I have three boar brushes: And Eveready I've used since the 1970s, and two Van der Hagan. Haven't used them in a while, the Eveready due to shedding, and the VDH due to really liking the Fine angel hair synthetic that became my go-to brush. This morning, I looked at my first VDH boar, went, "Why not?' and used it.
I soaked it and the puck a few minutes in hot water. It was stiff when I took it from the shelf, as boar brushes can be be. But when I emptied out the lather, it was softer than anticipated. Didn't quite leave enough water in the brush, probably because I'm used to the synthetic, so the lather was a little stiff. I don't usually face lather with a boar brush, but decided to try it.
The brush was soft, nearly as soft as the synthetic, but with more spine. Amazing.
It looks like I'll start rotating brushes again.
I soaked it and the puck a few minutes in hot water. It was stiff when I took it from the shelf, as boar brushes can be be. But when I emptied out the lather, it was softer than anticipated. Didn't quite leave enough water in the brush, probably because I'm used to the synthetic, so the lather was a little stiff. I don't usually face lather with a boar brush, but decided to try it.
The brush was soft, nearly as soft as the synthetic, but with more spine. Amazing.
It looks like I'll start rotating brushes again.