What is the best way to dry your brush after shaving? Is upside down in a stand best or is just setting it right side up on the counter just as good?
I have a thirty year old badger brush. After shaving, it has only been rinsed, shook, and then set on it's base to dry. The bristles still look new.
I've never down more than that to dry my brushes. I don't use a towel , or hair dryer, or any other methods. Simply not needed.
The suggestion of using a towel is something we as a family have always recommended over shaking the brush too much. Excessive shaking can (and the stress on 'can' not 'will') damage the base of the knot causing hair loss/filament damage.
I have never shaken a brush to dry it, neither has my father or grandfather before (or Great Uncle Alex before!). Brushes still going strong that are 30 years + to the good.
Gary,
I truely appreciate your contributions and find it amazing that we actually have a member of one of the great family names in our beloved group. Thanks again for everything!!!
Regards,
Justin
I can tell you what not to do...is aggressively mash it into a towel every day for 5 years. How do I know? Take a look at what's left of my Vulfix 377
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That's a hole in the middle where the meat of the brush used to me. I didn't realize how bad it was until I purchased a new Simpsons brush last week and compared.
With Gary's advice I've certainly changed my ways - now just a nice squeeze, then invert on its base - no more towels for me.
I have a thirty year old badger brush. After shaving, it has only been rinsed, shook, and then set on it's base to dry. The bristles still look new.
I've never down more than that to dry my brushes. I don't use a towel , or hair dryer, or any other methods. Simply not needed.