Thread: Shampoo

I have a dedicated brush for every soap, but I prefer boar brushes and they don't cost much.

I rotate through my soaps each shave so my brushes end up drying for a few quite a while before their turn comes around again.

I never wash my brushes in shampoo or anything like that, they get a good soaping while I use them and then a good rinse so that's good enough for me, also the reason I use dedicated brushes is so that each brush smells like the soap it's earmarked for and I like it like that.

I have mildly hard water, so no matter how well I rinse out my brushes after use, they will eventually build up some soap scum. When this happens I wash them with dish detergent and not shampoo, and soak them for a couple of minutes in vinegar water. I also do this whenever I get a second hand brush before I use it. It works great, they come out super soft and looking like new.

I said I never wash my brushes because they get a good soaping and rinsing as I use them, we have very soft water so they lather up very easily.

I do actually wash the brushes with hair shampoo then soak in vinegar to get rid of the scent of the soap I was using them for when I finish a particular soap and decide to replace it with something different.

I can't think of anything more horrifying than my shave brush smelling like vinegar.

Ever since I was a kid I've hated that smell. I've puke a couple times when it was really strong.

Originally Posted by WalterWombat

I can't think of anything more horrifying than my shave brush smelling like vinegar.

Ever since I was a kid I've hated that smell. I've puke a couple times when it was really strong.

I only soak mine if I'm going to use it for a different soap/scent but I do dilute the vinegar about 50/50 and I don't get a vinegar smell on my brush after rinsing it.

Yeah, the vinegar smell doesn’t stay on the brush, it disappears right away