Glycerin Brush Soak

Discussion in 'Shave School' started by TraderJoe, Feb 5, 2007.

  1. TraderJoe

    TraderJoe Pink Floid

    I originally bought glycerin to use as a pre-shave/pre-pass application, and found that it was worthless and actually deleterious to my shaves.

    The glycerin sat, and sat...collecting dust. I decided to give it a try as a pre-soak for my brush and it ended up working great.

    What I do is add a few drops (less than teaspoon) of veg. glycerin to the hot water my brush soaks in before use. It helps to soften the brush hairs, enables them to hold even more water, and thickens the lather :)
     
  2. qhsdoitall

    qhsdoitall Wilbur

    Aha, now I have a use for all that glycerin. Thanks.
     
  3. Will

    Will Nevermind

    Intresting,

    Good thing its only 2 bucks at Wally World :D
     
  4. Wecktwonicwhizzer

    Wecktwonicwhizzer New Member

    Tell me Joe, of what kind of hair is your brush constructed? Is it a boar bristle? or pure (black? brown?) badger?
     
  5. TraderJoe

    TraderJoe Pink Floid

    Hi "Whiz", I find this to work well with both boar-bristle brushes, and badger (of all types) :)

    I might add, another benefit (I found) in soaking brushes, was that it helped to soften my pure-badger brush and made it easier on the face. :sad027
     
  6. MullersLaneFarm

    MullersLaneFarm New Member

    This is Great information! I'll need to tell Paul (dh) about it!!

    Thanks!
     
  7. Smedley

    Smedley New Member

    Thanks for the tip. I've been using glycerin just as something to moisten the skin in the dry of winter, but now I have two uses for it!
     
  8. Queen of Blades

    Queen of Blades Mistress of Mischief Staff Member

    Moderator Supporting Vendor
    Joe is full of good ideas.

    Excellent tip Joe!
     
  9. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    This one sounded like it might be beneficial.
     
  10. PickledNorthern

    PickledNorthern Fabulous, the unicorn

    Wonder how well it rinses clean? Sounds sticky.
     
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  11. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    I wondered that myself. Unfortunately the convo died before anyone mentioned whether it did or not
     
  12. Tallships

    Tallships Well-Known Member

    Maybe now I have another use for glycerine besides my after shave
     
  13. pisces_0

    pisces_0 Well-Known Member

    Has anyone followed up on this one? Any recent results of soaking with glycerin?

    I may try it this morning and report back...
     
  14. pisces_0

    pisces_0 Well-Known Member

    After two mornings in a row of soaking the brush in a water/glycerin mix prior to lathering, my reaction is, "Meh..." :confused:

    No marked improvement in brush softness or pliability, but the added glycerin did enhance the soap lather. Nothing I couldn't have achieved by adding a few drops directly to the mug while lathering.
     
  15. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    +1 on deleterious
     

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