Brush Care

That picture of yours should be in the displays and collections forum

I never thought of that.  I posted it here because I was amused by your thoughts on brush stands.  

By the way, that photo is several years old, though I still keep razors there on those stands, just as you see it.  However, some of the razors are now different.

after using the brush, I'll run it under cool water, shake it out, lightly swirl the tips on a clean towel and then put it in my brush stand.

Certainly if you like the idea of having a nice stand to display your shave brush, by all means go for it. However "back in the day" when men used brushes for decades, most simply rinsed the brush well shook it dry and sat it on it's base and let it dry by evaporation.

Freddy - Love your razor collection.

Certainly if you like the idea of having a nice stand to display your shave brush, by all means go for it.  However "back in the day" when men used brushes for decades, most simply rinsed the brush well shook it dry and sat it on it's base and let it dry by evaporation.

Freddy - Love your razor collection.

Thanks. Some of the razors have moved on or been boxed up, to be replaced by others.

I see no reason for a brush stand and those manufacturers I have asked do not use stands themselves. I have bent hairs back when I used stands so I just stopped.

As far as care, I use baby shampoo when I feel the brush needs it and I never use the same brush two days in a row so they can dry completely.

Does having a rotation help with brush care? Maybe two brushes - use one while the other dries?

Some think having a brush rotation is a good thing by letting one brush fully dry before it is used again (for animal hair brushes).  My grandfather used the same brush everyday for most of his life and it didn't suffer any damage from daily use.  He also just stood it up in the medicine cabinet between uses which probably didn't allow for it to dry very well either.  It all comes down to personal preference.  I told myself when I started I would only have one badger, one boar and one synthetic brush.  Now I have three badgers, two boars and three synthetics (and 10 vintage brushes in a drawer awaiting my attempts at restoration).  I like to hang them to dry after use.  Again it's down to personal preference and I don't think you'll go wrong no matter what you choose to do.

I believe Mr. Douglas Smythe himself has a decent brush cleanser video on his YouTube channel, pretty simple to make too. Might be worth a look.