Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
For about 25 years I used cheap boar brushes. I used to go through one every 1 to 3 years because the knot would fail and release large numbers of bristles until the brush was no longer usable; and I have explored the lower limits of how many bristles are required to make a lather even with patience. I found that I could make them last about twice as long by storing them bristles down in a stand. Until finding SRP, I did not know of the existence of badger brushes. Since using both types of brushes, I have come up with my General Theory of Razor Brush Moisture Relativity Due to Gravitational Orientation.
This seems very reasonable to me. Probably means I should find a stand to hang my boar brush. Either that, or invest in a 'good' brush...