I have a badger brush from a reputable seller and the tips of the hair are curling. They are only making a half circle, at most. Anyone have any ideas why?
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Roger
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Thalay Sagar
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Did it come like that or has it developed? I had a Rooney 3/1 that came with barbed tips. Really, really scritchy.
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Chris
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Chris
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Curling or "barbed" tips are not that uncommon; I have a couple of brushes like that which are top quality brushes. I don't have any idea why they do that, some people say it because the tips were overheated and some say it's because some bristles may come from a different kind of badger or maybe even related to the weather. In any case it hasn't adversely affected the use of brushes at all, plus it confirms that the tips weren't trimmed to obtain the shape of the knot.
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1. The hair is coarser on this one than my Omega 620 silvertip. And since I do not want to make the seller look bad, the name is being kept private; but he did say that Omegas have the softest hair he has seen.
2. I do soak my brush in hot tap water while showering, but I would not say that our water is excessively hot. I soak all my badger brushes the same way and the others have not curled.
3. The scritchiness really does not bother me and the curling does not seem to be worsening.
4. Someone mentioned that this is a sign that the tips had not been trimmed to shape the brush. I thought about trimming them but was afraid that would probably ruin the tips.
Thanks for all the input.
2. I do soak my brush in hot tap water while showering, but I would not say that our water is excessively hot. I soak all my badger brushes the same way and the others have not curled.
3. The scritchiness really does not bother me and the curling does not seem to be worsening.
4. Someone mentioned that this is a sign that the tips had not been trimmed to shape the brush. I thought about trimming them but was afraid that would probably ruin the tips.
Thanks for all the input.
I have read the same problems with badgers in one of the other shaving forums, due to excessive hot water. The solution suggested there was to dip the brush in ice cold water and allow to dry and repeat till the curling reverses. It seems this advice paid off for quite a few who experienced this problem. Hope it works for you too !!