Thread: Barbicide for disinfecting

After seeing this, I got scared
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...349#post585349
Is it safe to use barbicide on the brush? Also planning to use white regular vinegar with warm water and finally shampooing it with regular dishwasher soap. Ive had my brush now for over a month but I do notice I get these mild red bumps but only on the left cheek (maybe its not brush related, but maybe it is). So I think it needs to at least be cleaned but cleaning it doesnt eliminate that tinea barbae fungi. What do people think?

Double post..

Thanks for taking the time to notice that.

bumps on left cheek only.. are you right handed?

my guess is that you (and I, also) need to work on shaving technique.. shaving the right cheek is easier for me, and gets better results, shaving the left is a little more awkward, and more inclined to razor burn and such.

I agree with p.z.

I have used my fathers brush which is over 40 years old until recently giving it to my son. No barbacide, no vinegar nothing... My father didn't either by the way. If it was a problem with the brush it would have been your entire face unless you just lather and shave the left side....

I have used Barbicide on straight razors at work and I would think it might stain the bristles. It is blue and it will stain some surfaces. I don't wash my brushes as the shaving soap I use accomplishes that and I rinse throughly when I am done with it. I have been using a shaving brush for thirty five years with no problems except that lately they seem to multiply like rabbits.