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A handy tip.....maybe, .....after my brushes have been hanging upside down for 24hrs and the the right way up for another 24hrs they feel dry but as you have found out the relitive humidity in a room can increase the moisture in your brush. So after my 48hr drying period I put my brush in my shaving cupboard ( not in a bathroom) with silica gel packs, the large packs and this ensures the air within the cupboard is kept dry, not as dry as if I had a electric dehumidifier in there but still dryer than outside of the cupboard. The gel packs don't cost much and can be revitalised by drying out in an oven at a very low heat. Probably OTT but it's what I do!P.
Yes, I also have those packs with my straights and Kamisori and never had a problem, with the brushes is probably not needed but the belt and braces approch is best in my mind and in my cupboard! P.I keep silica gel pack inside my unused tallow soaps. I place a pack on top of the small inside lid, then screw the main top lid. Not sure if this does anything to help, but they are so cheap (x50 for $2 shipped), I thought no harm in using some. These soaps have unsaponified fats and will sit unused for probably 2 years.
Recently I binge watched few Shave Den Tour videos on YT, and one guy had probably 50 straight razors, all placed on display on a nice vertical shelf split in 3 rows... mounted right on top of the toilet tank... with the toilet bowl right below them...You'd think SRs would benefit from those silica packs and dry air more than any shaving kit.
Silica gel is harmless, but Silica occurring in other forms can be quite hazardous. Stay away from rocks and beaches.Not a fan of silica gel have no idea why really but I treat packs as a hazard and bin on the spot
From this, we can conclude that a brush holding 0.5g of water is dry.From a superdry state after a couple of hours outside in the sun, brush managed to gain 0,5 g while resting indoors overnight.
Not a fan of silica gel have no idea why really but I treat packs as a hazard and bin on the spot
It would be good to see which five you kept, Fido. I return to your old blog now and again and my Tubby is still going strong.Good to see this kind thread . Me? Never give this subject a thought. My badgers sit on an open shelf until I feel like a change. That period varies. From the hundreds that have passed through my home there are just five survivors still showing no signs of deterioration after many years of use. So don't worry!
I use boar brushes at home for as long as I shave and my dad did so before me.I am guessing after two days both hanging and standing brush will be dry to use again, but if you use them daily not properly dry maybe one will have fungus at tips and the other at base
Snapped few pics to show you what I meant about noticing where the excess water goes right after you're done shaving. This brush is hand squeezed, air whipped and towel dried before placing it on the hanger. As you can see, the tips accumulated water and the knot is the driest area on the brush.
The brush will be dry in 24h regardless how I position it. It's merely an observation.Is this a good thing, a bad thing or does it not matter?
Do the tips stay wetter for longer when hanging down? Does the capillary effect move the water to the tips even if the brush is standing up?
Is it different for synthetics than boars or badgers?
I think it doesn't matter.
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