I received my first synthetic brush yesterday from The English Shaving Company as mentioned here. I soaked it for about an hour (not on purpose - I lost track of what I was doing - must be getting old). Then I made a trial batch of lather. I also used it this morning. Worked OK as far as the lather goes. The brush is pretty soft, but either it's too stiff for me or it's going to take me some time to get used to a stiff brush. In some ways, I like my boar brush because it's a little stiffer than my silvertip, so I like a fairly stiff brush. But this synthetic is pretty stiff.
Do synthetics need to be broken-in? If so, what should I do? Do they get a little more limp over time? Do they get softer? This inquiring mind wants to know.
Thanks,
~Jeff
Do synthetics need to be broken-in? If so, what should I do? Do they get a little more limp over time? Do they get softer? This inquiring mind wants to know.
Thanks,
~Jeff