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06-01-2006, 03:41 PM #1Member
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Shaving brush clean up.
Does any one have any tips on cleaning shaving brushes. I have had it from new and it looks like it has seen better days, I just want to give it a clean.
Peter
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06-01-2006, 04:27 PM #2Senior Member
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You can put some shampoo in your mug and whip up a good lather, rinse & repeat, then finish with conditioner if you choose. You can also try a soak in Borax (check Wal-Mart with the powdered laundry soaps). ClassicShaving also has a packet of brush cleaner they sell.
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06-01-2006, 05:20 PM #3Super Shaver
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Here's what came with my Edwin Jagger brush from Crabtree & Evelyn:
CARE OF YOUR SHAVING BRUSH
1. THE BRUSH IS STERILISED - IT SHOULD NOT BE BOILED.
2. LATHER LIGHTLY WITHOUT PRESSURE
3. AFTER USE - RINSE THROUGHLY AND REMOVE ALL EXCESS MOISTURE.
4. LEAVE IT OPEN TO DRY OUT - NEVER ENCLOSE A DAMP BRUSH
5. RINSE OUT THE BRUSH IN A MILD BORAX SOLUTION PERIODICALLY. THIS WILL HELP PREVENT MILDEW ATTACKING THE HAIRS AND GIVE LONG LIFE TO THE BRUSH.
You might follow the Borax cleaning with a little shampoo and conditioner to make it hapy for your face again.
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06-01-2006, 05:42 PM #4Senior Member
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What kind of brush is it? Badger or boar? Now you have a perfect excuse to buy a new brush.
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06-01-2006, 08:51 PM #5Member
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Its a Taylors Of Old Band Street Super Badger extra large. So I want to keep it going, its only 4 years old so there is plenty of life in the old badger yet
I will try the borax over the weekend. Then report back.
Peter
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06-01-2006, 10:16 PM #6Senior Member
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The next time you go to your barber (hairdresser/stylist) bring your brush with you, and wash it with his "industrial strenght" shampoo... It does the trick for mine Vulfix.
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Originally Posted by superfly
Just don't give it a crew cut.
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06-02-2006, 01:09 AM #8Face nicker
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I just use shampoo on mine
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06-02-2006, 04:03 AM #9Senior Member
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Peter,
With the Borax soak, use one teaspoon for one cup of hot tap water. I put the Borax in a mug, and then eyeball the water. I only fill to the base of the handle, then use the brush to mix up the solution. I soak mine for half an hour, stirring about every 10 minutes.
RT
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