What a stink.....

[ca8234]

Got myself a EJ best badger brush.
I knew it may smell a bit initially, so washed and dried it twice.
Shaved with tonight and my goodness, it stank to high heaven, wet dog meets road kill.
I shall wash and dry another 2 or 3 time and hope it loses the pong....

 

[TobyC]

Lather it and leave it lathered overnight.

 

[TobyC]

At least you know it hasn't been overly processed.

 

[Boycie83]

Lather it and leave it lathered overnight.

This is good advice. The drying bit is also key for de-funking it - give it 48 hours between uses/washes.

 

[Mike Smart]

Got myself a EJ best badger brush.
I knew it may smell a bit initially, so washed and dried it twice.
Shaved with tonight and my goodness, it stank to high heaven, wet dog meets road kill.
I shall wash and dry another 2 or 3 time and hope it loses the pong....

What did you wash it with ?

 

[TobyC]

The stench must have knocked him out! Hope he's ok.

 

[Mike Smart]

The stench must have knocked him out! Hope he's ok.

Hope it wasn’t Rohypnol he might wake up feeling a bit funny

 

[Shaveguru]

I have found the EJ badger knots to have a strong wet dog smell for the first few uses but normally fades after that.

 

[TobyC]

Hope it wasn’t Rohypnol he might wake up feeling a bit funny

Something you use often???

 

[TobyC]

I have found the EJ badger knots to have a strong wet dog smell for the first few uses but normally fades after that.

Badger, boar, and horse, can reek no matter where they're from, but it does go away with a few uses, I almost threw a soap away one time because I thought it had gone rancid, then I remembered it was a new boar knot.

 

[Shaveguru]

Badger, boar, and horse, can reek no matter where they're from, but it does go away with a few uses, I almost threw a soap away one time because I thought it had gone rancid, then I remembered it was a new boar knot.

Some kind soul sent me some "free" Arko soaps with a razor purchase on eBay.
What a stink! Straight out to the wheelie bin!

 

[TobyC]

Some kind soul sent me some "free" Arko soaps with a razor purchase on eBay.
What a stink! Straight out to the wheelie bin!

I like Arko!!!

 

[donnie_arko]

Some kind soul sent me some "free" Arko soaps with a razor purchase on eBay.
What a stink! Straight out to the wheelie bin!

The Arko Man with his face full of bountiful lather sees everything and knows all.

In his heart he has love for all of his subjects, even those who have gone strayed from the true path.

 

[Mike Smart]

Something you use often???

i’ll try anything twice

 

[ca8234]

What did you wash it with ?

Head and shoulders shampoo, left for 48hrs to dry and then just lathered it up with shaving soap and left it over night.... It is getting better now

 

[Mike Smart]

Head and shoulders shampoo, left for 48hrs to dry and then just lathered it up with shaving soap and left it over night.... It is getting better now

50% water to 50% vinegar also works