Natural Bristle Hand Soap | Cleans + Conditions Chalk Paint Brushes | Removes Paint | Lavender + Lye | Natural Ingredients | Handmade USA

Our brushes are hand-made and we have incorporated a wider ferrule to firmly hold the bristles in place. With that said, it's important to note that with every new brush it’s normal to have a few loose bristle hairs, even after prepping the bristle head. When you are ready to start using your brush and before you start painting, we highly recommend prepping the brush properly to avoid unnecessary shedding. When the brush is dry take the dull side of a knife and gently run it through the bristles in a sweeping motion. This will assist in removing the loose hairs and is something that should be done prior to painting. Once your brush has gone through its break-in period bristle loss will be nominal with proper maintenance.

Our handmade cleaning and conditioning soap was created especially for our brushes. With ingredients like coconut oil, shea butter and lye, your brush will keep in top shape. Don’t expect a ton of suds, just superior cleaning and conditioning power.

Alternatively, a mild grease-cutting dish soap or hair shampoo and conditioners can work well. Over time, the use of standard dish soaps will cause the bristles to dry out and become brittle. If you rinse your brush immediately after painting, just warm water is often enough to do the job effectively. But the use of harsher solvents on your natural bristle hairs will cause unwanted breakage and shedding.

Boar hair bristles will naturally want to fan out over time. To prevent this, we recommend training your brush after every washing. It's a simple process and should resolve the bristles from fanning. After cleaning your brush, let your brush dry on a flat surface, wrap the bristle head using a cotton cloth, a household rag or a paper towel so the bristles retain their shape. This will help train any bristles that want to fan out to straighten up. Alternatively, you can apply a rubber band gently around the head of the brush or apply masking or painter tape, with the sticky side facing out, around the head of the brush.

Our bristles are made from pure natural boar hair. We chose boar hair because they have a natural resistance to fraying and spreads medium to thick paints (i.e. chalked base paints) smoothly and evenly over synthetic.

Our brush set are designed for all of your large and small projects. Customers have found that having a variety of brush styles and sizes together in one set to be extremely beneficial to completing their projects without delay.

• Large round 2” brush is ideal for painting large surface areas (i.e. desk, tables, dressers, etc).

• Smaller 1⅛" brushes (flat round & pointed) are perfect for small and detailed surface applications and those hard to reach areas.

• The 1⅛" pointed brush is preferred for inside corners.

• The 1⅛" flat round provides great results for stencil projects and those detailed areas.

Our brush bristles are double-washed during production but it's not uncommon for natural hair bristles, like boar hair, to have a slight musty odor. After a couple cleaning and wash cycles any remaining odor will dissipate. You should always let your brushes throughly dry in an open area before being put away to avoid what some may refer to as the wet dog smell.

On the rare occasion, a stronger smell can be associated to the natural ingredient, Camphor (Bhimseni Kapoor), used to clean and eliminate insects and germs found in natural hair. Camphor is derived from trees/plants and has an inherit strong odor. Camphor is also commonly found in popular vaporizer brands for its healing agents. The smell will naturally dissipate over time.