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    When I'm done with my brush and soap I rinse out my brush so it is clean

    for the next shave. I remember my father saying he left the soap in the brush for the next time. Just curious as to what y'all do.

    Bill

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    Leaving the soap in the brush is probably one of the best ways to shorten brush life. It's just not good for it and I don't see the advantage other than save a few pennies on soap which you'll make up when you have to replace the brush.
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    This is probably true, but being that my father went through the Great Depression saving a penny or two was ultra important then. I'm not trying to justify it, only see what others are doing..........

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    I remember seeing some old vintage brushes all bent up looking. I wonder if that is how they got that way?

    Perhaps the boars hair can survive it somewhat, but not with my silvertip badger!!! I won't risk it!

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    Rinse and shake, rinse and shake, until no more lather comes out, then I hang it tips-down to dry.
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    My boar brush I often just leave in the mug after my shave. It was cheap-ishg when I got it, I've had it for years, and I've not seen any problems. When I do rinse it out, I just leave it sitting hairs up to dry. I'm not recommending this treatment, it is just what I used to do for a long time before I found SRP, I did not alter the method after.

    My badger brushes get the deluxe treatment, always.

    I usually make a lot of lather, and I don't rinse out my shave mug very often. Many a time I find I only need to whip up the soap already in there to have enough for my next shave.

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    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.

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    I agree with Obie. Since I'm not a POW either, I rinse and shake until clean and dry then stand it up to dry. Capillary action will carry any remaining moisture away from the knot to evaporate.
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    This is something many of the old timers used to do. I remember my Grandfather's brush was all bent, curled...He used to leave it in the mug with the puck of Williams....
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    It depends on the scenario. How late am I for work?

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