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Description
S·HEART·S World Premium Short Scalp Brush, Gold — 572-Pin Japanese Shampoo Brush
Overview
The premium tier of the S·HEART·S scalp brush range, in the short-handled version made for use in the shower. Five hundred and seventy-two nylon pins with rounded tips, planted at stepped heights so they follow the curve of the head, in a 160 mm body with an anti-slip stopper for wet, soapy hands. Comes with the brand's Beauty Book and a one-year warranty.
S·HEART·S publishes specific test results for this brush: odour reduced by 52 per cent compared with washing by hand, scalp temperature up by 2 °C during brushing, and improved scalp elasticity with regular use. Those are the manufacturer's figures from the manufacturer's own testing, and the previous version of this page presented them as plain facts about your scalp. They are worth knowing and worth labelling. See also the 376-pin World Model Short and our Japanese haircare range.
Key Benefits
- ✓ 572 round-tipped nylon pins at stepped heights, so pressure spreads instead of concentrating
- ✓ Short handle with an anti-slip stopper — designed to be held with shampoo on your hands
- ✓ Reaches between the hairs at the nape and behind the ears, the two places fingers routinely miss
- ✓ Manufacturer's test results published here, and labelled as the manufacturer's own
- ✓ One-year warranty and a Beauty Book included; JAN 4573113841137
- ✓ Shipped from our base in Kobe, Japan with tracking, in the Japanese domestic packaging
Product Details
| Brand | S·HEART·S |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | S·HEART·S Co., Ltd. |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Product type | Scalp brush for use with shampoo |
| Volume / count | 160 × 51 × 40 mm, approx. 81 g, 572 pins |
| Material | ABS resin handle, nylon pins |
| JAN code | 4573113841137 |
| Regulatory status | Beauty tool — not a cosmetic or a medical device |
Who Is This For?
- Anyone whose scalp still feels not-quite-clean after washing with their hands
- People with thick or long hair, where lather rarely reaches the skin at all
- Users with a tender scalp who want the pressure spread across more points
- Anyone who wears a hat, helmet or head covering for long stretches
- Not for: an inflamed, broken or sunburned scalp, or an active eczema or psoriasis flare
How to Use
- Wet the hair thoroughly with warm water.
- Apply shampoo to the scalp, or to the brush, and work up a lather first.
- Place the brush flat on the scalp and move it in small circles — forehead towards the crown, sides towards the crown, nape towards the crown.
- Cover the whole scalp rather than only the top. Three to five minutes is plenty.
- Rinse the hair and the brush, then let the brush dry with the pins facing down.
Frequency: At every wash
Full Ingredients
This is a tool, not a cosmetic, so there is no ingredient list. Materials: ABS resin handle, nylon pins with rounded tips.
The figures above are the manufacturer's own published test results, not independent trials, and not a promise about your own hair. We repeat them because they are specific and checkable, and we label them as what they are.
S·HEART·S also states that brushing with this tool has no adverse effect on the skin or the keratin layer, with safety equivalent to washing by hand. That is again the company's own testing, and it is a statement about the tool used as directed — pressed hard into the scalp, any brush behaves differently.
Cautions
- Do not press hard. The pins are meant to rest on the scalp, not to be pushed into it.
- Use on wet, lathered hair. Dragging the brush through dry tangles is what causes breakage.
- Do not use on inflamed, sunburned or broken scalp, or during an active eczema or psoriasis flare.
- Rinse after each use and dry pins-down. A wet brush left in a bathroom grows what any wet bathroom object grows.
- Keep out of reach of small children; the handle is not a toy.
Package Contents
1 × scalp brush and 1 × Beauty Book, with a one-year manufacturer's warranty. Japanese domestic packaging with Japanese-language labelling.
Shipping & Store Notes
- Ships directly from Japan
- Processing time: 2–6 business days
- Tracking number provided after dispatch
- Import duties and taxes may apply depending on destination country
- Opened cosmetics cannot be returned for hygiene and safety reasons
Authenticity Guarantee
Every product at Tsujimoto Market is sourced directly from Japan and verified for authenticity. We never sell fakes or grey-market goods. Each order is carefully packed in Kobe, Japan and dispatched with full tracking.
FAQ
Will a scalp brush pull my hair out or damage my scalp?
Used as intended, it should not. The pins are round-tipped nylon and the motion is small circles on wet, lathered hair — not dragging through dry tangles, which is where breakage actually happens. Two habits do cause trouble: pressing hard, on the theory that harder is cleaner, and using it on dry hair as a detangling brush. Neither is what the tool is for. If your scalp is inflamed, sunburned, or you have an active flare of eczema or psoriasis, leave the brush out until it settles.
Does a brush really clean better than fingers?
It cleans differently. Fingers have ten contact points and nails, which is the wrong tool for skin; a brush has several hundred rounded points and no nails, so it reaches between the hairs at an even pressure. S·HEART·S publishes its own test figures for the difference — odour reduced by around half compared with finger washing, scalp temperature up by two degrees. Those are the maker's numbers from the maker's testing, not independent trials, and not a prediction about your hair. What is uncontroversial is the ergonomics: most people scrub the top of the head and neglect the nape, and a brush makes that harder to do.
World Model or World Premium — which one?
The difference is pin count and price: the World Model Short has 376 pins, the World Premium Short has 572 in the same 160 mm body, with a stepped planting pattern and an anti-slip stopper on the handle. More pins means the pressure at each point is lower, which matters if your scalp is tender or if you press harder than you mean to. If neither of those is you, the World Model does the same job for less money. Both are the short-handled version, which is the one designed for shampooing rather than for dry brushing.
Is this an authentic Japanese product?
Yes. We buy through Japanese distribution channels and ship from our base in Kobe, Japan. We do not sell grey-market or parallel-import stock, and the packaging you receive is the Japanese domestic packaging, with Japanese-language labelling.
Will I pay customs duty or import VAT?
That depends on your country and on the declared value of the parcel, not on us. We ship from Japan with a correct customs declaration and full tracking; any duty or import VAT your country charges is collected by your local carrier or customs office on delivery. Check your national de-minimis threshold before ordering if you want to avoid a surprise.
