Very quick question: Do I have to hang my brush?

**xraygun** · 06-13-2012, 03:06 AM

Only if it is convicted of murder.

**wksimple** · 06-13-2012, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by jskywalker

I used to let the brush stand up on its handle, now I hand up my brush on a stand. I find that brush that stand up shed more hairs also handle tends to crack especially those plastic ones. So far i don't have this problem since I hang up my brush.

+1. These photos are of my 2-year old Omega boar. I cannot say for sure the cracks are the result of not hanging my brush, but I now hang it after every use.

**brother cavefish** · 06-13-2012, 11:39 AM

i have a corner shelf , underneath i have a couple of hooks and hang the brush with a slip knot for a day till it drys, good practice i would say

**Go West Young Man** · 06-13-2012, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by wksimple

+1. These photos are of my 2-year old Omega boar. I cannot say for sure the cracks are the result of not hanging my brush, but I now hang it after every use.

I can say with certainty that those cracks were NOT caused by sitting your brush on end.

**LegionPrime** · 06-13-2012, 02:13 PM

I hang most of my brush's, not because I think they need to be but to save space. Personally I don't think my solution is quite as elegant as Ouch's posted on the first page, but it saves me room on my shelf for more soaps & creams. I had a coat hanger and got bored one night, what can I say?

**Sully2** · 06-13-2012, 02:30 PM

I hang mine. I rinse them throughly in as hot of water as my water heater can generate....I SQUEEZE that water out ( not wring it out) and rinse again in same hard running water. Then squeezed agian...shook hard...and hung up to dry. I alternate brushes ( I have 4) just as I do razors.

**Ecl** · 06-13-2012, 03:08 PM

I used a moisture meter and did a test (hanging vs standing on end) with my brush for a few days. The result? No appreciable difference. The variance in moisture content was generally within a single percentage point, which could easily be explained by fluctuations in humidity, or slight differences in measurement intervals.

So I still hang my brush, because I don't like clutter on my counter. I don't need to think about this issue, ever again. It is solved to my satisfaction and I can get on with other mysteries, such as why I bought a moisture meter in the first place.

**wksimple** · 06-13-2012, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by Go West Young Man

I can say with certainty that those cracks were NOT caused by sitting your brush on end.

Then what would cause the cracks?

**gus1942** · 06-13-2012, 04:00 PM

I hang mind over night to dry and then place them on the shelf on the handles.

**Luc** · 06-13-2012, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by wksimple

Then what would cause the cracks?

I wouldn't know, I had an omega that cracked the same way and it was on a stand, always... The bristles expand with water, maybe the plastic got stiffer with time and couldn't take it anymore.