You missed the part about what you do AFTER your shave.


I used to drop the brush into the cup full of lather and leave it that way overnight.

The brush held enough moisture to ruin the soap overnight. My soaps would last a week.

Now I always rinse the brush out and stand it up, then rinse out the cup (with soap), and invert it to drain it. Then, after I put the razor away, I set the cup back upright to allow the soap to dry.