I recently bought a couple of Boar brushes, a Semogue and an Omega and began studying ways to break them in rather than using the days long, soaking cold water, rubbing technique. I leave you with this and it WORKS.
1. Soak the brush in cold water in the fridge for 2 hours.
2. Remove brush and rub on towel until damp/dry.
3. Install a nylon wire brush bit in your Dremel tool.
4. Turn the tool on HI setting and run the nylon bit over the top and about a 1/2 inch into the top of the brush.
5. Do this for 5 minutes, then check the brush top with a magnifier while rubbing it on your face. You will notice split ends and the softness is there.
6. If this is not as soft as you like, run the bit again over and into the brush until the softness increases to your liking.
I did this today to 2 of them and I know have a soft as badger brush with more backbone, which is exactly what I wanted.
1. Soak the brush in cold water in the fridge for 2 hours.
2. Remove brush and rub on towel until damp/dry.
3. Install a nylon wire brush bit in your Dremel tool.
4. Turn the tool on HI setting and run the nylon bit over the top and about a 1/2 inch into the top of the brush.
5. Do this for 5 minutes, then check the brush top with a magnifier while rubbing it on your face. You will notice split ends and the softness is there.
6. If this is not as soft as you like, run the bit again over and into the brush until the softness increases to your liking.
I did this today to 2 of them and I know have a soft as badger brush with more backbone, which is exactly what I wanted.