halvor
a most elusive fish
Gents,
I just had a strange (positive) experience yesterday. My usual routine in the morning is to place the brush (or knot, more like) in warm water before entering the shower. In other words, it soaks or blooms for five to ten minutes. Yesterday I opted for a bath and also ended up doing some laundry etc between putting it to soak and actually getting into the bath. The brush must have been soaking for the better part of half an hour. And what a difference that made! I felt it immediately when picking it up and squeezing the water out before starting to load from my MdC Fougere. It had taken on a volume and density hitherto unknown, and it's already well broken in. It's a three band Manchurian bulb from Brad Sears, btw.
Now, I've read that badger hair actually doesn't absorb water like boar hairs do, so some choose soaking only for the latter. I always feel that I get better results when blooming badgers too. I've also read that the hairs are less likely to break when wet, so starting from a wet brush is better also as a maintenance measure and ensuring the brush will last longer. But the fact that such a long soak rendered such an effect, this was news to me.
Has anyone experienced the same wrt duration of the bloom?
I just had a strange (positive) experience yesterday. My usual routine in the morning is to place the brush (or knot, more like) in warm water before entering the shower. In other words, it soaks or blooms for five to ten minutes. Yesterday I opted for a bath and also ended up doing some laundry etc between putting it to soak and actually getting into the bath. The brush must have been soaking for the better part of half an hour. And what a difference that made! I felt it immediately when picking it up and squeezing the water out before starting to load from my MdC Fougere. It had taken on a volume and density hitherto unknown, and it's already well broken in. It's a three band Manchurian bulb from Brad Sears, btw.
Now, I've read that badger hair actually doesn't absorb water like boar hairs do, so some choose soaking only for the latter. I always feel that I get better results when blooming badgers too. I've also read that the hairs are less likely to break when wet, so starting from a wet brush is better also as a maintenance measure and ensuring the brush will last longer. But the fact that such a long soak rendered such an effect, this was news to me.
Has anyone experienced the same wrt duration of the bloom?