Thread: Cleaning the brush

Do you clean the brush after every shave. I did this with my first tub of Taylors and used it up fast. I now leave the soap in the brush and I need must less soap to get lather for the next shave.

Is this OK to do?

I have to say that it is not the thing to do.

Having said that I still have and occasionaly use the Ever Ready brush that my father gave me new back in 1969 and I used to leave it in the mug, till the next morning on top of the Williams with all of the lather drying right in it. It is bent over like so many that you find used. Dad's thoery was that the dried soap in the brush would re-constitute when you wet it and started again the next morning. Well he did grow up during the depression.

I would not do that today to any of my brushes. It cannot be any better for them than leaving shampoo on your hair all day and night.

When I got my first badger as a gift I was instructed to be sure to wash it out and stand it up every time I used it. That one still looks great to this day.

Will N.

lol...I was gonna say, try leaving shampoo in your hair and see what you think. I rinse mine and shake it out after every shave..especially since I rotate soaps or creams, you don't want old gunky residue in there for the next shave.

Only when I rotate soaps, every few shaves.

I think, if you like buying new brushes leaving soap in a brush will help you along.

I always "clean" my brush with a real good rinse and careful squeeze to get the soap out. First I "scrape" the excess, leftover lather back into my mug. If your face is clean before shaving, you shouldn't pick up any oils or dirt in the soap. The lather is slightly solidified, a bit "springy" and relathers easier than straight from the soap. I get the same shave from this as from fresh lather off the soap. If I just rinse the lather away, a large puck of Col
Conk might only last 5-6 shaves, not very economical.

I clean any brush after each shave. Like others, I like to rotate soaps and creams. I also have too many things on my "shaving want list". Keeping things as long as possible allows me to purchase more of my "wants".

Cleanliness is next to Godliness..........yep .

Just imagine the next time you take a shower and you shampoo your hair what if you just left all the soap in for the next time?

I am always sure to clean out any soap and residue from my brush. I have been shaving for a year now with the same brush, and it still works like it did the first day. It's all about a balance of being gentle, yet firm...