Thread: My brush smells like, Badger?!!

I found the same with all my horse hair brushes but eventually cleaned up on its own after a few uses.

As long as it doesn't smell like a Honey Badger you should be fine.

+ 2 oxiclean shampoo and sunlight

Originally Posted by WW243

As long as it doesn't smell like a Honey Badger you should be fine.

Eek! A brush from an animal that tough would be more likely to cut our hairs (and faces) than our razors!

Originally Posted by WW243

As long as it doesn't smell like a Honey Badger you should be fine.

"Honey Badger...he doesn't give a *&^%"

Well, couda been worse and smelt like boar or horse at least you did get badger.

Bob

The "active" ingredient in Oxyclean is H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide). That would help a great deal. The stuff you get in a pharmacy is about 3%. You can concentrate it by boiling some away but be careful. Higher concentrations can be hazardous (30%) to deadly (> 60% can literally burn your flesh away). I use 30% frequently for fabric cleaning and it will burn the crap out of you in a millisecond! It winds up diluted to about 5% by the time it sees the fabric, heat (135-165F) and a touch of ammonia will make it more aggressive. Of course you may well wind up with a "bottle blonde" brush!

Originally Posted by BobH

Well, couda been worse and smelt like boar or horse at least you did get badger.

Nothing on Earth can prepare you for the delicate scent of a newly-purchased wet horsehair brush.

Funny thing, old lightning was tellin me the other day every time a human mounts him he has to breath the other way.

I have mixed baking soda and a little bit of water and made a paste. Filled the brush up as best I could. Just like you would fill a brush up to shave. Then set it in a small juice glass with hair down and let set for a couple of days. Then wash out in warm water and rinse.
Do it a second time but with shaving soap. Then wash it out and you should be fine.

Ray