Deeply weird. I could not even begin the shave with this one. Pictured alongside after the fact is a Semogue 1305 and Omega 2017. I know boar brushes dry all bed-head looking, but never have I had one lather up like this. Any ideas?
Never Have Seen Anything Quite Like This
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Deeply weird. I could not even begin the shave with this one. Pictured alongside after the fact is a Semogue 1305 and Omega 2017. I know boar brushes dry all bed-head looking, but never have I had one lather up like this. Any ideas?
My experience with that type of boar hair is it did that. Not quite to that degree you have, but maybe the brush is well broken in.
I have a couple of Semogue boar brushes. I also have a SOC two-band badger. All of them are fine. I did read a comment on one of the forums about the SOC boar brushes being different than the regular boar.
You might try washing the brush in shampoo and then combing out the bristles with a coarse dressing comb. If that does not help, you might need to ask for an exchange or at lease a new knot. The SOC handle is worth saving, even if you install a synthetic knot.
You might try washing the brush in shampoo and then combing out the bristles with a coarse dressing comb. If that does not help, you might need to ask for an exchange or at lease a new knot. The SOC handle is worth saving, even if you install a synthetic knot.
I've got a SOC boar and it doesn't lather that way. It dries out kind of funky, but yours---wow!
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
My SOC did something vaguely similar.
I washed it a couple of times with Ship-Shape which I bought at Sally's. Good stuff. Then, I worked up a lather a couple of times using a soap I didn't mind using to clean a brush. I let it dry between each washing and lathering. That fixed it.
Plenty of rinsing of course.
I think it was going through a phase.
Happy shaves,
Jim
I washed it a couple of times with Ship-Shape which I bought at Sally's. Good stuff. Then, I worked up a lather a couple of times using a soap I didn't mind using to clean a brush. I let it dry between each washing and lathering. That fixed it.
Plenty of rinsing of course.
I think it was going through a phase.
Happy shaves,
Jim
When I first load my SOC boar it looks somewhat like what you show. However, when I apply the lather and work it the brush looks normal.
Every boar I’ve ever owned does that.
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Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
You're kidding, right?
I was going to say- that looks normal to me.
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
If so, my boars are abnormal in a good way.
My Dad's 40 year old boar looks like that. My boars look like that.
I’m no boar specialist but it looks like your other two in the pic (like my 1305) are dense knots. Your new boar looks like a thinner knot and that could cause it to open up that much.
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Sorry!!
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No worries. I love a challenge and I WILL slap this brush into shape!!
If you watch Michael Freedberg videos on YouTube, he often uses this brush and his looks like yours does (or did). It must be normal for the bristle type. Odd that my non-OC Semogue boar brushes don't behave this way.
That's the spirit!
Wonder if there was some soap residue. Might try one more wash in Dawn.
Wonder if there was some soap residue. Might try one more wash in Dawn.
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
Ship-Shape. Worth having on hand. It's made for the job.
When you go by a Sally's, buy some. It's cheap and lasts a long long long time. Very easy to use. I have a car washing pail from the auto parts store which is perfect for washing all my brushes, and makes it a snap to mix up a gallon.
When you go by a Sally's, buy some. It's cheap and lasts a long long long time. Very easy to use. I have a car washing pail from the auto parts store which is perfect for washing all my brushes, and makes it a snap to mix up a gallon.
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Guess we shall see. Doesn’t appear to be a lot of difference as of yet.
@Chan Eil Whiskers
How long do you soak your brushes in this stuff?
