I recently was the victim of a brush buying spree and had a number of brushes that I wanted to put to use quickly. Whether badger or boar, I've discovered the best way to make a new brush feel awesome is to waste soap, and the best way to waste soap is with super lathers. The over abundance of lather combined with bowl lathering really loads and softens a new brush for a shave to the extent that it lathers like an old friend.
This morning I used a new, still scritchey, Simpsons Polo 8 in best with Haslingers, Cremo lavender and TOBS Peppermint in a bowl to create 6 passes worth of thick, yogurt-like, creamy nirvana that turned that new brush into a soft scrub that I did not want to stop using. After my 3 passes I had to lather up again just for the massage, and it was difficult to stop.
I've done this with new boar brushes as well and every time it converts a scratchy lather hog into a delightful kitten of a brush.
As the brush breaks in you can get back to the normal amount of lather, but new brushes of any kind will deliver wonderful results with this method.
This morning I used a new, still scritchey, Simpsons Polo 8 in best with Haslingers, Cremo lavender and TOBS Peppermint in a bowl to create 6 passes worth of thick, yogurt-like, creamy nirvana that turned that new brush into a soft scrub that I did not want to stop using. After my 3 passes I had to lather up again just for the massage, and it was difficult to stop.
I've done this with new boar brushes as well and every time it converts a scratchy lather hog into a delightful kitten of a brush.
As the brush breaks in you can get back to the normal amount of lather, but new brushes of any kind will deliver wonderful results with this method.