Thread: Brush stands - do you really need them?

This has been asked and discussed so many times on all the forums.

No, you definitely do not need a brush stand.

Someone actually did a scientific study to measure residual moisture after drying for a day on a stand and without a stand. I don't have the time to search for it now, but I'm quite certain it was on B&B. Suffice to say the end results were there was no difference whatsoever between using a stand or without...and this gentleman was very scientific in his methods!

The main consideration as to how quickly your brush will dry is how dry the environment is or more so how well ventilated, as to air movement. Clearly, storing a recently used brush in a drawer or in a closed up cupboard is not advisable, stand or no stand. If you store it out in the open without a stand, in a well ventilated bathroom that is not in use 24/7 you will be fine.... No need to overthink it.

The only addendum I would tack on is that having at least a second brush is a good idea to allow the first brush plenty of time to dry out, if you like to shave daily and are worried about the more dense type of brushes not drying out fully. Not that many of us limit ourselves to two brushes...