Neep said:I'll go along with exactly what Fido said.
As a matter of interest if you think you want to try a brush with more backbone, and you feel that your present brush may not have enough.... then simply grip the bottom of the knot immediately above the handle with two fingers and the thumb. It makes a big difference.
Rod
N_Architect said:The 1305 I have (got it 2nd hand) has a very strong backbone and I only dare to use it with hard soaps, but I understand it is probably not fully broken-in yet. I assume the 1305 you have is, hence the comment on it having become very floppy.
Leaving that aside, I refrain from using floppy brushes with soaps. Denser and with stronger backbone brushes 'feel' more right to me, although of course in this there is no right or wrong usually....
Fido said:It is possible to make great lather with many different types of brush including high lofted/floppies. It just seems to be a more satisfying experience to use brushes with a reasonable backbone on hard soaps. A large floppy can be used for for face lathering but it just feels better and more easy to control if you use a shorter lofted brush with a bit of backbone. But as with all things, our personal preferences vary.
Yellow Jim said:Or use the old O-ring trick. Place an O-ring (or two) around the bristles at the base of the knot, to simulate a brush with a shorter loft and therefore more backbone.
antdad said:or inject the base of the knot with thin cyanoacrilate.
antdad said:It maybe floppy but it's also very course which assists with soap pick up, not unlike an old fashioned mop which I wouldn't want to use on my face either.
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