Have been keeping each of my brushes on a drip stand, placed on a shelf above my sink. Then I just got a new brush and found myself one drip stand short. Checked the other night and stands are about $7 each. Wondered (since I really need two more) if it was worth it; have read all the arguments for and against drying brushes with drip stands. Then I recalled one or two horror stories on the boards about folks chipping or cracking brushes by dropping them in the sink! Said to myself, self, do these drip stands add extra security by providing a stable platform? This morning, faced with running out of room on my shelf, I took the brushes out of their stands and sat them upright on the shelf. Turns out that with the stands gone I have much more room, making it less likely I would drop a brush in handling them. So I will leave them without stands for awhile to see how I do. Thoughts?
Musings on Drip Stands
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That's how I do it. Never had a problem. If stands were necessary, they would come with all brushes.
never had a stand, except the AdP stand. now that one is cool.
Like me, my B&B Omega boar gets dizzy if it hangs upside down for too long.
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The major point in the debate is whether putting a brush upside-down in a drip stand is better than sitting it upright for drying purposes. The upside-down school maintains that the water runs down; the upright school maintains that capcillary action causes the water to evaporate up. The debate has gotten to the point of weighing damp brushes to determine the differing results. In direct answer to your question, do not believe a true concensus has ever been reached! I got my stands mostly for display purposes.
I have always hung my brushes upside-down on a stand and never really thought about it before
My stand is stuck on the wall, so no, it doesn't take up extra space!
But I also stand brushes on their handles. They all dry properly.
I have noticed something. The brush that hangs up accumulates less gunk at the base of the knot over time. Coincidence?
But I also stand brushes on their handles. They all dry properly.
I have noticed something. The brush that hangs up accumulates less gunk at the base of the knot over time. Coincidence?
I think coincidence. With a quick good rinse, nine of my brushes appear to accumulate anything and all of mine stand upright.
A friend of mine conducted an experiment for 5 days or so with equal brushes using one in a stand and one without to dry and the one without dried quicker by quite a few hours compared to the one in the stand.
You could experiment yourself to see. i would go without the stand.
You could experiment yourself to see. i would go without the stand.
Consider that we don't seem to see any posts that say "Oh, NO, I didn't hang my brushes and they all rotted"
I hang the brush I use in a stand, but the brushes I have t used just stand upright. I only have the one stand though. It came with my VDH set when I first started wet shaving.
Stands are unnecessary.
If a brush needed to be hung upside down, it wouldn't have a flat end.
And every single brush has its logo printed with the knot up. If the manufacturer wanted it to spend most of its life in a stand, why would they want their logo to be upside down?
If a brush needed to be hung upside down, it wouldn't have a flat end.
And every single brush has its logo printed with the knot up. If the manufacturer wanted it to spend most of its life in a stand, why would they want their logo to be upside down?
I have stands, but only because counter space is limited. They hang on the side of the cabinet. Counter space limits me to no more than 5 brushes and 6 straight razors in the rotation at any one time.
The top 4 spaces are for DE, but they are never used. If I reworked the arrangement to allow for more straights, I'd lose one brush hanger and only gain space for 2 straights.
It helps to keep the AD under control... I only have three brushes, one straight, and two DEs banished to the linen closet top shelf.
The top 4 spaces are for DE, but they are never used. If I reworked the arrangement to allow for more straights, I'd lose one brush hanger and only gain space for 2 straights.
It helps to keep the AD under control... I only have three brushes, one straight, and two DEs banished to the linen closet top shelf.
That is certainly an interesting conclusion, but those could be market related dictated rather than the way described.
Never used a stand and never any problems. A shake, a few flicks on a towel, and my brushes rest on their bases to dry.
I have one stand, but no longer use it. My brushes are quite dry when I put them back on the shelf. I shake them about 20 times - until I can no longer feel water coming out. I've only been doing this for 4 or 5 months, so I'm not recommending it as I have not had time to ascertain any long range consequences. So far everything is good.
Water will wick up just like oil in a lamp so no need for a stand imo either.
