What are some of your thoughts on why a brush, which never lost any hairs, would suddenly lose some? Yesterday, I pulled out a rather large Vulfix, which I haven't used in quite a while (probably a few months or more), gave it a good soak (minute or 2) in my shaving bowl (since I've been face lathering, that's all I use it for), and had a wonderful shave--did nothing at all different. Except this time about 4-5 hairs came out. Could it be that a brush should be used more frequently to avoid things like this?
Suddenly losing hairs
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Either there were just some loose hairs that have finally worked out of the knot or there is a build up of soap residue in the knot and that's destroying the hairs causing them to break during lathering. How long have you owned the brush?
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I've probably owned it about 4 years. But I always rinse it out real good after shaving. And the hairs coming out are long--if they're breaking off, they're breaking off pretty far down--no glue on them.
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Could be soap buildup. In case you have not seen it, I think How_to_Clean_a_Shaving_Brush describes a reasonable procedure. Some folks might object to the 1:1 vinegar rinse at the end, or recommend lowering the vinegar to something like 1-T per cup of water.
I have seen older brushes that are brittle from age, but the hairs usually break off fairly high in the loft. A treatment or two with hair conditioner often fixes that problem.
I have seen older brushes that are brittle from age, but the hairs usually break off fairly high in the loft. A treatment or two with hair conditioner often fixes that problem.
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I've used that procedure a number of times. Do you think the 1:1 vinegar is too strong?
It probably depends on how long you leave the brush in the 1:1 vinegar solution. The wiki page recommends "soak for a few minutes" which is probably fine. I use a more dilute solution (1:16) but I soak a little longer, about 30 minutes.
Since you have already tried the cleaning procedure, we can probably rule out soap deposits. For right now I would keep the brush in rotation, and see if it happens again.
Since you have already tried the cleaning procedure, we can probably rule out soap deposits. For right now I would keep the brush in rotation, and see if it happens again.
1:1 i thing is too much but even 30 minutes
I treat my knot as my hair,a little bit tougher but not too much
In kitchen we use hot water and vinegar to dissolve the fat for example of a Lamb cooking
Few minutes are enough,so i think few minutes are enough for the remaining soap/cream in our brush.
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Thanks for all the input guys.
