Thread: Shampoo

Is it a good idea to use shampoo to clean my shaving brushes after every use. Does regular use of shampoo have any negative effects on the badger hair. Thanks guys.

I don't see the necessity of shampooing a brush after every shave. Mind you it is shampoo meant for hair so I doubt it would harm badger hair.

All I ever do is rinse the knot thoroughly, give it a couple of wrist snap shakes and put it away to dry. Haven't had any issues so far.

Bob

My brushes get clean every time I use them. My best advice for any natural bristle is soak it first and make sure you rinse off any excess soap. Other than that I haven't seen a reason to do anything else. I have boar badger and horsehair. I treat them all the same and have no issue with any of these.

Thanks gents.

I wash mine with shampoo every 6 months or so. After the shave I give mine a good rinse then a few flicks and 'strop' on my towel.

I don't see the need to shampoo everyday. Hypothetically the silicone that a lot of shampoos use could cause a build up of silicone on the bristles and might effect the performance. Also many shampoos contain sodium laurath sulfate which with continued use could cause the bristles to become week and break.

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

Also many shampoos contain sodium laurath sulfate which with continued use could cause the bristles to become week and break.

Thanks, I wondered why my hair disappeared.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Thanks, I wondered why my hair disappeared.

Bob

At least its saves the cost of shampoo and styling wax. Win, win I'd say

I rinse mine and rub them against my palm under the running water to make sure the soap is out then after a couple of shakes I give the bristles a squeeze before putting the brush bristles up to dry.

They dry much faster bristles up so the water can evaporate up into the air, if the bristles are hung the moisture will evaporate further into the bristles so take longer to dry.

My humble opinion ymmv.

Well down is the way gravity works, so not sure that makes sense, but it’s your brush, now as far as cleaning, it’s getting a fresh soaping every time you use it, so it’s clean, I don’t even rinse all the soap out unless I’m putting it up for any length of time, I have used them for months without anything but a couple seconds under the faucet then a shake. Still have soap left to start the next shave

The only time I have "cleaned" a brush is if it ws used by someone else or new.

We all here have had pink lather on the second pass.......

But if After a quick rinse and if the soap already didn't kill it I am not to worried about catching anything from myself the next day.