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How do you dry off your brush? Do you rinse it until there is no sign of any lather left? Do you tamp it on a towel or shake it off?
I think I may be overdoing it, I rinse the heck out of mine, then shake vigorously about 10 times. I have noticed a hair or two coming out recently. I hang mine to dry afterwards.
Thanks for the help in advance.
Pretty much the same way you do. I usually open the shower door and flick the brush a few times in the air (water gets everywhere, hence the shower), then I let them hang in their drip stands to dry. I try not to use the same brush on consecutive days, just to make sure they're nice and dry.
Some people swipe them up and down on a towel, but I've never liked that idea, as I don't want to pick up any lint or other detritus from the towel that could get hidden in the knot.
I rinse mine almost as though I'm making lather with my (bowl-shaped) mug under hot tap water. I usually give it a shake and then re-rinse followed by more shaking to get the water out. I think you can plan on losing a few bristles here and there.
I rinse and squeeze until I'm sure all the soap is out and also flick in the shower and then hang them to dry. I have enough of a rotation so I only use the same brush every few days so they all dry completely.
Sometimes I just leave it in the bowl. I dont rinse it out at all. When i do I rinse give it a quick shake and sit it bristles up to dry.
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Originally Posted by CDogg
That's excactly how i do it too.
I think you may be overdoing it. I just rinse it until there is no sign of lather (brushing it against my hand, etc), then shake the water out vigorously a few times - 5-6? Then I hang it on a cheap plastic stand. For a year or so I didn't even have the stand and never had a problem. Shaving Brushes, Men's Wet Shaving, Badger and Boar Bristles Brushes, Razors has a video or two on brush care that I think are pretty good.
Jordan
Losing the occasional bristle is normal.
I use a towel after rinsing and flicking, then bristles down in the bowl.
Monthly I will shampoo and condition, read that somewhere here.
It works for me.
By the way souschefdude, love the avatar picture.
Mr McQueen WAS the man!!
I may have to get a second one....bummer :)
Yes, McQueen was the man. I have an 08 Bullitt...but that's a different forum.
I always rinse my brush thoroughly, then vigorously shake the water out into the sink, place it in the brush holder and let it air dry.
You can also wipe it on your bath towel, but the main thing, imho is to shake the excess water from the brush and place it in a brush holder of some kind to let it air dry.
i rinse thoroughly.. flick out the excess water.. give it a few swipes on a clean towel and then set it on the counter to dry with the bristles up.. it's a wee scot.. so i can use it daily without worry
I rinse mine out until every bit of lather is gone. Then I give it about 5 really hard shakes to get the water out, and hang bristles down to dry. I've been using the same brush everyday, and it seems to be totally dry the next day (though, I just got a second brush, so I may start alternating).
I use uber lather, and the one thing I'm starting to see is what appears to be a film or coating (I assume this is the glycerin??) on the hairs of the brush. Perhaps it shaving oil for prep, for as a newbee, my shaving oil is like my training wheels. Someday I'll take them off, but right now it seems to help with the shave. But, maybe, I'm getting a lot of residue on the brush (don't really know).
I've been thinking about taking dishwashing soap and warm water to wash the brush off once a week. But, I've yet to do that, so I don't know if it will help.
I also only use water as hot as my hand can stand to wash the lather off the brush. I've never heard of a badger haning out in the hot springs or taking a hot shower, so I figure if I can't stand the heat, nether can the brush.
Kent
I rinse mine under running water until all visable trases of soap are gone. Then I shake it a little and blow dry it with a hair dryer at the gym. If I'm shaving at home I do the same, but because I don't have a hair dryer here I just hold it infront of the fan for a few minutes.
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Originally Posted by CDogg
Call me oirish, but wooden ya be better orf liven the fooken shower door shot?! That way ya wood na git warta all over th' place like that, an' wot good dooz it do ya to be standin' in the shower fluckin' warta all over th' place fa anyhoo?!
Mick
I rinse mine under the tap a few seconds and then inside the plastic measuring cup that I soak it in before using.
I used to shake vigorously side to side but I felt that might have been overdoing it. I now just shake up and down three or four times then let it hang in a mirror that sticks to the shower. Only problem with that is that the mirror comes loose every few months. The handle on my brush is a hard plastic and it has chipped and gotten reglued a couple of times.
I do believe that the limited vertical shaking has reduced the amount of bristle fallout that I was experiencing.
Ed.
