I just got a badger shaving brush today and I was wondering how I should maintain it. Is there any pretreatment you did at the beginning?
Thank you in advance,
CCM
Thank you in advance,
CCM
Shaving Brush Maintenance
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There is a previous post that covered this pretty well. Try this one:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=115800
I didn't have to do any pretreatment to mine. Some will wash it with a shampoo or a soap to get the badger funk out. You might notice a brown tinge in the lather and water coming from the brush the first couple times. Don't be alarmed.
There will probably be someone coming along with some general use guidelines. I try not to mash the bristles. Let the tips do the work. Give it a good rinse after use to get all the lather, soap or cream out. Give it a decent shake to get the excess water out and let it dry in an open area.
Mantic has a video on the topic
http://mantic59.blogspot.com/2008/05/shaving-brush-care.html
along with
http://www.youtube.com/user/mantic59?blend=1&ob=4#p/u/6/7dRVZz83ago
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=115800
I didn't have to do any pretreatment to mine. Some will wash it with a shampoo or a soap to get the badger funk out. You might notice a brown tinge in the lather and water coming from the brush the first couple times. Don't be alarmed.
There will probably be someone coming along with some general use guidelines. I try not to mash the bristles. Let the tips do the work. Give it a good rinse after use to get all the lather, soap or cream out. Give it a decent shake to get the excess water out and let it dry in an open area.
Mantic has a video on the topic
http://mantic59.blogspot.com/2008/05/shaving-brush-care.html
along with
http://www.youtube.com/user/mantic59?blend=1&ob=4#p/u/6/7dRVZz83ago
Just lather up a few times and rinse it out very well with warm running water, that should take care of it. Whenever you use it, make sure that afterwards you remove all soap/cream residues in the same manner. This makes sure your brush has a long life. Some here do give their brushes from time to time a "hair wash" with shampoo and also use a conditioner, others use a vinegar or borax bath from time to time. All depends how you treat your brush and how good, or bad, your water is.
I rinse the brush thoroughly once I finish, then squeeze the bristles first and then shake it a couple of times, after which I run the brush across a towel a couple of times. I saw this on a Mantic video once and it made sense. Shaking the brush with a full head of water will create stress on the roots due to the excess weight, and a squeeze before shaking it takes out most of the water. The towel rub also helps it dry faster.
This is exactly what I do as well. it seems to work well, and my three brushes all seem in pretty good shape.
Barry
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Thank you for the response everyone.
Much appreciated,
CCM
Much appreciated,
CCM
