Thread: Cleaning brushes???

30 yrs of wet shaving,Ihave never cleaned a brush,rinse well,shake it out,hang till dry,and my first brush (Hofferitz) is still in perfect shape.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

30 yrs of wet shaving,Ihave never cleaned a brush,rinse well,shake it out,hang till dry,and my first brush (Hofferitz) is still in perfect shape.

I was worried about cleaning and I've only been at it 6 months!! Thanks!!

I learned from this video first;

Brush Cleaning Video | ShaveInfo.com About Wet Shaving

Mine get cleaned everytime I use them....with whatever soap or cream I use I just rinse them and let them dry.

If you take the time to thoroughly rinse your brush after use you won't have to clean with any soap. It's only when you don't and the soap and residue starts to build up that you have issues. The only caveat to that is if you have water quality issues and then the minerals and soap can build up and it's almost impossible to rinse out and then at some point you need to give it a good shampooing.

A brush is after-all hair so pretty much anything you use on your hair you can use on the brush no matter if it's badger or boar or horse.

I am with pixelfixed on this question. And I have 3 silver badger brushes and one black badger brush.

Thanks guys. I asked a good one this time!!! I don't have any build up on the brushes at all. I'm going to just keep doing what I have been.....rinse off very well and hang dry it. I alternate brushes with razors everyday so the drying part won't be an issue. Thanks agin for all the help!!!!

I've never cleaned mine, but brush maker Rodney Neep says you can shampoo them with baby shampoo and use hair conditioner on them.