Agreed, I used to get annoyed at having to clean the handle so often.. but after dropping it from being lazy and not cleaning and it flying out of my hand several times, even chipping one of my nice C&H handles.. I have accepted it is the cost of doing business and would rather clean the handle several times than have to go back to the puck and start over to have enough lather.Are you talking about that there's so much lather on the brush handle you are in fear of dropping the brush? I cringe when I watch video's of some people while lathering and lather is running down the brush over the hand and down ones arm... If lather or water even gets half way down the handle for me, muchless on my fingers, I'm stopping and cleaning the handle off so it doesn't get to that point. That's just common sense and the same applies while handling your razor.