Boar brushes and heat

[Dickie]

I’m really struggling to get these to dry, would placing them on a warm (not hot) radiator really kill them? If so, how about an airing cupboard? Thanks.

 

[Boycie83]

Natural hair/bristle brushes can often take ~48 hours to dry at this time of year. Air movement is more important than heat. My brushes leave the bathroom to dry before returning to the display. I wouldn't recommend the airing cupboard - I imagine that would be a breeding ground for mould in the knot.

 

[CjH]

Do you give it a dry on a towel after using it?
Not only can this aid in the drying time but it also helps to break it in and become softer over time.*

*this is just my opinion, others here on the forum may ask me to be banished for suggesting such a thing.

 

[Dickie]

Do you give it a dry on a towel after using it?
Not only can this aid in the drying time but it also helps to break it in and become softer over time.*

*this is just my opinion, others here on the forum may ask me to be banished for suggesting such a thing.

Yep! I Think Boycie might be on to something in respect of air movement

 

[donnie_arko]

After I use one of my boar brushes this is what I do.

After running the brush under the tap to clean it, I squeeze out all the excess water then dry it on my towel. Then I put the brush on a window sill which is near a radiator.

By the following morning the brush is dry.

 

[TobyC]

I put mine back in the medicine cabinet after use, completely dry the next day, I've never had a problem.

 

[TobyC]

Yep! I Think Boycie might be on to something in respect of air movement

 

[Boycie83]

That is the ideal solution!!

 

[culcreuch]

I will confess to occasionally using a hairdryer on no/low heat

 

[donnie_arko]

After posting in this thread I checked on the Omega 10075 I used today, which is a smaller boar brush with a 22mm/48mm knot if my memory serves me right.

I think I shaved at around midday, then dried my brush with the towel after shaving then put it on a sunny window sill. Around 7 or so hours after shaving I'd say the brush is 90-95% dry. No central heating or even that a sunny a window sill, but it has dried well enough.

 

[huck1680]

I use a brush holder and I have the brush upside down to speed up drying. Done overnight. Perhaps the main problem is having the brush right side up...

 

[TobyC]

I use a brush holder and I have the brush upside down to speed up drying. Done overnight. Perhaps the main problem is having the brush right side up...
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They have a flat bottom for a reason, gravity plays no part in drying, moisture wicks into the hair regardless of orientation.

 

[havings]

I guess a large part of the equation would be that different people's living spaces vary so much in term's of temperature, humidity and air movement.

@Dickie , you say you're struggling to get them to dry, how long is it taking?

You mentioned Boycie's comment on air movement which is important. How about humidity as well? If they're somewhere humid that'll really hinder drying.

 

[huck1680]

They have a flat bottom for a reason, gravity plays no part in drying, moisture wicks into the hair regardless of orientation.

Well, this works for me.

 

[Dickie]

Since the heating kicked in November this is less of a drama