Thread: Drying your brush?

After you've shaved and rinsed your brush, what's the proper way to dry it so you don't ruin the bristles or anything? Do you just let it hang on a stand or squeeze the water out by hand, or brush it against a dry towel?

Michael.

Once I rinse mine thoroughly, I stick in the showed and shake it briskly to lose as much water as possible. Then I hang mine to dry. I fashioned a loop out of parachute cord so I can hang my brush off of my hand towel rack in the bathroom.

I shake it out well then hang it on it's stand. It doesn't really matter if you hang it upside down or stand it up on the handle, the bristles have a huge surface area and will dry out quickly as long as they aren't enclosed in cabinet or something.

Its very important to get all the soap out. I rinse and squeeze until its all out and then shake it out really good until it pretty much looks dry then hang it hair down to finish drying.

I give it a long thorough rinse, a quick squeeze and repeat the process before hanging the brush to dry.

I'm a shaker and hanger.

James.

I made a hook for my brush out of a wire clothes hanger and suspeneded it from a shelf in my medicine cabinet. after thurough wash and squeeze, I vigorously shake it out then habg it bristles down so that no residual water is left at the base of the bristles.

First, I'll rinse it thoroughly to get any excess lather out of it. Then I give it a good initial shake to get the excess water out. Followed by a gentle pat-down with my towel and (I said a pat - not rub!) on its outer side. Finally, I give it some vigorous shakes to get every single drop out of it. Sometimes I do this whilst holding my arm out underneath it so I can feel if water is flicking out of it still. It then goes on its stand, up side down and is stored on top of the cupboard.

Give it a few shakes till dry and then put it away...

First a lukewarm-to cold rinse with a couple of squeezes under the running water, then a few flicks into the shower, then hang from stand: http://www.vintagebladesllc.com/vsho...cat=151&page=1

Rather than "blooming" it dries with the bristles closer to the original shape:
http://www.vintagebladesllc.com/vsho...cat=151&page=1