How do you rinse your brush?

[kingfisher]

Rinse under warm running water, gently squeeze, repeat until water runs clear. I move the brush in all directions under the water. After the final rinse/squeeze, I flick it until no water comes out, then strop on my bath towel in various directions. If I look at the knot and the fibers are bunching up, I'll comb it with my fingers. The whole process takes less than two minutes.

Here is where opinions differ.... hang in a stand knot down or set it on the handle knot up?

I split the difference. I put it knot down in a stand for a day, then on the handle for three days (4 brush rotation).

If you say it a bit so there isn't a lot of water in it, it isn't necessary to hang the brush with the bristles down. Any remaining moisture in a nearly dry brush evaporates via capillary action.

If you use synthetic brushes, dryng time is quite short and it becomes even less important how you leave the brushes between shaves.

 

[WThomas0814]

If you say it a bit so there isn't a lot of water in it, it isn't necessary to hang the brush with the bristles down. Any remaining moisture in a nearly dry brush evaporates via capillary action.

If you use synthetic brushes, dryng time is quite short and it becomes even less important how you leave the brushes between shaves.

The probability of your being correct is very, very high. It costs me nothing, however, to hang it for 24 hours before putting it on its handle.

I agree on synthetics. My travel brushes are synthetic and I don't take a brush stand with me.

 

[Ankerwycke]

Rinse, dunk, rinse, squeeze, shake and dry on a towel.

 

[BobbyB]

I put my brush in the Timeless Blue bowl's very hot water to rinse out most of the soap. I then rinse it with cold water from the faucet--then squeeze dry it with my daily shave towel. After that, I hang it on the brush / razor stand.

 

[shave/brush]

I use water from the sink. It usually runs clear in seconds, not minutes. Squeeze, shake hard into the shower, brush along a towel a couple of times (probably overkill). By this point, there's so little water left, I don't see any functional benefit to the brush stand. At least one of my brushes looks neat sitting upside down in it, though, so I use it. I call it "art."

The brushes do look nice sitting in a stand, but I no longer use mine.

 

[Lockback]

I stick it under warm tap water until it runs clear. I don't pay attention to the angle or how long.

Same. And then I shake it in the sink and let it dry on a towel on its side.

 

[BigJ]

I stick it under warm tap water until it runs clear. I don't pay attention to the angle or how long.

+1! Yep!! Great minds think alike. (Not sure that I fit in that category.)

 

[musicman1951]

After I am done shaving, I hold my brush under running water for about 30 seconds. At first I hold it at a 45 degree angle to the water stream pointing down while rubbing it against my hand. Then I hold it at a 90 degree angle for awhile. Then I hold it right side up under the stream of water.

I’ve always been concerned about soap left behind in the brush because it will become hard and then your brush will not function as it should.
How do you wash your brush after use, if you do wash it?

Sounds like my routine as well. That final rinse with the water blasting directly toward the knot goes on for a good 5 seconds longer than I think is necessary, as soap hiding in the knot is deadly. I gently rock the brush back and forth to loosen the hair a bit.

When done I give it 5 or 6 good shakes (whips?) in the tub surround area. Between the tendonitis and the arthritic fingers it's not an impressive shake, but a pretty good one. I don't like squeezing the hair, and the sound of the water hitting the tub area informs me as to how much water is left in the brush.

 

[Phoenixkh]

I bowl lather, so I have the bowl in the bottom of the sink, run warm water over the brush, squeezing the knot, until I can see no visible soap remaining... then I swirl the brush in the bowl, after I've rinsed all the soap from the bowl... until I see the water is clear... final squeezes of the knot, brush over a hand towel... finally, I comb the knot with a Kent Wide Teeth pocket comb. I have a hanging shelf unit on back of the bathroom door... I put the freshly cleaned brush at the back of the rotation after taking out the next brush in rotation on the bath sink countertop...

I do this with both brushes as I have a pre-shave brush and shave lathering brush in rotation for each shave... 5 of each.

Edit: Sometimes, when I comb out the knot, I can see soap on the comb and I swirl the brush a little more in the bowl with the water running.... This hasn't happened lately, but it has happened. I don't run the water from the faucet directly into the knot... In my view, this can drive the soap deep into the knot and leave residue in the very bottom of the knot.. Not a desired result.

I have a paint brush spinner I've used for decades, keeping all my paint brushes pristine... I've thought of using something like that for shave brushes but haven't bothered rigging something up that would work... It's probably overkill... but it sure works for paint brushes. <eg>

 

[28Notch]

I wash it with warm water for some 30 seconds. Then I apply a drop of my own shampoo (a mild one) and make some gentle forth and back movements on the palm of my hand until it produces foam then I pass it again thoroughly through warm water. Then I give it a gentle squeeze and shake it head down some 15 times. Afterwards I gently pass the hair back and forth over a dry towel, spin the handle between movements and repeat the process like a wind rose.
Finally I put it to dry.
Since I've taken most of the water away I don't hang it upside down instead I put it on the shelf and let capillarity do its work.

 

[rsp1202]

The standard shake, soak and squeeze (gently), as well as run my fingers through the bristles from deep within the knot to the tips to get out the last bit of soap. Then buff on towel.

 

[shave/brush]

It appears that just about everyone does a thorough job of rinsing their brush.