Thread: Trimming the brush?

Does anyone trim the wild hairs on your brushes? I've been using a boar brush for 2-3 months and several hairs are beginning to stick out all over after it has dried. Not really a problem. Just wondering. I figured if I cut them off I'll cut them right at the handle. Any thoughts? Thanks.

In case it matters I normally let the brush soak in very warm water for a minute or so before putting it in my soap jar to apply soap. When I'm done shaving I rinse it out real well with hot water, squeeze it real hard and hang it up, bristles down, to dry.

I wouldn't think there would be any harm in trimming the errant hairs down?

I have never "SQUEEZED" mine out.
Just flick/shake it out in the shower.

I have a badger though so not sure if there would be a difference?

When too many hairs on my brushes get unruly, After use, rinsed and shaken out, I snugly wrap in a strip of paper towel and let dry in brush hanger. Unwrap and brush looks nearly new, even my broken in boars.
Denis, Happiness is a BBS

Originally Posted by Tallships

When too many hairs on my brushes get unruly, After use, rinsed and shaken out, I snugly wrap in a strip of paper towel and let dry in brush hanger. Unwrap and brush looks nearly new, even my broken in boars.
Denis, Happiness is a BBS

After strip on towel, i let it near the window ,on his handle but bristles up. NOT down because in this way it's simple for humidity go up.
Remember don' use water too hot , my friend use almost boiling water but in this way the bristles of his brushes are "strange"