Each unto their own but I do find MWF harder to master than every other cream, croap or soap I use.That's what I'm finding too. I was using a large boar brush before and this synth brush is new to me. I'm guessing the synth doesn't absorb the water I kept adding. I went back to boar brush this morning and this time the brush keep drinking all the water and I had to keep adding more. I'll get the hang of it eventually