Cleaning a boar?

[striker6]

Is it recommended to periodically clean boar brushes? I can see the motivation to 'maintain' an expensive badger... Not that I don't honor my boar brushes... In fact, that's all I use now and wonder what the consensus is...

Thanks Gents!

 

[Teppanyaki]

There was a video posted about a lady talking and demonstrating a good brush cleaning. I forget the link.

If it's a brush you like, why not clean it every so often? I have a B&B boar and a Semogue SOC on the way, and I definitely want them to last.

 

[Chadao]

I just cleaned one of my silvertips. I just used dish detergent. It cleaned up fine.

 

[Dave Colangelo]

I would think a boar needs cleaning for the same reasons as a badger. Soap build up as well as gunk build up around the base of the knot happens in a boar just like a badger so I would think they need to be cleaned the same.

Regards
Dave

 

[Icebear]

I clean all my brushes on a regular basis, i.e. as needed. Once in while I will notice some whitish dust when I brush my hand over the knot, this is only visible with a dark background, not e.g. in front of the mirror.

Then I clean the entire rotation family. I use luke warm water with a tsp of Borax. Afterwards the lathering performance is noticeably better. I do this with all my brushes badger, boar and the horses.

Why would do this only to the badgers ?
The water minerals residue is building up in all of them, so all of them need some care

 

[ackvil]

There was a video posted about a lady talking and demonstrating a good brush cleaning. I forget the link.

If it's a brush you like, why not clean it every so often? I have a B&B boar and a Semogue SOC on the way, and I definitely want them to last.

Is this the video you mean?

 

[ByMyBeard]

I assume you are referring to the cost of boars being so low, why not just get a new one if the brush falls apart due to lack of maintenance?

I plan to clean mine during some regular intervals. It just makes sense to me, as I wouldn't need to break in a new boar brush.

 

[SteveWY]

A good rinsing after each use minimizes soap build up but a heavily used brush will require occasional cleaning. There are many preferred methods. I rotate a few brushes so cleaning is infrequent for me. I would say each brush gets a good cleaning every few months. I typically use some shampoo or hand soap and then a few good rinses.

This may help: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/How_to_Clean_a_Shaving_Brush

 

[mswofford]

A good rinsing after each use minimizes soap build up but a heavily used brush will require occasional cleaning. There are many preferred methods. I rotate a few brushes so cleaning is infrequent for me. I would say each brush gets a good cleaning every few months. I typically use some shampoo or hand soap and then a few good rinses.

This may help: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/How_to_Clean_a_Shaving_Brush

Steve; that link is excellent, I've been following those wiki instructions for some time with my hard water. It works for me, EVERYBODY should read it!