Perfect way to dry your brush

[KingCole]

So, here is my theory: after shaving in the morning you hang your brush tips down. This way the water will not rinse back into the knot. We all know that.

Now, after 12 hours (before going to bed), the brush is not wet, but moist at most, especially in the area close to the knot. Why not turning the brush now tips upside and let diffuse the rest of the moist from the knot more easily this way?

OK, one must have a serious shaving brush fetish to run such routines, but wouldn’t it be the proper way?

Alex

 

[mdunn]

I think, so long as you dry your brush decently post shave (squeeze it out gently, give a gentle shake, brush the tips of the hairs on a towel) - if you leave it hair up or hair down it really doesnt matter

 

[luvmysuper]

I think, so long as you dry your brush decently post shave (squeeze it out gently, give a gentle shake, brush the tips of the hairs on a towel) - if you leave it hair up or hair down it really doesnt matter

+2
What he said.
No difference, just personal preference.

 

[danstar250]

Yep..this has been hashed over quite a bit around here. You clearly want to squeeze and shake the brush when you're done with the shave, but beyond that, upright or upside down are equally fine for storing the brush until the next shave.

 

[valmara1971]

Ahh the great drying debate rages on again! Standby for lots of pics of custom/bought stands etc.... I say if brushes wern't meant to be dried stood up why are the majority of them made with a flat bottom?

 

[ouch]

Once again, my 1/10 of a penny solution to the rescue.........

 

[_JP_]

The main thing is that you don't want to put the brush away dripping wet. A real good shake while holding it in the shower (to catch the flying water) does it for me.

 

[karzbi]

A real good shake while holding it in the shower (to catch the flying water) does it for me.

A small blue Sham-Wow does is great for taking the water spray off the counter and mirror after a good water-removing shakeout session.

 

[valmara1971]

Once again, my 1/10 of a penny solution to the rescue.........

Those poor brushes hung without trial! Tragic

 

[Monkeydad]

Once again, my 1/10 of a penny solution to the rescue.........

For humor's sake, you should make a noose for each of the brushes.

 

[grampi]

I have no problems simply shaking mine and letting it air dry.

 

[dpmtherrien]

All I do is make sure all the lather is rinsed out of the brush, give it a good squeeze, then shake it really good into the shower. The shower is already wet, then brush it over a towel and hang it on a brush stand to air dry. Works for me, and I've never had a problem.

 

[rtaylor61]

This has been oft debated here. The solution is easy. Buy 30-31 brushes. Use brush one. Rinse. Shake dry. Move to the end of the line. When you get back to it, it will be dry! Sorry. I couldn't help myself!

Randy

 

[Azza]

 

[sandmountainslim]

I shake my brush and then store it like this

Probably not the most recommended way around these parts but it works and has yet to ever mold or mildew and it keeps my soap company!
Wp

 

[82R100]

I say location is far more influential than orientation. If you can get it near a window (particularly a partially open window) or in your bedroom instead of the bathroom it will dry much, much faster.

- Chris

 

[jpkunst]

What I do: squeeze and shake dry, set on its handle outside the bathroom to dry. Put it back in the bathroom when I come home at night. The idea being that it will dry faster in a less humid environment.

 

[Left Coast DJ]

Ahh the great drying debate rages on again! Standby for lots of pics of custom/bought stands etc.... I say if brushes wern't meant to be dried stood up why are the majority of them made with a flat bottom?

I think Jim from Vintage Blades answered your question. See #6 under Brush FAQs. And Jim knows brushes!

 

[thirdeye]

I'll disagree til the day I die with anyone that says hang the brush. No manufactures tell you to do so.
Think for a moment what happens to water when it evaporates, it turns to a gases state and rises effectively going up into the knot and becoming trapped. If you stand the brush the evaporated water rises away from the bristles.
And so you know, some time back I used two identical brushes, stood one and hung one over a weeks time and daily the standing brush was completely dry while the hanging brush still showed signs of dampness.

 

[Left Coast DJ]

I'll disagree til the day I die with anyone that says hang the brush. No manufactures tell you to do so.

Here's the advice from Kent. See #8.