The new horse hair brush is here!

... and smell like a wet horse...
I tried to wash it, use warm water, lather several different soaps with it, clean it with shampoo, clean it with dish soap: and still smell like wet horse!!!
which should be the next step? alcohol? vinegar?
I'm open to suggestions!!

Landri said:

... and smell like a wet horse...
I tried to wash it, use warm water, lather several different soaps with it, clean it with shampoo, clean it with dish soap: and still smell like wet horse!!!
which should be the next step? alcohol? vinegar?
I'm open to suggestions!!

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4 to 1 Cold Water to White or Apple Cider Vinegar Soak for ~5-10 Minutes, than Rinse with Cold Water. Lather with your most Fragrant Soap, if you have an Arko Stick or Tabac Puck even Better, let it sit in the Lather ~5 minutes, Cold Water Rinse and Repeat once more.

don't panic...the scent will go away soon,just keep using the brush..

malocchio said:

don't panic...the scent will go away soon,just keep using the brush..

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malocchio:
+ 1 and maybe lathering the brush and letting it sit overnight might help also. yesnod:

"A razor [blade] can't be sharpened on a piece of velvet." Author Unknown

malocchio said:

don't panic...the scent will go away soon,just keep using the brush..

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The Count of Merkur Cristo said:

malocchio:
+ 1 and maybe lathering the brush and letting it sit overnight might help also. yesnod:

"A razor [blade] can't be sharpened on a piece of velvet." Author Unknown

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I'll keep lathering with the brush... but away from my face!

After:
1 vinegar/water cleaning
1 dish soap rinse and
3 tabac lather

the brush still smell like a wet horse...

Not at awful as the begging; but still ain't something I wanna rub against my face hahahaha
I'll keep lathering, and soaking.

PD: it does make a great lather!!!

Would it be a Turkish Brush? Try letting it sit overnight in a Batch of Tabac

mftoms59 said:

Would it be a Turkish Brush? Try letting it sit overnight in a Batch of Tabac

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That's exactly what I did last night!! Now is a really tabac smelling brush!!!

Landri said:

The new horse hair brush is here!!!

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Landri:
Can you post a pic (I've never seen a horse hair brush), and maybe a Reveiw?

"A good picture is equivalent to a good deed." Vincent Van Gogh

I used my Vie Long horse this morning. The scent will go away. I like the horse when it comes up in the rotation.

I got a #6 in the mail today and whew it stinks as well. This thread is a life saver err nose saver.

Goober said:

I used my Vie Long horse this morning. The scent will go away. I like the horse when it comes up in the rotation.

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+1. Got my Vie-L. a couple weeks ago. Don't notice odor while using my hard soaps. When wet with water or dry I can smell the horse when I put my nose in . Right now my favorite brush since I face lather exclusively. Do love my Simpson two-band Tulip 1 and Semogue 620, but the horse gives up the lather so easily :~)

after all this lather it up really well and let it sit overnight
before rinsing.
thats what worked for me.

I used some TOBS Lavender and it's drying now. Thanks for the advice

Christopher, Here is my Green Rudy Vey & Vie-Long Natural Brown Horse Knot @ 44-45/20 and the 12705 Natural Brown Horse @47/23 and the 13723 Banded Horse @57/23

You might want to check out this thread; http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...e-Long-El-Caballo-Español-(The-Spanish-horse)

Months ago when I got my first turk #6 brush I soaked it in AV Musk AS and ended the problem. Now its the favorite brush I own.

mftoms59 said:

Christopher, Here is my Green Rudy Vey & Vie-Long Natural Brown Horse Knot @ 44-45/20 and the 12705 Natural Brown Horse @47/23 and the 13723 Banded Horse @57/23

You might want to check out this thread; http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...e-Long-El-Caballo-Español-(The-Spanish-horse)

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mftoms59:
Wow...those are nice looking brushes and thanx for the link...it was a great read. I think I might just be in the market for a new brush (horse-hair of course).

“Laughter is the [shaving] brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart”. Mort Walker

The Count of Merkur Cristo said:

mftoms59:
Wow...those are nice looking brushes and thanx for the link...it was a great read. I think I might just be in the market for a new brush (horse-hair of course).

“Laughter is the [shaving] brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart”. Mort Walker

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