I have a Semogue brush that has broken in very nicely over the past year, but it has been colored like a badger. If I soak the thing in bleach, will I risk doing some kind of damage?
bleaching a colored boar
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Colour doesn't affect performance...
If you bleach the hairs, it *should* work but I think the risk of damaging the hair is great... I wouldn't do it myself. Think if you bleach your own hair, it can be all right, it can go wrong. If you leave it for too long, the hair will fall off...
If you bleach the hairs, it *should* work but I think the risk of damaging the hair is great... I wouldn't do it myself. Think if you bleach your own hair, it can be all right, it can go wrong. If you leave it for too long, the hair will fall off...
If the brush is dyed, don't try to change it.
Buy an undyed brush if that is what you want.
Buy an undyed brush if that is what you want.
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What if I used something like Miss Clairol instead of bleach?
By that same logic, I should have told the guy who dyed it in the first place not to try to change it.
By that same logic, I should have told the guy who dyed it in the first place not to try to change it.
It is your choice what to buy as I am sure the brush comes in dyed and natural.
The only difference is cosmetic.
Soaking the brush in any caustic substance will only harm it. Best to just take the scissors to it and cut off all of the offending dyed part, then toss the handle or reknot it with something that is more visually appealing to you.
I think you would damage the brush to the point that it would not be usable if you tried to remove the dye on the bristles.
If you let us know which Semogue model you have I am sure you will be told what the undyed model of that same brush is. They are not big ticket items unless you are talking about one of the LE brushes in which case you are SOL as they only come one way.
Been there. Done that. Advice: just find and buy the un-dyed brush you want instead. This is starting to sound like some sort of zombie shaving brush movie. "Semogue 1460 of The Undyed" coming soon to a shave den near you!
What if I used something like Miss Clairol instead of bleach?
By that same logic, I should have told the guy who dyed it in the first place not to try to change it.
I got no experience in this other than bleaching my own hair... It wasn't pretty... If badger hair are similar to a human hair, well, it can turn ugly quick. All I'm saying is, best way to know is to try it. However, you risk very well destroying the brush in the process...
Undyed boars > dyed boars. This is the truth. People should just stop buying banded boars until manufacturers stop making them. When Semogue goes, "Hmm our blond boar brushes sales doubled and our banded ones completely stopped," things are only gonna change for the better.
That said. Buy a replacement that's undyed, then try dying this one black or something. If you don't need it anymore, you can be our guinea pig.
That said. Buy a replacement that's undyed, then try dying this one black or something. If you don't need it anymore, you can be our guinea pig.
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The brush in question is the Semogue 1520.
When I look at the banding closely, the white parts are very white and my guess would be they were bleached, as opposed to the center band being dyed--or perhaps it's a case of both. What color is a boar hair to begin with? I also imagine this is merely a pig and not the sort of animal that felled king Robert Baratheon.
When I look at the banding closely, the white parts are very white and my guess would be they were bleached, as opposed to the center band being dyed--or perhaps it's a case of both. What color is a boar hair to begin with? I also imagine this is merely a pig and not the sort of animal that felled king Robert Baratheon.
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The colour of the bristle depends on the breed of pig.
Typically white ones start as a kind of straw colour unprocessed, and then are bleached white. Black pigs have black bristles. You can also get grey, brown and ginger depending on the breed.
You can also get bristles with two or more different colours on the hair with some breeds. I guess these are the banded ones.
Your bristles may be the colour they were on the pig. Trying to change it may only harm them.
Typically white ones start as a kind of straw colour unprocessed, and then are bleached white. Black pigs have black bristles. You can also get grey, brown and ginger depending on the breed.
You can also get bristles with two or more different colours on the hair with some breeds. I guess these are the banded ones.
Your bristles may be the colour they were on the pig. Trying to change it may only harm them.
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I think a 1460 would be a good undyed replacement.
A new Semogue is cheaper then a box of hair bleach.
I'm pretty sure the blond bristles are as artificial as the blond.
I'm pretty sure the blond bristles are as artificial as the blond.
i wouldn't try it. As stated, buy an unbleached one as they are quite cheap.
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Put the bleach back in the laundry room and order yourself a 1460 if you want a blonde
just buy another one IMO you would be better off you still can use the dyed one
if you failed you would of had to buy bleach and a new brush
if you failed you would of had to buy bleach and a new brush
just sell it on here, and buy the one you want-------you will make at least the amount you want, add a few more bucks and a new one is in your hands
Just for the record, I soaked my banded Vie-Long boar in neat bleach overnight.
The banding is still very distinct but has changed to a light brown colour and the bristles feel slimy as they're still wet.
Given that we're trying to encourage split ends, perhaps this harsh treatment will condition the brush.
I'm gonna get a blonde hair dye kit next to see if that will do the trick
The banding is still very distinct but has changed to a light brown colour and the bristles feel slimy as they're still wet.
Given that we're trying to encourage split ends, perhaps this harsh treatment will condition the brush.
I'm gonna get a blonde hair dye kit next to see if that will do the trick
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