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    Quote Originally Posted by nessmuck View Post
    Soak in cold water in the fridge for 3 days. Then hand lather and rinse...then shake out water...then 5 minutes doing circles on a dry towel with the tip. Repeat the lather and circles on towel for a week...then just use it ...a lot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by earcutter View Post
    How do you guys break in your boar brushes? Just using them to shave? Or do you whip up lathers for sport a couple times before using on the face?
    I just use mine daily for 2-3 weeks to break it in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    I just use mine daily for 2-3 weeks to break it in.

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    Don’t they wreak Bob? Nessmuck’s response made sense to me because I always thought you HAD to treat em. I guess not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by earcutter View Post
    Don’t they wreak Bob? Nessmuck’s response made sense to me because I always thought you HAD to treat em. I guess not.
    All I can say is that I started shaving using a boar brush about 50 years ago and have used them on and off ever since. So far breaking them in by just using them has not wrecked them. OTH by treating them they may well break in a bit faster but I have not tried that. There is always more than one way to skin a cat.

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    I will give it a good wash in warm water with a pinch of oxyclean in a tall glass. Whip up the soapy water really well for a few minutes. Rince with warm water and dry as i would any brush after a use. The next day after it has dried i take it in the shower with me and shampoo my hair put some of that lather in my hand and hand lather the brush with the shampoo lather. Rince well with warm water.

    Get out of the shower and its ready to go. It will break in more as you use it but this helps to get rid of any bad smells. As if i could smell it. Well, its how i do it and i havent smelled anything bad after doing this.

    Or, just use the thing for a while. It will break in and any scent will go away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gasman View Post
    Or, just use the thing for a while. It will break in and any scent will go away.
    Now that you mention it, I can't recall ever having a new Omega boar brush that smelt funky. I have had a couple of badger brushes that smelt funky at first and one that had made the rinse water brown.

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    I’m with Bob. I haven’t noticed any smells from the 3 Omega boar brushes I have and I just started shaving with them out of the box. They got softer the more I used them, no question about that and I haven’t experienced much bristle loss.
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    I got mine in today. It’s on the left. The picture doesn’t do it justice, it’s huge!!

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    Yep, That 49 is a biggie! Here is mine in the right colored handle and the little one this thread is about. A wee bit of difference. Ha.
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    So now I have 4 new Omega brushes to break in. This is going to take some time!
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    I want the small one lol! Or maybe one in-between!
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