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A good kolinsky brush costs as much as several bottles of paint and can be ruined in a month. Not by the paint but by drying out: every wash in water takes some of the hair's natural oils, and without them the brush loses spring and stops holding a point. This soap does two things at once – it washes paint residue out of the hair right down to the ferrule, and, in the maker's words, returns essential oils to the hair and bristle. The bottle holds 60 ml.
| Code | jsbrushsoap |
| Product type | brush soap |
| Purpose | cleaning and conditioning brushes |
| Form | soap |
| Volume | 60 ml |
The brushes this will keep alive are in the da Vinci category and among the AK brushes. Paints are in the AK 3rd Generation range, and the other mediums in this category.
How is it used?
Wet the brush, work it over the soap and swirl it gently in your palm until it stops releasing paint. Repeat until the lather runs clean, rinse and shape the point. For storage a little soap can be left in the hair and rinsed out before the next session.
Does it suit synthetic brushes?
Yes. Natural oils matter most to kolinsky hair, but the cleaning and reshaping help synthetics just as much.
Will it remove dried paint?
Freshly dried acrylic, often yes; old and baked-in paint, no. Keeping paint away from the ferrule in the first place beats any soap.