Hello all,
First post so I’ll introduce myself first, I’m JF and I’ve been wet shaving for a little over 4 years. Until recently I was using a Merkur 38c and a cheap brush and soap found in my local drugstore.
After hesitating for a while I finally ordered my first « proper » shaving creams (shortly followed by many others and some quality shaving soaps... I’m sure you get the picture lol) and an inexpensive badger brush. I also got some blade samplers and « graduated » to a Merkur Futur.
A few weeks later here’s the picture: the 38c is now my son’s, I’m in love with my Futur @6 with a Feather blade.... and I had to buy a new brush, this time a silvertip of much better quality! Why did I had to? Because that first shaving cream was TOBS Sandalwood and that I made the error to load it soap-style, didn’t realized I was supposed to used almond sized [emoji20] that brush was VERY hard to get mostly rid of the sandalwood smell... and is now also my son’s [emoji6]
I received a D R Harris Sandalwood cream sample which smell really nice but at this point I am afraid to spoil my nice silvertip brush.... even more scared to retry TOBS sandalwood [emoji20]
Should I? Do you, aficionados dedicate a brush for sandalwood soaps and creams?
TLDR: is it normal to have Sandalwood odor stick to a brush?
Thank you and sorry for the long post
JF
First post so I’ll introduce myself first, I’m JF and I’ve been wet shaving for a little over 4 years. Until recently I was using a Merkur 38c and a cheap brush and soap found in my local drugstore.
After hesitating for a while I finally ordered my first « proper » shaving creams (shortly followed by many others and some quality shaving soaps... I’m sure you get the picture lol) and an inexpensive badger brush. I also got some blade samplers and « graduated » to a Merkur Futur.
A few weeks later here’s the picture: the 38c is now my son’s, I’m in love with my Futur @6 with a Feather blade.... and I had to buy a new brush, this time a silvertip of much better quality! Why did I had to? Because that first shaving cream was TOBS Sandalwood and that I made the error to load it soap-style, didn’t realized I was supposed to used almond sized [emoji20] that brush was VERY hard to get mostly rid of the sandalwood smell... and is now also my son’s [emoji6]
I received a D R Harris Sandalwood cream sample which smell really nice but at this point I am afraid to spoil my nice silvertip brush.... even more scared to retry TOBS sandalwood [emoji20]
Should I? Do you, aficionados dedicate a brush for sandalwood soaps and creams?
TLDR: is it normal to have Sandalwood odor stick to a brush?
Thank you and sorry for the long post
JF