive that even one of the sites belonging to one of the asatidz interprets it incorrectly.