Need advice!

[kossi]

My first boar brush just arrived this morning. ~~~ Omega 11575 Boar Shaving Brush( the one with an orange line) ~~~ I bought it to use it with a soap. I knew it was going to smell bad in the beginning (a lot of posters here have mentioned this), but I didn't expect to stink so bad and heavy. How long will it take for this smell to go? Can I do something to make it go faster? Please, advise! Can't find the right thread.
Also how to make the tops to split faster?
TIA

 

[mdunn]

a couple of uses will de-stank it.

you can also do the shampoo vinegar method

 

[kooshman7]

Give it time as you shave with it, give it the shampoo/vinegar rinse method, and some potent soaps and creams. I haven't had any smell real bad, but I have had it. It gets better though with more use, just as the brush gets better!

 

[kossi]

mdunn, kooshman7, Thanks!

 

[BroJohn]

I had a boar stinker that took almost a month of use before the stink went away. That was unusual, though. Just use it, don't count the days, and one day you'll realize it doesn't smell anymore.

-- John Gehman

 

[ginhud]

One of mine stunk real bad too I thought. I shampooed it and soaked it in the vinegear mix thing, but looking back on it, like people say, just use it, and it goes away. Probably if I get another real stinker, I'll just use it and let it clear itself up! So how's the brush doing now?