My inexpensive, un-rinsed badger brush after this morning's shave. No worries, mate! |
Here's an update on the results so far:
To this point, the experiment is a COMPLETE success.
My little badger brush has always been soft, but as a face-lathering brush (my preferred method), has always lacked a bit of backbone. The dried soap in the brush has solved that problem.
Another issue was that the badger brush would just occasionally shed a bristle. Again, problem solved. The soap near the base of the brush acts as an additional binder, keeping the bristles in place. I haven't lost a bristle since I stopped rinsing the brush.
Although I don't really believe that I've saved any significant money by not rinsing unused soap down the drain, I've certainly reduced some unnecessary waste that would have otherwise been run down the drain. I also haven't increased my shave-soap usage; I've probably decreased it a bit.
Despite dire warnings from at least one so-called expert (ha ha), there's no discernible downside. The brush hasn't seemed to suffer; in fact, as I said above, it may be better off.
Would I recommend this no-rinsing of the shave brush as Gillette did way back in the 1920s? I would. However, as always, "you pays your money, and you takes your choice."
Happy shaving!
Hey, I just promoted myself to "expert," and I still lose bristles, despite not rinsing. Hm... coincidence?
ReplyDeleteBut that's a Semogue 620, and I squeeze it out -- no soap-bump.
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