Thater instructions - not to soak badger

I was under the impression that Badger needs to be soaked befor use,
Thater website instructs not to.
Do you soak Badger?

I was under the impression that Badger needs to be soaked befor use,
Thater website instructs not to.
Do you soak Badger?

You know, somewhere I recently read something about not soaking, only wetting a badger. I definitely didn't get it from Thater, though I can't recall where.

I wonder if that's why I got such poor lathers from badger use in the past. Interesting.

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I was under the impression that Badger needs to be soaked befor use,
Thater website instructs not to.
Do you soak Badger?

This is good advice especially if you only have one or 2 brushes. I personally only soak the tips of my brush for a minute or 2 in warm water and when I load I try to avoid driving soap too far into the brush. Soap is hard to get out of the base of a knot and that is how you get nasty soap build up. Ive never seen a brush get moldy but if it does I would bet the main cause would be soap residue, it holds onto moisture for a long time when its tightly packed.

I was under the impression that Badger needs to be soaked befor use,
Thater website instructs not to.
Do you soak Badger?

I have been soaking my badger brushes. Perhaps I need to re-think this. That said, there is a lot of conflicting information out there.
As an example, if I recall correctly, Simpsons recommends loading your brush by back and forth motion only, not with a circular motion as described in the Thater instructions you have cited.

I was under the impression that Badger needs to be soaked befor use,
Thater website instructs not to.
Do you soak Badger?

You know, somewhere I recently read something about not soaking, only wetting a badger. I definitely didn't get it from Thater, though I can't recall where.

I wonder if that's why I got such poor lathers from badger use in the past. Interesting.

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Good one

I was under the impression that Badger needs to be soaked befor use,
Thater website instructs not to.
Do you soak Badger?

I have been soaking my badger brushes.  Perhaps I need to re-think this.  That said, there is a lot of conflicting information out there.
As an example, if I recall correctly, Simpsons recommends loading your brush by back and forth motion only, not with a circular motion as described in the Thater instructions you have cited.

M&F does too, in fact they call it out as a cause of the dreaded doughnut.

I agree with Thater , there is no need to soak and the reasoning is completely logical. I’ve utilized both methods and I actually prefer wetting the brush and “letting the tips of the brush do all the work” the tips feel silkier on the face when lathering with a lighter hand. There is no need to forcefully lather with pressure or speed in my opinion.

I soak both badger and boar knots before lathering. I just submerge about 1/2-3/4 of the bristles in the water, making sure the glue bump is above the water level. I just dip synthetic and horsehair brushes for a brief time before use. In either case, I squeeze and shake out all excess water from the brush before loading soap. I measure my water for lathering into my lather bowl so I do not want excess water in the brush.

Synthetic fiber brushes do not absorb water into the fibers, so soaking is useless. With horsehair brushes, I find that they are more likely to tangle if soaked. Thus, I only dip them right before lathering. I have never found any issues with soaking badger brushes and with boar brushes , soaking is a necessity.

I agree with Thater , there is no need to soak and the reasoning is completely logical. I’ve utilized both methods and I actually prefer wetting the brush and “letting the tips of the brush do all the work” the tips feel silkier on the face when lathering with a lighter hand. There is no need to forcefully lather with pressure or speed in my opinion.

I don’t think those things are mutually exclusive though are they? Meaning you could soak or not soak a brush and lather lightly, or not lather lightly. 
Do you mean that you get better results lathering lightly when you just wet the brush, compared to when you soak it?

I agree with Thater , there is no need to soak and the reasoning is completely logical. I’ve utilized both methods and I actually prefer wetting the brush and “letting the tips of the brush do all the work” the tips feel silkier on the face when lathering with a lighter hand. There is no need to forcefully lather with pressure or speed in my opinion.

I don’t think those things are mutually exclusive though are they? Meaning you could soak or not soak a brush and lather lightly, or not lather lightly. 
Do you mean that you get better results lathering lightly when you just wet the brush, compared to when you soak it?

Seems there are opinions both ways, I myself am a newbie and yet to set my path,
I have high esteem in regards to Thater and if they recommend a certain way - you can rest assured that these German engineers have given it much thought 

I think you are right, no exclusivity on this