Thread: Badger up or badger down?

Now that I have a funky stand to hold my brush and DE... what's the preferred drying position? Bristles up or down are the options.

TIA,

I store mine badger down. I don't think it makes a great deal of difference though. Capillary action takes care of it.

Originally Posted by ben.mid

I store mine badger down. I don't think it makes a great deal of difference though. Capillary action takes care of it.

Ayuh. I once tried to buy a stand from a vendor and he told me they're not at all necessary for drying, they just look good. So...whatever floats your boat, I believe.

I believe the preferred position is bristles down if you have the option. If you don't have the option, I think the general consensus is that with a quality brush, it doesn't matter. One of the concerns of bristles up was that the water would sit on the epoxy for longer and over time this might cause an issue, but some have debunked this theory by saying that the water really doesn't sit there very long if at all because the brush is shaken dry, and that a good brush manufacturer would have used quality epoxy anyway.

FWIW I store my brushes face down and only leave them face up when on travel without my stands.

I think if you always shake the water out well, you can store it however you want.

Mine sit on my bathroom counter badger up and have noticed nothing indicating there is a problem. My recollection is that the badger down was the way to go for a long period of time because glues/adhesives were not as good as they are today.

Badger up for me with nary a problem. Flick until only damp. I set mine up in the bottom of my shaving mug. They make a cute couple.

Chris L

My thanks to you all.

It's a Rooney brush, which I take it is a pretty decent make.

Years ago (maybe 20?) I had a brush, stored it upright, and one day the bristles all came out. Foolish me, didn't even think of re-gluing. I'm not sure, but think that brush came from crabtree and evelyn, as did the sandlwood shaving soap I had.

MMMmmmmmmm. Sandalwood. I wonder if my local guy has sandalwood...(off to spend more money, I think.)

Cheers,

B.

Until finding this forum, the only type of brush I ever used for over 20 years was the cheap boar ones I found in drug stores. I always stored them bristles up and none of them lasted longer than 3 years. Now, I have better brushes, but I'm going to store them bristles down anyway. I believe in capillary action, but I trust capillary action and gravity more.

It does not matter. Most stands, however, are designed to hold the brush with the hair/bristles down.