Thread: shampooing brushes?

i have read multiple peoples opinion that using shampoo (or conditioner) to thoroughly clean brushes (once a week or so) isnt a bad idea. so that makes me wonder, as i know that not all shampoo is great on my hair. . . are there certain products that serve badger hair better? baby shampoo? dry hair shamoo? oily hair shampoo?. . . my inclination is in the direction of baby product, so if im wrong someone tell me before i go buy it.

My brush of the day gets shampooed each time I use it with whatever soap I lather up with. At the end of the shave I rinse it, whip it against a dry towel, and hang it bristles down to dry. I care more about my razors. My boar and synthetic brushes are cheap and the least of my concerns.

Never heard anyone doing it that much, but some guys will after a few months , but I,m with Benz on this it gets shampooed every time you lather with it,, and my daily shaking it out and drying on my towel I think gets t clean , now a grungy brush that you bought off of eBay you might need to do something. Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Never heard anyone doing it that much, but some guys will after a few months , but I,m with Benz on this it gets shampooed every time you lather with it,, and my daily shaking it out and drying on my towel I think gets t clean , now a grungy brush that you bought off of eBay you might need to do something. Tc

A grungy brush from flea bay would have to be shampooed in penicillin before I would use it.

I only shampoo new boar brushes because they stink.

Where have you been reading ??? I have seen guys trying to get the stink out of an old knot or even a new one once in awhile but something that lives in soap hardly needs another bath just for the fun of it :<0)

The soap scum that is left at the base of the hairs can cause braking of hairs eventually. If a brush is used very often, once a month shampooing is a good maintenance practice. If the soap scum does not go away with shampoo rinse, then a mixture of water and vinegar or water and borax soak helps for sure.

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 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.

Originally Posted by leftyonly

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