I don't hold with the towel method. I have tried it but in contrast with the traditional method of breaking in a boar brush I don't think it's as fast or effective. I also think it puts undue stress on the bristles
The best result is to split the ends of the bristles without stressing the backbone. The traditional method of soaking for a few hours, wrapping in chilled, wet muslin and then drying the tips rapidly over a dry radiant heat is much more effective at splitting the ends without putting stress on the knot.
The best result is to split the ends of the bristles without stressing the backbone. The traditional method of soaking for a few hours, wrapping in chilled, wet muslin and then drying the tips rapidly over a dry radiant heat is much more effective at splitting the ends without putting stress on the knot.