My Shavemac D01 2 band arrived Friday...I took it out of the box and ran it across my Face...My first thought was "He!! No"...This knot was super stiff and irritating, which I haven't experienced with my other 7 knots....So I thought to myself "how can I expedite the break in of this knot"....And Ireallydidn'twanttohavetouse thison my Face 30+ times...I took the brush in the shower and scrubbed my Leathered arms for a long, long time!...I have 4 showers so far scrubbing my arms and the knot is breaking in nicely...I think 8-10 showers and it will be Face worthy!..Has anyone else done this to break in a brush knot???