Wet Brush or Dry Brush - What way do you load/lather ?

You have to love Gunny Highway.

 

synthie...shake EXACTLY 5 times...Im not OCD, Im routine

 

I thought playing with it started after two shakes!

 

Out of respect for my elders, I was allowing for a courtesy shake.

 

Okay, that's downright perverted.

 

Swish & flick. Now all together, swish & flick.

 

I don't soak my brushes, and I only use cold water. I just wet the brush, shake it off, and then load it. However, if it is a synthetic, I shake out most of the water. They need less water.

 

How would you load a dry brush? That would not pick up any soap, I believe. With creams, it might work, but that still would not be ideal.

 

I use a bestshave.net #6 horse hair. I always let it soak while I take my shower, If I shave without a shower then I just let it soak a minute or so instead.

 

I just wet the brush and load it with soap. I use a badger brush.

 

My WSP brush is a badger...never tried it dry. Is that common with badgers?(dry)?

 

Never did for that long before...perhaps I should lengthen my soak time some.

 

Wet, I prefer a synthetic but do enjoy a badger from time to time.

 

Do you need to wet a synthetic, Doug? They dont really absorb any water, do they?

 

Soak while I shower then one flick and away I go.

 

No, but will hold some water. If it didn't hold water, how can you make a lather?

I soak all my brushes - badger, boar, synthetic and nylon (yup, I have an old Klenzo in the rotation! ). The reason is to warm the knot. A warm knot lends to a warm lather.

 

Soak, shake vigorously , load with soap, face lather.

 

They probably don't need wet synthetics @JazzDoc . Soaking brushes are part of my pre-shave routine. I find that synthetic do retain some water Mark.

 

As do I. It's instinct really.