Brush Cleaner Soap presentation box and black tin on dark slate, paintbrushes and palette in the background

Hobby Heaven Brush Cleaner Soap 100g — Solid Brush Cleaner & Conditioner with Silicone Pad Lid

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Brush Cleaner Soap presentation box and black tin on dark slate, paintbrushes and palette in the background
  • Brush Cleaner Soap presentation box and black tin on dark slate, paintbrushes and palette in the background
  • Graphic: open tin of cream soap beside the lid's silicone pad, box behind; clean, condition, reshape, 100 g
  • Brush Cleaner Soap box with gold-foil border beside the closed black screw-top tin
  • Graphic: brush worked across the silicone pad in the lid, yellow paint released onto the white texture
  • Graphic: how to use; wet brush touches the soap, swirls into a lather, then is reshaped and laid flat to dry
  • Graphic: open tin of solid soap and the lid's textured silicone pad with waves, spiral and dots
  • Open tin of cream solid brush soap next to its lid with the white silicone cleaning pad, seen from above
  • Top view of the black tin lid, gold-foil label: Brush Cleaner Soap, solid brush cleaner and conditioner, 100 g
  • Brush Cleaner Soap box, side panel reading brush care for artists and painters; cleans, conditions, reshapes
  • Back of the box: how to use, care warnings, full ingredient list, 5-15% anionic surfactants, made in China
  • Render of the presentation box front and back: label, how to use, care and ingredients
  • Closed black screw-top tin with the gold-foil Brush Cleaner Soap label on dark slate
Hobby Heaven Brush Cleaner Soap 100g — Solid Brush Cleaner & Conditioner with Silicone Pad Lid
Hobby Heaven

Hobby Heaven Brush Cleaner Soap 100g — Solid Brush Cleaner & Conditioner with Silicone Pad Lid

$7.87
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PROJ: HHC-1001 · SHEET 2 / 4

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Product overview

Good brushes rarely wear out. They get clogged. Paint creeps up the bristles towards the ferrule, a little stays behind after every rinse, and a few weeks later the point that used to snap back starts to split. Water alone will not shift it; a proper wash at the end of the session will. This 100 g solid soap lifts water-based paint out of the bristles, leaves them conditioned rather than stripped, and helps the tip dry back to its shape. We sell kolinsky sable every day, our own series included, and this is the soap we wanted to put next to them.

  • Cleans right through. Lifts water-based acrylics, washes, inks, watercolour and gouache from belly to tip, including what a water rinse leaves behind.
  • Conditions rather than strips. A near-neutral formula with glycerin leaves a light conditioning film, so natural and synthetic hair stays supple, not brittle.
  • Reshapes the point. Shape the tip with a thin film of lather and let it dry. It holds the point until you rinse it out before painting.
  • A cleaning pad in the lid. Turn the lid over for a textured silicone pad. Its soft ridges part the bristles so the lather reaches paint held in the middle of the brush, and the colour shows on the white pad.
  • A wide 100 g tin. Wide enough for drybrushes and flats, not only detail brushes. You use very little per wash, so it lasts.
  • Ingredients printed on the box. Every ingredient is listed on the box and on this page, along with what the soap will not do.

How to use

  1. Wipe off excess paint, then wet the bristles with warm, not hot, water.
  2. Swirl gently on the soap until it lathers, pulling the brush backwards; never push the tip straight down into the cake.
  3. Set the lid pad-up beside the tin and work the lathered brush over it, lightly for detail brushes, firmer for drybrushes. Repeat until the lather runs clear.
  4. Rinse clean, reshape the tip with your fingers and lay the brush flat to dry.

Good to know

Water-based paints come out with the soap alone. Oils, enamels and lacquers need their own thinner first; the soap then washes out the residue and reconditions the hair. It will not dissolve fully cured paint: acrylic that has dried hard, above all inside the ferrule, is a plastic film no soap removes. Soften it with a dedicated brush restorer first.

