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So I have a few questions, and I'm beginning to think I've been dim lol.
1: I wonder if I've destroyed my Badger, so here is the thing I was watching a video and I remembered the video saying they held the soap upside down in order to get the soap down deep into the bristles.
Now this is possibly where I messed up in order to get the soap deeper into the brush, I started to press harder when loading the soap.
So well I'm not sure if it's my imagination or not but I feel like my brush has gone more limp and now splays out more when dry.
If so have damaged it, is it recoverable?
I think this brush has always lost 1 or two hairs per shave but I keep thinking I see more? Is this normal.
2: Switching to my Wilkinson sword, I don't know what it is about this brush but it just doesn't feel like it's loading soap well, is this a technique issue, or do I just need to break it in?
I'm worried it's loosing bristles too, but they could be the Badger ones I'm seeing again lol.
3: My synthetics, these just don't seem to bowl lather well lathering on the face, does anyone else find this?
So I have a few questions, and I'm beginning to think I've been dim lol.
1: I wonder if I've destroyed my Badger, so here is the thing I was watching a video and I remembered the video saying they held the soap upside down in order to get the soap down deep into the bristles.
Now this is possibly where I messed up in order to get the soap deeper into the brush, I started to press harder when loading the soap.
So well I'm not sure if it's my imagination or not but I feel like my brush has gone more limp and now splays out more when dry.
If so have damaged it, is it recoverable?
I think this brush has always lost 1 or two hairs per shave but I keep thinking I see more? Is this normal.
2: Switching to my Wilkinson sword, I don't know what it is about this brush but it just doesn't feel like it's loading soap well, is this a technique issue, or do I just need to break it in?
I'm worried it's loosing bristles too, but they could be the Badger ones I'm seeing again lol.
3: My synthetics, these just don't seem to bowl lather well lathering on the face, does anyone else find this?
Or get a synthetic and avoid issues of shedding altogether. No need for this upside down stuff.Holding the soap upside down is actually for creams and not hard pucks. This is done to prevent getting too much water into the cream and changing its consistency. That is primarily done with boar brushes since you are not squeezing the water out and the brush for bowl lathering and the brush holds a lot of water. It doesn't hold onto the water as good as badger, so water seeps into the cream. Turning the cream container upside down will prevent that.
if you want backbone get a two band badger with lower loft.
For a value/quality you can look at Zenith Manchurian badger brushes...
Or get a synthetic and avoid issues of shedding altogether. No need for this upside down stuff.
They are great brushes, imo. I use a RazoRock Plissoft too; along with a BC Silvertip synth 24mm and the 22mm ‘Disrupter'Hehe. I just got a synthetic RR plissoft and let me tell you. It might very well be my favourite the way it lathers and feels on the face. I might be a convert. Considering it costs 12 bucks, I'd say it is a great bang for your buck...
So I have a few questions, and I'm beginning to think I've been dim lol.
1: I wonder if I've destroyed my Badger, so here is the thing I was watching a video and I remembered the video saying they held the soap upside down in order to get the soap down deep into the bristles.
Now this is possibly where I messed up in order to get the soap deeper into the brush, I started to press harder when loading the soap.
So well I'm not sure if it's my imagination or not but I feel like my brush has gone more limp and now splays out more when dry.
If so have damaged it, is it recoverable?
I think this brush has always lost 1 or two hairs per shave but I keep thinking I see more? Is this normal.
2: Switching to my Wilkinson sword, I don't know what it is about this brush but it just doesn't feel like it's loading soap well, is this a technique issue, or do I just need to break it in?
I'm worried it's loosing bristles too, but they could be the Badger ones I'm seeing again lol.
3: My synthetics, these just don't seem to bowl lather well lathering on the face, does anyone else find this?
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