TheShaun
Bejeweled
When I dry my brush I stand it on it's end. Before that I give it a light squeeze and a shake. When it dries the bristles stay in clumps and it doesn't bloom until it fluff it up with my hand. Normal?
Is this normal....
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Hmmm - I think mine blooms without any help. Not sure I would worry about it. What kind of soap/creme do you use?
Do the bristles have a bluey greenish tinge to them?
Same exact thing for me. No blue/ green tinge though.
+1. You may have some left over lather in there. When I finish, I rinse the brush out in the sink, then give it a hot water rinse, followed by a cold water rinse, both of which get a good squeeze and shake into the shower. I'll then lightly run the tips of the brush against a towel, and set it on end on the sink.
My boar does this, but not my badger. I think it has to do with the stand; when I dry my brush on it's end instead of on its stand it doesn't do what you're describing. It's nothing big, just make sure you are rinsing your brush thoroughly enough.
Probably soap/cream left on it. rinse it out well,maybe shampoo it?
Sounds to me like your not getting all the lather out of your brush when your done with your shave. If its not the lather than its probable water staying in the brush. What I do, and I've never had a problem with the bristles sticking together at all, is first give the brush a really good rinse with hot/warm water. Follow this with a good cold water rinse. Then shake the brush with a few good hard "snaps" of the wrist. The run the brush over a towel a few times, and follow this with a few more good snaps of the wrist holding the brush. Then I hang my brushes bristles down in a brush holder. Those good snaps/shakes make sure all the water is out and the brush is in full bloom. Then they just air dry. As I said my brushes always bloom, and never have they stuck together at the bristles.
If there's something in your water that causes this try giving the brushes a good shampoo every so often, followed by a good conditioner. Then follow the above routine. Good luck.
If there's something in your water that causes this try giving the brushes a good shampoo every so often, followed by a good conditioner. Then follow the above routine. Good luck.
My Semogue 1305 boar does this, my Tweezerman badger does not. I never assumed it was from product left over, but I guess it doesn't hurt it because my brush has bloomed into an open fan shape and is ever-so soft on the face.
I get the same thing...
When the boar brush clumps, but when it dries completely I can ruff it with my hand and it fluffs out just fine.
My badger brush fluffs out all by itself.
On the other hand, my boar brush dries standing on its end and the badger brush dries in its stand. I'm guessing it has more to do with the type of bristles than the drying position...This conclusion based on an exhaustive scientific comparison of, um, the two brushes I have on my shelf.
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TheShaun
Bejeweled
Thanks for the replies. It is a boar brush, and I do give it a really good rinse every time. I will try to give it a bit of a towel off too.
Yes, boar brushes have more of a tendency to do this than badger brushes. Also, boar brushes usually take longer to dry thoroughly than badger brushes. Nothing to worry about.
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