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    Hello everyone :]

    Noticed my new brush got a few split ends lately. Picture below...
    Is it normal? good? bad?

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    It's an Omega boar brush, if it makes any difference...

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    This is normal behavior of boar hair. It is called breaking in of the knot. As the hairs split the knot will feel softer on the face.
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    Yup, like Stefan says it is perfectly normal.

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    Normal and desired
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    Gee, and I thought this was a thread about some gal complaining about her hair.

    Like they said it's how they break in.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
    Gee, and I thought this was a thread about some gal complaining about her hair.

    Like they said it's how they break in.

    The gal or the brush?

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    It is fun to break in a split tail....., there I go again, mind in the gutter.. Dang me.

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    Yes. As previous posters have mentioned, it is most desirable. Especially in the context of a boar brush. When the ends begin split, the brush is breaking in, and a broken in brush holds lather better and feels smoother on the face( Arguably, as soft as a badger)

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    As the others have said, this is how a boar brush is broken in, so it is desired.
    The split ends will make the tips of the brush softer, and it will still maintain great backbone.

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