Toothbrushes are the most important thing in our daily lives, without a brush, we all might experience an unpleasant or unpleasant mouth. First, let's look at this information for you, especially "Muslims" to be more careful and vigilant in choosing a toothbrush, because there are dental cleaning products that use ingredients from non-halal ones.
When you buy a toothbrush, check the packaging, if it says "Bristle" on the package, it means that the toothbrush contains PIG bristles. Remember Yes...!!!
Bristle means Pig Hair in other words Pig Fur!
Again, recheck your toothbrush package when you buy it, don't forget and procrastinate, look at it beforehand and when you buy the toothbrush you will use.
Similarly on the brush (bread spreader), Generally noted "Bristle", "Pure Bristle", "100% China Bristle".
Close friends, please share that brushing teeth is done every day, there are many kinds of toothbrushes available in supermarkets or traditional markets, and there are also many materials used in making these toothbrushes. As Muslims, we must be vigilant and careful in knowing some of the ingredients or making toothbrushes that have been used for brushing teeth.
Th. In 2012 we were shocked by the emergence of brushes or brushes that had some boar bristles until the MUI issued a fatwa against using a pig bristle brush, but recently there has been information about toothbrushes containing boar bristles. Information for you Muslim groups to be more careful in choosing a toothbrush, because there are dental cleaning products that use materials from non-halal.
Let's all examine the toothbrush, if it says "Bristle" on the package, it means that the toothbrush contains PIG bristles.
Bristle means Pig Hair in other words Pig Fur! So check your toothbrush package again when you buy it.
Similarly on the brush (bread spreader), Generally noted "Bristle", "Pure Bristle", "100% China Bristle".
"What are your toothbrush bristles made of? Plastic or Pig Bristle? Here are a few steps to check:
Watch the wrap, if it's recorded from the bristles,
so made of sea urchin. Please burn the bristles, if it smells like the smell of burning hair, it means it's from sea urchins. However, if it melts and becomes hard, it means it is made of plastic and is safe to use.
Possibility if using the haram: Worship is not accepted, prayer is not accepted, and hell is more worthy (hadith). Save ourselves and our loved ones. "
In everyday life, we certainly use various types of brushes to apply makeup, paint, clean dust, paint homes, grease cake pans, to smear food. As in processing grilled chicken, bread, cakes, as well as a variety of grilled or grilled meat and seafood. Besides that, the brush is useful when combing hair, cleaning hair at a salon or barbershop, cleaning clothes, and scrubbing floors.
Do you know, what do the brushes and brushes you use come from? Most likely it is FROM A FIRE!
Brushes supplied in Indonesia usually come from China. Imported brushes are produced using sea urchins, especially wild boars that have more hair. Sea urchins are considered more economical than the fur of other animals, such as goats, squirrels, civets, horses, raccoons, camels, and dogs.
For Muslims, the use of sea urchins is clearly HARAM. No matter how small, the material from pork is forbidden for consumption as well as for application.
(the term is PIG/BOAR/HOG/BRISTLE HAIR BRUSH) which are sold in various places such as traditional markets, painting supply stores, building materials stores, cosmetic shops, beauty salons, and others. Are you familiar with the various forms. Be careful with painting brushes, wall paint brushes, make-up brushes, hair brushes, clothes brushes, and so on.
HERE ARE SOME TIPS AVOIDING THE USE OF PIG BRUSHS AND BRUSHS:
1. USE 100% SYNTHETIC BRUSH & BRUSH, SUCH AS NYLON.
There are wall paint brushes and feeding brushes, which are slightly more expensive. The nylon material has a texture like plastic for a toothbrush.
2. USE OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAN THE BRUSH.
For example, paint rollers for painting, sponges & cotton buds for makeup, and knives & spatulas for greasing food.
3. BEWARE OF FOOD THAT THE PROCESS OF COOKING AND CLEANING utensils USING A PIG BRUSH.
4. CHARACTERISTICS OF PIG BRUSH BRUSH, WHEN BURNED WILL BREAK A SPECIFIC OTHER LIKE ROCKED MEAT.
5. USUALLY PIG BRUSH BRUSHS SOLD IN WHITE & BLACK COLORS.
However, producers may process sea urchins by bleaching them and then coloring them, so that they look like other animal hairs