How do you store your shaving brushes?

[1964geo]

In the past when they are fully dried. I've used the inner cardboard tube from toilet roll. Then store in a box.

 

[Chris]

Mine sit on their bases on a shelf. I wouldn't suggest storing them horizontally, the knot will flatten on that side.

 

[owlman]

The others are kept upright in an IKEA box that’s just tall enough to fit them. When I open the box, all I can see are the knots, which is why I’d like to store them in a way that makes them easier to identify when I want to use one.

Same here, I keep some brushes on a shelf, and the rest in boxes. I use transparent ones, so I can lift them up and identify specific brushes by looking through the bottom at the handles.

 

[TobyC]

Mine sit on their bases on a shelf. I wouldn't suggest storing them horizontally, the knot will flatten on that side.

A little, but not enough to affect performance. If you stand them on end and knock one over...

 

[Randy]

Always on their base after I have rubbed them on a clean, dry towel. After 24 hours or 48 I put them inside the den

 

[chazt]

Knots hanging down achieves nothing, in fact probably better other way round.

People think the knots will drip downward, out the tips of the knot. They’re not accounting for capillary evaporation.

 

[TobyC]

People think the knots will drip downward, out the tips of the knot. They’re not accounting for capillary evaporation.

Yep, they come with flat bases for a reason, gravity plays no role in brush air drying, and you can read the words on a brush that's standing up properly.

 

[Holyzeus]

People think the knots will drip downward, out the tips of the knot. They’re not accounting for capillary evaporation.

Capillary action but same difference

 

[chazt]

Capillary action but same difference

Thank you

 

[MichaelS]

I think hanging a wet brush upside down is less about drying hair in the visible part of the knot than it is about avoiding pockets of water/moisture collecting and becoming trapped in airless cavities at the base of the knot deep inside the handle - which can rot natural hair and/or weaken adhesive. I'll continue to believe that gravity does serve a purpose here.

 

[TobyC]

Gravity does serve a purpose, it keeps the flat base of the brush handle secured in the down position.

 

[N_Architect]