Gentlemen:

After the shave I thoroughly rinse out my brush, dry it and hang it in the drip stand. I try to be good to my brushes — badger, boar and synthetic — so that they are good to me for many years.

Since I rotate 21 brushes, somehow I can't see picking up an expensive silver tip choking in a cake of dry lather.

If I were a prisoner of war with one brush and a bar of soap, I might consider leaving the lather on the brush for the next day. Until then, though, I think I will clean my brushes after the shave.

Regards,

Obie