Boar brushes. How long to dry?

[Trawlerman]

How long should one leave a boar brush to dry before using it again?

I usually shave everyday and my brush has about 24hrs drying time before shaves. It seems that it never really returns to its natural state befor its next use.

BTW, I do intend to acquire another boar ....... or two very shortly to join my Omega '49.

[Vlad]

I alternate between a badger and a boar...I noticed it takes more than 24 hrs for the boar to dry, and probably only 12 for the badger. The boar also tends to take more product for the same amount of lather. Where does it go?!

[Klarion]

Kind of odd. I shave in the morning, and my brushes are always pretty dry in the evening when I come home, let alone the next morning. Of course, I give mine a shake, squeeze, and a light toweling to take out as much water as possible.

Your plan of obtaining more than 1 boar brush should work, however.

[Ski-Patroller]

Does it really matter if the brush has completely dried out??

Your just going to get it wet again.

[SliceOfLife]

I have a semo 2000. I shake it very well and set it up to dry. Takes about 6 hrs.

[Gammon]

Does it really matter if the brush has completely dried out??

Your just going to get it wet again.

I keep wondering this too. My badger isn't totally dry in 23 hours. Still just damp enough to barely know it's damp.

[SliceOfLife]

I've heard boars break in better if allowed to totally dry between uses.

[82R100]

The boar bristles absorb water more than badgers do and the 49 is particularly dense. Definitely rotate it with another brush.

I have a window sill in the bathroom and the season's starting when I can leave the brush on the sill to sit in the afternoon sun. That helps a lot.

- Chris

[Pumpkin]

The boar bristles absorb water more than badgers do and the 49 is particularly dense. Definitely rotate it with another brush.

Perfect excuse to justify SBAD!! :001_smile

[Left Coast DJ]

My two boars - a Semogue 1305 and an Omega 10051 - are both dry by morning after I shave at night.

[talibeard]

Does it really matter if the brush has completely dried out??

Your just going to get it wet again.

I think it does. When your brush never really dries chances are funghi will take over and ruin your brush.

It is hard to say how much time is needed. In my previous house 24 hours was not enough while I need just about 12 right now. I like to rotate, apart from the excuse to need several brushes, just to be certain that my brushes are really dry when I pick'em up again.

[Dave Deluxe]

It's the whole reason I bought a second brush. My Omega #05 boar takes at least 24 hrs. to dry. I was concerned that if it didn't dry out completely between uses that it would start to take on a musty smell. So I bought a second brush, a badger, it has a much shorter drying time.

However, you have think that in earlier generations, many had only one shaving brush and got along just fine. So I guess there is no definative answer to this.

DD

[Trawlerman]

I think it does. When your brush never really dries chances are funghi will take over and ruin your brush.


This is one of the things that I thought about. As cheap as the '49 Professional is, it's not cheap if it gets ruined by forces other than daily use. I saw a thread on another forum where a guy had his Omega for 11 years.

I just checked my brush again and it's still ever so slightly damp after 36 hrs.

As I said, i'm gonna pick up another Omega. I was thinking about getting the 21047 and maybe a Beech Handled 10005. The Copper Handled 71525 also appeals to me :thumbup1:

[drandall]

it sounds a bit weird, but i hit my 49 with the blow dryer for a minute or two as i'm drying my hair. not only does the heat help the ends split....but it will be completely dry by the time i get home from work, about 8 hours.

i have no idea about the long-term effects of hot air on the bristles and if it was my good badger brushes, i might not attempt it...but i think the coarse boar bristles are pretty tough. if i'm wrong, i'm out $9.

[talibeard]

i have no idea about the long-term effects of hot air on the bristles and if it was my good badger brushes, i might not attempt it...but i think the coarse boar bristles are pretty tough. if i'm wrong, i'm out $9.


I would worry more about the glue holding the knot together than about the bristle I guess.