If it is the boar brush by vdh the proper process is to throw it out nd buy a tweezerman from target for $10. I tried the vdh boar brush against the tweezerman doing half a face with each and the boar was terrible.
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The vdh is a fine brush once broken in a little and will give you many years of good service if you follow the care tips given in other post.
I broke it in and didn't get much success with the brush. However everything else VDH I love!
I dropped my favorite Muhle brush in the toilet in my beginning years. Skipped right out of my fingers then plooooop. 2 points nothing but net.
Needless to say that brush was no longer welcome in my household. Went on line & ordered the same model.
I'm not saying the vdh is the best brush out there but he doesn't need to go out and buy a new one was my point. My two favorite brushes are both omega brushes.
Use synthetic one.
Works great, not rotting, losing hairs & etc problems so no any special maintenance, just sometime put it into vinegar to remove limescale etc.
Cost almost nothing, badgers saved :)
Thanks for all the tips guys. Good Stuff!
I too have struggled to believe my main brush will 'break' or require replacement any time soon. I have an EJ for travel and apart from that I have never owned another - my main on is a Kent T4.
The advice above on brush maintenance is totally recommended. I am not sure what borax is and not entirely sure that we have it here in the UK, but I wash my brush in regular hair shampoo once every few months. As always I shake out all the water that may have got in and hang it upside-down on a brush stand after it's come in to any sort of contact with water.
I still have and occasionaly use my first brush, an Ever-Ready boar that my father gave me in 1969! It is bent over and has a little thinner knot than it did new, but will still whip up a lather. I didn't learn to care for the brush well when I started but if I had I believe that it would be in better shape for sure.
My first badger brush from the mid 70's somewhere is much better cared for, but I don't use it anymore because with age it has gotten soft and doesn't perform well. I suppose that the hairs just wore down over time and lost their "spine".
Will N.