We continue:
Your brush(es) have now been soaking in hand dishwasher liquid solution for about 10'-20'. So far so good.
One thing you'll notice is that the water/dishwasher liquid mix is now quite 'dirty', it has changed colour; that is because the brush(es) has/have been rinsed a bit, therefore all the dust, dirt, etc. has been taken off the bristles.
Please note that in some cases (boar hair, mainly Semogues) I have personally seen much more dirt coming off a brush - what you see here is nothing compared to the colour of how the water/dishwasher liquid mix has turned after 20' soak of a Semogue boar brush.
So we're ready to take our brushes off the washing solution - notice how important the cleaning/soaking in 'wash liquid' at this stage was:
Take the brushes off and rinse them under the tub:
(squeeze very gently gently downwards all the water off the brush - squeeze at one point in the loft, by any means
do not squeeze and pull down at the same time)
Put the freshly rinsed brush(es) aside and get ready for the next step:
Rinse hand: (I'll do palm lather here, you can do bowl lather of you like)
Rinse brush again: (water still warm)
Load brush tips or palm with shave soap or cream:
Start to lather in palm (or bowl):
Once fairly nice lather is achieved leave on side - some leave their brush like that for 20', others recommend to leave overnight (in case of boar brushes when the desire is to break in the brush faster and get rid of the smell as much as possible at the same time):
I personally leave the brush sit upright, with the lather on, for anything between 20' to 2 hours.
After this time period has passes, rinse your new brush, dry it very carefully and in a mild manner, then let upright for at least 24 hours to dry:
You're good to go now! Brush(es) fully bloomed.