Got my Omega Boar Pro today from WCS, man you guys weren't kidding about the smell.
Omega Boar Pro
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Use Arko for a couple of days and the problem is all gone!! 
I just got a new one too. The smell is absolutely horrid. I have begun Prorasoing it out and after 5 days it is finally starting to abate. When I first smelled it I thought that some disgruntled employee at the Omega factory had flung a rotting chunk of roadkill into the mix. Quite a stench.
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Besides the stench , i ran it through a couple of creams and soaps and man does this thing lather like a dream, can't wait for the morning shave.
That it does, it took me 2 weeks of shaving plush a couple shampooing/conditioning rinses.
However it lathers like a dream, a cheap one too!
Tip- try lathering with a mentol scented cream. My palmolive got rid of the stench in 3 latherings
Use Arko for a couple of days and the problem is all gone!!
Quite!
Exactly which brush is this? Is it in the Review-section?
Review of the Omega 98 Professional Boar Bristle Brush - http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=63336
Review of the Omega 48 Professional Boar Bristle Brush - http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26812
There might be others?
West coast Version appears to be the Omega 49 Professional Boar Bristle Brush
Omega professional brushes p. 1
Omega professional brushes p. 2
Thanks! I'll do some home-work!
Use Arko for a couple of days and the problem is all gone!!
Anything strongly scented seems to work well, but you're right. Arko will clear up the stench quickly.
I just got mine yesterday. It does smell, and you are right it sure can lather. while playing around I even got the Irishsprings to lather up nice! The brush is a nice size too. I think if you can get past the smell this thing is a great buy.
What is it they use on folks who have been sprayed by a skunk? Tomato juice and something LOL.
I got one recently from WCS and it arrived smelling like moth balls - I haven't smelled that in decades. Once that smell was gone, the animal scent was very noticeable. For me, it made great lather from tallow soaps and creams, but I was not impressed with the hard glycerine - Col Conks. I was disappointed in the quality. I have an Omega Stripy that I like much better. But, I'll keep going with this boar brush.
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