brush a little harsh on my face

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12-21-2009, 07:29 PM
iulian

brush a little harsh on my face

hello everybody,

i would like to know if there is something i can do to my brush to take the harshness off the tips of my badger brush,the brush is a simple 9€ Balea brush.i saw a very big resemblence with a wilkinson here on the forum one time.

can anybody help me? the tips are a little harsh does anyone know what

can i do to make them softer maybe?

thanks and happy hollidays
12-21-2009, 07:36 PM
Slartibartfast

I am not the brush expert, but... It should soften with use.

I know my tweezerman softened up quite a bit after using it a few weeks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by iulian

hello everybody,

i would like to know if there is something i can do to my brush to take the harshness off the tips of my badger brush,the brush is a simple 9€ Balea brush.i saw a very big resemblence with a wilkinson here on the forum one time.

can anybody help me? the tips are a little harsh does anyone know what

can i do to make them softer maybe?

thanks and happy hollidays
12-21-2009, 08:07 PM
iulian

yes this make sense but i wanna do something about it coz i soak it in hot water i do everything i should and if i push slightly on my face with it i feel it would need something done to it.

whould i rub it on some sand paper or do something with it soak it in boiling water or something.

have you tried something that worked for you?

it's not a big waste coz it didn't cost as much

will the only solution be a new silvertip?

thanks a lot,
any advice greatly apreciated
12-21-2009, 08:11 PM
CarrieM

Try washing with hair shampoo and conditioner, That may help soften it up some. It sounds like it just needs some breaking in.
12-21-2009, 08:39 PM
iulian

just washed it in whampoo and conditioner after... we'll see how that goes

please continue the suggestions

thanks alot
12-21-2009, 08:54 PM
avatar1999

Don't know what you could do other than use it. I use a boar brush, and I like the little bit of roughness...so I don't really care if it gets softer :p
12-21-2009, 10:34 PM
ronnie brown

to help break it in make a good lather in your hand and realy scrub it hard agianst your hand . do this 4 or 5 times, then shampoo and cond.it
12-22-2009, 04:51 AM
niftyshaving
Quote:

Originally Posted by ronnie brown

to help break it in make a good lather in your hand and realy scrub it hard agianst your hand . do this 4 or 5 times, then shampoo and cond.it

+1
- Build the lather in a cup, mug or on you hand then paint the lather on your face perhaps with the hand you built the lather on.
- Try and use only the first 0.5-1cm (1/4- 1/2 inch) of the brush.
The best choice for the impatient might be to worry your way through the least expensive puck of shave soap you can find (less than two euro). Just spend 5 min a day using the brush in a cup with inexpensive soap and it will break in, perhaps in a week.

Do not over do it but you can also grab a bar of laundry soap and worry your way through some of the bar. Laundry soap being a slightly harsh non lathering hard bar soap. In the US look for Fels-Naptha Heavy Duty Laundry Bar Soap or equivalent. That should break in an inexpensive boar brush quickly. Do completely rinse this soap off the brush very well before letting it dry for tomorrow.

Just remember that it is boar and will never be badger.
12-22-2009, 07:22 AM
iulian

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronnie brown

to help break it in make a good lather in your hand and realy scrub it hard agianst your hand . do this 4 or 5 times, then shampoo and cond.it

thanks alot i will do that every day see how it goes after 1-2 weeks.

thanks alot

happy hollidays
12-22-2009, 07:24 AM
iulian
Quote:
Originally Posted by niftyshaving

+1

Build the lather in a cup, mug or on you hand then paint the lather on your face perhaps with the hand you built the lather on.
Try and use only the first 0.5-1cm (1/4- 1/2 inch) of the brush.

The best choice for the impatient might be to worry your way through the least expensive puck of shave soap you can find (less than two euro). Just spend 5 min a day using the brush in a cup with inexpensive soap and it will break in, perhaps in a week.

Do not over do it but you can also grab a bar of laundry soap and worry your way through some of the bar. Laundry soap being a slightly harsh non lathering hard bar soap. In the US look for Fels-Naptha Heavy Duty Laundry Bar Soap or equivalent. That should break in an inexpensive boar brush quickly. Do completely rinse this soap off the brush very well before letting it dry for tomorrow.

Just remember that it is boar and will never be badger.
i will do this too for the next week or two and see how that goes,
thanks alot for the sugestion,
i do use a badger brush,sorry if i didn't say it i dont remember,
but the thing is i use it twice a week coz that often i shave and baybe that's why it need break in.

thanks alot

best regards,iulian
12-22-2009, 08:50 AM
ndw76

I do the same as others have recomended. Before the first time I use a new brush, or new knot, I give it a good wash in warm water and shampoo (rinse and repeat) and then give it heaps of conditioner and let it sit for about ten minutes. Then I give it a good rinse and dry it. After that it's as soft as can be.