Brushes shown in the photos are for illustration and are not included.

Notes · Q & A

Is it safe for kolinsky sable and other natural hair?

Yes. It is near-neutral at pH 7.8 and leaves a light conditioning film, so natural hair such as kolinsky, sable, squirrel and hog stays supple rather than dry and brittle. Use light pressure on the pad and let the lather do the work.

How often should I use it?

Rinse in water while you paint, then soap at the end of every session. After metallics or a heavy day, give the brush a longer double wash and squeeze the lather from ferrule to tip, because metallic flake settles close to the ferrule.

How long does 100 g last?

We have not put a number on it and will not guess. Each wash takes only a thin layer from the surface of the cake, so for a typical hobby painter a tin is a long-term purchase rather than a consumable you reorder often.

Can I use it with oil paints, enamels or lacquers?

Not on its own, because it is not a thinner. Clean the brush with the paint's own thinner first, then use the soap to wash out the residue and recondition the hair. The same goes for alcohol-based acrylics once they start to dry.

Will it remove dried or cured paint?

Freshly dried paint often lets go if you leave the lather in for a minute or two before working the brush on the pad. Fully cured acrylic, especially inside the ferrule, is a plastic film that no soap removes. Soften it first with a dedicated brush restorer, then wash with the soap.

The soap has picked up colour. Is that a problem?

No. Pigment on the surface of the cake is normal. Rinse the surface after use; it does not transfer to a clean brush. Strong pigments can also tint the hair itself, which is staining rather than dirt and does no harm.

How do I use and clean the pad in the lid?

Set the lid pad-up beside the tin. Draw pointed brushes backwards along the waves, use small circles on the spiral, and save the dots for drybrushes and flats. When no new colour appears, the brush is clean. Rinse the pad and soap surface after use and leave the tin open until both are dry.

Can I just use washing-up liquid instead?

It will clean, but it is designed to strip grease, which includes the natural oils in animal hair. It leaves nothing behind to condition the bristles or hold the point, which is the job of the glycerin conditioning film this soap leaves.

Notes · Logistics

Shipping

Orders placed before 3pm (Mon–Fri) are dispatched the same day. UK delivery is by Royal Mail 24 Tracked. Free UK delivery on orders over £70. International delivery available via Royal Mail International Tracked or courier.

Returns

If you're not happy with your purchase, contact us within 30 days for a full refund or exchange. Items must be unused and in original packaging.

Table · Specification

Technical specifications

Product details
Brand
Hobby Heaven
Product code
HHC-1001
Type
Brush Cleaner
Shipping weight
220 g
Barcode
5061001183135
Made in
China
Composition & curing
Chemistry
Glycerin soap with 5–15% anionic surfactants
pH
7.8
Ingredients
Sorbitol, Stearic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Aqua, Lauric Acid, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sucrose, Myristic Acid, Sodium Dodecyl Alcohol Ether Sulfate, Sodium Hydroxide
Dimensions & contents
Net weight
100 g
Container
Matte black metal screw-top tin, approx. 80 mm across
Cleaning pad
Textured silicone, fitted inside the lid (waves, spiral, dots)
In the box
1 × Brush Cleaner Soap, 100 g, in a matte black screw-top tin, Textured silicone cleaning pad, fitted in the lid, Presentation box with instructions and full ingredient list
Materials & finish
Format
Solid brush soap
Usage & compatibility
Use with
Acrylic, Watercolour, Gouache, Ink
Brush types
Natural hair (kolinsky, sable, squirrel, hog), Synthetic, Drybrushes of any size
Safety & compliance
Precautions
Avoid contact with eyes; if in eyes, rinse with water, Wash hands after use, Keep out of reach of children

Product

Hobby Heaven Brush Cleaner Soap 100g — Solid Brush Cleaner & Conditioner with Silicone Pad Lid

Code (proj)

HHC-1001

Ship. weight

220 g

Brand

Hobby Heaven

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