Question

Name the plant used to make bristles of brushes

Answer 1

The plant that is used to make bristle of brushes is

 

the Coconut Plant

 

A bristle is stiff and abrasive and is mainly used for cleaning purposes because they are strong.

 

Bristle can also be made from animal products such as

Stiff hair

Feather

Answer 2

Bristles can be made from bamboo plant. A bristle is basically a stiff and abrasive and is mainly used for cleaning purposes because they are strong. Bristle can also be made from animal products such as Stiff hair and Feather.

The bristles were actually the stiff, coarse hairs taken from the back of a hog's neck and attached to handles made of bone or bamboo. Boar bristles were used until 1938, when nylon bristles were introduced by Dupont de Nemours. Nowadays it is made from nylon