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    When I got my first boar brush from Whipped Dog, it came with a packet of Oxy-Clean and instructions to soak it twice in the stuff to mitigate the smell...

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    I shampoo on the advice of Thater... my beautiful luxurious plexiglass handled silvertip brush needs that kind of treatment. Some people don't some people do. It's whatever floats your boat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by leftyonly View Post
    When I got my first boar brush from Whipped Dog, it came with a packet of Oxy-Clean and instructions to soak it twice in the stuff to mitigate the smell...
    ,,, I believe it

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    My Thater Simpsons and all my customs got shampooed before first use, not since, and one of my brushes I've used for over 20 years,, it really is what you want to do, but not nessecary. And I,m a clean freak about most things, but my NDC seems to do a very good job. Tc
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    I don't personally shampoo my various brushes, but rather thoroughly rinse them after they are used. I may someday shampoo one of mine just to see if it affects it in any way, but I doubt it would.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shavetime View Post
    This happens to be the first place I was able to find a second time.

    http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...detergent.html
    Well I'll be, some of you do that eh ? I never would have guessed. I did think once, if I ever made a troll brush it would have a mullet and then it would need an occasional wash and blow dry :<0)

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    now i want a troll brush

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    That thing is so ugly it's cute.

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    I really only deep clean a brush if I have ever gotten it used or a brand new brush to help get rid of the animal funk. If you don't have overly hard water and you ensure to rinse very, very thoroughly after each use and then rinse some more...I suspect deep cleaning a brush you use regularly should not be necessary for a very long time. If ever.

    But if you really wanted to for whatever reason, I don't suppose there would be any harm done. As long as you do it in a sensible way.

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    I always thoroughly clean a new brush no matter the maker or quality. I'll use borax and shampoo. I've found over the years even though some brushes (badger) may have no smell and seem ready to go from the getgo all kinds of ugly gunk comes out of them during that first wash.

    After that I never do anything besides a thorough rinse after use in warm water. I used to borax them every six months and then it was once a year and then I just stopped.
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