Thread: Wild hairs on a new brush!

So I have a new Simpson B3 brush and being a noob I bent some hairs on the outside of the knot.With all the info on shaving,honing and stropping,I found next to nothing on brush use or care.What I have dicovered is that using the brush in a painting stroke v a scrubbing stroke prevents bent or broken hairs.

So my question:What do you do to correct bent hairs on your brush?I used a hot water rinse and then wrapped the knot in toilet paper to dry with a tight twist on the end,like a hard candy wrapper.

I really don't concern myself with a few strands of hair out of place at all

That said, a good way to get them back in line is to hang it upside down when drying, that should take care of most of it.
I shake them out good before they are hung to dry.

Do not try to cover the brush while wet.
Preventing air-flow in the brush when wet would lead to no good.
Smell and bacteria growth and the like..

I'm agree with Birnando it may help just to hang your brush upside down while drying

If they bother you,just trim them off.

Birnando is right, try hanging it upside down. Happy Shaving!

Don't worry about it just shave on.

I think they kinda look cute, you know tuckered out and spent after a good hot shave. I like a few hairs outta place.

Guess I should have also said I have a brush stand for it to hang in and the tp does not stay on long.Just long enough for the hair to straighten out,I'm also not a fan of the frazzled look on my brush.

One person a few weeks was ago talking about using an "O" ring to make his brush have a little more backbone. This might fix your lazy hair problem if seeing an O ring wouldn't bother you.

Post a pic of the brush,when the best knots are hand packed, some aberant, stray hairs are simply removed from the knot,
The best badger hair is hollow (S.T from the neck area)if they are bent or Broken,just cut them off and be done with it.
On the B3 you have about 12K + hairs,4 or 5 less,you will never notice.