Mick,Quote:
Originally Posted by MickR
You don't get in the fookin' shower to flick the brush, just aim it in that direction so you don't make a fookin' mess o' the place. Shower tiles don't care if they get wet, mind you, but the missus may be a bit concerned if you soak the mirror and counters with yer flickin' o the brush. It's akin to puttin the seat down on the loo...
Ahhh, whell woi didden yeh joost say dat den? I tink ya should be shore dat da woife is'na in th' shower wen ya start flickin' ya hairy ting around too. :D
Mick
I rinse mine under running water, flick it dry then foof it on a towel before storing it in a little brush holder with the bristles pointing down.
That works very well for me! :)
rinse squeezing the excess foam out, then rinse. Squeeze the water off, then flick in the sink a few times.. I just set it upside down. I tried the holder, but knocked it off the shelf and it landed in the bowl. Now I just place it there upside down.
Bit like most others I guess. I give my brush a good rinse under the hot tap (hot enough to bare my hands under that is). Then give it a good couple of shakes followed by a 'foof' as Stubear put it. This usually gets it nicely dry. After that I just rest it on top of the soap dish of my shaving scuttle.
I always like to sniff my brushes after drying, I love the nice clean fresh smell of badger. Also it tells me if they've not been dried properly before.
I know this sounds nit picky, but I think I have found a better way to rinse. I used to run water in my shave bowl, and swirl the brush, just like I was making lather.
I have begun 'pumping' the brush in the water. It takes alot less time to get all the soap out.
I rinse mine under the hot water, having small children around the house I have turned the hot water system to the lowest setting, so hot is only around 55C.
I make sure it has a good strong flush out with the hot, then one quick shake into the sink, then flush again, then two quick shakes before a swirl or two in the hand and hang it back up.
Mick
Rinse it clean, then whip it until no more drops come out, then set it bristles up to dry.
Have you considered the potential bacteria growt in your heater as result of that low temp?Quote:
Originally Posted by MickR
Dont know if regular heating once in a while helps or it be better to install safer taps
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Originally Posted by janivar123
To be honest mate I never gave it a thought! I just set it at the lowest permissable temp that the heater would allow me too. I expected that it would be a safe heat both for the kids and for the water heater to do its job properly.
I'm going to go down and crank it up overnight now just to be on the safe side.
Thanks for the heads up.
Mick
I will rinse mine untill there is no more lather, shake it , then squeeze the reamaning water out the stand it up to air dry
I rinse in hot water at least 2 times, squeeze out the lather, and shake the brush 3 or 4 times to get the rest of the water out. Capillary action will draw the water from the knot if I put the brush on its flat handle. I used to hang the brush, but it is safer in my house not being hung upside down. And I will comb the brush in order to untangle the bristles. This works well for me with both badger and boar hair. :boohoo:
I don't think I saw this above so will post it ...
I do the rinse thing in my sink with clean warm water, and I rinse by holding the brush between my two palms (not fingers), and alternatingly "pushing" with one palm, and "pulling" with the other to create a centrifugal force effect while in the water. I check the brush by lightly squeezing (NOT pulling) the brush tips ... if there is still lather in the brush, I repeat.
Once rinsed, I repeat the same "centrifugal method" in the open air (either in the shower or over the tub so as not to spray water everywhere). I think this gets rid of 90% of the water before I hang to dry. I don't like slinging or flicking the brush as I think that may contribute to the loose hairs ... at least moreso than the centrifugal method. I've been doing it this way for over a year, and haven't noticed a single lost hair from either my Dovo or Thater.
Anyone else use the "centrifugal method"? My dad used to do this with paint brushes, and I figured it would work with soap brushes.
P.S. Thanks for the confession above re: sniffing the brush afterwards ... I was a closet sniffer, but now I feel I can come out on this!
i usually just give it a run under the faucet the a quick flick into the shower then stand it up to dry. sometimes i dont even bother to rinse it at all and just throw it back in the mug with the lather, this is usually when im either late or just feeling lazy, its just a cheap knot from the golden nib and a home made handle so im not really worried about ruining it at all.
-dan-
I rinse it in hot water, bristles up, shake it out into the tub, check for remaining lather, repeat if necessary, then hang it bristles down. Relative humidity here seldom gets over 20% so it dries within a couple of hours.
Oh, and I sniff it too. It just smells good.
Phew, thought I was the only one :beer1:Quote:
Originally Posted by roughkype
My Brotherrr! Arrgh!